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MLB roundup: Rangers sink Yanks on walk-off slam
Wyatt Langford smashed a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,While facing a full count with the bases loaded and one out, Langford connected on a slider from Clay Holmes (2-5), sending it 407 feet i...
Randal Grichuk belts 2 HRs as Diamondbacks beat Giants
Randal Grichuk hit two home runs, Ryne Nelson pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a key three-game road series by holding on for an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,With just a second win in their last six games, the Diamondbacks...
Dodgers beat Angels, get Shohei Ohtani win vs. former team
Mookie Betts' three-run homer capped a four-run 10th inning and helped lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani played his first regular-season game at Angel Stadium since leaving the Ange...
Seth Brown leads Athletics past Mariners
Seth Brown hit a tying homer earlier in the game and later ended it with a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.,Brown went 3-for-4 and Lawrence Butler also homered for Oakland, which scored a...
Wyatt Langford's walk-off slam carries Rangers past Yanks
Wyatt Langford smashed a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.,With the bases loaded and one out and facing a full count, Langford connected on a slider from Clay Holmes (2-5), sending it 407 feet int...
Cards outlast Brewers, win 7-4 in 12 innings
Michael Siani singled home the go-ahead runs in the top of the 12th inning to give the visiting St. Louis Cardinals a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.,With automatic runner Victor Scott II at second, Ivan Herrera walked to open the 12th while facing reliever Elvis Peguero (7-...
Kyle Schwarber blasts 3 HRs as Phillies edge Blue Jays
Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run blast in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 Tuesday night.,Schwarber's go-ahead homer against Chad Green (4-5) was his 31st of the season and gave him a career-best five hits. H...
Brayan Rocchio's 4 RBIs power Guardians past skidding Royals
Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in four runs and Tanner Bibee tossed six strong innings leading the visiting Cleveland Guardians past Kansas City 7-1 on Tuesday, sending the Royals to their seventh consecutive loss.,Bibee (11-6) surrendered one run on two hits with three walks and six strikeouts. K...
Paul Skenes, Pirates fire shutout against Cubs
Jared Triolo belted a three-run homer and rookie Paul Skenes tossed five scoreless innings to fuel the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Pittsburgh's Rowdy Tellez had an RBI single and Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly. Nick Gonzalez contributed two ...
Rolling Mets knock off Red Sox
David Peterson, pitching on his 29th birthday, struck out a career-high 11 over six innings and earned the win as the host New York Mets stayed hot with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos and Pete Alo...
Chris Sale reaches 200 Ks as Braves blank Rockies
Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and became the first left-hander in Atlanta franchise history to reach 200 strikeouts as the Braves blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Braves (75-63) maintained their half-game lead over the New Yo...
Cade Povich, O's dominate White Sox
Rookie left-hander Cade Povich pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings and struck out 10 in the best outing of his major league career as the Baltimore Orioles walked all over the visiting Chicago White Sox, winning 9-0 on Tuesday night.,Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser each knocked in two runs for the Ori...
Logan Driscoll has key hit in MLB debut, Rays edge Twins
Logan Driscoll knocked in the go-ahead run with his first career hit, Jeffrey Springs crafted six sharp innings and the Tampa Bay Rays evened their four-game series with the Minnesota Twins by eking out a 2-1 win Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,With two outs in the fourth in a 1-all game, the ...
Joey Gallo's three-run homer leads Nationals past Marlins, 6-2
Joey Gallo slugged a three-run homer, and Patrick Corbin won his third straight start as the visiting Washington Nationals defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Tuesday night.,It was just the sixth homer of the year for Gallo, who has three seasons with at least 38 dingers.,Corbin (5-12) allowed se...
Padres welcome back Yu Darvish for meeting with Tigers
With less than a month left in the regular season, the San Diego Padres are almost at full strength.,After getting All-Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. back from the 60-day injured list for Monday's 3-0 win over the Tigers, San Diego will welcome Opening Day starter Yu Darvish back to the rotat...
Christian Walker returns to D-backs, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. goes on IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated slugger Christian Walker from the 10-day injured list but also will be without outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. due to a calf injury when they face the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,Gurriel was placed on the injured list, retroactive to Monday. The club...
Astros try to beat Reds for first time since 2016
Through their eight-year run of dominance, the Houston Astros have had a kryptonite of sorts.,The Cincinnati Reds have defeated the Astros seven straight times. Houston hasn't beaten Cincinnati since 2016, the year before the first of its two World Series titles.,That includes Monday's 5-3 Cincinnat...
Giancarlo Stanton fuels Yankees into rematch vs. Rangers
The past week has been solid for Giancarlo Stanton. The New York Yankees' designated hitter is batting .300 since Aug. 27 (6-for-20), putting up five RBIs, two home runs and three doubles in that stretch.,Stanton and the Yankees (80-58) will look for that to continue when they try for a series win a...
Catchers coming up big for A's, Mariners
The two most powerful catchers in the game today renew their rivalry Tuesday night when Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners visit Shea Langeliers and the Oakland Athletics in the continuation of a four-game series.,Raleigh launched his 28th home run of the season in Monday's series opener, but Lang...
Do-or-die time for Giants as they begin series vs. Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants embark on the do-or-die portion of their schedule when they open a three-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.,The Giants (68-70) trail the Diamondbacks (77-61) by nine games in the National League wild-card standings with just four weeks remain...