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Guardians improve to AL-best 16-6 by sweeping A's
Will Brennan homered and Josh Naylor added a bases-clearing double as the Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 6-2 victory on Sunday.,Tanner Bibee (2-0) allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings for Cleveland, which won for the seventh time in its last ...

Luis Gil earns first win since '21 as Yanks hold off Rays
Winning pitcher Luis Gil struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings Sunday afternoon as the host New York Yankees hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Alex Verdugo laced a tiebreaking two-run single during a four-run fifth inning for the Yankees, wh...

Guardians improve to AL-best 16-6 by sweeping A's
Will Brennan homered and Josh Naylor added a bases-clearing double as the Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 6-2 victory on Sunday....

Kyle Schwarber leads Phillies over hapless White Sox
Kyle Schwarber homered, hit a sacrifice fly, walked three times, scored three runs and drove in two more to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Sunday.,Alec Bohm added three hits and an RBI and Bryce Harper had a single and two RBI for the hot Phillies, who swept th...

Luis Gil earns first win since '21 as Yanks hold off Rays
Winning pitcher Luis Gil struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings Sunday afternoon as the host New York Yankees hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in the rubber game of a three-game series....

Reds' bullpen rides to rescue to complete sweep of Angels
Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a go-ahead two-run double, five relievers combined on 8 1/3 shutout innings as the Cincinnati Reds finished a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 3-0 victory Sunday., ,Elly De La Cruz finished off an impressive weekend with two hits and a...

Kyle Schwarber leads Phillies over hapless White Sox
Kyle Schwarber homered, hit a sacrifice fly, walked three times, scored three runs and drove in two more to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies past the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Sunday....

Reds' bullpen rides to rescue to complete sweep of Angels
Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a go-ahead two-run double, five relievers combined on 8 1/3 shutout innings as the Cincinnati Reds finished a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 3-0 victory Sunday....

Mitchell Parker carries Nationals past Astros 6-0
Mitchell Parker threw seven shutout innings in his second career major league appearance as the Washington Nationals held back the visiting Houston Astros 6-0 on Sunday afternoon., ,Parker, a left-hander, struck out eight batters - two each in the first, fifth, sixth and seventh innings. He allowed ...

Mitchell Parker carries Nationals past Astros 6-0
Mitchell Parker threw seven shutout innings in his second career major league appearance as the Washington Nationals held back the visiting Houston Astros 6-0 on Sunday afternoon....

Brewers place LHP DL Hall (knee) on 15-day injured list
The Milwaukee Brewers placed starting pitcher DL Hall on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a left knee sprain.,The left-hander tweaked the knee while fielding a bunt in the second inning of Saturday's 12-5 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals. Manager Pat Murphy said the initial diag...

Brewers place LHP DL Hall (knee) on 15-day injured list
The Milwaukee Brewers placed starting pitcher DL Hall on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a left knee sprain....

Reds RHP Frankie Montas (forearm) departs after three batters
Cincinnati Reds starter Frankie Montas was removed three batters into Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after he was hit in the right forearm by a line drive from Taylor Ward.,Montas, 31, was met at the mound by the Reds training staff and left the game in obvious discomfort while holding...

Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly scratched from start vs. Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly was scratched from his start Sunday against the host San Francisco Giants.,The Diamondbacks did not divulge a reason for the move involving Kelly, who is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA in four starts this season.,Right-hander Slade Cecconi will start the game and...

Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly scratched from start vs. Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly was scratched from his start Sunday against the host San Francisco Giants....

Reds RHP Frankie Montas (forearm) departs after three batters
Cincinnati Reds starter Frankie Montas was removed three batters into Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after he was hit in the right forearm by a line drive from Taylor Ward....

Nico Hoerner's late heroics lift Cubs over D-backs in 11
Nico Hoerner scored the tying run with a mad dash from second base on a wild pitch in the ninth and delivered the tiebreaking single in the 11th as the Chicago Cubs notched a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday at Phoenix.,Michael Busch homered in his fifth consecutive game to tie th...

Astros' Cristian Javier (neck) to go on injured list
Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier is headed to the 15-day injured list due to neck discomfort, manager Joe Espada announced prior to Sunday's game against the host Washington Nationals.,Per Espada, right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (0-2, 11.57 ERA) will be recalled from Tiriple-A Sugar Land ...

Astros' Cristian Javier scratched, Hunter Brown to start vs. Nats
Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier has been scratched from Sunday's start against the host Washington Nationals due to neck discomfort.,Fellow right-hander Hunter Brown will start in his place in the rubber match of the three-game series.,Javier, 27, owns a 2-0 record with a 1.54 ERA while ...

Astros' Cristian Javier scratched, Hunter Brown to start vs. Nats
Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier has been scratched from Sunday's start against the host Washington Nationals due to neck discomfort....