Baseball Page 934 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Walk-off walk lets A's escape Guardians for first win of season
Pinch hitter Abraham Toro drew a four-pitch, walk-off walk from reliever Eli Morgan with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon, allowing the Oakland Athletics to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 4-3 victory....

Diamondbacks beat Rockies, take 3 of 4 in series
Brandon Pfaadt threw five effective innings in his first outing of the season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Phoenix....

Garrett Whitlock, Red Sox take down Mariners
Enmanuel Valdez and Tyler O'Neill hit home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-1 Sunday afternoon, earning a split of their season-opening, four-game series....

Cubs take over in ninth inning, beat Rangers to avoid sweep
Ian Happ had four hits and drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk, and Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run ninth inning, as the visiting Chicago Cubs salvaged the final game of their three-game opening series with the Texas Rangers with a 9-5 victory on Sunday in Ar...

Juan Soto continues hot start as Yankees earn sweep vs. Astros
Juan Soto produced his third consecutive multi-hit game, snapping a ninth-inning deadlock with an opposite-field RBI single that pushed the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory on Sunday and a four-game series sweep of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park....

Reds crush 2 homers in ninth for walk-off win over Nats
Will Benson tied the game with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand lined a solo homer to left to complete the rally as Cincinnati Reds edged the visiting Washington Nationals 6-5 on Sunday....

Pirates earn sweep with rally at Miami
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning without hitting the ball out of the infield, defeated the host Miami Marlins 9-7 on Sunday afternoon....

Tigers use ninth-inning hit to pull out sweep of White Sox
Pinch hitter Andy Ibanez ripped a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth as the Detroit Tigers edged the host Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep....

Royals hit 5 homers, get shutdown pitching to blank Twins
Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs and Brady Singer struck out 10 over seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals blasted the visiting Minnesota Twins 11-0 on Sunday afternoon....

Brewers complete three-game sweep of Mets
Colin Rea combined with two relievers on a seven-hitter Sunday afternoon for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who completed a season-opening three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-1 win....

Justin Turner has huge day as Blue Jays club Rays
Toronto's Justin Turner went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in his biggest day with the Blue Jays as they clobbered the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Phillies rally to salvage finale vs. Braves
Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBI, Kyle Schwarber homered and singled and the host Philadelphia Phillies salvaged their three-game homestand with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday....

Taylor Ward helps Angels dispatch Orioles
Taylor Ward hit his second home run in two days, Reid Detmers pitched five strong innings and the visiting Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Sunday to avert being swept in the three-game opening series....

Orioles place LHP Cionel Perez (oblique) on 15-day injured list
The Baltimore Orioles placed left-handed reliever Cionel Perez on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right oblique strain....

Jays' Genesis Cabrera, Mets' Yohan Ramirez suspended 3 games
Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Genesis Cabrera and New York Mets righty Yohan Ramirez each received three-game suspensions and undisclosed fines from Major League Baseball on Sunday, one day after their actions in their respective games....

Phillies place RHP Luis Ortiz (ankle) on IL, recall RHP Nick Nelson
The Philadelphia Phillies placed Luis Ortiz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain on Sunday and recalled fellow right-hander Nick Nelson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley....

Dodgers' Gavin Stone hopes to bring more to plate vs. Cards
A new-look Gavin Stone, fresh with a spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation, will bring an improved pitching arsenal when he makes his season debut against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night....

Giants' Michael Conforto bids to continue hot start vs. Padres
On Thursday, Michael Conforto became the 18th Opening Day left fielder in 18 years for the San Francisco Giants....

Mariners strive to build on strong start vs. Red Sox
The Seattle Mariners can extend their winning streak to three games when they face the visiting Boston Red Sox in the final contest of a four-game series Sunday....

After rough start, Rockies vie to salvage split vs. D-backs
The Colorado Rockies were worked over badly the first two games of the season but are now in position to earn a split....