Baseball Page 796 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Yankees hope to build off Juan Soto's heroics vs. White Sox
With a major boost from Juan Soto, the New York Yankees evened their road series with the Chicago White Sox and regained the American League East lead with a 4-1 win on Tuesday.,Soto provided the offensive highlights with his first career three-homer game, but an uneven effort from the bullpen nearl...
Athletics aim to give Mets more trouble
The Oakland Athletics aren't going to the playoffs, but they have proven over the last month that they can compete with teams bound for the postseason.,The New York Mets, meanwhile, might be running out of time to prove they can be a playoff-caliber club.,The A's will look to hand the stumbling Mets...
Surging Astros have sights on series sweep vs. Rays
The Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays have help on the way, but one of the clubs needs it more than the other.,Houston, after recording a 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday, will seek a three-game series sweep on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Astros used solo homers from Alex Bregman and ...
Reds target home sweep of Cardinals
The Cincinnati Reds will try to continue stifling the hitters for the visiting St. Louis Cardinals when they go for a sweep of their three-game series on Wednesday evening.,The Reds won the first two games of the series behind strong pitching performances from left-hander Andrew Abbott and right-han...
Soaring Padres eye three-game sweep of sliding Pirates
With wins in 18 of their past 21 games, the San Diego Padres have jumped into contention for the National League West title or perhaps the league's top wild-card spot.,Either of those scenarios would give the Padres home field to begin the postseason, but starting with the series finale against the ...
Marlins shoot for sweep of two-game series with Phillies
Jake Burger and Jesus Sanchez will attempt to continue their power surges on Wednesday as the visiting Miami Marlins vie for a two-game series sweep of the free-falling Philadelphia Phillies.,Burger homered in his fourth straight game and Sanchez went deep for the second consecutive contest in Miami...
Kerry Carpenter, Tigers look for another win against Mariners
The Detroit Tigers have been lacking power since Kerry Carpenter was placed on the injured list in late May., ,Carpenter returned in a big way on Tuesday in the first game of a three-game home series against Seattle. He blasted two home runs in a 15-1 romp.,The second game of the series will be play...
Twins leaning on fundamentals in search of sweep of Royals
The Minnesota Twins hope a simple approach helps them finish a difficult three-game series sweep against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Minnesota is coming off an 8-3 win in the series opener Monday and a 13-3 victory in the second game of the series on Tuesday. The Tw...
Red Sox shoot for rare sweep in finale vs. Rangers
The Boston Red Sox will attempt to complete their first sweep in more than a month when they conclude a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers on Wednesday.,A 9-4 win against Texas on Tuesday put Boston on the verge of sweeping a series for the first time since July 2-4 at Miami. The b...
Braves lose late lead, beat Giants in 10 innings
Travis d'Arnaud worked his extra-innings magic again, singling home pinch runner Luke Williams in the 10th inning as the Atlanta Braves outlasted the host San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday night.,d'Arnaud's hit came against Randy Rodriguez (3-2), the Giants' fifth pitcher, with one out and William...
Down to last strike, D-backs rally past Rockies
With the Diamondbacks down to their last strike, Jake McCarthy slapped a two-run single to left in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Arizona to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in Phoenix.,McCarthy stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded after Colorado reliever Victor Vodnik...
Michael King strikes out 10 as surging Padres blank Pirates
David Peralta homered Tuesday night and Michael King struck out 10 over six scoreless innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 for their eighth consecutive series win since the All-Star break.,King (10-6) scattered seven hits and walked none as he lowered his ERA t...
Kevin Gausman, rookie hitter lift Jays over Angels
Kevin Gausman threw seven scoreless innings and Will Wagner had two hits and two RBIs in his second major league game to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Gausman allowed six hits while striking out five and walking two during...
Enjoying role of spoiler, Nationals take on Orioles
The Washington Nationals won't be mistaken for a team stocked with experience, but they've fared well recently against some playoff contenders., ,The Nationals would like to repeat what they just produced when they face the Baltimore Orioles again Wednesday night in Baltimore., ,The Nationals won 9-...
Alex Cobb trying to settle into groove as Guardians take on Cubs
With his season debut out of the way, right-hander Alex Cobb can focus on trying to help the Cleveland Guardians continue their latest run of success.,Cobb will be looking to lead host Cleveland to a fifth straight win and a three-game series sweep when the Guardians face the Chicago Cubs on Wednesd...
MLB roundup: Yankees' Juan Soto belts three homers
Juan Soto launched three home runs and drove in four runs and Nestor Cortes pitched seven shutout innings to lift the visiting New York Yankees past the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday.,Soto delivered his sixth multi-home run game of the season and first three-homer game of his career. He smacked a...
Juan Soto's 3 homers lead Yankees over White Sox
Juan Soto launched three home runs and drove in four runs and Nestor Cortes pitched seven shutout innings to lift the visiting New York Yankees past the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday.,Soto delivered his sixth multi-home run game of the season and first three-homer game of his career. He smacked a...
Dodgers pound four home runs, pummel Brewers
Gavin Lux and Andy Pages each hit two-run homers during a five-run fourth inning and Gavin Stone tossed five solid innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Tuesday for their fifth straight victory.,Will Smith and Shohei Ohtani also homered for Los Angeles, which ...
Shea Langeliers powers surging A's past slumping Mets
Shea Langeliers had four hits and four RBIs on Tuesday night for the visiting Oakland Athletics, who cruised to a 9-4 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Athletics improved to 15-9 since July 12 -- the best record in the American League in that span. The ...
Twins' Zebby Matthews beats Royals in big-league debut
Right-hander Zebby Matthews pitched five strong innings to win his big-league debut as the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 13-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Max Kepler went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs to lead Minnesota. Jose Miranda fell a homer shy o...