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Orioles continue climb at Rockies as Colorado aims to escape 100-loss pace
Should the Baltimore Orioles reach the postseason, they can point to Monday night as a pivotal crossroads. ,Colton Cowser's homer-stealing catch of Jake McCarthy's blast with two outs in the ninth preserved a 2-1 win over Colorado. Colorado bounced back with a 4-2 win Tuesday night to snap a 10-game...
Lefties looking for elusive wins square off in finale of A's-Rangers series
Jacob Lopez and Cody Bradford are overdue for victories.,Both left-handers will get their next opportunities on Wednesday afternoon when the Athletics face the Texas Rangers in the finale of their three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Lopez (5-4, 4.82 ERA) has made six consecutive starts for the A'...
With key series looming, Braves shoot for split vs. Nationals
Atlanta goes for a split of its two-game series at the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, where the Braves are well aware the road trip heats up this weekend.,National League East-leading Atlanta (82-57), which lost its second straight game with a 9-5 setback on Tuesday, is headed for a four-game sh...
Behind Casey Mize, Padres chase series win vs. Reds
The San Diego Padres and host Cincinnati Reds will conclude their three-game series with the decisive contest in a Wednesday matinee.,The Reds rebounded from a 5-0 loss in the series opener on Monday with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday. Cincinnati's Jose Trevino had a go-ahead, RBI single in the eighth in...
MLB roundup: Contributions from newcomers carry Nationals past Braves
Yohandy Morales singled, doubled and homered in his major league debut, Jared Simpson pitched three scoreless innings for the win in his big-league debut, and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Tuesday.,CJ Abrams, back in the Washington lineup after getting scratched Mo...
Brandon Nimmo drives in 5 as Rangers top Athletics
Brandon Nimmo had four hits and five RBIs as the Texas Rangers recorded an 8-5 win against the Athletics in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,Corey Seager doubled twice and scored three runs while Wyatt Langford had two hits and scored twice for the Rangers (...
Graham Pauley's 4 RBIs lift Marlins past Royals
Graham Pauley hit a two-run homer and a two-run triple while Tyler Phillips allowed one hit over five scoreless innings as the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night.,Pauley was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville as major league rosters were expanded, and he recorde...
Thomas Saggese belts 2 homers in Cardinals' win over struggling Dodgers
Thomas Saggese hit two home runs, Jordan Walker also went deep and the St. Louis Cardinals finished with five homers while opening a key nine-game road trip with a 13-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Ramon Urias and Joshua Baez added home runs and Leo Bernal had a two-run single in...
Spencer Jones, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homer early as Yankees top Angels
Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs during a three-run first inning and Cody Bellinger went 3-for-5 with two runs scored to help propel the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Jones finished 2-for-3 with two wal...
Phils dump D-backs, extend win streak behind Bryce Harper's 4 hits
Bryce Harper had four singles and an RBI, Jesus Luzardo continued his road dominance, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Tuesday in Phoenix for their sixth consecutive win.,Luzardo (13-5) gave up one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, with six strikeouts and one walk....
Rockies beat Orioles, end franchise-record 10-game home losing streak
TJ Rumfield homered in the seventh inning to break a tie and the Colorado Rockies beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Adael Amador also went deep and singled and Jake McCarthy and Brett Sullivan had two hits each for Colorado (53-86), which snapped a franchise-worst 10-game ho...
Sean Burke's effective start helps White Sox level series vs. Astros
Sean Burke threw 5 2/3 shutout innings as the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 5-1 on Tuesday, leaving each team with one win to begin a four-game series between division leaders.,Colson Montgomery produced his second multi-hit game in as many nights for the White Sox (73-65), ...
Brandon Nimmo drives in five as Rangers top Athletics
Brandon Nimmo had four hits and five RBIs for the Texas Rangers in an 8-5 win against the Athletics in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday evening in Arlington, Texas.,Corey Seager doubled twice and scored three runs, and Wyatt Langford had two hits and scored twice for the Rangers...
Brewers rally from early deficit to beat Cubs
Christian Yelich and Joey Ortiz each hit two-run homers as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers evened their four-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 9-4 win on Tuesday.,Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, William Contreras and Ortiz each had two hits for Milwaukee (86-53), which bounced back from a 17...
Pirates outlast Giants after blowing six-run lead
Brandon Lowe raced home from third base on a throwing error by substitute third baseman Osleivis Basabe with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing the Pittsburgh Pirates, after blowing a six-run lead, to outlast the visiting San Francisco Giants 13-12 on Tuesday night.,Lowe led off th...
10-run inning sparks Twins to second straight rout of Tigers
Royce Lewis went 3-for-4 and belted a three-run homer in a 10-run sixth inning as the Minnesota Twins smashed the Detroit Tigers 15-2 on Tuesday in Minneapolis.,The Twins have outscored the Tigers 26-3 in the first two games of the three-game series, with Kody Clemens and Ryan Jeffers homering in ea...
Graham Pauley's four RBIs lift Marlins past Royals
Graham Pauley hit a two-run homer and a two-run triple, while Tyler Phillips allowed one hit over five scoreless innings, as the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night.,Pauley was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville as major league rosters were expanded and recorded ...
Lazaro Montes goes deep in debut as Mariners trounce Red Sox
Lazaro Montes homered in his major league debut for the visiting Seattle Mariners, who scored in each of the first five innings en route to a 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.,All nine starters produced at least one hit for Seattle (65-74), which snapped a five-game skid with the 14-...
Yohandy Morales, Jared Simpson star in debuts as Nationals top Braves
Yohandy Morales finished a triple short of the cycle in his major league debut, Jared Simpson pitched three scoreless innings for the win in his debut and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 9-5 Tuesday.,CJ Abrams, back in the Washington lineup after getting scratched Monday ni...
Reds lean on rookies to edge visiting Padres
Jose Trevino singled home the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the eighth to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting San Diego Padres 4-3 Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,Elly De La Cruz opened the game-winning rally with a walk against reliever Adrian Morejon (9-3). Sal Stewart followed w...