MLB Page 14 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
LaMonte Wade Jr. homers to help Astros top Mets
LaMonte Wade Jr. cracked a two-run homer in the sixth inning that put the visiting Houston Astros ahead for good in a 6-3 win over the New York Mets on Sunday.,Pinch-hitting for Cam Smith after Yainer Diaz kept the inning going with a two-out double, Wade jumped on an 0-1 cutter from reliever Jonath...
Ezequiel Duran powers Rangers past Brewers to avoid sweep
Ezequiel Duran hit a solo homer and doubled in two runs as the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.,Joc Pederson added a solo homer, and Cody Freeman and Elias Diaz each had two hits and an RBI for Texas, which snapped a four-game losing streak.,Ty...
Rays walk off Padres in 11 after tying HR in 9th against Mason Miller
Jorge Mateo lined a walk-off single in the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their major league-leading 14th series sweep Sunday, rallying to stun the visiting San Diego Padres 5-4 in St. Petersburg, Fla., after tying the game in the ninth against star reliever Mason Miller.,With the bags fu...
Esmerlyn Valdez homers in Pirates victory over Cardinals
Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run and right-hander Braxton Ashcraft pitched five effective innings Sunday afternoon for the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in a 5-4 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Jared Triolo added a solo homer, and Brandon Lowe added two hits and an RBI for the Pirates, ...
Dodgers shut down Tigers to claim rubber match
Tyler Glasnow held the Detroit Tigers to one run and two hits in seven innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away to a 6-1 win on Sunday afternoon.,Glasnow (4-0) struck out six in his ninth start of the season. Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run home run and scored twice while reaching bas...
Jose Ramirez (HR, 4 RBIs), Guardians cool off Royals in rout
Jose Ramirez homered and drove in four runs and Nathaniel Lowe hit a homer and drove in three to lead the host Cleveland Guardians to an 11-1 drubbing of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Jo Adell was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run, Chase DeLauter was 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI and Steven...
Zebby Matthews fires 8 1/3 stellar innings as Twins beat White Sox
Zebby Matthews struck out five and allowed one run in 8 1/3 innings, and the Minnesota Twins cruised to a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The right-hander scattered five hits and came within two outs of recording a complete-game shutout for Minnesota, which sta...
Yankees bash Red Sox 16-1 to clinch season series against rivals
Heliot Ramos delivered his biggest hit for his new team when his three-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning and helped the New York Yankees roll to a 16-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the 10th time in 14 games and moved four games ahead of the...
Matt Olson’s walk-off lifts Braves over Rockies for 7th straight win
Matt Olson hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to lift the streaking Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.,After Victor Mederos (4-1) threw a perfect top of the 10th, Ronald Acuna Jr. opened the bottom of the inning with a single, advancing the ...
Max Scherzer twirls 10-K gem as Jays one-hit Mariners
Max Scherzer struck out a season-best 10 over seven one-hit innings Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 7-0 to complete a three-game sweep.,With his final strikeout, No. 3,535, the 42-year-old right-hander passed Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry for ninth pla...
Marlins score 6 times on 2 hits in ninth, rally past Nationals
Otto Lopez's two-run homer capped a six-run ninth inning and the Miami Marlins rallied past the host Washington Nationals 6-2 on Sunday.,With Max Kranick (0-1) in for the save, Esteury Ruiz bunted for a hit leading off the ninth. After Griffin Conine walked, a double steal put runners on second and ...
Mariners put RHP Emerson Hancock (adductor) on 15-day IL
The Seattle Mariners will be without right-handed starter Emerson Hancock for at least two weeks due to a left adductor strain.,Hancock, 27, was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday, retroactive to Saturday, interrupting a breakout season. The Mariners' 2020 first-round pick is 7-8 in 25 starts ...
Padres place Gavin Sheets (foot), Luis Rengifo (knee) on 10-day IL
Entering Sunday tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final National League wild-card spot, the San Diego Padres placed first baseman/outfielder Gavin Sheets and utility man Luis Rengifo on the 10-day injured list. ,Sheets, 30, who also has served as San Diego's designated hitter, is out with a...
Twins place OF Byron Buxton (hip) back on injured list
The Minnesota Twins placed three-time All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton on the injured list with a right hip impingement on Sunday, while outfielder Gabriel Gonzalez was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul.,The oft-injured Buxton, who also went on the IL with a right hip injury last month, has not pl...
Red Sox reload by activating OF Roman Anthony, SS Trevor Story
The Boston Red Sox activated outfielder Roman Anthony and shortstop Trevor Story in advance of their game Sunday against the rival New York Yankees.,Anthony has not played since May 4 due to a wrist injury, while Story has missed over three months with a sports hernia.,The Red Sox also optioned desi...
Cards place rookie INF JJ Wetherholt (wrist) on 10-day IL
The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list due to right wrist tendinitis Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Cesar Prieto from Triple-A Memphis.,Wetherholt, 23, went 0-for-4 in St. Louis' 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday and had just one hit in his ...
Astros playing for AL West title; Mets' Juan Soto looking ahead to future
Juan Soto didn't want to wait any longer to get in on the fun with the suddenly resurgent New York Mets.,Soto and the Mets will look to earn their fifth series win over a contender this month on Sunday afternoon when they host the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game interleague set.,Left-ha...
Phillies' Zack Wheeler strives to get back on track vs. Angels
Coming off his worst start of the season, right-hander Zack Wheeler will try and help pitch the Philadelphia Phillies to a sweep of their three-game series versus the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Wheeler (10-5, 3.40 ERA) has struggled badly since allowing two hits and ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong, host Cubs seek to shine in prime time vs. Reds
Chicago Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong will look to continue to bolster his resume for the 2026 National League MVP award on Sunday night when he takes center stage in a nationally televised game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Crow-Armstrong recorded his first career three-homer performance...
Chris Bassitt, Orioles seek three-game sweep of Athletics
Chris Bassitt hopes to continue his post-surgery progression and help the Baltimore Orioles complete a three-game sweep of the Athletics when he takes the mound on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,After missing more than two months following surgery to remove bone spurs from his lower bac...