Baseball Page 915 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Reds look to finish 4-game sweep of Cubs
The Cincinnati Reds look to complete a rare four-game sweep and extend their winning streak to eight games when they close out their series with the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday.,After starting the season 1-11 in one-run games, the Reds won their third in eight days Saturday, 4-3, over the Cubs, ...
Nats look for another series win over Braves
The tables appear to be turning in the rivalry between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals.,With their 7-3 win at home on Saturday, the Nationals have taken two of the first three games in this series after winning three of four May 27-30 in Atlanta. Washington went 5-8 against its Easte...
Surging Pirates look to complete sweep vs. tumbling Twins
After turning boos into cheers with a single at-bat, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez is hoping to carry the momentum into the rest of the season.,Tellez and the Pirates aim for a three-game sweep of the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday after recording consecutive shutouts.,Tellez hom...
Mets look to rebound vs. Phillies in London
Despite being over 3,500 miles away from Philadelphia, Phillies star Bryce Harper looks right at home.,Harper finished a triple shy of the cycle in London on Saturday, and he will attempt to continue impressing fans across the pond on Sunday when Philadelphia wraps up a two-game set with the New Yor...
MLB roundup: Dodgers, Teoscar Hernandez top Yankees again
Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for an 11-3 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday night.,Hernandez hit his fifth career grand slam when he connected off Tommy Kahnle to give the Dodgers an 8-2 lead....
Astros coast past Angels, 6-1
Yordan Alvarez homered and doubled to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Alvarez ended up finishing with three hits for Houston, which won for the fourth time in its past five games. ,The Astros got another strong start on the mo...
Jake Cronenworth drives in four as Padres crush Diamondbacks
Jake Cronenworth drove in four runs Saturday night and Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer as the San Diego Padres pummeled the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1.,San Diego, which scored in double figures for the second straight game, tallied 14 hits and scored four runs in the second, fourth and fi...
Teoscar Hernandez (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) powers Dodgers past Yanks
Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for an 11-3 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday night.,Hernandez hit his fifth career grand slam when he connected off Tommy Kahnle to give the Dodgers an 8-2 lead....
Guardians score 6 runs in 5th inning in rout of Marlins
Steven Kwan smacked a two-run homer and Jose Ramirez hit a solo shot as the Cleveland Guardians rolled to an easy 8-0 victory over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday night.,Kwan reached base four times on two hits and two walks while scoring twice for the Guardians, who halted a two-game slide. Josh...
Jackson Chourio's clutch hit lifts Brewers past Tigers
Jackson Chourio drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a sixth-inning double and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the host Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Saturday.,Christian Yelich had two hits and drove in two runs, while Brice Turang reached base three times and scored twice.,Jared Koenig (6-1) tossed 1 2...
Red-hot Heliot Ramos leads Giants past Rangers
Heliot Ramos homered and doubled and drove in three runs to lead the San Francisco Giants to their third straight victory, 3-1, over the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Austin Slater scored two runs and Matt Chapman singled in four at-bats to extend his on-base streak to 25 ga...
Gavin Sheets blasts White Sox past Red Sox
Gavin Sheets belted a grand slam among his three hits, Paul DeJong homered and four pitchers delivered 4 2/3 innings of three-hit relief to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,After stopping a franchise-worst 14-game losing streak Friday night, th...
Orioles' Kyle Bradish dominant in shutout of Rays
Baltimore starting pitcher Kyle Bradish delivered his second consecutive sterling outing and teammates Ryan O'Hearn and Gunnar Henderson homered as the Orioles beat the host Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Saturday at St. Petersburg, Fla.,Bradish allowed just one hit while striking out nine batters without a ...
Pirates blank Twins for second straight game
Rowdy Tellez broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer and singled in two runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates shutout the Minnesota Twins for the second straight game, winning 4-0 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series on Saturday.,Six Pirates pitchers combined on the six-hit shutout, includ...
Ezequiel Tovar powers Rockies past Cardinals
Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs to power the visiting Colorado Rockies past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday afternoon.,Charlie Blackmon went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Rockies.,Colorado starting pitcher Ryan Feltner held the Car...
TJ Friedl leads Reds past Cubs, win streak at 7
TJ Friedl belted a tiebreaking two-run homer and drove in three runs while Andrew Abbott allowed just one run over five innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to their seventh straight win Saturday, 4-3, over the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Dansby Swanson and David Bote each had three hits for the Cubs, who...
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman has career day in shutting out A's
Kevin Gausman pitched the first nine-inning complete game of his career and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from a walk-off loss the night before to thump the host Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Gausman (5-4), who pitched the 2020 and 2021 seasons across the San Francisco Bay for the G...
Nick Senzel, Nationals hold off Braves
Nick Senzel had three hits including a two-run home run and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Saturday.,Eddie Rosario had two hits and drove in three runs and Lane Thomas had two hits and scored twice as Washington won its second straight.,Senzel drove in three runs, w...
Adam Frazier helps Royals knock off Mariners
Adam Frazier went 2 for 2 with a double and home run against his former team as the Kansas City Royals defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-4 Saturday afternoon.,Vinnie Pasquantino and Kyle Isbel added two-run doubles for the Royals, who have won the first two games of the series after rallying ...
Whit Merrifield's 3-run HR helps Phillies beat Mets in London
Whit Merrifield headlined a six-run fourth inning with a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 7-2 on Saturday in the opener of a two-game set in London., ,Bryce Harper also went deep in the fourth for Philadelphia, which served as the visiting team. Sunday's series fi...