Baseball Page 686 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pavin Smith knocks in six as D-backs demolish Cards
Pavin Smith drove in a career-high six runs with a grand slam and a two-run double as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks rolled over the St. Louis Cardinals 14-1 on Tuesday....
Royals end woes vs. Blue Jays with 3-2 win
Bobby Witt Jr. doubled in two runs as the host Kansas City Royals rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2, on Tuesday evening....
Chicago hit 3 homers to top slumping Astros
Mike Tauchman hit two home runs and drove in four runs, Cody Bellinger added a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs opened a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros with a 7-2 win on Tuesday....
Dodgers use late surge to pull away from Nationals
Pinch hitter James Outman doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Shohei Ohtani homered to lead off the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers used late offense to defeat the host Washington Nationals 4-1 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series....
First-inning power helps Yankees turn back Athletics
Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo had two-RBI hits in the first inning for the host New York Yankees, who edged the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series....
Riley Greene homers twice as Tigers top Rays
Riley Greene and Mark Canha homered in Detroit's three-run eighth inning as the Tigers rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla....
Max Fried throws shutout as Braves top Marlins
Max Fried threw a shutout and earned his fifth straight win against Miami, as the Atlanta Braves rolled to a 5-0 win over the visiting Marlins on Tuesday....
Reds snap sloppy Phillies' 7-game win streak
Elly De La Cruz belted a two-run homer and Christian Encarnacion-Strand had three hits and drove in two to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Tuesday....
Bailey Falter pitches Pirates to victory over Brewers
Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, Bailey Falter threw seven-plus effective frames and the host Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday....
Ben Lively, Guardians get better of Tanner Houck, Red Sox
Ben Lively allowed one run over 6 1/3 strong innings, and Will Brennan's double sparked a two-run rally in the seventh, as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight, 4-1 over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night....
Reports: Johnny Cueto agrees to minor league deal with Rangers
With a goal of participating in his 17th major league season, veteran right-hander Johnny Cueto agreed to a minor league deal with the World Series champion Texas Rangers, multiple outlets reported Tuesday....
Cubs place LHP Drew Smyly, RHP Kyle Hendricks on IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Kyle Hendricks and left-hander Drew Smyly on the 15-day injured list Tuesday as the club made several roster moves....
D-backs trade for INF Sergio Alcantara, claim LHP Joe Jacques
The National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks added infielder Sergio Alcantara in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday and claimed left-hander Joe Jacques off waivers from the Boston Red Sox....
Flu strikes again as Nationals place LHP Robert Garcia on IL
The Washington Nationals placed left-hander Robert Garcia on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, making him the second player on the club to go to the IL with influenza....
Rangers activate C Jonah Heim, RHP Jonathan Hernandez
The Texas Rangers activated catcher Jonah Heim from the bereavement list and right-hander Jonathan Hernandez from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday....
Reports: Orioles to call up OF/1B Heston Kjerstad
The Orioles are expected to call up slugger Heston Kjerstad on Tuesday, making him the latest first-round draft pick to land in Baltimore, multiple outlets reported....
Giants-Mets clash full of individual storylines
Two right-handers expected to be leaders of their respective starting rotations this season will seek to continue impressive runs when Luis Severino and the visiting New York Mets square off against Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night....
Cards look to ride rare offensive breakthrough vs. D-backs
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol figured his slumping offense was ready to break out at any point....
Orioles' Jackson Holliday seeks to get untracked vs. Angels
Baltimore Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday will be back in the lineup on Tuesday night after playing in just one of the past three games....
Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays bid to stay hot vs. Royals
Five has been the magic number for the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the second contest of their four-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening....