Baseball Page 787 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Recently swept at home by Astros, Red Sox eye revenge
In advance of a critical three-game series starting Monday against the visiting Red Sox, Houston received exactly what it needed from starters Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez over the final two games of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.,After Brown matched his season high of seven inni...
Fresh off series win, Pirates make rare trip to face Rangers
For the first time in more than five years, the Texas Rangers host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday as the two clubs begin a three-game interleague set in Arlington, Texas.,Coming off a series win against the Seattle Mariners, the Pirates will face their second consecutive American League West oppon...
Reds look to right ship against Blue Jays
After being swept and outscored 28-3 over three games against the Kansas City Royals, the Cincinnati Reds aim for a turnaround Monday night against the host Toronto Blue Jays.,The Reds finished a 3-3 homestand with an 8-1 loss to the Royals in the series finale on Sunday. Cincinnati opens a seven-ga...
Tigers rally, top Yanks in 10 at Little League Classic
Parker Meadows hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th as the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 3-2 in the annual MLB Little League Classic at Williamsport, Pa., on Sunday night.,Jace Jung drove in the the tying run with two outs in the ninth for his first major league RBI. Mead...
Mariners, Mets to play in 2025 Little League Classic
The Seattle Mariners will make their first trip to Williamsport, Pa., in next season's MLB Little League Classic on Aug. 17.,The Mariners will take on the New York Mets, who took part in the event in 2018, in the Sunday night game. The game takes place amid the Little League World Series, which is a...
MLB roundup: Rays blow 6-0 lead, recover for 12-inning win
Dylan Carlson's RBI single in the 12th inning helped the Tampa Bay Rays overcome a blown six-run lead and sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 8-7 win Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Carlson's liner to left scored Alex Jackson and handed Justin Martinez (5-4) his second loss of the three-...
Bowden Francis, Joey Loperfido lift Jays over Cubs 1-0
Bowden Francis held the host Chicago Cubs to three hits over seven innings, and Joey Loperfido's homer made the difference in the Toronto Blue Jays' 1-0 win on Sunday afternoon.,Loperfido's third home run of the season, a shot to right, came in the second inning off Cubs starter Shota Imanaga and wa...
Giants top A's in 10, win final Bay Bridge Series
Jerar Encarnacion and Michael Conforto hit back-to-back home runs in a three-run 10th inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the San Francisco Giants to capture the finale of the last Bay Bridge Series, 4-2 over the host Oakland Athletics.,The uprising gave the Giants a 2-2 split this season and allowed ...
Charlie Morton, Braves shut down Angels to win series
Charlie Morton gave up one run and two hits in 5 1/3 innings and got just enough offensive support as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Marcell Ozuna had two hits and Ramon Laureano homered for the Braves, who won two of three in the series. Three...
Rockies hold off Padres, win three-game series
Jacob Stallings had two hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 in Denver on Sunday.,Angel Chivilli (1-1) picked up the win in relief of Bradley Blalock. Victor Vodnik notched his ninth save for Colorado, which won the thre...
Adolis Garcia, Rangers beat Twins in 10 to avert 4-game sweep
Adolis Garcia went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and scored the game-winning run as the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 in 10 innings on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,After beginning the bottom of the 10th on second, Garcia came around to score on Josh Jung's one-out infield single that resulted in...
Rays blow six-run lead, recover to sweep D-backs in 12th
Dylan Carlson's one-out RBI single in the 12th inning helped the Tampa Bay Rays overcome a blown six-run lead and sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 8-7 win Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Carlson's liner to left scored Alex Jackson and handed Justin Martinez (5-4) his second loss of th...
Royals cap sweep of Reds with third straight blowout
Brady Singer tossed six shutout innings as the visiting Kansas City Royals completed a dominating three-game sweep Sunday with an 8-1 rout of the Cincinnati Reds.,Singer (9-8), who snapped a personal two-game skid, was not bothered by a 45-minute rain delay, limiting the Reds to just five singles ov...
Joey Loperfido's HR makes the difference, Jays beat Cubs 1-0
Bowden Francis held the host Chicago Cubs to three hits over seven innings, and Joey Loperfido's homer made the difference in the Toronto Blue Jays' 1-0 win on Sunday afternoon.,Loperfido's third home run of the season came in the second inning off Cubs starter Shota Imanaga and was estimated at 409...
Clayton Kershaw sharp as Dodgers edge Cards
Clayton Kershaw threw six scoreless innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 Sunday.,In the rubber game of a three-game series, Kershaw (2-2) held the Cardinals to four hits and a walk in his fifth start since recovering from shoulder surgery. He struck out two.,...
Late surge helps Nationals salvage series finale vs. Phillies
Jacob Young hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift the visiting Washington Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series. ,Washington loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth against Phillies reliever Matt Strahm (...
Mariners' bats awaken, pummel Pirates to end 5-game skid
The Seattle Mariners' offense came alive with 13 hits, including three home runs, to snap a five-game losing streak and avoid being swept with a 10-3 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Each of the Mariners' nine starters connected at least once. Cal Raleigh hit his 27th homer of the ...
Albert Suarez blanks Red Sox for six innings in O's win
Gunnar Henderson homered for the fourth time in five games and Albert Suarez threw six shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles ended a homestand by defeating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Adley Rutschman also homered as the Orioles forged a split of the four-game series between Americ...
Yankees bring up OF Jasson Dominguez for Little League Classic
The New York Yankees appointed top prospect Jasson Dominguez as their 27th man for Sunday night's Little League Classic game against the Detroit Tigers.,Dominguez will make his MLB season debut Sunday, batting fifth in the lineup and manning left field.,The Yankees and Tigers were granted a 27th man...
Colin Rea, Brewers hold Guardians to two hits to finish sweep
Colin Rea allowed two hits over seven shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 2-0 win on Sunday afternoon.,Rea (11-4) struck out five, didn't walk a batter and hit two.,Bryan Hudson came in to get three outs in the eighth afte...