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D-backs' Christian Walker on roll ahead of White Sox series
Christian Walker showed off his power by hitting two homers that traveled a combined 868 feet on Thursday.,The Arizona first baseman will look to provide more muscle on Friday when the Diamondbacks open a three-game series against the struggling Chicago White Sox in Phoenix.,Walker has hit three hom...
Young players in spotlight as Pirates oppose Rockies
The Colorado Rockies haven't spent much time at home lately, playing 10 of their past 13 games away from Denver. They will get a chance to recover from the road when they open a 10-game homestand Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Colorado will send right-hander Ryan Feltner (1-5, 5.74 ERA...
Twins hope Carlos Correa stays hot vs. Athletics
Carlos Correa is feeling reflective amid one of the hottest stretches of his career.,The veteran shortstop has eight hits in his past two games. He is batting .404 (21-for-52) with two homers and 16 RBIs in his past 13 games.,"I'm glad it's here with the Minnesota Twins," Correa said. "Ever since I ...
Astros, back from up-and-down road trip, take on Tigers
After a 3-3 road trip that included back-to-back, walk-off losses, the Houston Astros return home for a three-game weekend series against the Detroit Tigers that starts Friday.,Kyle Tucker (shin) has missed the past eight games and Yainer Diaz (hand) was out the past three for the Astros, who were u...
Braves, Rays try to get offenses going in series opener
The Atlanta Braves hope their bats will start to click once they return home to begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,Atlanta's offense was in hiding for much of its road trip, during which the Braves went 3-6. Atlanta ended a five-game losing streak, something it hadn't en...
Mets take on Padres with both coming off dramatic wins
Building momentum after a walk-off win wasn't difficult to do this week for the San Diego Padres.,The New York Mets hope they finally will be able to say the same thing Friday.,A pair of teams coming off dramatic wins are slated to begin a three-game series Friday night, when the Mets host the Padre...
Phillies, Orioles limp into weekend showdown
The Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies haven't had much to worry about this season.,However, both teams are probably anxious to wipe away the results from their most recent series finales.,They will get that chance as two of the majors' top three winningest teams begin a three-game series F...
Hot-hitting Red Sox begin series vs. rival Yankees
After a series victory over the National League-leading Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Red Sox will look to continue the momentum against the American League-leading New York Yankees as a three-game set begins Friday night.,The archrivals will be meeting for the first time this season. The series...
Kyle Gibson looks to break career-long curse vs. Cubs
In 12 major league seasons, St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson has yet to solve the Chicago Cubs.,Gibson has four losses in four career starts against Chicago, a skid he will try to break on Friday afternoon when St. Louis opens a three-game series with the host Cubs.,Chicago has gotten to...
Win streak over, Nats try to bounce back vs. Marlins
The Washington Nationals will try to start another winning streak when they host the Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Nationals had won five in a row, their longest winning streak in nearly three years, before losing 7-2 to the host Detroit Tigers on Thursday a...
Michael Lorenzen guides Rangers to series win over Dodgers
Michael Lorenzen went seven strong innings, Wyatt Langford had a pair of RBI singles over the first three innings and the visiting Texas Rangers finished off a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.,Adolis Garcia had two hits with two runs as the Rangers took the deciding game of the ...
White Sox grab rare road win in Seattle
Andrew Vaughn drove in two runs, including the go-ahead score in the 10th inning, as the Chicago White Sox snapped a nine-game road losing streak with a 3-2 victory against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.,Seattle's Julio Rodriguez homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie...
Joc Pederson's slam helps D-backs demolish Angels
Joc Pederson hit a grand slam and drove in five runs and Christian Walker had two homers and four RBIs as the Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to a 11-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in Phoenix.,Kevin Newman went 3-for-4 with a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, who scored 23 runs whi...
MLB roundup: Royals stun Yanks with late rally
Maikel Garcia's ninth-inning double boosted the host Kansas City Royals past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep.,Trailing 3-2, the Royals rallied with three hits against closer Clay Holmes (1-2). With one out, Drew Waters reached on an infield hit. MJ Melendez ...
Maikel Garcia's walk-off hit saves Royals from sweep by Yankees
Maikel Garcia's ninth-inning double boosted the host Kansas City Royals past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep.,Trailing 3-2, the Royals rallied with three hits against closer Clay Holmes (1-2).,With one out, Drew Waters reached on an infield hit. MJ Melendez ...
Dodgers acquire lefty Jose Hernandez from Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded left-handed reliever Jose Hernandez to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations, the clubs announced Thursday.,The Pirates designated the 26-year-old Hernandez for assignment on Tuesday. The move reunites Hernandez with the club that originally signed...
Carlos Correa extends hot streak as Twins top A's
Carlos Correa went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Byron Buxton finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Minnesota, which won the opener of a four-game series. Austin Martin went 2-for-4 with an ...
With pair of big innings, Red Sox take series over Phillies
A pair of four-run innings helped the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night, marking their second straight victory to claim the three-game series.,All nine Boston players recorded hits, boosting the team's total of 14. Jarren Duran and Tyler O'Neill ea...
Mets' J.D. Martinez hits walk-off blast to sink Marlins
J.D. Martinez hit a walk-off, two-run homer Thursday night for the New York Mets, who were no-hit into the sixth inning before coming back to edge the Miami Marlins 3-2 in the decisive game of a three-game series.,The Mets had just two hits against Roddery Munoz and a pair of relievers before rallyi...
Three-run seventh lifts Rays to series win over Cubs
Yandy Diaz's RBI single capped a three-run, seventh-inning rally as the Tampa Bay Rays pushed past the Chicago Cubs for a 3-2 win on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Trailing 2-0, the Rays rallied in the seventh against Mark Leiter Jr. (2-4) after Cubs starter Justin Steele was removed.,Pinch hitter...