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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...
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...
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 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 ...
Nick Lodolo dominates in return as Reds shut out White Sox
Nick Lodolo threw five no-hit innings before allowing a ground-ball single to open the sixth in his first start in 11 months as the visiting Cincinnati Reds blanked the Chicago White Sox 5-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Spencer Steer continued his torrid start to the season with a three-run double in a fi...
Rangers look to continue run of recent success in Houston
The Texas Rangers returned to Houston's Minute Maid Park on Friday for the first time since they claimed Games 6 and 7 of the 2023 American League Championship Series. They followed that by capturing their first World Series title in franchise history.,The result Friday in the opener of a three-game...
Red Sox look to rebound from rough opener vs. Angels
The Boston Red Sox will look to turn the page following a rough weekend series opener and aim for their first home win of the season when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon. ,Not only was Boston held to three hits -- including left fielder Jarren Duran's third double in a two-gam...
'Awesome' Shota Imanaga aims to lead Cubs past Mariners
The only thing that has stopped Shota Imanaga this season is Mother Nature.,Through his first two major league starts, the Chicago Cubs left-hander (1-0, 0.00 ERA) has thrown 10 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out 12 without walking a batter.,He'll try to continue that streak at S...
Tigers hope to keep the runs coming in DH vs. Twins
The Detroit Tigers scored a season-high eight runs during the opener of a four-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins, and they will look to carry that momentum into a straight doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. ,The doubleheader was necessitated after Thursday's scheduled opener was post...
Dodgers enter unfamiliar territory vs. Padres' Matt Waldron
Early in every season, there are times when a team won't have much of an idea of what to expect of the next day's starting pitcher.,That will be the case Saturday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers meet the visiting San Diego Padres in the second game of this three-game series.,The Dodgers know that...
Pitching takes center stage as Braves visit Marlins
It will be experience against youth on the mound Saturday when the Atlanta Braves visit the Miami Marlins in the middle game of a weekend series.,The Braves, who won the series opener 8-1 on Friday, will start left-hander Chris Sale (1-0, 3.38 ERA), while the Marlins will go with right-hander Max Me...
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 ...
Brewers again score big, knock off Orioles
Jake Bauers hit a three-run home run and finished with four RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame an early three-run deficit to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 11-5 on Saturday.,Five relievers combined for 5 2/3 shutout innings and helped the Brewers to win their fourth straight game.,Rhys Hoskin...
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...
Michael Busch homers again, leads Cubs past Mariners
Michael Busch homered for a fourth consecutive game and Javier Assad pitched 5 2/3 solid innings as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday afternoon....
A's rally from 5-run deficit, win series against Nats
Abraham Toro had a two-run single to cap a six-run sixth inning on Sunday, helping the host Oakland Athletics overcome a five-run deficit in a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals....
Diamondbacks use big fifth inning to down Cardinals
Zac Gallen improved to 3-0 and Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with a run in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-0 victory Sunday over the St. Louis Cardinals at Phoenix....
Reds whip White Sox to complete three-game sweep
Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Nick Martini belted two-run homers to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 11-4 win Sunday and a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox....
Guardians walk off on Yankees with 3-run 10th
Andres Gimenez's walk-off sacrifice fly capped a three-run 10th inning and sent the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-7 win over the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday....
Mets get timely hitting in eighth inning to take series with Royals
Harrison Bader snapped a scoreless tie with an eighth-inning RBI single Sunday afternoon and four pitchers combined on a three-hitter for the host New York Mets, who beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series....