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Jays, O's look to cure pitching troubles in first meeting of season
The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays haven't had much in common over the past couple of weeks, but sorting out their respective bullpens is something they both find themselves focusing on. ,The fallout from that could be a big factor when host Baltimore and Toronto collide for the first time ...
Mets avert sweep by Braves on Brandon Nimmo's walk-off HR
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who didn't start the game due to a side injury, hit a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the host New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves 4-3.,The Mets averted being swept in the three-game series and won for just the seventh time in 19 games. The Braves' four...
Randy Vasquez, Padres look to subdue Rockies in series opener
Randy Vasquez has been left with quite a tall bar to clear.,Four straight San Diego Padres starters have worked at least five innings and allowed two or fewer hits. It's believed to be the first time it's happened in 131 years, according to research from Elias Sports Bureau.,Vasquez will try to make...
After finally solving Braves, Mets shift focus to Phillies
A come-from-behind, walk-off win Sunday night over Atlanta particularly was satisfying for the New York Mets, who have spent most of the last three decades trying to chase down the Braves in the National League East.,More importantly, though, the victory provided the Mets some momentum heading into ...
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes first appearance vs. Giants
The banged-up San Francisco Giants will get their first look at one of their primary offseason targets, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, when they open a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.,Neither Yamamoto (4-1, 2.79 ERA) nor the Giants' scheduled starter Monday, Jordan Hicks...
Kenley Jansen, Red Sox staff feeling good as Rays visit
The Tampa Bay Rays probably won't have to worry about Kenley Jansen when they visit the Boston Red Sox on Monday for the start of a four-game series.,Jansen, Boston's closer, pitched in each of his team's past three games, and he earned the save in the Red Sox's victories on Saturday and Sunday.,"It...
Royals to test mettle in series opener vs. Mariners
The American League Central long has been one of the worst divisions in baseball.,It hasn't had more than one team finish above .500 in the past three seasons and hasn't had a team earn a wild-card berth in a full season since 2017.,Thanks in large part to a resurgence by the Kansas City Royals, who...
Slumping Rangers look to wake up bats vs. Guardians
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said his team is "officially in a funk" as the defending World Series champions begin a six-game homestand with a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night., ,The Rangers finished a 5-5 road trip in head-scratching fashion, getting swept in t...
Cubs, Braves look primed for a pitchers' duel
The opener in the three-game series between the Atlanta Braves and the visiting Chicago Cubs on Monday has all the makings of a great pitching duel.,The Braves will send right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (2-1, 1.53 ERA) against Chicago left-hander Shota Imanaga (5-0, 1.08) in a matchup between two of the ...
Rockies conclude three-game sweep of Rangers
Ezequiel Tovar homered, Brendan Rodgers had two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Denver on Sunday to sweep their first series of the season.,Ty Blach (1-1) allowed just one run on seven hits in five innings and Jalen Beeks picked up his third save for Colorado, which has w...
Marlins take down Phillies in 10 innings
Emmanuel Rivera drilled a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to lead the host Miami Marlins to a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Rivera, a pinch hitter for Jesus Sanchez, grounded his single off the body of reliever Gregory Soto (0-1). It was the first walk-off hit of...
Guardians capitalize on sloppy White Sox play, avert sweep
Logan Allen tossed six scoreless innings and Andres Gimenez and David Fry each homered to help the Cleveland Guardians avert a four-game sweep with a 7-0 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,Estevan Florial had a triple and a double over four at-bats, while Fry walked twice and knocked in ...
Justin Verlander in command as Astros blast Tigers
Justin Verlander pitched seven dominant innings and the visiting Houston Astros rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.,Verlander (2-1), who pitched for Detroit from 2005-17, retired the first 14 batters he faced. He allowed two hits and recorded eight strikeouts for his...
Diamondbacks' offense comes alive in win over Orioles
Zac Gallen pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks finally got their offense going to avoid a three-game sweep, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Jake McCarthy hit his first home run of the season -- a two-run shot -- during Arizona's six-run sixth inning....
Bailey Ober racks up 10 K's as Twins down Blue Jays
Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run, right-hander Bailey Ober struck out 10 and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 Sunday afternoon.,Minnesota's Max Kepler hit a two-run double in the eighth to extend his career-best hit streak to 14 games in the rubber match of a th...
Seth Lugo, Royals take three of four from Angels
Seth Lugo struck out a career-high 12 batters, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Lugo (6-1), who has not thrown a complete game in his nine-year major league career, threw a season-best eight innings, allowing one run o...
Giants OF Michael Conforto (hamstring) on IL; Jung Hoo Lee hurt
San Francisco Giants oufielder Michael Conforto landed on the 10-day IL before outfielder Jung Hoo Lee left Sunday's game with a separated left shoulder.,Conforto was injured in Saturday night's 5-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds, exiting in the fourth inning with a right hamstring strain. Th...
Cubs hold on for series win over slumping Pirates
Patrick Wisdom hit a solo homer during a three-run 10th inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Adbert Alzolay allowed Connor Joe's two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th before securing his fourth save. Hector Neris ...
Yu Darvish sharp, Padres hit three HRs in win over Dodgers
Yu Darvish retired the first 14 batters he faced Sunday and allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Darvish (3-1) walked one and fanned seven in winning his third straight start. Si...
Casey Schmitt's double in 10th gives Giants win over Reds
Casey Schmitt launched a walk-off double to left-center field with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,After Luke Jackson (1-1) had stranded runners at second and third in a scoreless top of the 10th, Schmitt came ...