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Red Sox welcome Guardians to town for annual Patriots' Day game
The Boston Red Sox will celebrate the Patriots' Day holiday in Massachusetts with their traditional Monday morning game, welcoming in the Cleveland Guardians for the start of a four-game series.,The atypical 11:10 a.m. start time creates a tight turnaround for both sides following Sunday victories.,...
Red Sox welcome Guardians to town for annual Patriots' Day game
The Boston Red Sox will celebrate the Patriots' Day holiday in Massachusetts with their traditional Monday morning game, welcoming in the Cleveland Guardians for the start of a four-game series....
Yankees-Guardians game ppd.; DH set for Saturday
Friday's game between the Guardians and New York Yankees was postponed due to inclement weather in the Cleveland area.,The game was scheduled to be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. The teams will play the opener at 12:10 p.m. ET and start the nightcap at 6:10 p.m. ET,Friday's pos...
Phils face off with Pirates, ex-teammate Bailey Falter
Bailey Falter will take the mound in a familiar setting for the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies.,The left-hander will make his first appearance at Citizens Bank Park since being traded last July to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia. He went 8-12 with a 4.56 ERA for...
Jackson Holliday, O's return home to face Brewers
The majors' top-rated prospect makes his home debut Friday when the Baltimore Orioles host the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game series.,Twenty-year-old Baltimore second baseman Jackson Holliday made his major league debut Wednesday in Boston, going 0-for-4 with an RBI. He followed tha...
Brewers prospect sustains multiple facial fractures
Milwaukee Brewers prospect Brock Wilken sustained multiple fractures when he was struck in the face by a pitch on Thursday night.,The 21-year-old third baseman, playing for Double-A Biloxi, was leading off the top of the sixth inning when he was struck by a 94-mph fastball from Mississippi right-han...
Nationals, A's look to break through against strong pitching
Pitching largely has been a plus this week for the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics. Whichever team can break through with the bats might be in better shape as they begin a three-game series Friday night in Oakland. ,This will be the Athletics' first home game since the announcement late l...
Reports: Jays to call up Cuban RHP Yariel Rodriguez
The Toronto Blue Jays plan to promote Cuban right-hander Yariel Rodriguez to make his major league debut this weekend, according to multiple reports Friday.,Rodriguez, 27, went 10-10 with a 3.03 ERA in 79 appearances (no starts) with Chunichi of the Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan from 2020-22...
Rays 2B Brandon Lowe (oblique) lands on injured list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list Friday.,Lowe, 29, is dealing with a right oblique strain and the move is retroactive to Tuesday.,Through eight games this season, Lowe is batting .185 (5-for-27) with one homer, one double and four RBIs.,The former All-...
Former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara surrenders to feds
Former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to federal authorities in Los Angeles on Friday to face a charge of bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.,Mizuhara, 39, is scheduled to appear in court at 1 p.m. PT, after which he is expected to be rele...
Rangers, Astros out to shake off rough patch in rematch
The Astros and Texas Rangers, who split a four-game series last week in Arlington, Texas, will begin a three-game rematch on Friday in Houston with both clubs looking to shake off series defeats.,The Rangers dropped two of three at home against the Oakland A's, while the Astros were swept in a three...
Mets, Royals bring surging offenses into 3-game series
Winning a series in their personal house of horrors means the New York Mets no longer have to worry about flirting with one of the worst starts in franchise history.,For the Kansas City Royals, a historic homestand sweep has them believing a lengthy rebuild might finally be over.,The Mets and Royals...
Braves, Max Fried seek turnaround vs. Marlins
The Atlanta Braves -- among the favorites to win the 2024 World Series -- have been humbled.,On Thursday, the Braves were routed 16-4 by the visiting New York Mets. Atlanta lost two of three games in that series, and the team finished the finale with a backup middle infielder on the mound.,The Brave...
Mariners hope offense stays hot vs. Cubs
A getaway road game before tax day might not seem important in the broad scheme of the Major League Baseball season.,But for the Seattle Mariners, it did.,The Mariners' moribund offense finally exploded in the 10th inning Wednesday in Toronto as Seattle pulled out a 6-1 victory to snap a three-game ...
Giants head east to take on Jose Caballero, Rays
Whether it has been at the plate or in the field through 13 games, new Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jose Caballero has been doing his part to make the memory of former star Wander Franco a distant one.,The Rays and their new shortstop return to St. Petersburg, Fla., for a seven-game homestand that opens...
Bobby Witt Jr., Royals rout Astros in 7th straight win
Bobby Witt Jr. homered twice, leading the Kansas City Royals over the visiting Houston Astros 13-3 on Thursday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.,The Royals sent 15 batters to the plate in the first inning -- scoring nine -- capped by Witt's opposite-field, two-run homer.,Vinnie Pasquantino, ...
Rain washes away Brewers-Reds matinee
Rain in Cincinnati on Thursday forced the postponement of the series finale between the Reds and Milwaukee Brewers.,The contest, originally scheduled for 12:10 p.m. local time, will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Aug. 30 at Great American Ball Park.,Milwaukee took two of three games i...
Diamondbacks look to add to momentum vs. Cardinals
After winning their last two games against the Colorado Rockies, the Arizona Diamondbacks returned home in better spirits to host the St. Louis Cardinals.,Prior to that, Arizona was mired in a five-game losing streak that included three road losses to the Braves.,"It's great to go home with the seri...
JP Sears sparkles, Athletics take series from Rangers
Left-hander JP Sears took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Seth Brown homered and doubled as the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,Sears (1-1) was making just the 46th start of his major league...