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Guardians-Twins game postponed; DH set for Aug. 9
Sunday's game between the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins was postponed due to inclement weather in the Minneapolis area.,The game was scheduled to be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Aug. 9. ,Cleveland extended its winning streak to four games by capturing the first two contes...
Sonny Gray to make debut with Cardinals on Tuesday
Right-hander Sonny Gray will make his debut as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.,The right-hander, who signed a three-year, $75 million free-agent deal in the offseason, opened the season on the injured list with a right hamstring strain.,Manager Oliver Marmol said Gray, 34, will be on...
Nationals P Stephen Strasburg retires: 'I left it all out there'
Stephen Strasburg announced his retirement from baseball on Sunday after a 13-season career with the Washington Nationals that was marred by devastating injuries.,Strasburg, 35, was a three-time All-Star and part of the franchise's only championship team in 2019. He was named MVP of the World Series...
Cubs place RHP Julian Merryweather on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs will miss a key bullpen component for at least a couple of weeks, placing right-handed reliever Julian Merryweather on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday, with a right shoulder strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled right-handed reliever Daniel Palencia fro...
Marlins pour it on Cardinals to notch first victory of 2024
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in the first inning as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 Sunday for their first victory of the season.,Jake Burger and Josh Bell each drove in two runs and Luis Arraez went 4-for-5 with three runs for the Marlins, ...
Yankees' Gerrit Cole set to begin throwing this week
New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole will start playing catch this week as he continues to rehab his ailing right elbow.,Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Sunday that Cole could begin throwing Monday or Tuesday.,The team placed Cole on the 60-day injured list prior to Opening Day d...
Royals sweep White Sox, who fall to 1-8 to start season
MJ Melendez and Hunter Renfroe homered, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon, completing a four-game series sweep.,Melendez's third homer of the season -- and of the series -- gave the Royals a 4-3 lead in the seventh. Melendez collected...
Braves place P Spencer Strider on 15-day IL, recall P Allan Winans
The Atlanta Braves placed Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, one day after announcing the star right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his pitching elbow.,In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Allan Winans from Triple-A Gwinnett. ,Winans, 28, co...
MacKenzie Gore, Nationals hold off Phillies
Washington starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore limited the Philadelphia Phillies to two runs in 5 2/3 innings as the host Nationals held on for a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.,The go-ahead run came on Riley Adams' sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. Three relievers combined on 3 1/3 hitless innings.,E...
Pirates place LHP Ryan Borucki (triceps) on 15-day injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed left-hander Ryan Borucki on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of left triceps inflammation.,In a corresponding move, the Pirates recalled left-hander Jose Hernandez from Triple-A Indianapolis and activated him for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles.,Bor...
Francisco Lindor's bat awakens, helping Mets top Reds
Francisco Lindor snapped out of an early-season slump Sunday afternoon, when he had two hits and scored two runs to lead the visiting New York Mets to a 3-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The Mets won their first series of the season while the Reds dropped a ...
JD Martinez’s Mets debut on hold for ‘a while’
JD Martinez needs more time to ramp up and will not be making his New York Mets anytime soon.,Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday that Martinez, 36, will continue to work out at the team's minor league complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla. It was initially thought that Martinez could join th...
Chris Sale, 3 homers pace Braves' victory, sweep of Diamondbacks
The Atlanta Braves hit three home runs and left-hander Chris Sale won his Atlanta home debut on Sunday as the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 and swept the three-game series.,Matt Olson, Michael Harris II and Austin Riley each went deep to spark the balanced offense and help the Braves secu...
Diamondbacks SS Geraldo Perdomo to have knee surgery
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo will undergo surgery on Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.,Perdomo was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday's game against the host Atlanta Braves.,"It's definitely a blow to this team but we've got to find a way to overcom...
Fresh off no-hitter, Astros' Ronel Blanco aims to subdue Rangers
Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco is making a strong argument to stay in the starting rotation after Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy return from the injured list.,Blanco (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is set to make his first start since he threw the 17th no-hitter in franchise history when the Astros con...
Cubs take advantage of sloppy Dodgers for rain-soaked win
Michael Busch hit a three-run double, Shota Imanaga pitched four shutout innings and the host Chicago Cubs capitalized on the Los Angeles Dodgers' sloppy defense to win 8-1 on Sunday in a game that included a three-hour rain delay.,Cody Bellinger added a solo home run for the Cubs, who took advantag...
Minus injured Trevor Story, Red Sox take on Angels
The Los Angeles Angels and Red Sox will wrap up their three-game series Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., and Boston will go forward this season without starting shortstop Trevor Story.,Tests on Saturday confirmed Story has a dislocated left shoulder, the injury occurring Friday when he made a di...
All even as Padres, Giants square off for seventh time
Someone will walk away with an edge after the San Diego Padres and host San Francisco Giants meet for a seventh time already this season on Sunday afternoon.,Two teams, separated by just three games in the standings at the end of last season, have split their first six head-to-head meetings this yea...
Rockies' Dakota Hudson hopes for first win with team vs. Rays
Home wasn't sweet for the Colorado Rockies in 2023, as the team finished with a 37-44 record in Denver.,But Sunday, the Rockies have a chance to get above .500 at home in the early season when they host the Tampa Bay Rays to wrap up a three-game series. ,The Rockies will send Dakota Hudson (0-1, 0.0...
Cubs' Shota Imanaga faces Dodgers, looks to repeat strong debut
Shota Imanaga will have a tough act to follow when he takes the mound on Sunday afternoon for the Chicago Cubs against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.,After Los Angeles' Yoshinobu Yamamoto stymied Chicago with eight strikeouts over five scoreless innings in the Dodgers' 4-1 win on Saturday, Imanag...