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Red Sox bring rested bullpen into series finale vs. Guardians
The Boston Red Sox will enter their Thursday afternoon game against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a rested bullpen. Tanner Houck made sure of that.,Houck tossed a complete game in Boston's 2-0 triumph on Wednesday. He gave up three hits -- all singles -- and struck out nine without walking a...

Red Sox bring rested bullpen into series finale vs. Guardians
The Boston Red Sox will enter their Thursday afternoon game against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a rested bullpen. Tanner Houck made sure of that....

Angels look to take 3 of 4 in road series vs. Rays
Griffin Canning seemed to answer any questions about his health last season after missing all of 2022 as he recovered from a stress fracture in his back.,The Los Angeles Angels right-hander went 7-8 with a 4.32 ERA in 24 games (22 starts), including a masterful performance against the Boston Red Sox...

Angels look to take 3 of 4 in road series vs. Rays
Griffin Canning seemed to answer any questions about his health last season after missing all of 2022 as he recovered from a stress fracture in his back....

Rangers' Jack Leiter set for debut against Tigers
The Texas Rangers have been looking forward to having Jack Leiter in the rotation since they made him the No. 2 pick of the 2021 draft.,That day has arrived. Leiter will make his major league debut against the Tigers in the finale of a four-game series at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Leiter earned...

Jack Leiter to make MLB debut for Rangers at Tigers
The Texas Rangers have been looking forward to having Jack Leiter in the starting rotation since they made him the No. 2 pick of the 2021 draft.,That day has arrived. Leiter will make his major league debut in the finale of a four-game series at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Leiter earned the call-...

Jack Leiter to make MLB debut for Rangers at Tigers
The Texas Rangers have been looking forward to having Jack Leiter in the starting rotation since they made him the No. 2 pick of the 2021 draft....

MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.,Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. It was the first complete game of Houck's career and the first shutout by a solo Red So...

MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday....

Tanner Houck tosses 3-hitter as Red Sox blank Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 Wednesday.,Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. He threw 94 pitches, 69 for strikes. It was the first complete game of Houck's career and the first...

Jake Irvin, Nationals shut down Dodgers
Right-hander Jake Irvin went six scoreless innings and CJ Abrams hit a leadoff home run as the Washington Nationals finished a long California trip in style with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon.,Irvin gave up four hits and one walk, striking out six, after he allowe...

Braves edge Astros in 10th to complete series sweep
Orlando Arcia drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the top of the 10th and the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday to sweep a three-game series.,Arcia, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, slapped the decisive single to left against Houston's Seth Martinez (...

Brewers blank Padres to end short skid
Blake Perkins drove in the game's only run with an eighth-inning single to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 1-0 victory to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.,Padres starter Michael King (2-1) had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings be...

Rangers score winning run in 9th to top Tigers
Josh Smith's pinch-hit double scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the visiting Texas Rangers edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon.,Smith brought home Ezequiel Duran, who reached on an infield single and advanced to second on an error -- one of three committed by the Tigers...

Orioles cap sweep of Twins on Cedric Mullins' walk-off HR
Cedric Mullins crushed a 1-2 pitch for a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 4-2 victory and three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.,Mullins' fifth homer of the season sailed into the right field seats, and his first ca...

Giants stymie Marlins to win series
Keaton Winn pitched six strong innings to earn his second major league victory as the San Francisco Giants got past the host Miami Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,Camilo Doval pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save of the season. Two of those saves came against the Marlins as the Gi...

Ninth-inning rally leads Angels to win over Rays
Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward hit RBI singles in the ninth inning, rallying the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Amed Rosario's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth put the Rays up 4-3 before the Angels came back against Rays clos...

Ninth-inning rally leads Angels to win over Rays
Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward hit RBI singles in the ninth inning, rallying the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Kyle Schwarber, Phils snuff Rockies' rally
Kyle Schwarber launched a pair of home runs and left-hander Cristopher Sanchez struck out 10 in six strong innings, but the Philadelphia Phillies had to survive a comeback bid by the visiting Colorado Rockies to win 7-6 on Wednesday evening.,The Phillies finished off a three-game sweep as they won f...

Kyle Schwarber, Phils snuff Rockies' rally
Kyle Schwarber launched a pair of home runs and left-hander Cristopher Sanchez struck out 10 in six strong innings, but the Philadelphia Phillies had to survive a comeback bid by the visiting Colorado Rockies to win 7-6 on Wednesday evening....