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Manny Machado ties Padres' career HR mark in win over Giants
Manny Machado went deep twice and tied the Padres' record for career homers as San Diego beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday.,Machado's second homer of the night, his 25th of the year, soared into the second deck in left field to start the bottom of the eighth inning. It was his 163...
Mariners defeat Cardinals to extend win streak
Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and Cal Raleigh hit a two-run double as the visiting Seattle Mariners defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 Friday.,Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a run for the Mariners (72-70), who have won their last three games by the combined score of 28-8.,Mariners starting pi...
Yordan Alvarez homers twice as Astros blank D-backs
Yordan Alvarez slugged two three-run home runs while Framber Valdez tossed seven shutout innings as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game interleague series with the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 on Friday.,Alvarez produced his second multi-homer effort in as many home games. Before accom...
Logan O’Hoppe's 3-run HR carries Angels past Rangers
Logan O'Hoppe drilled a three-run homer and Samuel Aldegheri recorded his first career victory as the Los Angeles Angels notched a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Arlington, Texas.,Nolan Schanuel added a run-scoring single for the Angels (59-82), who won for the fourth time in ...
Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez leaves after being hit by pitch
Los Angeles Dodgers cleanup hitter Teoscar Hernandez left the game against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in the first inning after he was hit on the left foot by a pitch from left-hander Matthew Boyd., ,After taking an 80-mph slider to the lower leg, Hernandez was visited at home ...
Royals blank Twins to take over second place in AL Central
Cole Ragans struck out seven in six shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Minnesota Twins, 5-0, on Friday night.,The win propelled Kansas City (77-65) past Minnesota (76-65) into second place in the American League Central.,Ragans (11-9) has 204 strikeouts, the most whiffs by a...
Phillies post season-high run total in rout of Marlins
Zack Wheeler pitched six strong innings and Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber each homered and drove in three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the host Miami Marlins 16-2 on Friday.,Wheeler (14-6) allowed just one run on two hits and one walk. He struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 2.59.,Tu...
Phillies C J.T. Realmuto exits due to knee injury
Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto bruised his left knee and left the Phillies' Friday game against the host Miami Marlins.,Realmuto got hurt fouling a second-inning pitch off his knee before delivering his second run-scoring single of the night. He stayed in the game until Garrett Stubbs replaced h...
Max Fried's stellar outing guides Braves past Blue Jays
Max Fried allowed one unearned run on five hits over seven innings to help lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night., ,It was just the second win in his past 10 starts for Fried (9-8), who struck out eight and w...
Mark Vientos hits walk-off homer to lift Mets over Reds
Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers Friday night, including the walk-off blast in the 10th inning, as the red-hot New York Mets beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-4 in the opener of a three-game series.,Vientos battled Justin Wilson (1-5) for seven pitches before homering well into the first ...
Red Sox nip lowly White Sox to end five-game skid
Ceddanne Rafaela crushed a two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Boston Red Sox past the visiting Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday to begin a three-game weekend series.,The 23-year-old shortstop's 15th homer of the season woke up a Boston (71-70) offense that had recorded just three of i...
Orioles beat Rays 2-0 behind Dean Kremer's six no-hit innings
Dean Kremer pitched six no-hit innings, Gunnar Henderson homered again and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series., ,Kremer (7-9) struck out seven and walked three in his sterling effort before needing help., ,The Orioles (...
Gavin Stone (shoulder) latest Dodgers' starter go to on IL
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Gavin Stone was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday due to right shoulder inflammation.,Stone, who is 11-5 with a 3.53 ERA in 25 starts, was the club's lone starting pitcher to avoid injury this season.,He experienced shoulder soreness during last Saturday's ...
Michael Toglia's HR propels Rockies past Brewers
Michael Toglia belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Ryan Feltner recorded his first win in nearly five months, lifting the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Feltner (2-10) allowed one run on two hits and three walks while striking out six ba...
Nationals-Pirates postponed; doubleheader set for Saturday
Friday's game between the visiting Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed due to rain and expected inclement weather.,The teams will try to continue their four-game series on Saturday with a split doubleheader. The first game is scheduled for 1:35 p.m., the second for 6:40 p.m...
Diamondbacks activate All-Star 2B Ketel Marte from IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's game against the host Houston Astros.,Marte has missed the past 16 games with a sprained left ankle. He last played on Aug. 18 but first injured the ankle on Aug. 10.,Marte will bat...
Luis Gil, Yankees blank Cubs in one-hitter
Luis Gil and three relievers combined on a one-hitter as the visiting New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory on Friday.,Austin Wells singled in two runs and Aaron Judge had an RBI double for New York (81-60), which snapped a two-game losing skid.,Gil ...
Astros reinstate OF Kyle Tucker (shin fracture)
The Houston Astros reinstated outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 60-day injured list on Friday, three-plus months after suffering an injury that turned out to be a small fracture in his shin.,In corresponding roster moves, the Astros optioned infielder Zach Dezenzo to Triple-A Sugar Land and designated...
Red Sox designate Rich Hill, 44, for assignment
The Boston Red Sox designated left-hander Rich Hill -- at 44 the oldest player in the major leagues -- for assignment on Friday and promoted one of their top pitching prospects in right-hander Luis Guerrero.,Boston had signed Hill as a free agent to a minor league contract on Aug. 15 and he later jo...
How To Fix Baseball in 2024
MLB can make these fun changes to make the game more engaging for fans, as the game looks to skew younger and younger....