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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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

Diamondbacks hold on to early lead, get by Rockies
Randal Grichuk and Corbin Carroll hit their first home runs of the season, Gabriel Moreno had four hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Christian Walker had two hits and Merrill Kelly pitched six strong innings to help Arizona end a five-game sk...

Giants search for solutions with men on base vs. Nats
The Nationals hope to continue the San Francisco Giants' home-stadium frustrations when Washington goes for a series sweep on Wednesday afternoon.,Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan sent the Giants and their fans home disappointed for the second straight day when he pitched out of a ninth-inning jam to ...

Carlos Rodon pitches Yankees to win over Marlins
Carlos Rodon pitched six-plus stellar innings as the host New York Yankees matched the best 12-game start in team history with a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,Alex Verdugo hit his first Yankee Stadium homer for New York, Giancarlo Stanton added an RBI double and Juan Soto chip...

Joe Ross, Brewers lead big early, hold off Reds
Joe Ross continued his career dominance of the Cincinnati Reds, scattering five hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings to lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-5 win Tuesday night.,Ross (1-0) won for the third time in as many career decisions against Cincinnati, striking out seven and walking o...

Tyler Glasnow dominant as Dodgers double up Twins
Tyler Glasnow struck out 14 batters in seven scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,James Outman and Will Smith each hit a three-run home run for Los Angeles, which earned its 10th win in 14 games to start the se...

Braves avoid blowing big lead vs. Mets
Reynaldo Lopez tossed six scoreless innings and Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits, three runs and three stolen bases as the Atlanta Braves held on for a 6-5 win over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.,The Mets trailed 6-0 before Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning ag...

Cardinals take down Phillies 3-0 in Sonny Gray's debut
Sonny Gray and four St. Louis Cardinals relievers combined to record 13 strikeouts and blank the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Tuesday.,Gray (1-0) made his Cardinals debut after recovering from a hamstring muscle tear during spring training. Working with a 65-pitch limit, he allowed five hit...

White Sox score early, late to get past Guardians 7-5
Dominic Fletcher delivered a two-run, tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the visiting Chicago White ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.,Against Cleveland's Scott Barlow (0-2) in the eighth inning of a 5-5 game, Chicago's Korey Lee rea...