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Braves' JR Ritchie faces 'challenge' in debut vs. Nationals
Right-hander JR Ritchie, Atlanta's No. 2 prospect, will make his major league debut when the Braves conclude their four-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,Ritchie, 22, was selected with the 35th overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft. He is 3-1 with an 0.99 ERA, 1.0...

MLB roundup: Mets eke out win over Twins, end 12-game skid
Mark Vientos redeemed himself for an earlier baserunning miscue by delivering the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the host New York Mets snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The losing streak was the longest for the Mets since a 12-game s...

Ildemaro Vargas blasts 2 homers as Diamondbacks defeat White Sox
Ildemaro Vargas hit two homers and drove in a career-high five runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks withstood Munetaka Murakami, who homered in a fifth straight game, to hold off the Chicago White Sox 11-7 in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Murakami leads the American League with 10 homers, eight on the road, an...

Patrick Bailey's 3-run homer carries Giants past Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani pitched six shutout innings, but Patrick Bailey belted a tiebreaking three-run homer off reliever Jack Dreyer in the seventh, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.,Tyler Mahle (1-3) tossed seven innings and teamed with two...

Solid hitting, pitching lead Rockies to easy win vs. Padres
Hunter Goodman homered and doubled twice, Mickey Moniak also had two doubles, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 in Denver on Wednesday night.,TJ Rumfield, Jake McCarthy and Willi Castro had two hits each to back a strong outing by Colorado starter Tomoyuki Sugano (2-1), who allo...

Oneil Cruz's HR caps Pirates' ninth-inning rally for win over Rangers
Nick Gonzales beat the tag at home plate and scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates picked up an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Gonzales came home on pinch hitter Jake Mangum's slow roller to third base. Jalen Beeks then replaced Cole ...

Seiya Suzuki's 2-run HR helps Cubs beat Phillies to extend win streak
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Seiya Suzuki connected on a two-run homer on Wednesday, helping the Chicago Cubs earn a 7-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, securing their eighth straight win.,Ian Happ also drove in two runs and Alex Bregman tallied three hits for ...

Behind Mark Vientos' clutch hit, Mets edge Twins, snap 12-game skid
Mark Vientos redeemed himself for an earlier baserunning miscue by delivering the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the host New York Mets snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The losing streak was the longest for the Mets since a 12-game s...

Mets' Francisco Lindor exits game due to calf injury
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor exited New York's Wednesday game against the visiting Minnesota Twins after the fourth inning due to left calf tightness.,Lindor, who was on first base following a single, did not appear to be running at full speed as he circled the diamond and scored on Francisco Alv...

Casey Mize fires 6-plus strong innings as Tigers handle Brewers
Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot, and Kerry Carpenter added a solo blast as the host Detroit Tigers downed the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Wednesday.,Torkelson, who hit 31 homers last season, made a winner of starter Casey Mize. In six-plus innings, Mize (2-1) gave up...

Max Fried dominates as Yankees nearly blank Red Sox again
Amed Rosario had four RBI in just two plate appearances and Max Fried pitched eight shutout innings, leading the visiting New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night., ,Rosario's three-run shot in the first inning was all that New York needed, as Fried (3-1) allowed just...

Braves blast four homers to bypass Nationals
Michael Harris II hit two home runs, Matt Olson smacked a three-run shot and the Atlanta Braves rallied from an early three-run deficit to claim an 8-6 win against the host Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,The seventh multi-homer game of Harris' career helped Atlanta manager Walt Weiss earn ...

Mets' Francisco Lindor (calf) exits vs. Twins
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor exited Wednesday night's game against the visiting Minnesota Twins after the fourth inning due to left calf tightness, ,Lindor, who was on first base following a single, did not appear to be running at full speed as he circled the diamond and scored on Franci...

Josh Naylor, Cal Raleigh rally Mariners to walk-off win over A's
Josh Naylor singled home Cal Raleigh with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the host Seattle Mariners defeated the Athletics 5-4 Wednesday afternoon to salvage the finale of a three-game series with their American League West rivals.,The A's tied the score in the top of the inning on Nick Kurtz...

Rangers place OF Wyatt Langford (forearm) on 10-day injured list
Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford has a Grade 1 flexor strain and was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.,Langford, 24, exited Tuesday's 5-1 home victory over Pittsburgh after the fourth inning due to a right forearm strain. He went 0-for-1 with a walk, extending his on-base streak to...

Nolan Schanuel, Jose Soriano help Angels defeat Blue Jays
Nolan Schanuel homered and also had a three-run, go-ahead double and Jose Soriano continued his historic start to the season with five more shutout innings as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Cal...
Which MLB Manager Will Be Fired First? Four Managers on the Hot Seat Already
A look at MLB managers on the hot seat as slow starts put pressure on teams early in the season....

Coby Mayo's 3-run blast leads Orioles past Royals
Coby Mayo belted a three-run homer to highlight a sixth-run sixth inning, fueling the visiting Baltimore Orioles to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon.,Leody Taveras' RBI single forged a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning before Jeremiah Jackson's two-run single gave Baltimor...

Phillies C J.T. Realmuto (back) placed on 10-day injured list
The slumping Philadelphia Phillies placed catcher J.T. Realmuto on the 10-day injured list with back spasms on Wednesday.,Realmuto, 35, sat out two games before returning Tuesday and going 0-for-4 in a 7-4 road loss to the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia's seventh straight defeat.,The three-time All-Star...

Yordan Alvarez homers in first, Astros shut out Guardians
Yordan Alvarez had three hits, including a two-run homer in the first inning, and Peter Lambert threw six shutout innings for the visiting Houston Astros in a 2-0 win against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Lambert (1-1) allowed three hit...