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Early power surge guides Astros past Angels
Alex Bregman, Jake Meyers and Kyle Tucker socked home runs to power Houston to a 9-7 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a win that reduced the Astros' magic number to four to clinch the American League West.,Bregman and Meyers keyed a five-run third inning that lifted Houston (8...
Diamondbacks top Brewers to keep pace in wild-card race
Ketel Marte had his career-high 33rd homer and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a solo shot as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks kept pace in the National League wild-card race with a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night., ,The Diamondbacks snapped a 4-all tie with three runs in the sixth...
Mason Black earns first MLB win as Giants hang on to beat Royals
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run to help the San Francisco Giants record a 2-1 victory over the host Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Mason Black pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first major league victory. Patrick Bailey also drove in a run as the Giants (75-79) won for...
Julio Rodriguez' 2 HR, 5 RBI, lead Mariners 8-2 over Rangers
Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs and Josh Rojas also homered and had two RBIs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 8-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Arlington, Tex., ,It was the fourth multi-home run game of Rodriguez...
Alec Bohm sparks Phillies past Mets in playoff clincher
Alec Bohm hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a playoff berth by beating the New York Mets 12-2 in the second game of a four-game series.,Bohm finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs for the Phillies (92-62), who have reached...
Jose Ramirez helps surging Guardians top Cardinals
Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Friday.,Andres Gimenez and Lane Thomas also hit home runs for the Guardians (90-65), who won for the sixth time in seven games.,They reduced their magic number to clinch th...
Alec Bohm's 4 hits, 4 RBIs spark Phillies' 12-run outburst in rout of Mets
Alec Bohm hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a playoff berth by beating the New York Mets 12-2 in the second game of a four-game series.,Bohm finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs for the Phillies (92-62), who have reached...
Fast start carries Marlins to 4-3 win over Braves
The host Miami Marlins - who have the worst record in the National League - damaged the Atlanta Braves' playoff hopes with a 4-3 win on Friday night.,Atlanta (83-71) is chasing the New York Mets for the final NL wild-card playoff berth.,Miami (57-97) has had some success against Atlanta this season,...
Orioles blast 5 HRs in rout of Tigers
Colton Cowser and James McCann each hit two of Baltimore's five home runs Friday and the Orioles began a key three-game series by defeating the visiting Detroit Tigers 7-1., ,Anthony Santander also homered and Corbin Burnes pitched seven shutout innings against Detroit for the second time in six day...
Jonathan Aranda's solo HR the difference as Rays nip Blue Jays
Jonathan Aranda broke Toronto starting pitcher Jose Berrios' seven-game winning streak with one swing of the bat Friday night as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Blue Jays 1-0 in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Down 0-2 while facing Berrios (16-10) in the sixth inning, Aranda struck for the game's lone run when h...
Reds pound Pirates behind Tyler Stephenson's 5 RBIs
Tyler Stephenson had three hits, five RBIs and scored three times Friday to help the Cincinnati Reds take an 8-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.,Cincinnati starting pitcher Nick Martinez (10-6) threw six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and str...
Yankees’ Juan Soto scratched with knee swelling, but X-rays OK
Juan Soto was originally set to start for the New York Yankees on Friday a day after banging his left knee against the outfield wall, but the team scratched him before the game at the Oakland Athletics due to soreness and swelling.,In Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners, the right fielder cr...
Jameson Taillon, Cubs hold off Nationals
Jameson Taillon scattered two hits across six scoreless innings as the host Chicago Cubs topped the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday afternoon.,Taillon (11-8) walked two and struck out four while throwing 50 of his 80 pitches for strikes. He retired the final 10 batters he faced after hitting Andr...
Diamondbacks activate OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Gurriel, 30, had been dealing with a calf strain and last played on Sept. 1.,The former All-Star is batting .274 with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in 125 games this season.,Gurriel is a career .278 hi...
Cubs activate RHP Hayden Wesneski, put LHP Jordan Wicks on IL
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Hayden Wesneski and placed left-hander Jordan Wicks on the 15-day injured list on Friday.,In corresponding moves, the Cubs designated Shawn Armstrong for assignment and recalled fellow right-hander Trey Wingenter from Triple-A Iowa.,Wesneski, 26, had been on t...
Braves reinstate 2B Ozzie Albies from injured list
The Atlanta Braves returned three-time All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list prior to Friday's series opener against the host Miami Marlins.,Albies has been sidelined since fracturing his wrist during the Braves' 6-2 loss to ...
Nats reinstate RHP Trevor Williams from 60-day IL
The Washington Nationals reinstated right-hander Trevor Williams from the 60-day injured list to start on Friday afternoon against the Cubs in Chicago.,Williams, 32, was 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA in 11 starts before landing on the IL on June 4 with a right flexor strain. He posted a 2.45 ERA across 7 1/3 ...
Cubs activate RHP Hayden Wesneski
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Hayden Wesneski from the 15-day injured list on Friday following his recovery from a right forearm strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs designated right-hander Shawn Armstrong for assignment.,Wesneski, 26, last pitched July 19 and is 3-6 with a 3.94 ERA, ...
Dodgers look to stay in celebratory mood in opener vs. Rockies
It will be a celebration of Shohei Ohtani on Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers open their final homestand of the season with a game against the Colorado Rockies. ,Ohtani secured the first 50-homer, 50-steal season in MLB history on Thursday against the Miami Marlins with one of the biggest offensi...
End of an era: A's open final Oakland homestand vs. Gerrit Cole, Yankees
Gerrit Cole returns to one of his favorite ballparks -- for more than one reason -- when the New York Yankees kick off the Oakland Athletics' going-away homestand with a three-game series that begins Friday night.,Major League Baseball has scheduled the Yankees and defending World Series champion Te...