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Braves ace Chris Sale looks to remain perfect vs. Padres
Atlanta ace Chris Sale will put his perfect record against San Diego on the line Thursday afternoon when the Braves host the Padres in the finale of their four-game series.,Atlanta defeated the Padres 7-6 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.,Sale has made six career starts against San Dieg...
MLB roundup: Orioles halt Red Sox's team-record-tying 15-game win streak
A four-run first inning helped the visiting Baltimore Orioles earn a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday, ending Boston's 15-game winning streak.,The winning streak was the longest in the majors since St. Louis won 17 in a row in 2021. Had Boston won, t...
Twins end losing streak despite Jose Ramirez's return for Guardians
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs and Trevor Larnach added a leadoff blast to go with three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins snapped their four-game losing streak with a 10-6 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.,Lee's three-run shot occurred in the fourth inning, whe...
Yordan Alvarez, Astros power past skidding Marlins
Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.,Alvarez homered for the third time in the series and leads the majors in that cat...
White Sox take another series as Anthony Kay quiets Rangers
Chase Meidroth went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, Andrew Benintendi added two hits and two RBIs and the visiting Chicago White Sox claimed a 4-2 victory against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.,Chicago secured its third straight series victory and a one-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians atop the Americ...
Tigers' Keider Montero, relief pitchers stifle Cubs
Hao-Yu Lee's three-run home run and a strong outing from starter Keider Montero propelled the visiting Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.,The Tigers finished off a 4-2 road trip with the win, taking two of three at the Angels and the Cubs in their first two series after ...
Braves' big eighth inning tops Padres' rally in ninth
Rookie Jim Jarvis ignited a six-run eighth-inning rally with an RBI double and the Atlanta Braves hung on to defeat the visiting San Diego Padres 7-6 on Wednesday.,The win gave the Braves a 2-1 lead in the four-game series.,With the game tied 1-1 in the eighth, Mauricio Dubon started the outburst wi...
Orioles score 4 in first, end Red Sox's winning streak at 15
A four-run first inning helped the visiting Baltimore Orioles earn a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday, ending Boston's 15-game winning streak.,The winning streak was the longest in the majors since St. Louis won 17 in a row in 2021. Had Boston won, t...
Max Muncy's go-ahead homer pushes Dodgers past Phillies
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, Dalton Rushing and Tommy Edman each drove in three runs and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 9-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Rushing hit his own home run and left-hander Eric Lauer (5-5) gave up three runs...
Pitching carries Rays past sliding Blue Jays
Griffin Jax pitched six effective innings Wednesday night and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 to clinch the four-game series.,Jax (6-7) allowed one run, three hits and one walk with five strikeouts to help the Rays take their third win in a row to open the series.,Brya...
Twins end losing streak despite Jose Ramirez's return for Guradians
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs and Trevor Larnach added a leadoff blast to go with three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins snapped their four-game losing streak with a 10-6 win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.,Lee's three-run shot occurred in the fourth inning, whe...
Yankees earn split as Max Fried goes five scoreless vs. Pirates
Max Fried pitched five innings in a stellar return from the injured list and Jasson Dominguez hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning on Wednesday night as the New York Yankees recorded a 2-0 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 of a split doubleheader.,New York won for ...
Pirates scratch CF Jake Mangum (foot) for Game 2 vs. Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Jake Mangum was scratched from the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the host New York Yankees due to right foot discomfort.,Mangum was slated to lead off against New York left-hander Max Fried before getting scratched to have his foot examined. Nick G...
Yankees LHP Max Fried activated for Game 2 of Pirates doubleheader
Between games of their day/night doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, the New York Yankees activated left-hander Max Fried so he could start Game 2.,Fried, 32, had not appeared in a major league game since May 13, when he left after three innings against the Baltimore Orioles. He w...
JJ Wetherholt's HR stands up as Cardinals blank Angels
JJ Wetherholt hit a home run and four St. Louis pitchers combined on a seven-hitter as the Cardinals blanked the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 to salvage the final game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Hunter Dobbins (2-1) picked up the victory, allowing six hits over ...
Diamondbacks smack five homers in rout of Athletics
The Arizona Diamondbacks enjoyed their best game of the season at the plate as they thumped the visiting Athletics 15-5 on Wednesday to claim the rubber match of their three-game series in Phoenix.,Each of the starters in the lineup reached base, and nine Diamondbacks batters registered hits as the ...
Sal Stewart's HR helps Reds defeat Mariners
Sal Stewart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon.,JJ Bleday also went deep and Brady Singer (5-9) pitched 6 2/3 quality innings as the Reds took two of three games in the interleague series, knockin...
Nationals score 6 in 7th; Cade Cavalli fans 8 in shutout of Rockies
Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Cade Cavalli tossed six strong innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-0 in the rubber game of the series in Denver on Wednesday.,Cavalli (7-4), making his second start since serving a five-game suspension, scattered four hits, walked a pair and str...
Joey Ortiz (three hits), Brewers take series from Mets
Joey Ortiz ripped a two-run triple, collected three hits and scored twice to fuel the Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Christian Yelich had an RBI single in Milwaukee's three-run second inning and a run-scoring triple in the sixth for the Brewers, ...
Royals' Salvador Perez hits 317th homer, ties George Brett's club mark
Kansas City's Salvador Perez clubbed a two-run shot in the seventh inning on Wednesday to tie George Brett's Royals franchise record of 317 career home runs.,Perez's 437-foot blast in a 5-4 home win over the San Francisco Giants went to the fountains beyond the wall in right-center. The homer off ri...