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Cardinals support Andre Pallante with big 6th inning to down Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals broke open a pitcher's duel Saturday night with a six-run sixth inning to support right-hander Andre Pallante in a 7-0 victory against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Alec Burleson, Ivan Herrera and Blaze Jordan all had key hits for the Cardinals, who came in having dropped sev...
Orioles blow another late lead, but Dylan Beavers bails them out
Dylan Beavers singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday night.,Gunnar Henderson homered as the Orioles evened the series at one game apiece after failing to hold a late-game lead for the second...
Pete Crow-Armstrong fills stat sheet as Cubs plaster Pirates
Pete Crow-Armstrong filled the box score, going 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, a two-run home run, three RBIs and a stolen base to power the Chicago Cubs to an 11-0 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Dansby Swanson added two hits, two runs and an RBI, while Miguel Amaya sco...
Ryan Weathers, Yankees stifle Phillies to extend strong stretch
Austin Wells and Jasson Dominguez homered and Ryan Weathers worked into the sixth as the visiting New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Saturday., ,Cody Bellinger knocked in the go-ahead run for New York, which has won five of its last six games. Weathers (4-7) allowed one run and...
Nick Martinez stifles Guardians as Rays roll to victory
Nick Martinez tossed six shutout innings and Yandy Diaz recorded his 1,000th career hit with Tampa Bay as the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Martinez (10-2) allowed four singles with no walks and five strikeouts. He has allowed three earned runs or fewer in...
Mets star Juan Soto (calf) goes on IL, could face lengthy absence
New York Mets All-Star outfielder Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 left calf strain prior to Saturday's home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,An MRI exam revealed the damage that will cause Soto to miss a significant amount of time. New York didn't immediately rele...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (knee) misses bullpen session
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers skipped his scheduled bullpen session on Saturday as he continues to be bothered by pain in his left knee.,Ohtani experienced soreness after his previous session on Wednesday and the Dodgers decided to be cautious and held him out three days late...
Ty France drives in 3 as Padres sustain Marlins losing streak
Ty France drove in three runs to help the visiting San Diego Padres hand the Miami Marlins their franchise-record tying 11th straight loss, 7-2, in the middle game of their three-game series on Saturday.,The Marlins have dropped 11 in a row three other times in team history, most recently in June of...
Jung Hoo Lee, Rafael Devers shine as Giants torch Angels
Jung Hoo Lee lifted a three-run home run as part of a five-run third inning, Rafael Devers homered for the second consecutive day and the San Francisco Giants made it two straight over the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 9-2 shellacking Saturday afternoon.,Robbie Ray (9-6) threw six shutout innin...
Dylan Cease tosses dominant 1-hitter as Blue Jays blank Red Sox
Dylan Cease threw a one-hitter and George Springer hit a three-run home run as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-0 Saturday.,The teams will play the rubber match of the series on Sunday. Boston is 11-2 in its last 13 games against the American League East and has won 16 of its...
CJ Abrams, Foster Griffin spark Nationals over D-backs
CJ Abrams had three hits including a home run, Foster Griffin pitched into the seventh inning and the Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Saturday in Washington.,Abrams tied the game with a two-run double in the third and hit his 25th home run in the fifth, giving him a major-league-leadi...
Athletics activate star Nick Kurtz (thumb) from IL
The Athletics activated All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz from the 10-day injured list prior to Saturday's road game against the Minnesota Twins.,Kurtz sustained a right thumb capsule sprain and was placed on the IL on July 10 and the injury forced him to miss the All-Star Game. He had been elevated...
Astros put RHP Spencer Arrighetti (foot) on 15-day IL
In the thick of the American League West and AL wild-card races, the Houston Astros placed right-handed starter Spencer Arrighetti on the 15-day injured list Saturday with nerve irritation in his foot.,Arrighetti, 26, left Friday's start against the Chicago White Sox after one inning and 33 pitches ...
Rangers place 3B Josh Jung (calf) on 10-day IL
The American League West-leading Texas Rangers placed starting third baseman Josh Jung on the 10-day injured list on Saturday -- retroactive to Wednesday -- with a left calf strain.,In a corresponding move, the Rangers recalled infielder Josh Smith from Triple-A Round Rock before Saturday's home gam...
With 318th homer, Royals' Salvador Perez sets club mark
Salvador Perez, who hit the first home run of his career at Comerica Park in Detroit in 2011, set the Kansas City Royals' all-time record with No. 318 on Saturday at the same venue.,In the Royals' 3-2 win over the Tigers, Perez tied the game at 2 in the seventh inning with a 401-foot solo shot to le...
Salvador Perez sets KC franchise HR record in win over Tigers
Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth, Salvador Perez set the franchise home run record, and the visiting Kansas City Royals squeaked by the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, on Saturday.,Perez's seventh-inning blast was his 318th career homer, surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett on the franchise's all...
Report: A's sign LHP Dallas Keuchel to minor league deal
The Athletics signed former American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor league contract, ESPN reported Saturday.,The 38-year-old left-hander, a two-time All-Star, last pitched in the majors for the Milwaukee Brewers on July 13, 2024.,He has 13 years of major league experience, mo...
Marlins' Class A pitcher fails drug test, suspended 80 games
Miami Marlins minor league pitcher Eiver Mosquera has received an 80-game suspension for testing positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance.,This season with Class-A Jupiter and the rookie-level Florida Complex League Marlins in 12 games (nine starts), the 19-year-old was 3-3 with a ...
Jays' Addison Barger to have elbow surgery, out for season
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger will undergo surgery on his right elbow Monday and will miss the remainder of the season.,The Blue Jays announced the news on Friday for Barger, who played in just nine games this season.,After missing more than one month with an ankle injury, Barger injur...
Reds go for series win vs. Cardinals in bid to close NL wild-card gap
The Cincinnati Reds know they face a tough road to potentially get into the playoffs. They sit six games behind Arizona in the National League wild-card race, as the Diamondbacks hold the final spot, with five other teams between them.,But with three straight wins and five in seven games since the A...