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White Sox acquire LHP Joe Rock from Rays
The Chicago White Sox acquired left-hander Joe Rock in a trade with Tampa Bay on Tuesday, sending infielder Oliver Dunn to the Rays in the deal.,The White Sox assigned Rock to Triple-A Charlotte upon the transaction's completion. They also moved catcher Kyle Teel, who has a sprained right knee ligam...

Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers shut down Cubs
Jacob Misiorowski threw six shutout innings to lift the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs Tuesday.,Misiorowski (4-2) allowed only three hits and struck out eight with one walk on 74 pitches.,The big right-hander has 24 1/3 straight shutout innings over four starts.,Abner ...

Jarren Duran homer helps Red Sox pull away late to extend Royals' skid
Jarren Duran clubbed a late three-run homer and Willson Contreras had two hits with three RBIs, as the Boston Red Sox broke out for a 7-1 victory over the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. ,Duran, who also doubled and walked twice, sent a towering drive inside the right-field foul pole with ...

Ben Rice, Ryan McMahon homer to power Yankees past Blue Jays
Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with one out in the fifth inning off Dylan Cease as the New York Yankees kept rolling at home and hung on for a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.,Rice tied Aaron Judge for the team lead with his 16th homer when he snapped a 3-3 tie. Fol...

Isaac Paredes, Astros get by Twins 2-1
Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer, and that proved to be enough as the Houston Astros held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Jeremy Pena finished 2-for-4 for Houston, which evened its series at one win apiece. The rubber match is set for Wednesday afternoon.,...

James Wood's inside-the-park slam sparks Nationals' rally vs. Mets
James Wood's three hits included an inside-the-park grand slam as the Washington Nationals rallied from a five-run deficit for a 9-6 win against the New York Mets in on Tuesday night.,Jose Tena also homered for Washington, which had lost its previous two games.,Bo Bichette hit a pair of two-run home...

Travis Bazzana goes yard as Guardians edge Tigers
Travis Bazzana hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, and the visiting Cleveland Guardians edged the reeling Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Tuesday night.,Kyle Manzardo scored two runs for the American League Central Division leaders. Steven Kwan scored a run and knocked in another as the G...

Yandy Diaz, bullpen lead Rays past struggling Orioles
Yandy Diaz hit the go-ahead home run, doubled and drove in two runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,Richie Palacios added an RBI double and Jonny DeLuca chipped in an RBI single for Tampa Bay, which has won seven of its last nin...

Reds' Chase Burns shuts down Phillies' offense in win
Chase Burns worked six terrific innings to guide the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday., ,Burns (6-1) struck out nine before a trio of relievers combined for five more strikeouts to help Cincinnati win for just the second time in its last 12 road gam...

Braves rebound from beatdown, double up Marlins 8-4
Matt Olson's two-run single sparked a three-run rally in the eighth inning and helped the visiting Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 on Tuesday.,Olson was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and three RBIs, as Atlanta rallied against reliever Calvin Faucher (4-3) to even the four-game series at...

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to make season debut Friday
The New York Yankees will start right-hander Gerrit Cole on Friday at home in an American League East battle against the first-place Tampa Bay Rays, Cole's first major league start since Tommy John surgery 14 months ago.,The former Cy Young Award winner missed the 2025 season after he experienced el...

Rangers activate RHP Chris Martin from injured list
The Texas Rangers activated reliever Chris Martin from the 15-day injured list and optioned fellow right-hander Gavin Collyer to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.,Martin, who turns 40 next month, landed on the IL on April 15 with a right shoulder impingement. He was 1-1 with a 7.11 ERA in eight appear...

Mets designate OF Austin Slater among multiple moves
The New York Mets designated veteran Austin Slater for assignment on Tuesday and recalled fellow outfielder Nick Morabito from Triple-A Syracuse.,The Mets also transferred right-hander Clay Holmes (right fibula fracture) to the 60-day injured list to make room for left-hander Anderson Severino, who ...

Twins demote former top overall pick Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins demoted slumping infielder Royce Lewis to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.,The news comes on the heels of the Twins sending outfielder Matt Wallner to St. Paul last week. Wallner had 22 homers last season.,Also on Tuesday, the Twins placed catcher Ryan Jeffers on the 10-day injured ...

Report: Twins demoting former top overall pick Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins are demoting slumping infielder Royce Lewis to Triple-A St. Paul, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.,The report comes on the heels of the Twins sending outfielder Matt Wallner to St. Paul last week. Wallner had 22 homers last season.,The No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 MLB Draft, L...

Braves C Drake Baldwin (oblique) placed on 10-day IL
The Atlanta Braves placed catcher Drake Baldwin on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a strained right oblique muscle.,The Braves selected fellow catcher Chadwick Tromp from Triple-A Gwinnett to take the roster spot of Baldwin.,Baldwin, 25, is batting .303 with 13 homers and 38 RBIs in 48 games th...

Padres bid to buy breathing room in rematch vs. Dodgers
There is very little separating the two-time World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers from the San Diego Padres in the National League West.,The Padres claimed the opener of the first series of the season with the Dodgers them four straight victories and boosted them over Los Angeles for first plac...

Mariners shake up rotation vs. White Sox, send Luis Castillo to bullpen
Luis Castillo hasn't pitched out of the bullpen in a regular-season game in his 10-year career.,That's likely to change Tuesday night, when the Seattle Mariners plan to "piggyback" starter Bryce Miller and Castillo in the second game of a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,"Th...

After thwarting no-hit bid, Angels aim to flummox A's again
The Los Angeles Angels were three outs away from a seventh straight loss and didn't have a single hit in Monday's series opener with the Athletics.,Two batters later, the script was triumphantly flipped for the Angels. They will report to the ballpark with much-needed enthusiasm when they face the A...
Pete Crow-Armstrong Should Be Allowed To Yell at Fans
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s heated exchange with a fan during a Cubs-White Sox game has sparked debate about fan behavior and athlete reactions....