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Rangers' Michael Lorenzen faces his old team, the Reds, for first time
Veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen will make his first career appearance against his former team when the Texas Rangers host the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas....

Phillies pound five home runs, pummel Padres
Kyle Schwarber led off the game with the first of five Philadelphia homers and Aaron Nola worked eight solid innings as the Phillies powered to a 9-3 road rout of the San Diego Padres on Friday.,Brandon Marsh, Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto also went deep for the Phillies, who earn...

Brewers LHP Wade Miley needs Tommy John; career in jeopardy
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Wade Miley was diagnosed with a torn UCL in his left elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his 2024 season and potentially his career.,The future is cloudy, but Miley, 37, said he is not ruling out a comeback.,"I just have to keep my head down and move forwa...

MLB roundup: Brewers win on Joey Ortiz's hit in 11th
Joey Ortiz delivered a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Pinch runner Owen Miller advanced to third on Brice Turang's leadoff flyout to open the 11th against M...

Mitch Haniger, Mariners slam Diamondbacks
Mitch Haniger hit a grand slam and Emerson Hancock pitched six quality innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 Friday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Josh Rojas and Mitch Garver added solo shots for the American League West-leading Marin...

Giants' Patrick Bailey beats Pirates with walk-off homer
Patrick Bailey crushed a walk-off, three-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, producing the only scoring of the San Francisco Giants' 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.,After Camilo Doval (2-0) had pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the inning, Pi...

Twins hold off Angels for fifth straight win
Carlos Santana went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Willi Castro finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs for Minnesota, which won its fifth game in a row. Byron Buxton and...

D-backs' Zac Gallen exits start due to hamstring issue
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen left his Friday start in the sixth inning at Seattle with what the team described as right hamstring tightness.,Gallen walked the Mariners' Josh Rojas leading off the sixth, and after Julio Rodriguez fouled off a 1-1 fastball, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovull...

Brewers rally for 11-inning victory over Yankees
Joey Ortiz delivered a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Pinch runner Owen Miller advanced to third on Brice Turang's leadoff flyout to open the 11th against M...

Chris Sale settles in, pitches Braves past Guardians
Chris Sale threw seven masterful innings and Ozzie Albies returned from the injured list to get two hits and help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Braves have won four in a row and 10 of their last 11. Atlanta and Clevel...

Marcus Semien's homer lifts Rangers past Reds
Marcus Semien hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Arlington, Texas., ,Semien, who filed out to the wall in center in his previous at-bat, smashed a 1-1 fas...

Shota Imanaga improves to 4-0 as Cubs top Red Sox
Michael Busch went 3-for-4 while rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his second straight multi-RBI game to help the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday.,The Cubs totaled 14 hits in support of rookie left-handed starter Shota Imanaga (4-0), who struck out seven -- the...

A's rally past Orioles to win in 10 innings
Brent Rooker hit an RBI double to drive in the go-ahead run in extra innings as the visiting Oakland Athletics rallied past the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday to open a three-game series.,Rooker finished 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored. Shea Langeliers hit a home run...

White Sox take down Rays to halt 7-game skid
Martin Maldonado and Eloy Jimenez homered and Chris Flexen pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the host Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Friday to stop a seven-game losing streak.,Chicago won for just the fourth time in 26 games while sending Tampa Bay to its fourth loss in ...

Joey Meneses helps Nationals down Marlins
Joey Meneses lined a go-ahead, two-run single to center in the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night.,The Nationals also got two hits each from Trey Lipscomb and Jacob Young -- their eighth and ninth hitters in the lineup -- and four scoreless ...

Cardinals hold Mets in check in series opener
Miles Mikolas combined with three relievers on a strong outing to lift the visiting St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets 4-2 Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Mikolas (2-3) allowed two runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings. The 35-year-old right-...

Dodgers trounce Blue Jays for fifth straight win
Max Muncy hit a three-run home run, right-hander Gavin Stone pitched seven strong innings and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 Friday night.,Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith added solo homers for the Dodgers, who won the opener of the three-game series to extend their...

MLB roundup: Brewers win on Joey Ortiz's hit in 11th
Joey Ortiz delivered a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series....

Giants' Patrick Bailey beats Pirates with walk-off homer
Patrick Bailey crushed a walk-off, three-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, producing the only scoring of the San Francisco Giants' 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates....

Twins hold off Angels for fifth straight win
Carlos Santana went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif....