Baseball Page 803 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

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....

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....

Red Sox go on offensive early in downing Angels
Masataka Yoshida and Triston Casas each drove in two runs as the Boston Red Sox used an early offensive surge to take down the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday afternoon....

Thairo Estrada powers Giants past Rays
Thairo Estrada homered twice to help the visiting San Francisco Giants even the three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 11-2 win on Saturday afternoon....

Max Meyer keeps Braves under control in Marlins' victory
Max Meyer pitched six impressive innings to help lead the Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday....

Daulton Varsho's 1st-inning slam leads Blue 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....

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....

Salvador Perez leads Royals' big bats in win over Mets
Salvador Perez homered and finished with four RBIs 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....

Twins score 7 runs in 12th inning to down Tigers
The Minnesota Twins scored seven runs in the top of the 12th, including Matt Wallner's three-run homer, as they defeated the host Detroit Tigers 11-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon....

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 Saturday's split doubleheader....

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....

Braves RHP Spencer Strider out for season after surgery
Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow with an internal brace....

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....

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....

'Awesome' Shota Imanaga aims to lead Cubs past Mariners
The only thing that has stopped Shota Imanaga this season is Mother Nature....

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....

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....

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....

Phillies’ Spencer Turnbull eyes another shutdown outing vs. Pirates
Spencer Turnbull entered this season essentially as a placeholder in the Philadelphia Phillies' starting rotation....

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....