Baseball Page 921 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Rays continue recent dominance over Marlins
Isaac Paredes doubled twice and drove in three runs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Wednesday night.,Since 2019, the Rays are 23-3 against the Marlins, including a two-game mini-sweep in this week's series.,Tampa Bay starter Zach Eflin, who had been out due to back i...
Rangers SS Corey Seager (hamstring) exits game
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager exited Wednesday's game against the visiting Detroit Tigers with an apparent hamstring injury after hitting a run-scoring single in the bottom of the second inning.,Seager lined a 1-0 pitch from left-hander Joey Wentz down the third base line, scoring Travis Jank...
Luis Torrens goes deep twice as Mets rout Nationals
Luis Torrens hit two of New York's three home runs, Luis Severino pitched eight strong innings and the visiting Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 Wednesday to complete the three-game sweep.,Francisco Lindor had two hits and went back-to-back with Torrens during a six-run sixth inning, and Harri...
Wilmer Flores' grand slam helps Giants end six-game slide
Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam in the six-run third inning and the San Francisco Giants ended a six-game losing streak with a 9-3 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.,Heliot Ramos and Jorge Soler also homered and Thairo Estr...
Nick Pivetta, Red Sox shut out Braves in 1-hitter
Nick Pivetta pitched seven shutout innings and Rafael Devers hit two home runs to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Wednesday and earn a split in the two-game series.,Pivetta (3-4) struck out nine and walked two. Austin Riley collected the only hit against Pivetta, a ...
Phillies complete sweep of Brewers thanks to Nick Castellanos
Nick Castellanos smacked a two-run homer to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. ,Castellanos stayed hot after hitting a walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning of Tuesday's 2-1 victory.,Bryce Harper and Garrett Stubbs each drew two walks for t...
Reds explode for six runs in ninth to stun Rockies
Jonathan India hit a grand slam to cap a six-run ninth inning, Spencer Steer also went deep in the ninth, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 12-7 in Denver on Wednesday.,Cincinnati swept the three-game series to extend its winning streak to four games.,TJ Friedl was hit by ...
Royals-Guardians postponed due to inclement weather
Wednesday's game between the Kansas City Royals and host Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to inclement weather in Northern Ohio.,The contest will be rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 26, in Cleveland as part of a split doubleheader.,The Royals and Guardians will finish what is now a two-game series ...
Cardinals stave off Astros 4-2, avoid sweep
Nolan Arenado homered among the team's five hits as the St. Louis Cardinals eked out a 4-2 victory over the host Houston Astros on Wednesday to salvage the finale of the three-game series. ,Miles Mikolas (4-6) allowed two runs and scattered five hits over six innings, striking out three without issu...
Mets officially release RHP Jorge Lopez, C Omar Narvaez
The New York Mets released right-hander Jorge Lopez on Wednesday, six days after he was designated for assignment following his ejection from a game and glove toss into the stands.,In other moves Wednesday, the Mets released catcher Omar Narvaez after his DFA; transferred right-hander Shintaro Fujin...
Brewers place LHP Robert Gasser (flexor strain) on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed rookie left-hander Robert Gasser on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a left flexor strain.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. In other moves, the Brewers recalled right-hander Tobias Myers and left-hander Aaron Ashby from Triple-A Nashville, and optioned RHP Jans...
Red Sox place RHP Chris Martin on IL with anxiety
The Boston Red Sox placed veteran right-hander Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list with anxiety on Wednesday and activated outfielder Tyler O'Neill from the 10-day injured list.,Also, the Red Sox recalled right-hander Zack Kelly from Worcester and optioned catcher Tyler Heineman to the Triple-A ...
Astros' Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier to have surgery, out for season
Houston Astros right-handers Jose Urquidy and Cristian Javier each are scheduled to undergo right elbow surgery and miss the remainder of the season.,Surgery for Urquidy is planned for Wednesday while Javier will have surgery on Thursday, the team announced.,Urquidy, who has been on the injured list...
A's Joey Estes will try for second season win vs. Mariners
Right-hander Joey Estes will look to add another mark to the win column against the Seattle Mariners as the Oakland Athletics continue a three-game home series against their American League West counterpart Wednesday night.,Estes (1-1, 6.10 ERA) owns the unusual distinction of having both his first ...
Padres look to avert sweep in series finale vs. Angels
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt had one thing in mind when he brought in reliever Jeremiah Estrada in the eighth inning of Monday's game against the Los Angeles Angels: strikeout.,Estrada, however, yielded a sacrifice fly to Luis Guillorme, allowing what turned out to be the winning run to scor...
Cubs bid for elusive series win in finale vs. reeling White Sox
The Chicago White Sox squandered a five-run lead Tuesday night en route to sustaining their 12th straight loss in the opener of their two-game Crosstown Classic series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. ,Now the White Sox, losers of 16 of their last 17 games, will try to avoid tying the second-...
Jays' Jose Berrios out to stop Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles
Right-hander Jose Berrios will try to continue his career success against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night and help the host Toronto Blue Jays reverse the trend in the teams' four-game series.,The Orioles have won the first two games by a combined score of 17-3, including 10-1 on Tuesday.,Be...
Yankees look to continue winning ways in clash vs. Twins
Last season, the New York Yankees dropped the season series to the Minnesota Twins for the first time since 2001 and finished with 82 wins.,This season, the Yankees are winning consistently, and things are back to normal for them against the Twins.,New York will attempt to make it five straight wins...
Rays' Zach Eflin set to return from IL in finale vs. Marlins
Right-hander Zach Eflin will come off the injured list and pitch on Wednesday evening when his Tampa Bay Rays look for a sweep of their two-game series against the host Miami Marlins.,Eflin (3-4, 4.12 ERA), who hasn't pitched since May 18 due to lower back inflammation, has struggled in 18 career ap...
Dodgers set for first look at Pirates' Paul Skenes
The Pittsburgh Pirates made the most of one powerful swing -- a third-inning solo homer by Jack Suwinski -- on Tuesday to hand the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth shutout loss of the season.,Runs may be at a premium again on Wednesday evening when the teams play the second contest of a three-game s...