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Spencer Horwitz homers twice as Blue Jays top Braves
Spencer Horwitz hit two home runs, right-hander Jose Berrios won his sixth straight start and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday night.,Horwitz, who added an RBI double, went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as the Blue Jays (68-75) ended a four-game losing streak. , ...
Josh Smith's 2-run single propels Rangers past Angels
Josh Smith moved the Texas Rangers ahead with a two-run single in the seventh inning and they held on for a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in the third game of the four-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Ezequiel Duran also had two RBIs and Josh Jung had two hits for the Rang...
Nationals rally in 9th to complete doubleheader sweep of Pirates
Andres Chapparo finished 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, helping the visiting Washington Nationals turn a 2-run deficit into an 8-6 win with a ninth-inning rally vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Keibert Ruiz also tallied three hits for Washington (64-78), which swept the day-night dou...
Pedro Pages ends shutout, lifts Cards over M's
Pedro Pages hit a decisive two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the host St. Louis Cardinals beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 in a pitchers' duel on Saturday night. ,Pages sent a ball over the left-center-field wall after Jordan Walker was hit by a pitch with one out in the eighth. It wa...
Red Sox offense comes alive in victory over White Sox
Tyler O'Neill ripped two home runs and combined with Romy Gonzalez for six of the 10 Boston Red Sox hits in a 7-5 win Saturday over the visiting Chicago White Sox.,O'Neill's first round-tripper highlighted a four-run first inning for the Red Sox (72-70), who have won the first two contests in the th...
Brewers put on show of strength to beat Rockies
Willy Adames and Gary Sanchez hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, William Contreras also went deep and finished with two hits, and the host Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Saturday night.,Tobias Myers (7-5) struck out a career-high 11 in six innings to help Milwaukee (82-...
Royals edge Twins after controversial hit, late rally
On Tommy Pham's controversial infield hit, the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday evening.,The Royals (78-65) remained in second place in the American League Central, moving a game and a half ahead of the Twins (76-66).,Trailing 2-0 and with just one hit thr...
Rays blow by Orioles, 7-1
Yandy Diaz and Taylor Walls each hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Saturday. ,Diaz finished with three hits for Tampa Bay (70-72), which ended a two-game skid. Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-5 with two runs. ,Ryan Pepiot (8-6) put together a ...
Mets down Reds to win ninth straight and stay in contention
Jose Quintana and three relievers combined on a six-hitter Saturday for the host New York Mets, who remained red-hot with a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the middle game of a three-game series.,The Mets (78-64) got just two runners on in the first five innings against Jakob Junis before scorin...
Rays blow by O's, 7-1
Yandy Diaz and Taylor Walls each hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Saturday. ,Diaz finished with three hits for Tampa Bay (70-72), which ended a two-game skid. Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-5 with two runs. ,Ryan Pepiot (8-6) put together a ...
Marlins outslug Phillies to end their winning streak
Rookie Connor Norby homered and drove in three runs as the host Miami Marlins snapped Philadelphia's six-game win streak with a 9-5 victory over the Phillies on Saturday night.,The Phillies, who lead the NL East with an 85-57 record, got a good performance from Bryson Stott, who went 3-for-4 with on...
Two big innings propel Astros past Diamondbacks
Jeremy Pena capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run home run, and the Houston Astros remained unbeaten with Yusei Kikuchi on the mound by toppling the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Saturday.,Pena chased Diamondbacks reliever Dylan Florio with a 390-foot blast the opposite way into th...
Tigers manufacture enough runs to edge Athletics
Brant Hurter pitched effectively in the role of a bulk-innings reliever and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of a door-opening error to score twice in the seventh inning en route to a 2-1 road victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.,With a second win in the last three days on the ...
Busy Marlins move 11 players through transactions
The Miami Marlins made 11 roster moves on Saturday, including placing right-handed pitchers Calvin Faucher and Max Meyer and outfielder Derek Hill on the injured list.,In other moves, the Marlins activated right-hander Anthony Bender (right shoulder impingement) from the 15-day IL; transferred left-...
Speedy recovery story -- Red Sox SS Trevor Story returns from shoulder surgery
The Boston Red Sox activated shortstop Trevor Story from the 60-day injured list prior to Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox.,Story's return is certainly a surprise. He dislocated and fractured his left shoulder on April 5 while diving for a grounder against the Los Angeles Angels. He und...
Yankees blank slumping Cubs for second straight game
Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter as the visiting New York Yankees recorded their second straight shutout victory over the Chicago Cubs, winning 2-0 on Saturday.,Catcher Austin Wells drove in a run and caught two baserunners stealing for the Yankees (82-60), who clinched the...
Nationals' DJ Herz overpowers Pirates in Game 1 of doubleheader
DJ Herz logged five no-hit innings as the Washington Nationals topped the host Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Saturday afternoon in the opener of a split doubleheader.,Herz (3-7) walked three and struck out five while keeping Pittsburgh (66-75) off the board to record his first win since Aug. 3.,Robert G...
Mets 2B Jeff McNeil breaks wrist in 'huge blow' to team
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil has a broken right wrist and likely is out for the rest of the regular season, manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday.,The injury occurred in the fifth inning in Friday night's 6-4 extra-inning win against the Cincinnati Reds. McNeil squared to bunt, and as he ...
Yankees RHPs Clarke Schmidt, Ian Hamilton return from IL
The New York Yankees reinstated right-handers Clarke Schmidt and Ian Hamilton from the 60-day injured list on Saturday.,Schmidt is scheduled to take the mound Saturday afternoon against the host Chicago Cubs in his first start since May 26, while Hamilton returns to the bullpen and could see his fir...
MLB Stretch Run Is All About Starting Pitching
As playoff chases are taking place across the MLB, it'll all boil down to which teams have the deepest pitching to make a run at the postseason....