Baseball Page 813 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes first appearance vs. Giants
The banged-up San Francisco Giants will get their first look at one of their primary offseason targets, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, when they open a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.,Neither Yamamoto (4-1, 2.79 ERA) nor the Giants' scheduled starter Monday, Jordan Hicks...
Kenley Jansen, Red Sox staff feeling good as Rays visit
The Tampa Bay Rays probably won't have to worry about Kenley Jansen when they visit the Boston Red Sox on Monday for the start of a four-game series.,Jansen, Boston's closer, pitched in each of his team's past three games, and he earned the save in the Red Sox's victories on Saturday and Sunday.,"It...
Yu Darvish sharp, Padres hit three HRs in win over Dodgers
Yu Darvish retired the first 14 batters he faced Sunday and allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Darvish (3-1) walked one and fanned seven in winning his third straight start. Si...
Cardinals halt seven-game skid, beat Brewers
Michael Siani doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh and struggling Paul Goldschmidt added a home run and RBI single as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak.,Miles Mikolas (3-5) settled in after allowin...
Casey Schmitt's double in 10th gives Giants win over Reds
Casey Schmitt launched a walk-off double to left-center field with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,After Luke Jackson (1-1) had stranded runners at second and third in a scoreless top of the 10th, Schmitt came ...
Cubs hold on for series win over slumping Pirates
Patrick Wisdom hit a solo homer during a three-run 10th inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Adbert Alzolay allowed Connor Joe's two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th before securing his fourth save. Hector Neris ...
Rockies conclude three-game sweep of Rangers
Ezequiel Tovar homered, Brendan Rodgers had two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Denver on Sunday to sweep their first series of the season.,Ty Blach (1-1) allowed just one run on seven hits in five innings and Jalen Beeks picked up his third save for Colorado, which has w...
Bailey Ober racks up 10 K's as Twins down Blue Jays
Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run, right-hander Bailey Ober struck out 10 and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 Sunday afternoon.,Minnesota's Max Kepler hit a two-run double in the eighth to extend his career-best hit streak to 14 games in the rubber match of a th...
Diamondbacks' offense comes alive in win over Orioles
Zac Gallen pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks finally got their offense going to avoid a three-game sweep, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy hit his first home run of the season -- a two-run shot -- during Arizona's six-run sixth inning....
Justin Verlander in command as Astros blast Tigers
Justin Verlander pitched seven dominant innings and the visiting Houston Astros rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.,Verlander (2-1), who pitched for Detroit from 2005-17, retired the first 14 batters he faced. He allowed two hits and recorded eight strikeouts for his...
Giants OF Michael Conforto (hamstring) on IL; Jung Hoo Lee hurt
San Francisco Giants oufielder Michael Conforto landed on the 10-day IL before outfielder Jung Hoo Lee left Sunday's game with a separated left shoulder.,Conforto was injured in Saturday night's 5-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds, exiting in the fourth inning with a right hamstring strain. Th...
Marlins take down Phillies in 10 innings
Emmanuel Rivera drilled a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to lead the host Miami Marlins to a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Rivera, a pinch hitter for Jesus Sanchez, grounded his single off the body of reliever Gregory Soto (0-1). It was the first walk-off hit of...
Guardians capitalize on sloppy White Sox play, avert sweep
Logan Allen tossed six scoreless innings and Andres Gimenez and David Fry each homered to help the Cleveland Guardians avert a four-game sweep with a 7-0 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Estevan Florial had a triple and a double over four at-bats, while Fry walked twice and knocked in ...
Seth Lugo, Royals take three of four from Angels
Seth Lugo struck out a career-high 12 batters, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Lugo (6-1), who has not thrown a complete game in his nine-year major league career, threw a season-best eight innings, allowing one run o...
Orioles look to finish sweep vs. Diamondbacks
The Baltimore Orioles are developing a knack for finding the right answers, a trend they'll look to continue heading into the series finale with the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks....
MLB roundup: Pirates power past Cubs in Paul Skenes' debut
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his highly anticipated major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit five home runs in a 10-9 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday....
A's pull away late to pound Mariners
Joey Estes pitched five innings to earn his first major league victory as the Oakland Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Saturday night....
Jo Adell homers again as Angels put away Royals
Jo Adell's three-run homer sparked the Los Angeles Angels early, and a four-run seventh inning helped put away the Kansas City Royals in a 9-3 victory Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif....
Teoscar Hernandez's slam propels Dodgers in San Diego
James Paxton fired six shutout innings and Teoscar Hernandez belted a grand slam as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Saturday night....
Big 7th inning vs. Rangers gives Rockies third straight win
Elias Diaz delivered the go-ahead RBI single in a six-run seventh inning that propelled the Colorado Rockies to an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday in Denver....