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Oswaldo Cabrera homers as Yankees top Guardians in Game 1
Oswaldo Cabrera clubbed a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the visiting New York Yankees stayed hot with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the opener of a split doubleheader on Saturday. ,Cabrera, in his third major league season, had homered 11 times entering this year. However, hi...

Tigers hope to keep the runs coming in DH vs. Twins
The Detroit Tigers scored a season-high eight runs during the opener of a four-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins, and they will look to carry that momentum into a straight doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. ,The doubleheader was necessitated after Thursday's scheduled opener was post...

Pitching takes center stage as Braves visit Marlins
It will be experience against youth on the mound Saturday when the Atlanta Braves visit the Miami Marlins in the middle game of a weekend series.,The Braves, who won the series opener 8-1 on Friday, will start left-hander Chris Sale (1-0, 3.38 ERA), while the Marlins will go with right-hander Max Me...

Daulton Varsho's 1st-inning slam leads Jays past Rockies
Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-3 Saturday afternoon.,The teams have split the first two games of the three-game series.,Brenton Doyle hit a solo home run for the Rockies.,Colorado right-hander Dakota Hudso...

Dodgers enter unfamiliar territory vs. Padres' Matt Waldron
Early in every season, there are times when a team won't have much of an idea of what to expect of the next day's starting pitcher.,That will be the case Saturday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers meet the visiting San Diego Padres in the second game of this three-game series.,The Dodgers know that...

Twins score 7 runs in 12th inning to down Tigers
Matt Wallner smacked a three-run homer as part of a seven-run top of the 12th for the Minnesota Twins, who defeated the host Detroit Tigers 11-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.,Austin Martin drew a bases-loaded walk off Alex Lange (0-1) to give the Twins a 5-4 lead. After ...

Harold Ramirez, Rays look to run past Giants again
The Tampa Bay Rays will look for even more production from a slimmer Harold Ramirez in Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Ramirez legged out a pair of infield hits on Friday in a 3-for-4 outing that also saw him steal a base.,"That's what happens when you lose s...

Michael Busch homers again, leads Cubs past Mariners
Michael Busch homered for a fourth consecutive game and Javier Assad pitched 5 2/3 solid innings as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday afternoon....

A's rally from 5-run deficit, win series against Nats
Abraham Toro had a two-run single to cap a six-run sixth inning on Sunday, helping the host Oakland Athletics overcome a five-run deficit in a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals....

Diamondbacks use big fifth inning to down Cardinals
Zac Gallen improved to 3-0 and Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with a run in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-0 victory Sunday over the St. Louis Cardinals at Phoenix....

Reds whip White Sox to complete three-game sweep
Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Nick Martini belted two-run homers to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 11-4 win Sunday and a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox....

Guardians walk off on Yankees with 3-run 10th
Andres Gimenez's walk-off sacrifice fly capped a three-run 10th inning and sent the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-7 win over the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday....

Mets get timely hitting in eighth inning to take series with Royals
Harrison Bader snapped a scoreless tie with an eighth-inning RBI single Sunday afternoon and four pitchers combined on a three-hitter for the host New York Mets, who beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series....

Red Sox hold off Angels to take rubber match
Tyler O'Neill, Triston Casas and Masataka Yoshida all homered and the Boston Red Sox held on for a 5-4 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon....

Jose Altuve's 2-HR day carries Astros over Rangers
Jose Altuve smacked two home runs as part of a three-hit game as the Houston Astros topped the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park....

Rays rough up ex-ace Blake Snell, win series vs. Giants
Amed Rosario and Rene Pinto swatted home runs off San Francisco starter Blake Snell to spoil his return to the Tampa area, leading the Tampa Bay Rays by the Giants 9-4 on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Marcell Ozuna's blast helps Braves dispatch Marlins
Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 9-7 win over the Miami Marlins Sunday....

Jackson Holliday gets 1st MLB hit as O's rally past Brewers
Jackson Holliday picked up his first Major League hit as part of a two-run seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Sunday....

Andrew McCutchen hits HR No. 300 as Pirates down Phillies
Jack Suwinski hit a go-ahead grand slam and Andrew McCutchen belted his 300th career home run to power the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates past the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2, on Sunday....

Tigers' offense comes through late to surge past Twins
Spencer Torkelson's go-ahead single capped a four-run eighth as the host Detroit Tigers rallied for a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon....