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Cardinals send Marlins to ninth straight loss to open season
Steven Matz threw five scoreless innings as the host St. Louis Cardinals defeated the winless Miami Marlins 3-1 Saturday.,The Cardinals won for the fourth time in five games while the injury-depleted Marlins fell to 0-9.,Matz (1-0) allowed four hits and a walk while striking out three batters. Ryan ...
Paul Blackburn, two A's relievers shut out Tigers
Paul Blackburn and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon.,Blackburn (1-0) limited Detroit to three hits in six innings while recording four strikeouts. Austin Adams pitched one inning before Mason Miller...
Padres' Michael King looks for support vs. Giants
Right-hander Michael King hopes his new teammates are as generous with their support as they've been in his first two starts of the season when the San Diego Padres visit the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.,After the teams split four games to open the Giants' campaign in San Diego last week,...
'Settled down' Taylor Ward, Angels take on Red Sox
Taylor Ward likely will start in left field for the Los Angeles Angels when they host the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., a situation that has been the same in all seven Angels game this season.,But Ward's place in the lineup certainly has been tenuous considering what happened ...
Rockies P Ryan Feltner ready to show off new pitches vs. Rays
Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner is out to prove that he's back -- and a better version of the pitcher who missed four months last season as he recovered from injury.,Feltner took a line drive to the back of his head on May 13, 2023, and returned to make two appearances last season. The 27-year...
Max Fried looks for better showing as Braves battle D-backs
The Atlanta Braves hope to see a better version of Max Fried when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in the second contest of a three-game series. ,Fried (0-0, 40.50 ERA) will be opposed by Arizona right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (1-0, 1.80), who will make his first career appearance ...
After walk-off win, Brewers aim for another victory vs. Mariners
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for a return on their biggest offseason trade when they host the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. ,Left-hander DL Hall (0-0, 4.50 ERA), obtained from Baltimore in February in the trade for ace Corbin Burnes, will make his second start for Milwaukee while right-hand...
Rangers bid to take care of business vs. Astros
The Texas Rangers have picked up where they left off from last season, when they claimed the first World Series championship in franchise history.,The Rangers (5-2) will aim to maintain their solid start when they continue their four-game series against the Houston Astros on Saturday night in Arling...
White Sox meet Royals with worries about hitting, Luis Robert Jr.
Hardly anyone expects the Chicago White Sox to average fewer than two runs a game all season.,But then again, not many would have expected the Southsiders to be as punchless -- an MLB-worst 13 runs in seven games, six of them losses -- as they have been to start the 2024 season.,But runs are the com...
Yankees face Jays, look to end recent frustration
In the eighth inning of his New York Yankees home debut on Friday, Juan Soto flung his bat in frustration after striking out for the second time.,After a hot start, Soto has just one hit in his past 16 at-bats, and the newest Yankees slugger hopes to avoid another rough game Saturday night when New ...
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber aims to stay hot vs. Nationals
Kyle Schwarber will look to extend his six-game hitting streak on Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Washington Nationals in the middle contest of their three-game series.,Schwarber, who played for the Nationals in 72 games in 2021, extended his hitting streak in Philadelphia's 4-0 wi...
Pirates' Bailey Falter seeks improvement vs. Orioles
After getting rocked in his season debut, Pittsburgh left-hander Bailey Falter will be up against another stiff challenge when the Pirates host the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Falter (0-0, 13.50 ERA) was tagged for six runs on five hits in four innings on Sunday, but he came away with a no-decisi...
Pete Alonso, Mets eye 3-game win streak in rematch with Reds
After losing their first five games of the season, the New York Mets are riding a modest two-game winning streak going into the second game of the three-game series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,Both victories were by one run, and Pete Alonso was at the center of each triumph. He pro...
Hot-hitting Cubs put 5-game streak on line vs. Dodgers
Wrigley Field has been chilly since the Chicago Cubs opened their home slate on Monday, but the Cubs' bats have kept the team red-hot.,Chicago has scored 35 runs over its first four home games, all starting with temperatures no higher than 43 degrees.,"The conditions probably make it all the more im...
Tigers, masters of close wins, aim to keep rolling vs. A's
The Detroit Tigers would rather win by comfortable margins. Through the season's first week, however, they've done well living on the danger zone.,The Tigers are 6-1, though none of the victories was easy. They recorded three one-run wins in nine-inning games, and the other three triumphs came in ex...
MLB roundup: Giants get walk-off win in home opener
Thairo Estrada gave the San Francisco Giants a walk-off win in their home opener Friday afternoon, lacing a one-out double to left-center field to score Matt Chapman from first base for a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.,The win completed a happy homecoming for new Giants manager Bob Melvin, t...
Braves' Spencer Strider has damage to his UCL
The Atlanta Braves announced Saturday that star right-hander Spencer Strider has ligament damage to his pitching elbow and will undergo further evaluation in the coming days. ,Strider left his Friday start against the Arizona Diamondbacks after four innings due to elbow discomfort. ,Strider will be ...
Trevor Story leaves Red Sox game early with apparent injury
Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story left in the fourth inning of Boston's game against the host Los Angeles Angels after making a diving stop Friday.,Story dove to his right to keep Mike Trout's hard grounder in the infield, but the 31-year-old infielder landed hard on his left shoulder and was in obviou...
Red Sox belt five homers in win over Angels
Jarren Duran's solo home run in the eighth inning snapped a tie and helped lift the Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in Anaheim, Calif.,Duran's home run was one of five by Boston hitters in the game, including two by Tyler O'Neill. Reese McGuire and Triston Casa...
White Sox's Luis Robert Jr. exits with right hip flexor injury
White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. left Chicago's 2-1 loss to the host Kansas City Royals on Friday night in the ninth inning with a strained right hip flexor, manager Pedro Grifol said after the game.,Grifol said he would not have information about the extent of the injury until Robert has ad...