Baseball Page 758 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Yordan Alvarez homers twice as Astros crush Jays
Yordan Alvarez homered twice and finished with four hits and three RBIs as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 in the rubber match on Wednesday....

Reds overcome long delay to best Phils
Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Elly De La Cruz drove in runs with doubles as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the host Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday....

Joey Gallo, Nats send Pirates to first loss of season
Joey Gallo had three hits, including his first home run, and the Washington Nationals handed the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates their first loss of the season, 5-3 on Wednesday night....

O's walk off on Royals for second time in 3 days
James McCann delivered a walk-off two-run single to cap a late-inning comeback on Wednesday night by the host Baltimore Orioles, who edged the Kansas City Royals 4-3....

Tigers, Mets try it again after consecutive rainouts
The Detroit Tigers won the first game of their series against the New York Mets on Monday night....

Tigers, Mets try it again after consecutive rainouts
The Detroit Tigers won the first game of their series against the New York Mets on Monday night....

Joe Musgrove keeps Cards at bay, lifts Padres to win
Joe Musgrove held St. Louis to one run on five hits over six innings as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Cardinals 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon....

Balk, Aaron Judge double lift Yankees past Diamondbacks in 11 innings
Jon Berti scored the go-ahead run on a balk in the 11th inning and Aaron Judge added an RBI double to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in Phoenix....

Jose Ramirez, Logan Allen lead Guardians in rout of Mariners
Jose Ramirez hit two doubles and had two RBIs and Logan Allen pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians routed the host Seattle Mariners 8-0 Wednesday afternoon....

Dodgers place OF Jason Heyward (back) on 10-day injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday because of lower back tightness....

Red Sox with a pitchers' duel for 3-game sweep of Athletics
Nick Pivetta joined with four relievers on an eight-hit shutout, Kenley Jansen pitched out of a ninth-inning jam and the visiting Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 1-0 victory Wednesday afternoon....

Ryan Jeffers caps Twins' rally, Brewers suffer first loss
Ryan Jeffers cranked a go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 7-3 victory over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon....

Miguel Sano helps Angels trounce hapless Marlins
Miguel Sano reached base four times, Patrick Sandoval rebounded from a forgettable Opening Day start and the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of the host Miami Marlins with a 10-2 victory Wednesday afternoon....

Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut down Rays
Nathan Eovaldi tossed seven scoreless innings and Corey Seager hit his first home run of the season, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Brewers RHP Trevor Megill faints, placed on concussion list
Milwaukee right-hander Trevor Megill was placed on the seven-day concussion list Wednesday after a scary incident....

Reports: Mets signing veteran RHP Julio Teheran
The New York Mets are finalizing a major league deal with right-hander Julio Teheran, multiple outlets reported Wednesday....

Braves-White Sox game postponed
Wednesday's game between the Atlanta Braves and host Chicago White Sox has been postponed due to rain, snow and a forecast of inclement weather....

Tigers-Mets game postponed again
Mother Nature hasn't been kind to the series between the Detroit Tigers and host New York Mets....

Rangers 3B Josh Jung out 8-10 weeks after wrist surgery
The Texas Rangers expect All-Star third baseman Josh Jung to miss eight to 10 weeks following surgery on his fractured right wrist....

Orioles look to heat up bats, take series from Royals
The Baltimore Orioles hit .255 as a team last season when they won the American League East, but at .236 through five games this season, the Orioles will try to get on track beginning Wednesday afternoon when they face the visiting Kansas City Royals for the finale of a three-game series....