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Jose Soriano, four Angels relievers shut out Rangers
Zach Neto led off the game with a homer and Jose Soriano combined with four relievers on a shutout as the Los Angeles Angels blanked the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Arlington, Texas.,The Angels snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second tim...
Alec Burleson's walk-off blast boosts Cards over Pirates
Alec Burleson hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the ninth to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 Monday night.,Burleson was 4-for-5 with two runs scored for the Cardinals. Willson Contreras drove in two runs before home plate umpire Derek Thomas ejected him...
Mark Vientos leads Mets to another win
Mark Vientos continued his recent resurgence by hitting a tiebreaking RBI double with one out in the fifth inning as the host New York Mets inched closer to first place in the National League East with a 13-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.,Vientos helped the Mets win for the...
Brewers' bullpen stifles Diamondbacks' rally
Andruw Monasterio and Caleb Durbin homered as the Milwaukee Brewers held off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Monasterio's third homer, a one-out solo shot in the fourth, put the Brewers up 6-0. Arizona rallied within 6-5, but Durbin opened ...
Shane Smith, White Sox hand Royals first shutout of season
Shane Smith and Tyler Gilbert combined on a two-hit shutout and Korey Lee and Brooks Baldwin smacked back-to-back home runs as the host Chicago White Sox blanked the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Monday.,Chicago collected seven extra-base hits while securing its third winning streak of at least three ga...
Blue Jays bats beat up on struggling Twins
Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run homer in a four-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to defeat the visiting Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Monday night.,Andres Gimenez added a solo shot for the Blue Jays in the opener of the three-game series. It was the start of a six-game homestand for the Blu...
Yankees blast three homers, overwhelm Nationals
Ben Rice, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jasson Dominguez each homered Monday night while Cam Schlittler fired six scoreless innings as the New York Yankees defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 10-5.,Schlittler (2-2) allowed four hits and walked three while striking out eight in a 96-pitch effort. Two ...
Ian Seymour, Rays extend Guardians' scoreless streak to 3 games
Junior Caminero hit two home runs and Ian Seymour struck out eight over five scoreless innings in his first major league start, lifting the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 9-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Cleveland, which took its sixth loss in a row, was shut out for a third s...
Jarren Duran's three-run blast powers Red Sox over Orioles
Jarren Duran slugged a three-run home run in the fifth inning to snap a personal power drought and lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.,Roman Anthony also homered for the Red Sox, who have won four of their l...
Edward Cabrera strikes out 10 as Marlins edge Braves
Edward Cabrera struck out 10 batters over seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.,Cabrera, who is in his fifth major league season, improved to 7-7, tying his career high for wins. He issued just two walks, and his...
Angels manager Ron Washington reveals he underwent major heart surgery
Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington revealed Monday that he underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery shortly after going on medical leave eight weeks ago.,Washington met up with the Angels in Arlington, Texas, before the start of a three-game series between the Angels and Texas Rangers. Washin...
Dodgers’ Enrique Hernandez (elbow) comes off IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated utility man Enrique Hernandez from the injured list on Monday after he missed close to two months with left elbow inflammation.,Hernandez, who last appeared for the Dodgers on July 5, made five appearances on a rehab stint with Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he batte...
Helpful Giants hope to help themselves vs. Cubs
Having aided the Chicago Cubs' hopes of winning the National League Central title, the San Francisco Giants now set their sights on the NL wild-card leader when the playoff hopefuls begin a three-game series Tuesday night in California.,The set kicks off with an intriguing matchup of Cubs left-hande...
Baseball-hungry Netflix to carry World Baseball Classic in Japan
Netflix will stream every game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic exclusively for viewers in Japan, Major League Baseball announced Monday.,The news comes as Netflix is reportedly on the verge of entering the MLB fray by picking up the U.S. rights for the Home Run Derby as part of the league's restr...
Astros finally getting healthier as Rockies come to town
The Houston Astros can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding their season-long battle with poor injury luck, with right-handers Spencer Arrighetti, Cristian Javier and Lance McCullers Jr. having recently returned from stints on the injured list.,When the Astros open a three-game interleag...
Yankees SS Anthony Volpe not in lineup vs. Nationals
Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe might be out of the doghouse, but he's not in the starting lineup against the Washington Nationals on Monday.,Volpe, who leads the American League with 17 errors, was on the bench for the second consecutive night with José Caballero making the start at shortstop for t...
Mets place RHP Reed Garrett on IL, select LHP Jose Castillo
The New York Mets placed right-hander Reed Garrett on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation and purchased the contract of left-hander Jose Castillo from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.,The Mets also transferred right-hander Frankie Montas to the 60-day IL as he deals with a significan...
Cardinals SS Masyn Winn (knee) awaiting MRI results
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn is scheduled to undergo another MRI on his troublesome left knee on Monday.,It's the second exam in two months for Winn, 23, who was scratched from Sunday's lineup at Tampa Bay.,"It doesn't feel great, obviously, and I would have played today if it felt good,...
Tigers' Tarik Skubal on homecoming vs. Athletics: 'It’ll be fun'
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was a huge fan of the Oakland Athletics when he was growing up southwest of Sacramento.,He dreamed about pitching in the Oakland Coliseum and surely never suspected he'd one day be pitching in the majors at West Sacramento, Calif.,But that indeed will be the case Mond...
Rangers' Jacob deGrom 'good to go' vs. Angels
After being passed over in his last scheduled spot in the rotation, Jacob deGrom will return to the mound on Monday when the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (10-5, 2.76 ERA) will be opposed by fellow right hander Jose Soriano...