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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.,Javier Baez hit his first homer of the season and Mark Canha supplied a two-run double for Tigers, who split the four-game series with their Cen...
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.,O'Neill and Connor Wong each had two hits while Yoshida drove in a pair of runs as the Red Sox managed their second straight win. ,Bost...
Twins activate LHP Caleb Thielbar from IL
The Minnesota Twins reinstated left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar from the 15-day injured list on Sunday.,Thielbar started the season on the IL due to a left hamstring strain. He made two rehab appearances at Triple-A St. Paul, giving up one run on two hits in three innings with one walk and five s...
After lengthy rain delay, Dodgers cool off Padres' bats
Mookie Betts had three hits and two RBIs and Gavin Stone pitched 6 2/3 strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers notched a 5-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on a rainy Friday night.,Gavin Lux, Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy also drove in runs for Los Angeles, which halted a two-game slide ...
Max Meyer keeps Braves under control in Marlins' victory
Max Meyer pitched six impressive innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Meyer (2-0) gave up six hits and one run while striking out seven and walking none. Miami left fielder Bryan De La Cruz finished 2-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead t...
Guardians look to bounce back, avoid sweep vs. Yankees
Looking to build on a much-needed strong showing, Nestor Cortes has a chance to help the New York Yankees continue their sizzling start at the expense of the suddenly struggling Cleveland Guardians. ,The left-hander will try to lead the visiting Yankees to a three-game series sweep of the Guardians ...
Red Sox seek another series win vs. Angels
The Boston Red Sox look to claim their second series win over the Los Angeles Angels in as many weekends when the teams play the rubber match of a three-game set in Boston on Sunday afternoon.,The Red Sox scored four runs in the first inning Saturday in their 7-2 win, which snapped their season-high...
Thairo Estrada powers Giants past Rays
Thairo Estrada homered twice to help the visiting San Francisco Giants even the three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 11-2 win on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,LaMonte Wade Jr., Jorge Soler and Matt Chapman also homered for San Francisco, which had lost three of four.,Gian...
Cubs hit 3 homers to back Shota Imanaga, sink Mariners
Shota Imanaga made his third straight start without allowing an earned run as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Saturday night in an interleague game.,Seiya Suzuki, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya hit solo home runs and third baseman Christoper Morel made a pair of sterling d...
Corbin Burnes faces old team as O's host Brewers in finale
Corbin Burnes will take the mound against his former team on Sunday, hoping to help his current team avoid a sweep as the Baltimore Orioles host the Milwaukee Brewers for the finale of a three-game series.,That reunion is bound to attract the most pregame attention.,Burnes has expressed to reporters...
Red Sox go on offensive early in downing Angels
Masataka Yoshida and Triston Casas each drove in two runs as the Boston Red Sox used an early offensive surge to take down the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday afternoon.,The Red Sox totaled 11 hits in the game, scoring six of their seven runs against Angels starter Griffin Canning (0-2) ...
Rays face former ace Blake Snell in finale vs. Giants
Blake Snell should feel right at home Sunday when he takes the mound in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the San Francisco Giants in the rubber game of a three-game series against the host Tampa Bay Rays.,The veteran left-hander played his first five MLB seasons in Tampa Bay, posting the best season of his...
After sweeping doubleheader, Twins eye series win vs. Tigers
The Minnesota Twins had their best day of the young season Saturday. They'll look to get a series victory when they face the Detroit Tigers again Sunday afternoon.,The Twins, who were 4-7 entering the day, pulled off a doubleheader sweep. They won the opener 11-5 in 12 innings, then recorded a 4-1 v...
Astros push past Rangers on seven-run inning
Jose Altuve and Kyle Tucker recorded two-run doubles while the Houston Astros sent 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run seventh inning en route to a 9-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Victor Caratini keyed the uprising with a pinch-hit RBI single that scored Jon Singleton and...
MacKenzie Gore strikes out 11 as Nationals top A's
Left-hander MacKenzie Gore struck out 11 in five shutout innings to help the Washington Nationals hold on for a 3-1 win over the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon., ,Gore (2-0) struck out three in the first inning despite allowing two baserunners, and he fanned the side in the fifth. He g...
Nick Castellanos, Phillies go for series win over Pirates
Batting with the bases loaded with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday, Nick Castellanos was thinking just one thing:,"Let's win this game," and then he delivered, drilling the first pitch he saw from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Roansy Contreras into center field to lift Phi...
Juan Soto homers as Yankees sweep doubleheader vs. Guardians
Cody Poteet allowed one run in six innings of his first major-league appearance in nearly two years, and Juan Soto broke things open with a three-run homer, as the visiting New York Yankees completed their doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with an 8-2 victory Saturday night. ,The right-h...
MLB roundup: Phillies enjoy walk-off win vs. Pirates
Nick Castellanos had two hits and delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,With the bases loaded and one out, Castellanos stepped up and lined the first pitch he saw from Roansy Contreras over the...
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s 3-run HR lifts D-backs over Cards
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a tiebreaking three-run homer to power the Arizona Diamondbacks past the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, on Saturday in Phoenix. ,Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson (1-2) held the Cardinals to one run on seven hits in six-plus innings. He struck out four and walked one.,Reli...
Off to strong start, Royals vie for series win over Mets
The Kansas City Royals returned to form Saturday, fewer than 24 hours after enduring their quietest offensive game of the season.,Yet even in defeat, the New York Mets displayed some encouraging traits.,The Royals and Mets will both be looking to stay hot Sunday afternoon, when they meet in the rubb...