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Diamondbacks C Gabriel Moreno (finger) back from 60-day IL
Arizona catcher Gabriel Moreno has been activated from the 60-day injured list and is expected to play when the Diamondbacks host the Cincinnati Reds Friday night. ,Moreno last played June 14 before being placed on the IL with a hairline fracture in his right index finger. The 25-year-old Gold Glove...

Samuel Basallo, Orioles reach 8-year extension
Top prospect Samuel Basallo agreed to an eight-year contract extension with the Baltimore Orioles, the team announced on Friday. ,The deal is worth a reported $67 million covering the 2026-33 seasons with a club option for 2034.,"We are thrilled to agree with Samuel long-term and are delighted about...

Giants place RHP Landen Roupp (knee) on IL
The San Francisco Giants' fading playoff hopes took a further blow Friday when right-hander Landen Roupp landed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Roupp, who is 7-7 with a 3.80 ERA in 22 starts this season. He has allowed five runs in each...

Rockies release struggling, winless LHP Austin Gomber
The Colorado Rockies released struggling left-hander Austin Gomber with just over a month left in the season.,The Rockies also placed right-hander Dugan Darnell on the 15-day injured list with left hip inflammation, while right-hander Angel Chivilli was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque and left-ha...

Reports: Samuel Basallo, Orioles reach 8-year, $67M extension
Top Baltimore Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo agreed to an eight-year, $67 million contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Friday.,Basallo, who turned 21 on Aug. 13, made his major-league debut four days later. MLB Pipeline ranked the catcher/first baseman as the No. 8 overall prospect i...

Skidding Mariners welcome return home, take aim at A's
The Seattle Mariners would prefer to forget their just-concluded nine-game trip.,After going 2-7 against Baltimore, the New York Mets and Philadelphia, the Mariners will return home Friday night to face the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series.,The Mariners have lost five games in a row to...

Padres continue pursuit of Dodgers in final 2025 series between clubs
The San Diego Padres will enter this weekend's series against the Los Angeles Dodgers just as they entered last weekend's series against their rivals -- fresh off three straight wins over the San Francisco Giants. ,The Padres hope that's where history stops repeating itself.,One of the biggest rival...

Cubs seek bounce-back effort in opener against Angels
Normally, winning three of five games against the team with the best record in the majors would be reason to celebrate. ,But after his squad dropped the finale of its series with the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell wasn't in a partying mood.,"I de...

MLB-best Brewers present daunting task for sinking Giants
After ending their longest losing streak in over three months, the Milwaukee Brewers bring their major-league-best 80 wins into the series opener with the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,The Brewers snapped a three-game skid on Thursday in the finale of a five-game series with the Chi...

Nathan Eovaldi looks to halt Rangers' slump in opener vs. Guardians
Time is ticking to make a move into the wild-card race, so this weekend's series in Arlington, Texas, between the Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers will be crucial for both teams.,The Guardians will send Slade Cecconi (5-6, 4.50 ERA) to the mound on Friday night in the opener of a three-game ser...

Skidding teams collide as White Sox, Twins open series
The Chicago White Sox have lost six of seven and 13 of 16 since surging to begin the second half of the season.,On Friday, they will aim to turn their fortunes as they open a 10-game homestand with the start of a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins.,Minnesota went 4-2 against Chicago before t...

Rays SS Carson Williams could make debut vs. Cardinals
New Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Adrian Houser will make his home debut Friday night, but a little bit of the buzz around him was stolen by the arrival of the Carson Williams, the organization's prized farmhand, on Thursday.,In the opener of a three-game series, Tampa Bay dropped its fourth straight conte...

Yankees plot to clean up defense as Red Sox set continues
Even when they struggle to produce the big hit, the Boston Red Sox are finding ways to beat the Yankees. Their latest win was due in large part to three players who had a combined zero hits in their early-season success vs. New York.,The Red Sox will attempt to grab the first American League wild-ca...

Astros hope win over Orioles marks end of slump
Scoring early and often works well for the Houston Astros. Repeating that formula will be the goal in the second game of their series against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.,The Astros snapped out of their offensive doldrums by recording all of their runs in the first three innings on Th...

Mets, aiming to halt slide, send Nolan McLean to oppose Braves
The New York Mets will send their promising rookie to the mound on Friday in hopes of slowing a brutal recent skid against the Atlanta Braves.,Right-hander Nolan McLean will attempt to boost a New York squad that has lost 16 of 21 games to put its National League wild-card hopes in jeopardy. The Met...

Casey Mize seeks 4th straight August win as Tigers face Royals
All-Star Casey Mize will look to extend his August winning streak to four as the Detroit Tigers open a three-game home series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.,Mize has benefitted from strong run support, as the Tigers have pushed across 23 runs in the right-hander's three August starts.,In ...

Can Trea Turner stay hot as Phillies welcome Nats?
Trea Turner must feel as though he is swinging at a beach ball every time he steps to the plate right now.,Riding a 10-game hitting streak in which he is batting .522 (24-for-46), Turner looks to continue his torrid stretch on Friday when the Philadelphia Phillies host the Washington Nationals in th...

MLB roundup: Red Sox get another win over Yankees
Nathaniel Lowe laced a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning to help the visiting Boston Red Sox earn a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday and improve to 6-1 against their American League East rivals this season.,Roman Anthony had a game-tying single in the sixth and added insurance wi...

Five-run inning propels Cardinals past Rays
Alec Burleson drove in two runs during St. Louis' five-run second inning and the Cardinals opened their three-game series with a 7-4 win over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.,Burleson, who went 2-for-5, put St. Louis ahead 5-1 with a single to right in the big frame. Cardinals starter Sonn...

Last-place Pirates, Rockies showing some fight ahead of series
The standings indicate the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of their respective divisions as the teams prepare for their three-game series starting Friday in Pittsburgh. However, the two squads are coming off respectable showings against division leaders.,Colorado ended a fo...