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Mets slowly building momentum ahead of rematch vs. Marlins
The last-place New York Mets are in no position to be picky about how they win games -- no matter how chaotic, exhausting and impossible to replicate those victories might be.,The Mets will look to extend their winning streak to three games on Saturday afternoon when they host the Miami Marlins in t...
Braves enjoying hot bat of Michael Harris II against Reds
In search of their major league-leading 40th win, the visiting Atlanta Braves will look to post another series win on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds.,Since being shut out 8-0 by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Atlanta has combined to score 18 runs across its past two games, including an 8-3 v...
Rays strive to continue offensive momentum vs. Angels
With their four-game losing streak over, the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays will use the heart of their rotation Saturday afternoon when they face the Los Angeles Angels in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,The Rays moved to 20-5 at home by rallying from a 2-1 fifth-inning deficit to win 8-5 over t...
Brewers push distractions aside ahead of rematch vs. Astros
Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe made news for the right reasons Friday night in the Brewers' 5-4 win against the Houston Astros.,In the opener of a three-game interleague series, which will continue Saturday afternoon in Houston, Uribe escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning that allowed the B...
Michael King works to rebound as Padres take on Nationals
San Diego right-hander Michael King will look for a bounce-back outing when the Padres visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,King (4-3, 2.76 ERA) leads Padres starters in ERA, innings pitched (62) and strikeouts (63) and has given up two earned runs or less in eight of his 11 starts ...
Pirates' Bryan Reynolds aims to stay hot in rematch vs. Twins
Bryan Reynolds is on a torrid hitting stretch as the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.,Reynolds' two-run walk-off homer on Friday extended his hitting streak to seven games and spared the Pirates from a three-game losing streak. ,The Twins, who have dropped three in ...
Guardians rookie Parker Messick out to extend woes of Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox hit a season low Friday night with 4-3 road loss to the Cleveland Guardians. The setback dropped Boston 10 games below .500 for the first time in 2026., ,Boston (23-33) will attempt to start moving in a positive direction when it faces Cleveland in the second game of the three-gam...
Rangers eager to keep offense rolling vs. reeling Royals
In a matchup of struggling offenses, the Texas Rangers broke out at the plate Friday to build some needed confidence and potential momentum. ,Following one of their most dominant performances of the season, the Rangers will try to hand the visiting Kansas City Royals a fifth straight defeat when the...
Fresh off late rally, Blue Jays bid to fluster Orioles again
The Toronto Blue Jays have found answers even with an evolving lineup, and that might be one of the biggest parts of their emerging confidence midway through their series with the Baltimore Orioles.,The teams will meet Saturday afternoon in the third contest of a four-game series in Baltimore.,The B...
Hot at home: White Sox chase series win vs. tumbling Tigers
One victory shy of securing their sixth straight home series win, the Chicago White Sox applauded the fans who have backed them through the early stages of what's shaping up as a turnaround season.,"Having all of them (a crowd of 30,019) here in the stadium, showing all the love for us, and seeing t...
MLB roundup: Pirates, White Sox, Mets, Rockies hit walk-off HRs
Bryan Reynolds' two-run walk-off home run lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,The shot with one out in the ninth inning off Taylor Rogers (1-2) was Reynolds' second career walk-off blast.,Oneil Cruz also went deep for Pittsburgh, and Gregory Soto...
Mets' MJ Melendez beats Marlins with 10th-inning homer
MJ Melendez hit the first walk-off homer of his career in the 10th inning Friday night, when the New York Mets squandered a four-run lead before outlasting the visiting Miami Marlins 9-7 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East foes.,Pete Fairbanks (2-3) retired Juan Sot...
Cardinals sock 3 homers, dump Cubs to end 4-game skid
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,St. Louis' Nelson Velazquez celebrated his call-up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday by launching a three-run homer in the first inning.,Thomas Saggese ...
White Sox await diagnosis on Munetaka Murakami (hamstring)
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami, removed in the third inning of Chicago's game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday after tweaking his right hamstring, will undergo imaging on Saturday.,The 26-year-old rookie, who shares the American League homer lead with Houston's Yordan Alvarez, each with 20,...
Athletics RHP Luis Severino headed for tests on sore arm
Right-hander Luis Severino exited the Athletics' Friday game against the New York Yankees in West Sacramento, Calif., due to right arm soreness, and he will undergo tests on Saturday.,Severino, 32, was warming up for the start of the second inning when he suddenly walked to the back of the mound and...
Mariners squander 9th-inning lead, rally past D-backs in 10th
Randy Arozarena doubled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners edged the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Friday night.,J.P. Crawford homered twice and Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley also went deep as the Mariners won their fourth game in a row. R...
Yankees overpower Athletics for fifth consecutive win
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice added solo blasts as the New York Yankees rolled to an easy 8-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Rice had three hits and two RBIs and Aaron Judge also drove in two runs as the Yankees stretched their ...
Four solo shots, Justin Wrobleski's pitching lift Dodgers past Phils
Justin Wrobleski gave up one run on one hit over seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers increased their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.,Wrobleski (7-2) recorded a career-high nine strikeouts with no walks on 88 pitches as he rebound...
Rockies overtake Giants with 2 homers, 5 runs in bottom of ninth
Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar homered in a five-run ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to stun the San Francisco Giants 8-6 in Denver on Friday.,Willi Castro, Jake McCarthy, Tyler Freeman, Goodman and Tovar had two hits each and Juan Mejia (1-4) got the win for Colorado, which snappe...
Brice Turang's sac fly in 10th lifts Brewers past Astros
Brice Turang produced a sacrifice fly that scored Christian Yelich in the top of the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the Houston Astros 5-4 on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Yelich, who opened the 10th at second base, used speed to manufacture the winnin...