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MLB roundup: Guardians spoil return of Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Daniel Schneemann hit a two-run homer off Tarik Skubal, spoiling the American League Cy Young Award winner's return from left elbow surgery, as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Skubal (3-3), making his first start since April 29, pitched 4 2/3 innin...
Cubs score early, often in taking down Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit the first pitch of the game for a home run, Ben Brown beefed up his All-Star credentials with five solid innings and the visiting Chicago Cubs thumped the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Saturday night for a second straight win in their three-game series.,Rookie Pedro Ramirez sma...
Tigers place RHP Jack Flaherty (leg) on 15-day injured list
The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a strain of the peroneal tendons along the outside of his left ankle and foot.,The Tigers lost the starting pitcher's services just as ace Tarik Skubal, who had left elbow surgery, was activated fr...
Jo Adell, Angels beat up on Rays in shutout
Jo Adell went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs scored and Jose Siri hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Angels pounded out 15 hits in an 8-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Denzer Guzman went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored, and Donovan Walton had...
Athletics stay hot in Las Vegas with win over scuffling Rockies
Zack Gelof homered and singled to extend his hitting streak to 17 games and the surging Athletics beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 in Las Vegas on Saturday night.,Alika Williams had three hits, Henry Bolte had two hits and Jose Suarez (1-2) tossed 1 2/3 innings of relief for the A's, who have won four ...
Astros rally with four homers to outlast Royals
Christian Walker hit one of Houston's four homers, reached on a fielder's choice that allowed the tiebreaking run to score in the ninth and helped the visiting Astros to an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night., ,Trailing 7-5, Houston's Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer in the eighth ...
Phillies collect season-high 17 hits, edge Brewers
J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 9-8 road victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Kyle Schwarber, Brandon Marsh, Edmundo Sosa and Realmuto had three hits apiece for Philadelphia, which registered a season-high 17 hits after getting one-h...
Royals 1B Vinnie Pasquantino (hand) exits vs. Astros
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino left after five innings Saturday night against the Houston Astros with a right hand/hamate injury.,Pasquantino, who extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single earlier in the contest, appeared to injure himself on a swing in the bottom...
Guardians star Jose Ramirez (fractured hand) headed to IL
Cleveland Guardians perennial All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez will be placed on the injured list after sustaining a hamate bone fracture in his left hand during Saturday's 3-1 home win over the Detroit Tigers.,Ramirez sustained the injury on a swing and left the game at the start of the sixth in...
Clutch hit from Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela downs Rangers
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Jarren Duran hit a two-run home run and Rafaela had two hits and two RBIs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and two runs and Willson Contreras was ...
Rockies place RHP Chase Dollander (UCL) on 60-day IL
The Colorado Rockies have put right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander on the 60-day injured list with what they suspect might be a UCL injury.,The young pitcher left a May 14 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates early due to right arm tightness. An MRI originally diagnosed an elbow sprain, but on Friday...
Pirates halt Marlins' six-game winning streak
Spencer Horwitz's bases-loaded hit by pitch in the eighth inning was the difference as the host Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.,The Pirates scratched the winning run across against Anthony Bender (1-1), who got in a jam after getting the first two outs of the fra...
Luis Garcia Jr. homer helps rescue Nationals from Mariners comeback attempt
Luis Garcia Jr. hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Nationals defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Saturday in Washington.,CJ Abrams had three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for Washington, which had lost two straight.,Starter Cade Cavalli (4-4) picked up the win, ...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto loses no-hit bit in 9th, but Dodgers rout White Sox
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hit and shutout bids were broken up by Tristan Peters' homer leading off the bottom of the ninth, but the Los Angeles Dodgers cruised past the host Chicago White Sox 7-1 on Saturday.,Yamomoto (7-4) only allowed the home run, did not walk a batter and struck out seven in 8 1/3...
Padres pound five HRs while routing Orioles
Jackson Merrill and Samad Taylor hit two-run home runs in the first inning as the San Diego Padres posted a 9-3 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Gavin Sheets, Rodolfo Duran and Manny Machado also homered as part of San Diego's five-homer outburst, starter Randy Vasquez brushed...
Daniel Schneemann blast lifts Guardians past Tigers
Daniel Schneemann hit a two-run homer off Tarik Skubal, spoiling the American League Cy Young Award winner's return from left elbow surgery, as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Skubal (3-3), making his first start since April 24, pitched 4 2/3 innin...
Martin Perez's strong outing powers Braves past Mets
Martin Perez continued his resurgence by giving up one run over 5 1/3 innings and earning the win Saturday afternoon, when the Atlanta Braves edged the host New York Mets 3-1 in the middle game of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Eli White went 3-for-4 with a homer and tw...
Noelvi Marte's 8th inning solo HR lifts Reds over Diamondbacks
Noelvi Marte blasted a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 2-1 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon in the second game of their three-game series.,Juan Morillo (1-3) replaced Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka to start the ei...
Paul Goldschmidt homers in 9th to lift Yankees over Blue Jays
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1.,Louis Varland (3-2) allowed Cody Bellinger's bloop single to center to open the ninth. Goldschmidt followed by smashing an 0-1 knuckle curve to left f...
Ivan Herrera homers twice as Cardinals fend off late rally by Twins
Ivan Herrera hit two home runs, with the second sparking a five-run seventh inning for the St. Louis Cardinals, who posted a 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Herrera went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in three on his eighth and ninth homers. Jordan Walker also homered...