Baseball Page 772 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Slumping Red Sox look to get back on track vs. Blue Jays
With their American League playoff hopes continuing to fade, the Boston Red Sox will look to bounce back from a series-opening, day-night sweep when they continue a rare five-game set against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.,Much-needed wins were not in the cards for the Red Sox on Monday,...
Royals eye share of AL Central lead as series vs. Guardians continues
Considering how dominant right-hander Michael Lorenzen has been in his past three starts against the Guardians, the Kansas City Royals appear to be in prime position to grab a share of the American League Central lead as they head into Tuesday's game against host Cleveland. ,Lorenzen (7-6, 3.47 ERA)...
Ryan McMahon's blast powers Rockies past Marlins
Ryan McMahon homered and singled, Jake Cave also had two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 in Denver on Monday.,Jake Bird (2-2), recalled from Triple-A earlier in the day, got the win with an inning of scoreless relief. Tyler Kinley struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to ...
Ty Madden pitches well in debut as Tigers complete sweep of White Sox
Spencer Torkelson went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, Parker Meadows also homered and Ty Madden pitched effectively in his major league debut as the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Monday.,Detroit outhit Chicago 13-6 to cap a four-game sweep of the White Sox, who le...
Manny Machado knocks in 3, leads Padres past Cardinals
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer and an RBI double to power the visiting San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Monday.,Jackson Merrill also had two hits and knocked in three runs for the Padres, who won for the third time in four games.,Recalled from Triple-A El Paso earlier in the d...
Padres sign former All-Star MVP Elias Diaz to minor league deal
Elias Diaz, the MVP of the 2023 All-Star Game, signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres on Monday.,The 33-year-old catcher was released by the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 16.,Diaz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning of last season's All-Star Game to give the National League a 3-2 v...
George Springer helps Blue Jays beat Red Sox in nightcap
George Springer went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer that highlighted Toronto's five-run fifth inning, leading the visiting Blue Jays past the Boston Red Sox 7-3 to sweep the day-night action on Monday.,The Blue Jays also received a strong pitching performance from Jose Berrios (13-9), who worked 7 2...
Speedy Cubs put up 18 runs, blow out Pirates
Dansby Swanson hit a grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong headlined a historic night on the basepaths for the visiting Chicago Cubs, who pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-8 on Monday to open a three-game series.,Crow-Armstrong had three of Chicago's eight stolen bases, the most steals in a game for t...
George Springer helps Blue Jays beat Red Sox twice
George Springer went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer that highlighted Toronto's five-run fifth inning, leading the visiting Blue Jays past the Boston Red Sox 7-3 to sweep day-night action on Monday.,The Blue Jays also received a strong pitching performance from Jose Berrios (13-9), who worked 7 2/3 i...
Bryce Harper's RBI single gives Phils win over Astros in 10th
Bryce Harper delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning on Monday to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the visiting Houston Astros, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game series.,Harper grounded a first-pitch sinker from Josh Hader (6-7) into right field, past a diving Jose Altuve at second base. ...
Nestor Cortes backed by 3 homers as Yankees edge Nationals
Nestor Cortes pitched into the seventh inning to win his third straight start as the visiting New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Monday night.,Gleyber Torres, Austin Wells and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered for the Yankees, who have won five of their last six games. Anthony Volpe and A...
Salvador Perez drives in 6 as Royals cap sweep of Guardians
Salvador Perez hit a sixth-inning grand slam for his second homer of the game and had six RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Guardians with 9-4 nightcap victory on Monday.,Perez broke a 4-4 tie with his solo homer in the fifth off Cleveland starte...
Major-league-best Dodgers surge into series with Orioles
Before Labor Day has even arrived, there will be shades of the fall when the Baltimore Orioles visit the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game series that starts on Tuesday.,At 78-53, the Dodgers will carry the best record in the major leagues into the matchup, while the 76-56 Orioles have the second...
Orioles 1B Ryan Mountcastle heads to IL with wrist sprain
The Baltimore Orioles placed first baseman Ryan Mountcastle on the 10-day injured list Monday due to a left wrist sprain.,The move was retroactive to Friday.,The Orioles recalled infielder Livan Soto from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding move.,Mountcastle sustained the injury Thursday in a game a...
Tigers SS Javier Baez (hip) to undergo season-ending surgery
Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hip after struggling through another poor campaign.,The Tigers are still determining when and where the surgery will take place.,Baez batted just .184 with six homers and 37 RBIs in 80 games this season, his third w...
Sizzling D-backs begin long homestand with series against Mets
The Arizona Diamondbacks didn't move above the .500 mark for good this season until beating the Toronto Blue Jays on July 12.,Six-plus weeks later, the Diamondbacks are the hottest team in the majors. Arizona will aim to move 20 games over the break-even mark when they face the New York Mets on Tues...
Phillies LHP Jose Alvarado (personal) placed on restricted list
The Philadelphia Phillies placed left-handed pitcher Jose Alvarado on the restricted list Monday, saying in a release that Alvarado has left the team to deal with a personal matter.,Alvarado was with the Phillies earlier Monday and met with team officials before leaving the ballpark, The Athletic re...
Pirates place C Joey Bart (hamstring) on IL, move Oneil Cruz to CF
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list on Monday because of a left hamstring strain and recalled fellow catcher Henry Davis from Triple-A Indianapolis.,In other moves, the Pirates activated infielder Nick Gonzales (groin discomfort) from the 10-day IL and designated right...
Pirates place C Joey Bart (hamstring) on IL, recall C Henry Davis
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list on Monday because of a left hamstring strain and recalled fellow catcher Henry Davis from Triple-A Indianapolis.,In other moves, the Pirates activated second baseman Nick Gonzales (groin discomfort) from the 10-day IL and designated ...
Red Sox C Danny Jansen makes history, but Jays come away with win
George Springer homered and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run double in the late innings as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays went on to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in Monday's historic completion of a June 26 suspended game.,Boston catcher Danny Jansen made major league history as the first pl...