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Angels hope balanced offense continues vs. Orioles
If the Los Angeles Angels hope to make up lost ground, they will need more contributions from the bottom of their lineup....

Short-handed D-backs turn to Jordan Montgomery vs. Cardinals
After taking multiple injury hits to their rotation, the Arizona Diamondbacks are glad pitcher Jordan Montgomery came aboard late in free agency....

Blake Snell, Giants look to sweep Mets
Former teammates who moved on to new teams the past two seasons face off Wednesday afternoon when the San Francisco Giants go for a three-game sweep of the visiting New York Mets....

MLB roundup: Julio Rodriguez homers as M's drop Rangers
Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners moved into first place in the American League West with a 4-0 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas....

Mike Trout hits leadoff homer as Angels top O's
Mike Trout hit a leadoff home run and the Los Angeles Angels ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-4 win against the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the second game of the three-game series on Tuesday night....

Logan Webb shuts down Mets as Giants win again
Logan Webb outdueled Luis Severino with eight shutout innings, Mike Yastrzemski capped a three-run fifth with a two-RBI single and the San Francisco Giants made it two in a row over the visiting New York Mets with a 5-1 triumph Tuesday night....

Brendan Rodgers' slam sends Rockies past Padres
Brendan Rodgers hit the first grand slam of his career in a five-run fourth inning and the struggling Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 on Tuesday in Denver....

Mariners bump Rangers out of first place
Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners moved into first place in the American League West with a 4-0 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas....

Twins rally for walk-off win vs. reeling White Sox
Alex Kirilloff delivered a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the ninth and Byron Buxton had three hits to lift the host Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win against the reeling Chicago White Sox on Tuesday....

Pavin Smith knocks in six as D-backs demolish Cards
Pavin Smith drove in a career-high six runs with a grand slam and a two-run double as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks rolled over the St. Louis Cardinals 14-1 on Tuesday....

Royals end woes vs. Blue Jays with 3-2 win
Bobby Witt Jr. doubled in two runs as the host Kansas City Royals rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2, on Tuesday evening....

Chicago hit 3 homers to top slumping Astros
Mike Tauchman hit two home runs and drove in four runs, Cody Bellinger added a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs opened a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros with a 7-2 win on Tuesday....

Dodgers use late surge to pull away from Nationals
Pinch hitter James Outman doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Shohei Ohtani homered to lead off the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers used late offense to defeat the host Washington Nationals 4-1 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series....

First-inning power helps Yankees turn back Athletics
Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo had two-RBI hits in the first inning for the host New York Yankees, who edged the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series....

Riley Greene homers twice as Tigers top Rays
Riley Greene and Mark Canha homered in Detroit's three-run eighth inning as the Tigers rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Max Fried throws shutout as Braves top Marlins
Max Fried threw a shutout and earned his fifth straight win against Miami, as the Atlanta Braves rolled to a 5-0 win over the visiting Marlins on Tuesday....

Reds snap sloppy Phillies' 7-game win streak
Elly De La Cruz belted a two-run homer and Christian Encarnacion-Strand had three hits and drove in two to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Tuesday....

Bailey Falter pitches Pirates to victory over Brewers
Andrew McCutchen hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, Bailey Falter threw seven-plus effective frames and the host Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday....

Ben Lively, Guardians get better of Tanner Houck, Red Sox
Ben Lively allowed one run over 6 1/3 strong innings, and Will Brennan's double sparked a two-run rally in the seventh, as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight, 4-1 over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night....

Reports: Johnny Cueto agrees to minor league deal with Rangers
With a goal of participating in his 17th major league season, veteran right-hander Johnny Cueto agreed to a minor league deal with the World Series champion Texas Rangers, multiple outlets reported Tuesday....