Baseball Page 696 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
Padres look to ride pitching staff vs. woeful Rockies
Dylan Cease was dominant for the San Diego Padres on Monday night, allowing just one hit and one run in seven innings and striking out eight in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver....
Scuffling Yankees offense seeks revival vs. A's
Even though the New York Yankees are off to a decent start with 15 wins in their first 23 games, their offense is showing some similarities to the version that experienced difficulties last season....
Twins, with Max Kepler back, vie for another win vs. hapless White Sox
Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler waited and watched for more than two weeks before returning from the injured list this week....
Travis d’Arnaud, Braves bid to flex muscles vs. Marlins
The visiting Miami Marlins will try to slow Travis d'Arnaud and the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night in the second contest of a three-game series....
Skid snapped, Pirates pursue another win over Brewers
After snapping a six-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will look for another victory when they host the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday evening in the second game of a four-game series....
Rays look to get offense going vs. Tigers
The Detroit Tigers will chase their second consecutive series win on Tuesday, and scheduled starter Kenta Maeda will certainly have a tough act to follow....
MLB roundup: Cards prevail on Nolan Gorman's walk-off HR
Nolan Gorman hit a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night....
Phillies' pitching staff aims to keep rolling vs. Reds
The Philadelphia Phillies have won 15 of their first 23 games of the season for just the third time since 1995, and their starting pitching deserves much of the credit....