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Nick Castellanos, Phillies go for series win over Pirates
Batting with the bases loaded with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday, Nick Castellanos was thinking just one thing:,"Let's win this game," and then he delivered, drilling the first pitch he saw from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Roansy Contreras into center field to lift Phi...

Corbin Burnes faces old team as O's host Brewers in finale
Corbin Burnes will take the mound against his former team on Sunday, hoping to help his current team avoid a sweep as the Baltimore Orioles host the Milwaukee Brewers for the finale of a three-game series.,That reunion is bound to attract the most pregame attention.,Burnes has expressed to reporters...

MacKenzie Gore strikes out 11 as Nationals top A's
Left-hander MacKenzie Gore struck out 11 in five shutout innings to help the Washington Nationals hold on for a 3-1 win over the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon., ,Gore (2-0) struck out three in the first inning despite allowing two baserunners, and he fanned the side in the fifth. He g...

Red Sox seek another series win vs. Angels
The Boston Red Sox look to claim their second series win over the Los Angeles Angels in as many weekends when the teams play the rubber match of a three-game set in Boston on Sunday afternoon.,The Red Sox scored four runs in the first inning Saturday in their 7-2 win, which snapped their season-high...

Astros push past Rangers on seven-run inning
Jose Altuve and Kyle Tucker recorded two-run doubles while the Houston Astros sent 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run seventh inning en route to a 9-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Victor Caratini keyed the uprising with a pinch-hit RBI single that scored Jon Singleton and...

Guardians look to bounce back, avoid sweep vs. Yankees
Looking to build on a much-needed strong showing, Nestor Cortes has a chance to help the New York Yankees continue their sizzling start at the expense of the suddenly struggling Cleveland Guardians. ,The left-hander will try to lead the visiting Yankees to a three-game series sweep of the Guardians ...

Max Meyer keeps Braves under control in Marlins' victory
Max Meyer pitched six impressive innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Meyer (2-0) gave up six hits and one run while striking out seven and walking none. Miami left fielder Bryan De La Cruz finished 2-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead t...

Off to strong start, Royals vie for series win over Mets
The Kansas City Royals returned to form Saturday, fewer than 24 hours after enduring their quietest offensive game of the season.,Yet even in defeat, the New York Mets displayed some encouraging traits.,The Royals and Mets will both be looking to stay hot Sunday afternoon, when they meet in the rubb...

After lengthy rain delay, Dodgers cool off Padres' bats
Mookie Betts had three hits and two RBIs and Gavin Stone pitched 6 2/3 strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers notched a 5-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on a rainy Friday night.,Gavin Lux, Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy also drove in runs for Los Angeles, which halted a two-game slide ...

Daulton Varsho's 1st-inning slam leads Jays past Rockies
Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-3 Saturday afternoon.,The teams have split the first two games of the three-game series.,Brenton Doyle hit a solo home run for the Rockies.,Colorado right-hander Dakota Hudso...

Phillies’ Spencer Turnbull eyes another shutdown outing vs. Pirates
Spencer Turnbull entered this season essentially as a placeholder in the Philadelphia Phillies' starting rotation.,The 31-year-old right-hander was expected to fill in for a few starts while Taijuan Walker spent time on the injured list with right shoulder soreness.,But Turnbull (1-0, 0.00 ERA) has ...

Oswaldo Cabrera homers as Yankees top Guardians in Game 1
Oswaldo Cabrera clubbed a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the visiting New York Yankees stayed hot with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the opener of a split doubleheader on Saturday. ,Cabrera, in his third major league season, had homered 11 times entering this year. However, hi...

Twins score 7 runs in 12th inning to down Tigers
Matt Wallner smacked a three-run homer as part of a seven-run top of the 12th for the Minnesota Twins, who defeated the host Detroit Tigers 11-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.,Austin Martin drew a bases-loaded walk off Alex Lange (0-1) to give the Twins a 5-4 lead. After ...

Once-lowly A's face Nats again, aim to keep rolling
The Oakland Athletics are doing the little things necessary for big things to happen.,After losing 102 games in 2022 and 112 last season, the A's are showing spunk early in 2024.,They've gained momentum by winning five of their past six games. They have come out on top in back-to-back one-run games,...

Twins SS Carlos Correa (oblique) lands on 10-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain on Saturday.,Correa, 29, sustained the injury during the Twins' 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. ,A two-time All-Star, Correa is hitting .306 with one homer, four RBIs and a .432 on-bas...

Hot Mets out to cool off Royals again
The New York Mets needed less than a week to confirm manager Carlos Mendoza's belief that their rough start was simply an example of getting one of their subpar stretches out of the way.,The Kansas City Royals hope Friday night wasn't the beginning of their regression to the middle of the pack in th...

Jays' Yariel Rodriguez set to face Rockies in MLB debut
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Yariel Rodriguez is scheduled to make his major league debut Saturday afternoon against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,The 27-year-old Rodriguez arrived from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, and the plan is to activate him Saturday to make the start.,The Rockies will counte...

Harold Ramirez, Rays look to run past Giants again
The Tampa Bay Rays will look for even more production from a slimmer Harold Ramirez in Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Ramirez legged out a pair of infield hits on Friday in a 3-for-4 outing that also saw him steal a base.,"That's what happens when you lose s...

Salvador Perez leads Royals' big bats in win over Mets
Salvador Perez homered and finished with four RBIs on Saturday afternoon for the visiting Kansas City Royals, who beat the New York Mets 11-7 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,Bobby Witt Jr. finished 2-for-5 with four runs scored for the Royals, who have won eight of nine. Nick ...

Cards' Kyle Gibson looks for better start in clash vs. D-backs
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson took pride in completing six innings in his previous start, but that perseverance came at a cost after he allowed six runs in the initial frame.,Gibson (1-1, 6.23 ERA) will try to rebound on Saturday when the Cardinals face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the...