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Pirates place LHP Ryan Borucki (triceps) on 15-day injured list
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed left-hander Ryan Borucki on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of left triceps inflammation.,In a corresponding move, the Pirates recalled left-hander Jose Hernandez from Triple-A Indianapolis and activated him for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles.,Bor...
Chris Sale, 3 homers pace Braves' victory, sweep of Diamondbacks
The Atlanta Braves hit three home runs and left-hander Chris Sale won his Atlanta home debut on Sunday as the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 and swept the three-game series.,Matt Olson, Michael Harris II and Austin Riley each went deep to spark the balanced offense and help the Braves secu...
Pirates edge Orioles on wild play in bottom of ninth
The host Pittsburgh Pirates plated a pair of runs thanks to an error on the final play of the game to come away with a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,With Baltimore up 2-1, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jack Suwinski opened the bottom of the ninth with singles, putting runners at t...
Yankees' Gerrit Cole set to begin throwing this week
New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole will start playing catch this week as he continues to rehab his ailing right elbow.,Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Sunday that Cole could begin throwing Monday or Tuesday.,The team placed Cole on the 60-day injured list prior to Opening Day d...
Fresh off no-hitter, Astros' Ronel Blanco aims to subdue Rangers
Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco is making a strong argument to stay in the starting rotation after Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy return from the injured list.,Blanco (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is set to make his first start since he threw the 17th no-hitter in franchise history when the Astros con...
Braves place P Spencer Strider on 15-day IL, recall P Allan Winans
The Atlanta Braves placed Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, one day after announcing the star right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his pitching elbow.,In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Allan Winans from Triple-A Gwinnett. ,Winans, 28, co...
Nationals P Stephen Strasburg retires: 'I left it all out there'
Stephen Strasburg announced his retirement from baseball on Sunday after a 13-season career with the Washington Nationals that was marred by devastating injuries.,Strasburg, 35, was a three-time All-Star and part of the franchise's only championship team in 2019. He was named MVP of the World Series...
JD Martinez’s Mets debut on hold for ‘a while’
JD Martinez needs more time to ramp up and will not be making his New York Mets anytime soon.,Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday that Martinez, 36, will continue to work out at the team's minor league complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla. It was initially thought that Martinez could join th...
William Contreras blasts Brewers past Mariners
William Contreras blasted a pair of two-run homers as part of a 4-for-5 showing and the host Milwaukee Brewers coasted to a 12-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series., ,Contreras finished with five RBIs and three runs for Milwaukee, which was helped ...
Francisco Lindor's bat awakens, helping Mets top Reds
Francisco Lindor snapped out of an early-season slump Sunday afternoon, when he had two hits and scored two runs to lead the visiting New York Mets to a 3-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The Mets won their first series of the season while the Reds dropped a ...
Minus injured Trevor Story, Red Sox take on Angels
The Los Angeles Angels and Red Sox will wrap up their three-game series Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., and Boston will go forward this season without starting shortstop Trevor Story.,Tests on Saturday confirmed Story has a dislocated left shoulder, the injury occurring Friday when he made a di...
All even as Padres, Giants square off for seventh time
Someone will walk away with an edge after the San Diego Padres and host San Francisco Giants meet for a seventh time already this season on Sunday afternoon.,Two teams, separated by just three games in the standings at the end of last season, have split their first six head-to-head meetings this yea...
Rockies' Dakota Hudson hopes for first win with team vs. Rays
Home wasn't sweet for the Colorado Rockies in 2023, as the team finished with a 37-44 record in Denver.,But Sunday, the Rockies have a chance to get above .500 at home in the early season when they host the Tampa Bay Rays to wrap up a three-game series. ,The Rockies will send Dakota Hudson (0-1, 0.0...
Cubs' Shota Imanaga faces Dodgers, looks to repeat strong debut
Shota Imanaga will have a tough act to follow when he takes the mound on Sunday afternoon for the Chicago Cubs against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.,After Los Angeles' Yoshinobu Yamamoto stymied Chicago with eight strikeouts over five scoreless innings in the Dodgers' 4-1 win on Saturday, Imanag...
Cardinals, on a roll, take on winless Marlins
The St. Louis Cardinals invested $99 million in free-agent pitchers during the offseason to add a veteran presence on the mound.,The revamped rotation has helped the Cardinals win four of their past five games, and right-hander Kyle Gibson (1-0, 2.57 ERA) will try to sustain that roll when he faces ...
Royals seek 4-game sweep of struggling White Sox
Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo said manager Matt Quatraro had a simple request of the team's starting pitchers going into this season.,"He said, ‘Just go out there and give us five solid innings,'" Lugo said. "That seemed to make sense. If we all just did our jobs and gave those five soli...
Triston McKenzie, Guardians vie to topple Twins
The Cleveland Guardians will try to finish a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins when the teams meet in their series finale Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Cleveland won the series opener 4-2 Thursday and followed with a 3-1 victory Saturday. The Guardians have won four straight games and seven...
Spencer Steer, Reds aim for series win vs. Mets
Spencer Steer credited the Cincinnati Reds' ability to put the ball in play for their latest comeback win., ,Players such as Steer hitting the ball a long way also helps., ,The Reds will look to earn another series win Sunday afternoon when they host the struggling New York Mets in the finale of a t...
Emerson Hancock guides Mariners into series finale vs. Brewers
There's an adage about getting back on a horse after falling off.,The same, it appears, goes for the pitching mound.,Seattle Mariners closer Andres Munoz entered the game in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday at Milwaukee with the score tied. Four walks later, the Brewers walked off with a 6-5 vi...
Jack Flaherty looks to lead Tigers to series win vs. A's
Jack Flaherty made a strong impression in his debut with the Detroit Tigers. ,Flaherty, a right-hander, will look to build off that performance when he starts the finale of a three-game home series against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit added Flaherty on a one-year, $14 million c...