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Tigers, Twins hope rain holds off for series opener
The Detroit Tigers did their best work last season against American League Central opponents. They are set to begin a four-game series against the defending AL Central champions, though the weather may not cooperate.,The Minnesota Twins and the Tigers are scheduled to begin their set with a Thursday...
Winless starters meet in A's-Rangers rubber match
Two winless starting pitchers who have already shown marked improvement in their two outings this season go head-to-head Thursday afternoon when the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers wrap up their three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,A's left-hander JP Sears (0-1, 8.68 ERA) and Rangers righty Jo...
MLB roundup: Royals score 7 runs in 3rd to beat Astros
Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 11-2 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday night., ,Pasquantino's two-run double in the third opened the floodgates as the Royals sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring seven times to sna...
Eugenio Suarez's clutch double delivers Diamondbacks' win over Rockies
Eugenio Suarez hit a tie-breaking, two-out double in the top of the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday.,Blaze Alexander homered among his two hits, Ketel Marte and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also had two hits, Joe Mantiply (1-0) got one out for t...
Down by five, Orioles rally to beat Red Sox
Jordan Westburg had two hits, including a three-run home run, and the visiting Baltimore Orioles overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Wednesday night.,Baltimore trailed 5-4 until Westburg's home run off reliever Chris Martin (1-1) drove in Ryan Mountcastle and Cedric Mulli...
Dylan Cease pitches Padres to series win over Cubs
Jurickson Profar fell a triple short of the cycle and Dylan Cease fired six strong innings as the San Diego Padres won a series for the first time this year, routing the visiting Chicago Cubs 10-2 on Wednesday.,Cease (1-1) gave up just two hits and two unearned runs while walking two and fanning sev...
Rays score early, double up Angels
The Tampa Bay Rays scored three first-inning runs and rode the early lead to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., to take two of three in the series.,The Rays jumped on Angels starter Jose Soriano, who was making his first career major league start in ...
Christian Yelich, Brewers seek series win vs. Reds
Christian Yelich looks to remain hot and lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a series win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.,Yelich homered again in Milwaukee's 7-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday, his second long ball through the first three games of the four-game set. Yelich, who is...
Christian Yelich stays hot as Brewers top Reds
Christian Yelich continued his torrid start to the season with a two-run homer in the first inning and Wade Miley had a successful start against his former team to lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 on Wednesday night., ,After a rain delay of 1 hour, 50 minutes, Hunter ...
Braves' Allan Winans set for first start of season vs. Mets
Mother Nature forced right-hander Allan Winans to wait an extra day to make his season debut for the Atlanta Braves.,Scheduled to pitch in place of injured ace Spencer Strider, Winans will look to lead the Braves to victory on Thursday afternoon when they conclude their series against the visiting N...
Giants' offense wakes up in win over Nationals
Jordan Hicks worked six strong innings, Nick Ahmed collected three hits and two RBIs, and the host San Francisco Giants salvaged one win in their three-game series by beating the Washington 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,Center fielder Tyler Fitzgerald also had three hits, while Michael Conforto and Ma...
Grayson Rodriguez, Orioles eye sweep of Red Sox
Following a comfortable victory and then a come-from-behind effort, the visiting Baltimore Orioles will look to sweep the Boston Red Sox when the teams wrap up a three-game series on Thursday.,After taking the opener 7-1 on Tuesday, the Orioles overcame a five-run deficit to earn a 7-5 victory on We...
Red Sox OF Ceddanne Rafaela happy with 8-year, $50M contract
Boston Red Sox rookie Ceddanne Rafaela has an eight-year contract worth a reported $50 million, and he has plenty of optimism.,"In eight years? I will have (won) a World Series," Rafaela, the starting center fielder, said Wednesday per The Boston Globe. "That's for sure.",The Red Sox officially anno...
Royals blitz Astros with 7-run third, win 11-2
Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 11-2 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday night. ,Pasquantino's two-run double in the third opened the floodgates as the Royals batted around in the inning, plating seven to snap a scor...
Mets get timely hitting in eighth inning to take series with Royals
Harrison Bader snapped a scoreless tie with an eighth-inning RBI single Sunday afternoon and four pitchers combined on a three-hitter for the host New York Mets, who beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series.,The Mets have won seven of 10. The Royals lost ...
A's, Shea Langeliers hope everything continues to be better in Texas
Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers' Texas homecoming has been filled with highlights so far.,On Tuesday, he became the first starting catcher in franchise history in almost a century to hit three home runs in a game. ,On Wednesday night, in the second game of a three-game series in Arlington,...
Jose Altuve's 2-HR day carries Astros over Rangers
Jose Altuve smacked two home runs as part of a three-hit game as the Houston Astros topped the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.,Altuve drilled a pair of solo shots off Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) for his 11th career multi-homer game...
Diamondbacks use big fifth inning to down Cardinals
Zac Gallen improved to 3-0 and Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with a run in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-0 victory Sunday over the St. Louis Cardinals at Phoenix.,Arizona, also led by Corbin Carroll's two RBIs and Jake McCarthy's 2-for-3 performance, won two of the three games in the series with St. L...
Cubs' Kyle Hendricks aims for first win of season in clash vs. Padres
The Chicago Cubs shook off a brutal bullpen breakdown to even their three-game series with the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.,Next on their fix-it list: Get Kyle Hendricks back on the track that made him one of their most reliable starting pitchers for the last 10 years. ,Hendricks will try to bounce ...
Michael Busch homers again, leads Cubs past Mariners
Michael Busch homered for a fourth consecutive game and Javier Assad pitched 5 2/3 solid innings as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Seiya Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a double as Chicago took two of three games in the interleague series.,Jorge Polanco slugged...