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In Minnesota, Dodgers go for another sweep
The Los Angeles Dodgers will aim for a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins when the teams meet in the series finale Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Los Angeles is coming off a 6-3 win over the Twins on Tuesday night. That followed the Dodgers' 4-2 win in the series opener Monday night.,The r...
Mike Trout, Angels aim to claim series vs. Rays
Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout hit a home run on Tuesday, becoming the first player in club history to have six homers in the first 11 games of a season.,The Angels will hope for another power display -- or perhaps some baserunning heroics -- from Trout when they play the rubber match of a ...
Rare strong bullpen effort carries Rays past Angels
Jose Caballero led the Tampa Bay offense with three hits and the bullpen had an unusually effective performance in the Rays' 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Caballero had two singles, a double, two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base, but it was the performance of ...
Jays make early 5-run lead hold up in beating Mariners
Chris Bassitt pitched 6 2/3 strong innings and Bo Bichette hit his first home run of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Tuesday night.,Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-4 with a double as the Blue Jays won their second in a row at the renovated Rogers Centr...
Mariners look to avoid sweep at Blue Jays
When Bo Bichette swings for the fences, good things don't happen.,After getting a pair of hits on Opening Day, the Toronto Blue Jays shortstop went 1-for-21 over the next five games.,He simplified his approach over the weekend and hit his first home run of the season Tuesday, a two-run shot as the B...
Phillies hope to bounce back vs. Cards behind Aaron Nola
After struggling during his first start of the season, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola made significant progress in his second outing.,He will try to build on that progress Wednesday afternoon when the Phillies close a six-game road trip by facing the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies ...
Nats break late tie, escape with win over Giants
CJ Abrams homered and drove in three runs, Trey Lipscomb broke a seventh-inning tie with a sacrifice fly and the visiting Washington Nationals made it two straight over the San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.,Consecutive doubles by Jesse Winker and Riley Adams produced an insurance r...
Shea Langeliers' 3 homers power A's over Rangers
Shea Langeliers hit three home runs, including a two-run blast in the top of the ninth inning that gave the Oakland A's their third consecutive victory, 4-3, over the Texas Rangers in the opening game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night.,It was the first three-homer game of ...
Skid snapped, White Sox seek win streak vs. Guardians
After cooling off the sizzling Cleveland Guardians and ending their own slide, the Chicago White Sox have a rare moment of early positivity to build on.,Following their second victory of the season, the visiting White Sox will aim to win the three-game set from the Guardians on Wednesday evening.,Ch...
Reports: Orioles calling up No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday
The future is set to arrive for the Baltimore Orioles. ,The Orioles are calling up No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday, ESPN and MLB.com reported Tuesday night. ,Holliday, a middle infielder, is not only the top prospect in Baltimore's organization, but he is also the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball i...
Royals nip Astros in 10 for fifth straight win
Salvador Perez slashed a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday.,With pinch runner Garrett Hampson at second to start the inning, Perez jumped on Wander Suero's 0-1 cutter, drilling it into the left-center...
Austin Gomber, Rockies seek series win over D-backs
When Austin Gomber starts this season, the Colorado Rockies win. Unfortunately for the left-hander, he hasn't been the beneficiary of the decisions.,Gomber will shoot for his first victory and a series win for the Rockies when they wrap up a three-game set with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday ...
Rockies crush Blue Jays pitching to coast to victory
Nolan Jones and Ezequiel Tovar led a 20-hit attack with solo home runs and the visiting Colorado Rockies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-4 on Friday night.,Jones, Tovar, Ryan McMahon and Kris Bryant each had two RBIs for the Rockies, who won in Toronto for the first time in the 10 games they have ...
Yankees, Guardians carry hot starts into day-night doubleheader
The start of the season has been strong for both the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians.,After rain in Cleveland on Friday postponed the scheduled start of the clubs' intriguing weekend series, the Yankees and Guardians will play a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.,New York, which finished a...
Padres earn 11-inning, homer-filled win over Dodgers
Jackson Merrill singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning as the San Diego Padres edged the host Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Friday, winning a slugfest that featured a history-making moment for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani.,The teams combined for eight home runs on the night, six of them in the ...
Bryce Miller's strong outing leads Mariners past Cubs
Bryce Miller allowed just an unearned run over 6 1/3 innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,Ty France went 2-for-4 and Julio Rodriguez hit a two-run single for the Mariners, who won back-to-back games for onl...
Back-to-back homers spark Reds' rout of White Sox
Elly De La Cruz and Tyler Stephenson connected for back-to-back home runs and Andrew Abbott pitched seven strong innings to lift the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-1 win against the host Chicago White Sox on Friday.,Cincinnati collected 12 hits, including five for extra bases, while drawing nine walks.,Ch...
Rangers ride 6-run inning to win over Astros
Jonah Heim clubbed a three-run homer that capped a six-run third inning and the Texas Rangers added four runs in the sixth to top the host Houston Astros 12-8 Friday.,Heim followed a bases-loaded walk from Josh Smith and an RBI single by Wyatt Langford with his second home run this season, a 408-foo...
Mark Canha, Tarik Skubal propel Tigers past Twins
Mark Canha homered and drove in two runs, Tarik Skubal pitched five scoreless innings and the host Detroit Tigers cruised past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Friday night.,Skubal (2-0) allowed only two hits and struck out five. Spencer Torkelson and Matt Vierling had two hits and two RBIs apiece.,The ga...
Brewers romp past Orioles for 3rd straight win
Willy Adames had three hits, including a home run, Freddy Peralta pitched six strong innings and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-1 on Friday night.,Gary Sanchez and William Contreras also homered for Milwaukee, which has won three straight, and former Oriole Joey Ortiz...