Baseball Page 72 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Walk-filled 3rd inning helps Pirates beat Reds, snap 4-game skid
Pittsburgh starter Braxton Ashcraft threw five solid innings and Jake Mangum had two hits and a run to lift the visiting Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. ,Ashcraft (11-4) allowed one run on two hits with one walk and five strikeouts before a 106-minute weather delay pre...
Diamondbacks use 7-run seventh to blast past Guardians
Geraldo Perdomo hit a go-ahead solo homer and Corbin Carroll belted a three-run shot in a seven-run seventh inning, powering the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-8 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.,Perdomo smacked the first pitch thrown by reliever Hunter Gaddis (1-3) into the...
Astros cling to 1-run lead, hold off Rangers in division tilt
Josh Hader moved into fifth place in franchise history with his 77th save, and the Houston Astros extended their lead in the American League West over the visiting Texas Rangers with a 5-4 victory on Saturday.,Hader worked a perfect ninth inning for his 15th save in 15 chances. The Astros preserved ...
Cristopher Sanchez's 6 strong innings help Phillies blank Orioles
Cristopher Sanchez struck out 11 batters in six shutout innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Saturday night to even the three-game series at one game apiece.,Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh and Trea Turner each had two of Philadelphia's 10 hits and Justin Crawf...
Surging Cubs score runs in late innings, deal loss to Yankees
Nico Hoerner hit the tying homer and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a go-ahead triple to help the host Chicago Cubs post a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night.,Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch added RBI singles as the Cubs won for the sixth time in their past nine games.,Spencer Jones hom...
Martin Perez carries no-hitter into 7th as Braves down Nationals
Veteran left-hander Martin Perez received the last-minute starting assignment and responded by throwing 6 2/3 no-hit innings and leading the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday to stretch their winning streak to four games.,Perez learned he would start...
Marlins' hot stretch continues with win over Mets
Tyler Phillips tossed five solid innings and earned the win Saturday for the visiting Miami Marlins, who continued surging with a 6-2 victory over the New York Mets in the third game of a four-game series.,Liam Hicks delivered the first of his two RBI singles in the opening inning to give the Marlin...
Randy Arozarena leads Mariners over Twins
Randy Arozarena doubled, homered and scored three times, including the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 4-3 Saturday afternoon.,Closer Andres Munoz (4-4) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings as the Mariners snapped a three-game lo...
Drew Rasmussen strikes out 10, Rays shut out White Sox
Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen dominated over six shutout innings, Nick Fortes singled in the only run, and the Rays opened August by blanking the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In reaching double figures in victories for the third time in his career, Rasmussen...
Trade target Kevin Gausman pitches Jays past Cardinals
In possibly his final start for Toronto, Kevin Gausman allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday to clinch the three-game series. ,Gausman (5-10), a pending free agent who may be dealt by the trade deadline on Monday, scattered nine h...
Athletics select LHP Ben Bowden, demote RHP Luis Morales
The Athletics selected left-hander Ben Bowden from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers.,The 31-year-old was a second-round pick by the Colorado Rockies back in 2016, but has not had much production at the major league level.,Bowden was 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 32 rel...
Pirates acquire veteran RHP Camilo Doval from Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired right-handed reliever Camilo Doval from the New York Yankees on Saturday in exchange for two prospects.,Doval, 29, is 3-1 with one save and a 4.54 ERA in 44 appearances out of the New York bullpen this season. The Pirates were seeking late-game relief help.,The Yankee...
Pirates place Ryan O'Hearn (quad strain) on 10-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, after the first baseman/outfielder suffered a left quad strain late in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.,While meeting with the media before Saturday's game in Cincinnati, O'Hearn said he will miss six-to-eigh...
Angels scratch RHP Jose Soriano from Saturday start vs. Brewers
The Los Angeles Angels scratched right-hander Jose Soriano from his scheduled start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Baseball Operations Consultant John Mozeliak released a statement on the decision:,"Today, Jose Soriano will not make his scheduled start. With the trade deadline on Monday ...
Mariners place OF Luke Raley (forearm) on 10-day IL
The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Luke Raley on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left forearm strain, while outfielder Stuart Fairchild was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.,Raley's move was retroactive to Friday, when he was out of the lineup with continued discomfort from a forearm flexor...
Report: Pirates acquire RHP Camilo Doval from Yankees
The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring right-handed reliever Camilo Doval from the New York Yankees in exchange for two prospects, ESPN reported Saturday.,Doval, 29, is 3-1 with one save and a 4.54 ERA in 44 appearances out of the New York bullpen this season.,The Yankees acquired the former All-Star ...
Exiled Trevor Bauer wishes he never signed with Dodgers
Five years after he last threw a pitch in the major leagues, former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and 10-year veteran Trevor Bauer continues to blame others for his inability to find a roster spot within an organization.,In an interview this week on the YouTube channel "La casa de los Dodgers," Bauer ...
Brewers acquire C Bo Naylor, RHP Codi Heuer from Guardians
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired catcher Bo Naylor and right-hander Codi Heuer from the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday in exchange for outfielder Blake Perkins and right-hander Craig Yoho.,The move comes two days before the major-league trade deadline on Monday (6 p.m. ET).,Naylor, 26, is batting jus...
Jose Soriano, possibly in final game with Angels, faces Brewers
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jose Soriano can match his career high in wins when he faces the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Soriano (9-6, 3.29 ERA), rumored to be on the trading block heading into Monday's trade deadline, wo...
Fresh off stellar MLB debut, Tigers' Max Clark looks for encore vs. A's
Max Clark didn't wait long to put on a show, reaching base four times and excelling in his major league debut.,Clark will attempt to make Game No. 2 a hit as well when the Detroit Tigers battle the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,The 21-year-old Clark, the Tigers' No. 1 prospe...