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Red Sox welcome Orioles in long-awaited home opener
The Boston Red Sox began their season with seven victories during a 10-game road trip, and they'll try to build on that momentum when they play their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday afternoon.,Boston has displayed power at the plate (13 home runs) and strong starting pitching du...
Blake Snell set to debut for Giants vs. Nationals
Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell is scheduled to make his season debut on Monday night when the San Francisco Giants open a three-game set against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The series matches teams that have staggered out of the gate, although the Giants took a ste...
Skidding White Sox visit Guardians for home opener
The Chicago White Sox will try to end another four-game losing streak when they open a three-game series against the host Cleveland Guardians on Monday. ,The White Sox just dropped four straight games to the Royals, just the third time Kansas City swept a four-game series against Chicago.,Chicago, w...
Giants push across two runs in eighth to beat Padres
Matt Chapman capped a two-run eighth inning with a go-ahead single, Camilo Doval pitched a three-strikeout ninth for his first save of the season and the San Francisco Giants secured a series win over the visiting San Diego Padres with a 3-2 victory Sunday afternoon.,Having scored just four runs in ...
Home runs help Red Sox ring up 12-2 win over Angels
Tanner Houck threw six scoreless innings and was backed by an offense that hit four home runs as the Boston Red Sox cruised to a 12-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., in the rubber match of a three-game series. ,Houck (2-0) logged six scoreless innings in h...
Longtime Mets catcher Jerry Grote dies at 81
Jerry Grote, the longtime New York Mets catcher and part of their 1969 World Series championship team, died Sunday due to respiratory failure after a heart procedure in Austin, Texas, his family announced. He was 81.,Grote, known especially for his defense, played 16 seasons, 12 for the New York Met...
Resilient Pirates aim to tame Tigers in series opener
It didn't take long for the Pittsburgh Pirates to develop into a confident group.,The Pirates will look to carry the momentum of coming off consecutive come-from-behind victories into the opener of a two-game series with the visiting Detroit Tigers on Monday evening. ,After falling 5-2 to Baltimore ...
Ronel Blanco shines again, propels Astros past Rangers
Ronel Blanco followed up his no-hitter with six innings of one-hit shutout ball and Yordan Alvarez slugged a three-run homer as the Houston Astros recorded a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday night at Arlington, Texas.,Blanco began the season with a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays...
50 years after historic homer, Henry Aaron to get HOF statue
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will memorialize Henry Aaron with a statue in Cooperstown, N.Y., making the announcement on the 50th anniversary of his historic home run No. 715.,It was April 8, 1974, that Aaron, playing for the Braves, broke Babe Ruth's longstanding homer record with ...
Dodgers open series vs. Twins, hope to shake off ugly loss
The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to bounce back from a lopsided loss when they open a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in Minneapolis. ,Los Angeles is coming off an 8-1, three-error defeat to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The game was interrupted by rain, and sloppy condition...
Phillies' Spencer Turnbull bids to take step forward vs. Cards
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Spencer Turnbull is trying to rev up his career after missing the 2022 season following Tommy John surgery and struggling in 2023 with neck and toe injuries.,That process will continue Monday night when Turnbull (1-0, 0.00 ERA) faces the Cardinals in the opener of ...
Angels' regulars look to rebound in opener vs. Rays
Ron Washington so far is sticking to a steady regular lineup, and the manager expects to do so again Monday night when the Los Angeles Angels host the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.,Five players -- Mike Trout, Zach Neto, Taylor Ward, Nolan Schanuel and Logan O...
Astros look to pick up steam in series finale vs. Rangers
The Houston Astros hope their slow start is about to evaporate.,After losing seven of their first nine games, the Astros will look to make it two consecutive victories when they visit the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Arlington, Texas.,Houston notched a 3-1 victory over the Rangers on Sunday nigh...
MLB roundup: Marlins shake off 0-9 start, clobber Cards
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in the first inning as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Sunday for their first victory of the season.,Jake Burger and Josh Bell each drove in two runs and Luis Arraez went 4-for-5 with three runs for the Marlin...
Sonny Gray to make debut with Cardinals on Tuesday
Right-hander Sonny Gray will make his debut as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.,The right-hander, who signed a three-year, $75 million free-agent deal in the offseason, opened the season on the injured list with a right hamstring strain.,Manager Oliver Marmol said Gray, 34, will be on...
Guardians-Twins game postponed; DH set for Aug. 9
Sunday's game between the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins was postponed due to inclement weather in the Minneapolis area.,The game was scheduled to be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Aug. 9. ,Cleveland extended its winning streak to four games by capturing the first two contes...
Cubs place RHP Julian Merryweather on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs will miss a key bullpen component for at least a couple of weeks, placing right-handed reliever Julian Merryweather on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday, with a right shoulder strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled right-handed reliever Daniel Palencia fro...
Braves place P Spencer Strider on 15-day IL, recall P Allan Winans
The Atlanta Braves placed Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, one day after announcing the star right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his pitching elbow.,In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Allan Winans from Triple-A Gwinnett. ,Winans, 28, co...
Nationals P Stephen Strasburg retires: 'I left it all out there'
Stephen Strasburg announced his retirement from baseball on Sunday after a 13-season career with the Washington Nationals that was marred by devastating injuries.,Strasburg, 35, was a three-time All-Star and part of the franchise's only championship team in 2019. He was named MVP of the World Series...
Pirates edge Orioles on wild play in bottom of ninth
The host Pittsburgh Pirates plated a pair of runs thanks to an error on the final play of the game to come away with a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,With Baltimore up 2-1, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jack Suwinski opened the bottom of the ninth with singles, putting runners at t...