Baseball Page 839 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Angels face Marlins' pitching prospect Max Meyer
Much-hyped Miami Marlins prospect Max Meyer is getting ready for his third MLB start — and his first since elbow surgery in August 2022....
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga to make major league debut vs. Rockies
The Chicago Cubs had the tough task of opening the season at the home of the 2023 World Series champions, and it didn't go well to start. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cubs twice, but Chicago salvaged the three-game series with a 9-5 win in the finale on Sunday....
White Sox face Braves' Charlie Morton, seek first win of new season
Seeing the Chicago White Sox in the opposing dugout has been a welcome sight for Atlanta Braves right-hander Charlie Morton....
MLB roundup: Back-to-back HRs in 9th send Reds past Nats
Will Benson tied the score with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand lined a solo homer to left to complete the rally as Cincinnati Reds edged the visiting Washington Nationals 6-5 on Sunday....
Dodgers' late homers complete comeback win over Cardinals
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning Sunday and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit over the final four innings to earn a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals....
Giants release former top catching prospect Joey Bart
The San Francisco Giants designated former top catching prospect Joey Bart for assignment on Sunday....
Early 3-run homers get Padres going in route of Giants
Luis Campusano and Ha-Seong Kim each belted three-run homers Sunday and the San Diego Padres scored 12 runs in the first three innings en route to a 13-4 drubbing of the visiting San Francisco Giants....
Walk-off walk lets A's escape Guardians for first win of season
Pinch hitter Abraham Toro drew a four-pitch, walk-off walk from reliever Eli Morgan with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the Oakland Athletics to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 4-3 victory....
Diamondbacks beat Rockies, take 3 of 4 in series
Brandon Pfaadt threw five effective innings in his first outing of the season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Phoenix....
Garrett Whitlock, Red Sox take down Mariners
Enmanuel Valdez and Tyler O'Neill hit home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-1 Sunday afternoon, earning a split of their season-opening, four-game series....
Cubs take over in ninth inning, beat Rangers to avoid sweep
Ian Happ had four hits and drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk, and Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run ninth inning, as the visiting Chicago Cubs salvaged the final game of their three-game opening series with the Texas Rangers with a 9-5 victory on Sunday in Ar...
Juan Soto continues hot start as Yankees earn sweep vs. Astros
Juan Soto produced his third consecutive multi-hit game, snapping a ninth-inning deadlock with an opposite-field RBI single that pushed the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory on Sunday and a four-game series sweep of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park....
Reds crush 2 homers in ninth for walk-off win over Nats
Will Benson tied the game with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand lined a solo homer to left to complete the rally as Cincinnati Reds edged the visiting Washington Nationals 6-5 on Sunday....
Pirates earn sweep with rally at Miami
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning without hitting the ball out of the infield, defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-7 on Sunday afternoon....
Tigers use ninth-inning hit to pull out sweep of White Sox
Pinch hitter Andy Ibanez ripped a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth as the Detroit Tigers edged the host Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep....
Royals hit 5 homers, get shutdown pitching to blank Twins
Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs and Brady Singer struck out 10 over seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals blasted the visiting Minnesota Twins 11-0 on Sunday afternoon....
Brewers complete three-game sweep of Mets
Colin Rea combined with two relievers on a seven-hitter Sunday afternoon for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who completed a season-opening three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-1 win....
Justin Turner has huge day as Blue Jays club Rays
Toronto's Justin Turner went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in his biggest day with the Blue Jays as they clobbered the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla....
Phillies rally to salvage finale vs. Braves
Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBI, Kyle Schwarber homered and singled and the host Philadelphia Phillies salvaged their three-game homestand with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday....
Taylor Ward helps Angels dispatch Orioles
Taylor Ward hit his second home run in two days, Reid Detmers pitched five strong innings and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Sunday to avert being swept in the three-game opening series....