Baseball Page 765 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Report: Oakland to offer A's 5-year lease, with 'extension fee'
The city of Oakland will make a pitch to keep the Athletics in town for up to five years by extending the team's lease, ESPN reported late Saturday night....
Rockies turn tables on Diamondbacks with 9-4 win
Charlie Blackmon smacked a two-run double and Nolan Jones added a two-run triple during a five-run fifth inning to help the Colorado Rockies notch a 9-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night at Phoenix....
Oswaldo Cabrera, Juan Soto lead Yankees' rally past Astros
Oswaldo Cabrera and Juan Soto combined to lead a late-inning charge for a second consecutive game as the New York Yankees turned a three-run seventh inning into a 5-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park....
Michael Conforto swats slam as Giants outslug Padres
Jordan Hicks fired five scoreless innings Saturday, Michael Conforto blasted a grand slam to cap a six-run eighth inning and the visiting San Francisco Giants held off the San Diego Padres 9-6 for their second straight win....
Rangers crush trio of 2-run HRs, blow out Cubs
Jared Walsh, Adolis Garcia and Josh Jung each belted a two-run homer to propel the Texas Rangers to an 11-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in Arlington, Texas....
Braves pour it on with 19-hit attack to crush Phillies
The Atlanta Braves scored seven runs over the first three innings en route to a 12-4 win over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday....
Guardians' offense keeps rolling in blowout over A's
San Francisco Bay Area native Steven Kwan hit his first career home run in Oakland, Gabriel Arias collected two hits, two runs and two RBIs in his first start of the season and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 12-3 on Saturday afternoon....
Nationals rally with 3 in ninth to edge Reds
Keibert Ruiz homered in the eighth and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth when he was hit by a pitch as the Washington Nationals rallied for three runs in the ninth in a 7-6 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday....
Orioles score 9 in sixth to cruise past Angels
The Baltimore Orioles broke open a close game with a nine-run sixth inning and cruised to a 13-4 rout of the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon....
Zack Littell, Rays keep Blue Jays under control
Zack Littell pitched six shutout innings and Randy Arozarena hit his first home run of the season as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla....
Pirates' Jared Jones whiffs 10 Marlins, wins MLB debut
Jared Jones struck out 10 in his major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates banged out 16 hits in a 9-3 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon....
Twins use 4-run ninth to rally past Royals
Christian Vazquez sparked a ninth-inning rally to help the Minnesota Twins top the host Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday afternoon....
Tigers deliver timely hits in edge White Sox in 10 innings
Carson Kelly had three hits, including the go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning, and Mark Canha finished a triple short of the cycle to lift the visiting Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 win against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday....
Brewers get early offense, slip past Mets 7-6
Rhys Hoskins hit a home run and finished with four RBIs on Saturday afternoon as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers staved off a late comeback by the New York Mets to earn a 7-6 victory....
Braves place C Sean Murphy (oblique) on 10-day injured list
The Atlanta Braves placed All-Star catcher Sean Murphy on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a strained left oblique muscle....
Reports: Cubs set to recall RHP Ben Brown
The Chicago Cubs are set to recall pitching prospect Ben Brown on Saturday, according to multiple reports, while left-hander Justin Steele will be placed on the 15-day injured list with a hamstring issue first diagnosed as a strain....
Twins RHP Anthony DeSclafani to miss 2024 after forearm surgery
Minnesota Twins right-hander Anthony DeSclafani underwent forearm flexor tendon surgery and will miss the entire 2024 season....
Nationals place 3B Nick Senzel on IL, call up Trey Lipscomb
The Washington Nationals placed third baseman Nick Senzel on the 10-day injured list Saturday and selected the contract of infielder Trey Lipscomb....
Twins place INF Royce Lewis on IL, recall Austin Martin
The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Royce Lewis on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right quad strain....
Cards' Lance Lynn looks to subdue high-octane Dodgers
Right-hander Lance Lynn not only will make his official return to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday evening, the outing will come against the last team with which he pitched in the Los Angeles Dodgers....