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Potential All-Star matchup on tap as Giants host Jays
Potential All-Star Game combatants will have a rare face-to-face when Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants go for a second consecutive win over Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.,The Giants got a great start from Blake Snell, who returned from a five-week...
Mets look to move above .500 in rematch vs. Nationals
Phil Maton can't get to New York fast enough to help the Mets' beleaguered bullpen.,For the Washington Nationals, the beginning of the game is the problem.,The Mets will hope to have Maton in uniform Wednesday night when they host the Nationals in the middle contest of a three-game series between th...
Angels, Rangers close series, look to what's ahead
The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers will wrap up their three-game series Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif., both teams trying to finish the first half strong while having different objectives after the All-Star break.,The Rangers are the defending World Series champions and despite a disappointing f...
Rays' Zach Eflin looks to maintain dominance of Yankees
Few pitchers have dominated Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees the way Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Zach Eflin has.,Eflin will look to continue that trend when he takes the mound on Wednesday night against the visiting Yankees in the middle contest of a three-game series.,Eflin (5-5, 4.19 ERA) is 3...
Astros host Marlins, continue to seek strong finish to first half
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada continued to stump for starter Ronel Blanco as an American League All-Star even after the right-hander was not selected for the team over the weekend.,Almost on cue, Blanco produced the kind of start the Astros were seeking as they opened their final homestand befor...
Rece Hinds, Reds aim to continue power surge vs. Rockies
The Cincinnati Reds will look to continue to ride the hot hand of rookie Rece Hinds when they host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night in the third contest of their four-game series. ,After starting their 10-game homestand with three losses to the Detroit Tigers, the Reds have won their first t...
Red Sox look to remain 'greedy' in rematch vs. Athletics
The Boston Red Sox will look to keep swinging hot bats when they continue a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.,In a 12-9 win Tuesday in the series opener, Boston finished with 13 hits and scored 11 runs over the first two innings. The 12-run outburst was punctuated b...
Healthier Phillies pursue another win over Dodgers
The Phillies received a boost from the return of standouts Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, and Philadelphia produced a dominant 10-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,The Phillies will hope to replicate that offensive effort during the middle game of a three-game series on W...
Mariners' offense aims for encore against Padres
Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais knows what has to happen for his team to reach its full potential.,"You need to have better at-bats, make consistent contact up and down the lineup, and everybody has to do their job," he said. "I believe in the talent we put together and the makeup of the guys...
Tigers hope to solve Guardians' Jose Ramirez
The American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians have played two very different games in Detroit this week.,After getting shut out 1-0 by the Tigers on Monday, the Guardians pulled out a 9-8, 10-inning win on Tuesday. The teams will play the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday.,In...
All-Star pitchers face off for Cubs, Orioles
The Chicago Cubs suddenly have things going their way again, and they will look to build on their recent momentum in the second game of the interleague series with the host Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.,The Cubs romped to a 9-2 win on Tuesday night in the series opener, racking up 14 hits. C...
Hard-hitting Matt Wallner, Twins ready for twin bill vs. White Sox
Advanced metrics show that Minnesota Twins outfielder Matt Wallner smacked his team's two hardest-hit balls of the season over the past two games.,"He's a large man with a good swing," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said of Wallner.,However, Mother Nature kept Wallner, his teammates and the host White...
MLB roundup: Josh Naylor, Guardians top Tigers in 10th
Josh Naylor drove in four runs, including the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, as the visiting Cleveland Guardians topped the Detroit Tigers 9-8 on Tuesday night.,Cleveland ended Detroit's four-game winning streak despite squandering a 6-0 lead.,Naylor, who reached base five times, also supplied a t...
Red Sox use eight-run 2nd to power past A's
Wilyer Abreu had four RBIs and Brayan Bello struck out a career-high 11 in 5 1/3 innings as the Boston Red Sox beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 12-9 on Tuesday to open a three-game series.,Abreu crushed a three-run home run before Dominic Smith followed with a solo shot to highlight Boston's eigh...
Adolis Garcia’s late homer carries Rangers past Angels
Adolis Garcia's one-out home run in the eighth inning snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels trailed 4-1 early, but rallied against Rangers starter Max Scherzer, who was making his fourth start of the season a...
Chris Sale gets win No. 12 as Braves down D-backs
Adam Duvall slammed a three-run homer and Chris Sale became the majors' first 12-game winner as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Marcell Ozuna and Duvall each had two hits and two runs while Jarred Kelenic also had two hits as the...
Wild pitch seals Giants' victory over Blue Jays
Brett Wisely tied the game with a two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth inning and Tyler Fitzgerald scampered home on a wild pitch six pitches later as the San Francisco Giants to overtake the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday.,In the game that began with a successful return to the mound ...
Cal Raleigh goes deep from both sides as M's rout Padres
Cal Raleigh homered from both sides of the plate Tuesday night, Julio Rodriguez had a home run among his four hits and Logan Gilbert pitched into the eighth inning as the visiting Seattle Mariners stopped the San Diego Padres 8-3.,Raleigh enjoyed the eighth two-homer game of his career, his second w...
Report: Rays' Wander Franco charged with sexual abuse of minor
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor on Tuesday, according to ESPN.,The charges came in the Dominican Republic, where Franco and the minor involved in the case are from.,Kelmin Duncan, a prosecutor for the Puerto Plata ...
Rookie Rece Hinds homers as Reds power past Rockies
Rookie Rece Hinds belted a 458-foot home run and fell a single shy of the cycle in his second career game to power the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Colorado Rockies, 12-6, Tuesday night.,After making his major league debut on Monday and drilling a 449-foot homer to the upper deck in left, Hinds...