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Cardinals wear down Twins for third straight win
Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled away for a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Brendan Donovan hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who won their third game in a row. Victor Scott II also notched an RBI., ,Aus...
Braves beat Nationals thanks to 10th-inning error
Pinch runner Luke Williams scored the winning run on Washington shortstop CJ Abrams' 10th-inning throwing error, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday.,After Braves closer Raisel Iglesias (3-1) threw two scoreless innings, Williams advanced to third on Gio U...
Four-run second inning carries Rangers past Guardians
Leody Taveras and Corey Seager each recorded two-run hits in the second inning as the visiting Texas Rangers won 5-3 over the reeling Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.,Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) allowed three runs and seven hits, but completed six innings for the Rangers, who have won four of five. He ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's inside-the-park HR helps Cubs top Marlins
Speedy Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an inside-the-park homer -- which culminated in a spectacular dive to the plate from several feet away -- as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night.,Chicago's Isaac Paredes also had a key hit, smashing a tiebreaking double in the eighth in...
Eugenio Suarez grand slam highlights Diamondbacks' rout of Red Sox
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Boston Red Sox 12-2 Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Arizona had a three-run lead until Suarez homered against Josh Winckowski to give the Diamondbacks a 9-2 advantage in the...
Anthony Santander's slam fuels O's comeback win over Astros
Anthony Santander drilled an eighth-inning grand slam to give the Baltimore Orioles a 7-5 comeback victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Friday night., ,The first three Orioles batters in the inning reached base before Santander's team-leading 38th home run of the season gave Baltimore its ...
Joey Loperfido, Addison Barger complete Jays' rally over Angels
Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs to lead off the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.,Roansy Contreras (2-3) entered for the Angels in the ninth and gave up Loperfido's fourth homer of th...
Pirates erase five-run deficit, down Reds
Joey Bart went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates rally for a 6-5 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the second game of a four-game set on Friday.,Bart is batting .338 with 16 RBIs in his past 20 games.,Pittsburgh reliever Dennis Santana (3-1) threw two scoreles...
Aaron Judge homers for fourth straight game, Yanks blank Rockies
Aaron Judge blasted his major league-leading 49th home run, connecting for the fourth straight game as the host New York Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Friday night.,Judge reached 49 homers in New York's 129th game. When he broke Roger Maris' single-season AL record by hitting 62 in 2022, ...
Double play: Danny Jansen to catch for both teams in Blue Jays-Red Sox
Danny Jansen started a June 26 game in Boston at catcher for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Two months later, he'll resume it on the side of history.,Jansen, now with the Red Sox, will be the first baseball player ever to appear for both teams in the same game when Boston and Toronto continue their...
Phillies reinstate OF Austin Hays from injured list
The Philadelphia Phillies reinstated outfielder Austin Hays from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Hays, 29, acquired in a trade with Baltimore on July 26, landed on the shelf on Aug. 9 with a left hamstring strain.,Hays is batting .256 with four homers and 18 RBIs in 73 games with the Orioles and ...
Red Sox prospect suspended 56 games for PED violation
Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Anthony Felix received a 56-game suspension without pay after testing positive for a banned substance, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,The 20-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol.,Feli...
Padres reinstate RHP Yu Darvish from restricted list
The San Diego Padres reinstated right-hander Yu Darvish from the restricted list, ending a nearly three-month absence because of a groin strain and time away to tend to what was referred to as "a personal matter involving his family.",To make room on the 40-man roster, the Padres designated infielde...
Mariners legend Edgar Martinez takes over as hitting coach
Hall of Fame designated hitter Edgar Martinez will serve as the Seattle Mariners' hitting coach for the rest of the 2024 season.,New Seattle skipper Dan Wilson announced the hire on Friday, one day after Scott Servais was fired as the manager.,Martinez, 61, played his entire 18-year career in Seattl...
Rockies call up trade acquisition LHP Luis Peralta
The Colorado Rockies selected the contract of left-hander Luis Peralta from Triple-A Albuquerque, and the recent trade acquisition is set to make his major league debut.,The Rockies optioned right-hander Tanner Gordon to Triple-A to make room on the active roster and transferred right-hander German ...
Reports: Nats set to call up top prospect OF Dylan Crews
The Washington Nationals are calling up highly touted outfielder Dylan Crews to make his major league debut on Monday against the New York Yankees, multiple outlets reported Friday.,Crews was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft out of LSU and is currently ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect by...
Reds place LHP Andrew Abbott (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed left-hander Andrew Abbott on the 15-day injured list Friday with a strain to his throwing shoulder.,The move was retroactive to Tuesday, two days after Abbott allowed four runs on six hits in five innings of an 8-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals.,Abbott, 25, owns a 10-10 r...
Orioles reinstate LHP Keegan Akin to bullpen
The Baltimore Orioles activated Keegan Akin from the paternity list on Friday and optioned fellow left-hander Nick Vespi to Triple-A Norfolk.,Akin, 29, is 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA in 51 relief appearances this season. In five seasons with the club, he is 10-17 with a 4.81 ERA in 152 appearances (25 start...
Yankees activate Jazz Chisholm Jr.
The New York Yankees activated third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Chisholm, 26, was injured sliding into home plate in a game against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 12. He landed on the 10-day injured list two days later with a UCL sprain.,Chisholm is in line to r...
Reports: Yankees to activate Jazz Chisholm Jr.
The New York Yankees are expected to activate third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the 10-day injured list on Friday, multiple media outlets reported.,Chisholm, 26, was injured sliding into home plate in a game against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 12. He landed on the 10-day injured list two days l...