Baseball Page 961 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Romy Gonzalez's walk-off single in 12th lifts Red Sox past Rays
Romy Gonzalez ripped a walk-off single just inside the first-base line in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Boston Red Sox earned a 5-4 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.,Before scoring single runs in the 11th and 12th innings, the Red Sox had been held scoreless since Ceddanne Rafa...
Giancarlo Stanton homers to help Yankees top Twins
Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-5 with a home run, and the New York Yankees held on for a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis., ,Alex Verdugo hit a two-run double for New York, which won the opener of the three-game series. Anthony Volpe finished 2-for-5 with a double and a...
Erick Fedde, White Sox blank Nationals for DH split
Erick Fedde pitched seven shutout innings against his former team and Andrew Vaughn homered twice to help the host Chicago White Sox defeat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday to earn a doubleheader split.,Chicago rebounded from a 6-3 loss in the opener, winning for the fifth time in seven games...
Four-run second proves enough for Brewers vs. Pirates
Sal Frelick hit a two-run homer and Joe Ross pitched five effective innings for his first win in more than a month as the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Milwaukee scored all of its runs in the second off Quinn Priester. Pittsburgh g...
Giants place C Patrick Bailey back on concussion IL
San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey was placed back on the seven-day concussion injured list on Tuesday after having a stint there earlier this month.,The Giants recalled shortstop Marco Luciano from Triple-A Sacramento in advance of Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Bailey, 24...
Chris Sale, Braves shut out Cubs again
Matt Olson blasted a three-run homer to support another strong effort by Chris Sale and lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-0 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Olson was 2-for-3 with a walk and four RBIs. He knocked in a run with a first-inning double and delivered a 432-foot home run to cen...
Astros RHP Ronel Blanco ejected from start
Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco was ejected before the start of the fourth inning of his Tuesday start following a lengthy inspection of his glove by the umpiring crew.,Blanco logged three scoreless innings against the visiting Oakland Athletics, allowing four hits and one walk with four st...
Marlins outlast Tigers 1-0 in pitchers' duel
Jesus Sanchez drove in the game's only run on a ground ball as the visiting Miami Marlins edged the Detroit Tigers 1-0 in 10 innings on Tuesday night.,There were eight total hits in a pitchers' duel between Marlins left-hander Ryan Weathers and Tigers right-hander Reese Olson.,Weathers set down the ...
Reports: Mets adding LHP Joey Lucchesi to rotation
The Mets are expected to recall left-hander Joey Lucchesi from Triple-A Syracuse to start Wednesday's road game against the Philadelphia Phillies, MLB.com and the New York Post reported Tuesday.,According to the New York Post, the Mets will also designate infielder Joey Wendle and right-hander Yohan...
Nationals get by White Sox to open doubleheader
Keibert Ruiz delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning and Joey Meneses was 4-for-4 with two RBIs as the Washington Nationals topped the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday in Game 1 of a doubleheader.,Washington snapped a two-game losing streak by out-hitting Chicago 10-8 an...
Brewers facing power shortage against Pirates
The Milwaukee Brewers will be without Rhys Hoskins when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the middle game of the three-game set.,Joe Ross (1-4, 4.75 ERA) will start for Milwaukee, while fellow right-hander Quinn Priester (0-3, 3.86) gets the nod for Pittsburgh.,Bryan Reynolds went 5-for...
Brewers place 1B Rhys Hoskins (hamstring) on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed first baseman Rhys Hoskins on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a strained right hamstring and recalled infielder/outfielder Owen Miller from Triple-A Nashville.,Hoskins departed Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a single in the second inning.,"I just...
Blue Jays-Orioles game rained out, postponed to July 29
The Baltimore Orioles' home game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday was postponed due to inclement weather.,The clubs instead will play a single-admission doubleheader when the Jays return to Baltimore on July 29. The first game will begin at 3:05 p.m. and Game 2 will follow about 30 minutes a...
Tigers reinstate 3B Gio Urshela from injured list
The Detroit Tigers reinstated third baseman Gio Urshela from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday.,Sidelined since April 19 with a right hamstring strain, Urshela was back in the lineup and batting sixth for Tuesday night's game against the visiting Miami Marlins.,Urshela, 32, batted .298 with two dou...
Aaron Nola pitches shutout as Phillies beat stumbling Mets
Aaron Nola retired the first 15 batters he faced on his way to a dominant four-hitter to lead the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday afternoon.,The Phillies won for the 22nd time in 27 games and became the first team in the majors to reach 30 victories ...
Phillies star Bryce Harper (migraine) out vs. Mets
Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper was a late scratch ahead of Tuesday afternoon's game against the host New York Mets due to a migraine.,Bryson Stott was moved up to third in the lineup and Alec Bohm was listed as fourth and scheduled to play at first base in place of Harper, 31....
Mariners acquire INF Jake Slaughter from Cubs
The Seattle Mariners acquired minor league infielder Jake Slaughter from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for right-hander Tyson Miller.,Slaughter, 27, is batting .297 with five homers, 17 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 32 games this season at Triple-A Iowa, where he has started games at first, second and t...
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers take aim at Giants' Keaton Winn
One day after he had to share the stage with countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the spotlight will shine directly on Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers go for two straight wins over the host San Francisco Giants.,Yamamoto pitched the first 5 2/3 innings of the Dodgers' 6-4 win in 10 i...
Luke Raley, Mariners look to overpower Royals
It seems Luke Raley doesn't know his own strength.,After hitting a 432-foot homer to straightaway center field Monday, Raley was handed the Seattle Mariners' celebratory gold trident before stepping into the dugout. As he was being congratulated by teammates, Raley's face sank as the trident split i...
Cards' Paul Goldschmidt looks to change course vs. Angels
There are multiple reasons the St. Louis Cardinals have struggled for most of the season.,One of the more notable areas of concern points to a player one would least expect, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, even though he has been a slow starter for much of his career.,Goldschmidt will seek better re...