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Rangers place C Danny Jansen (forearm) on 10-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed veteran catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a right forearm strain.,The move was retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Rangers signed another seasoned catcher, Elias Diaz, to a major league contract.,Jansen, 31, said he fel...
Tanner Bibee dominant as Guardians shut out Rangers
Tanner Bibee pitched eight scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season, and Jose Ramirez and Brayan Rocchio hit solo home runs to power the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.,Bibee (1-7) allowed three hits, walked two and fanned t...
Yordan Alvarez's slam powers Astros to big win over A's
Yordan Alvarez clubbed his fifth career grand slam as the Houston Astros pounded the visiting Athletics 13-2 on Saturday to win the three-game series between American League West rivals.,The Astros socked three home runs off Athletics right-hander Kade Morris (0-1), who endured a forgettable major l...
Yankees-Red Sox game Saturday postponed
Saturday's game between the visiting Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees was postponed due to a forecast of sustained rain at Yankee Stadium.,The postponement was announced a little over a half hour after the originally scheduled 7:35 p.m. EST start. The game will be made up as a split doubleheader ...
Angels reinstate Nolan Schanuel, place Jorge Soler on IL
The Los Angeles Angels made a flurry of moves on Saturday. The club reinstated infielder Nolan Schanuel from the IL, placed outfielder Jorge Soler (oblique) on the IL (retroactive to June 4), selected the contract of outfielder Gustavo Campero and placed him on the 10-day IL and designated catcher O...
Javier Sanoja leads Marlins past Rays
Javier Sanoja was 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the host Miami Marlins knotted their three-game series with the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays in a 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon.,Otto Lopez notched two hits, and Esteury Ruiz scored a run, walked three times, stole a base and was ...
Yordan Alvarez blast powers Astros to big win over Athletics
Yordan Alvarez clubbed his fifth career grand slam as the Houston Astros pounded the visiting Athletics 13-2 on Saturday to win the three-game series between American League West rivals.,The Astros socked three home runs off Athletics right-hander Kade Morris (0-1), who endured a forgettable major l...
White Sox rough up Andrew Painter, Phillies in win
Colson Montgomery and Jacob Gonzalez homered to guide the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Tristan Peters notched three hits for Chicago, which had lost three of four. Chase Meidroth chipped in with two hits for the White Sox.,Alec Bohm and Bran...
Two double steals highlight Braves win over Pirates
Dominic Smith lobbed an opposite-field home run just inside the left-field foul pole to highlight a three-run rally and help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday.,With the game tied 3-3, the Braves rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. They executed th...
Nationals continue road dominance with win over Diamondbacks
Curtis Mead and Dylan Crews homered, Zack Littell won his fifth straight start, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday in Phoenix.,Mead hit a two-run homer on the eighth pitch of the game off Eduardo Rodriguez (5-2), as the Nationals secured the series win and imp...
Ernie Clement dazzles all-around as Blue Jays down Orioles
Ernie Clement had a three-run homer and a triple Saturday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-4.,Clement also played strong defense at second base and Brandon Valenzuela added three hits and a sacrifice fly as Toronto gained a split of the first two games of...
Lars Nootbaar's 8th-inning homer lifts Cards over Reds
Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run homer in the eighth to erase a one-run deficit and rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.,Nootbaar, who missed the first two months of the season with double heel surgery before returning Friday night, connected...
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in Cubs' walk-off win over Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Michael Busch led off the 10th with a walk-off single that was misplayed in right field and the Chicago Cubs avenged an 18-3 shellacking a day earlier with a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturda...
Lars Nootbaar's pinch-hit homer lifts Cards over Reds
Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the eighth to erase a one-run deficit and rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.,Nootbaar, who missed the first two months of the season with double heel surgery before returning Friday night...
Bobby Witt Jr. helps Royals edge Twins
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Carter Jensen homered and drove in two runs for Kansas City, which earned its second straight victory in ...
Rays moving struggling LHP Steven Matz to bullpen
Struggling Rays left-handed pitcher Steven Matz will be removed from the rotation and sent to the bullpen, Tampa Bay announced Saturday.,Matz's ERA climbed to 5.48 after two poor outings, including Tuesday's 8-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers in which he allowed five runs and six hits, including two hom...
Dominic Canzone helps Mariners snap Tigers' win streak
Dominic Canzone homered and drove in two runs, Bryce Miller tossed six powerful innings and the visiting Seattle Mariners silenced the Detroit Tigers, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon.,Canzone added a single and a run-scoring double. Randy Arozarena supplied two hits while scoring a run and knocking in tw...
Orioles add C Sam Huff with C Samuel Basallo ailing
With Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo nursing an abdominal injury, the club selected the contract of catcher Sam Huff from Triple-A Norfolk.,Basallo was at designated hitter for the Orioles on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays when he went down on one knee following a swing attempt. He wa...
Cubs recall RHP Javier Assad, option RHP Ethan Roberts
The Chicago Cubs recalled right-hander Javier Assad to the major league roster Saturday, while right-hander Ethan Roberts was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.,Assad, 28, made eight appearances (three starts) with the Cubs this season, going 3-1 with a 5.88 ERA. He was optioned to Iowa on May 17 with the o...
Twins recall former top overall pick Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins recalled infielder Royce Lewis from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.,Lewis, the top overall pick of the 2017 MLB Draft, was optioned to the Saints on May 19. He batted .340 (18-for-53) with eight homers and 19 RBIs in 13 games for St. Paul.,Lewis, 27, is batting .163 with three hom...