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Yohel Pozo's pinch-hit single sends Cardinals past Dodgers
Masyn Winn and Ivan Herrera hit home runs, Yohel Pozo delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit single in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled off a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray shook off recent strugg...

Yusei Kikuchi, Angels extend Rays' road woes
Jo Adell hit a two-run homer and Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run on four hits over six innings, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,Taylor Ward went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Bryce Teodosio had a care...

Bo Bichette blasts two homers as Blue Jays blow out Rockies
Bo Bichette homered twice, singled and drove in six runs, Ernie Clement had a career-high five hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Colorado Rockies 15-1 in Denver on Monday.,Toronto's Daulton Varsho went deep for the first time since coming off the injured list on Friday and finished with two...

Josh Jung’s 10th-inning walk-off HR lifts Rangers over Yankees
Josh Jung's two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning provided the winning runs as the Texas Rangers rallied for an 8-5 walk-off victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Monday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,After New York did not score in the top o...

Pirates pull off ninth-inning comeback to stun Giants
Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer and later scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the host Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Suwinski raced home on a grounder up the first base line by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and slid under ...

TJ Friedl drives in late game-winner as Reds nip Cubs
TJ Friedl's clutch seventh-inning hitting and a replay reversal helped the visiting Cincinnati Reds defeat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Monday in the first of a three-game series between the National League Central playoff contenders.,Friedl's blooper to shallow center on a 2-2 pitch from Caleb Thielbar ...

Injuries KO Cubs' Michael Soroka, Reds' Nick Lodolo
The starting pitchers in the Cubs' home game against the Reds on Monday -- Chicago right-hander Michael Soroka and Cincinnati left-hander Nick Lodolo -- both exited early due to injuries.,Lodolo came out in the second inning due to a blister on his left index finger.,Soroka exited after two innings ...

Jarren Duran, Brayan Bello lead streaking Red Sox over Royals
Jarren Duran hit a three-run home run and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Kansas City Royals 8-5 Monday night., ,Duran's home run, his 12th of the season, came against Royals starting pitcher Bailey Falter (7-6), who was making his Kansas City de...

Gabriel Arias knocks in 4 as Guardians edge Mets in 10
Gabriel Arias hit a three-run homer and later delivered an insurance sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Monday night for the visiting Cleveland Guardians, who outlasted the New York Mets 7-6.,The Guardians, who led 5-0 in the opener of a three-game interleague series, have won five of six. The Mets lo...

Pirates pull off ninth-inning comeback to beat Giants
Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer and later scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the host Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.,Suwinski raced home on a grounder up the first base line by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and slid under ...

Isaac Collins' 3-run homer eases Brewers past Braves
Quinn Priester threw seven quality innings and Isaac Collins hit a three-run home run to propel the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.,Priester (11-2) won his fifth consecutive start, allowing just one run on two hits, while striking out four and walking t...

Jason Alexander has career night to lead Astros over Marlins
Jason Alexander pitched six scoreless innings to lead the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.,Astros outfielder Jesus Sanchez, who made his MLB debut with the Marlins in 2020, slugged an RBI double to open the scoring during Houston's five-run fourth inning....

Kyle Schwarber goes deep twice as Phillies rout Orioles
Kyle Schwarber blasted his 39th and 40th homers and drove in six runs to ignite the Philadelphia Phillies to a 13-3 home win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.,Schwarber's grand slam capped an eight-run sixth inning for Philadelphia, which scored all of those runs with two outs. ,Recently acquire...

Orioles RHP Grayson Rodriguez to have season-ending elbow surgery
The Baltimore Orioles' Grayson Rodriguez will miss the remainder of the season as the right-handed pitcher will have surgery on his pitching elbow next week. The debridement procedure is expected to clean out some bone fragments, according to masnsports.com. ,Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino ...

Dodgers activate Max Muncy, place Tommy Edman on IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated infielder Max Muncy from the injured list but also placed infielder Tommy Edman on the IL on Monday.,Muncy, 34, has been sidelined since injuring his left knee during the Dodgers' game against the Chicago White Sox on July 2. Playing at third base, Muncy attempted a...

Tigers notch win over Twins in HR-filled showdown
Kerry Carpenter hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning as the host Detroit Tigers downed the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Monday night.,Wenceel Perez also hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, while Dillon Dingler delivered a solo shot in the opener of a three-game series.,Ryan Jeffers, Trevor...

Yankees OF Aaron Judge could return to action Tuesday
Two-time American League MVP Aaron Judge could make his return to the New York Yankees' lineup on Tuesday.,Judge has been on the 10-day injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow, but he has been hitting off Yankees minor league pitchers at the team's complex in Tampa for the past few days...

Marlins OF Derek Hill (finger) reinstated from IL
The Miami Marlins reinstated outfielder Derek Hill from the 10-day injured list on Monday while also designating infielder Jack Winkler for assignment.,Hill injured the middle finger on his left hand during batting practice last month, leading him to miss the past two weeks with a finger sprain. He ...

Yankees sign RHP Kenta Maeda to minor league deal
The New York Yankees signed free agent right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda and assigned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.,Maeda, 37, was released by the Detroit Tigers after a rough opening month to the season, in which he threw eight innings of relief over seven appearances and had a 7....

Mariners look to strengthen postseason hopes with White Sox in town
Julio Rodriguez has entered the record books.,Rodriguez became the first player in major-league history to open a career with four consecutive seasons of 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases when he went deep Sunday in a 5-4 victory against the Texas Rangers.,The Mariners, who took three of four games a...