MLB Page 143 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Astros walk-off Rangers in 11th to halt 4-game skid
Zack Short hit an opposite-field, walk-off single in the 11th inning, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Short plated Cam Smith from second base with his single to right field off Rangers reliever Hoby Milner. Smith walked against R...
Jackson Merrill snaps slump with 2 HRs to help Padres edge Phillies
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched a series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-4 decision.,Machado's drive to deep right field scored Fernando Tatis Jr., who started the rally with a one-out s...
Tigers limping to break as they host Mariners in first-half finale
The Detroit Tigers will head into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors, but they're stumbling toward the layoff. The Tigers have lost three straight, including two at home to the Seattle Mariners.,They'll play their final game prior to the festivities on Sunday afternoon, looking to...
Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal named All-Star Game starters
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes and Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal were named All-Star Game starters and will open the contest Tuesday at Atlanta for the National League and American League, respectively.,Skenes was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts, who will man...
Kyle Manzardo homer lifts Guardians past White Sox
Kyle Manzardo hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning and Tanner Bibee earned his first victory since May 22 as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday.,Bibee (5-9) allowed two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings after losing his previous five decisio...
Juan Soto, Mets stay hot with win over Royals
Frankie Montas allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning, and Juan Soto clubbed a two-run homer, securing the New York Mets their first winning road series in more than a month with Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.,Making his fourth start of the season after missing rou...
Reds rally for two in ninth to slay Rockies
Will Benson laced the tiebreaking RBI triple in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on an error two batters later for the host Cincinnati Reds, who edged the Colorado Rockies 4-3 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Austin Hays lofted a first-inning sacrifice fly before Noelvi Marte ho...
Caleb Durbin caps Brewers rally against Nationals with walk-off single
Caleb Durbin's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday capped a three-run rally that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.,Jackson Chourio led off the inning with an infield single off closer Kyle Finnegan (1-3) and reached second via Christi...
Garrett Crochet tosses complete game shutout, Red Sox beat Rays
Garrett Crochet tossed a complete-game shutout and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Crochet (10-4) held Tampa Bay to three hits, struck out nine and didn't walk a batter.,It's the first time Crochet has pi...
Marlins pitching staff shuts out Orioles in much-needed win
Miami starter Janson Junk held the Baltimore Orioles scoreless on five hits through seven innings and the visiting Marlins ended a three-game losing streak with a 6-0 victory Saturday.,Miami's Derek Hill drove in two runs and Xavier Edwards hit a two-run homer as the Marlins scored all their runs ac...
Shohei Ohtani guides Dodgers past Giants to end seven-game skid
Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings, Alex Vesia emerged from a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Michael Conforto had three hits and scored both Dodg...
Mariners unload on offense to roll past Tigers 15-7
Randy Arozarena had three hits, including a two-run homer, and scored four runs as the visiting Seattle Mariners romped past the Detroit Tigers 15-7 on Saturday.,Julio Rodriguez also had three hits, including a solo home run, while scoring three runs and driving in two more for the Mariners, while L...
Byron Buxton hits for the cycle, Twins top Pirates
Byron Buxton hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 12-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Buxton finished 5-for-5 with two singles, a double, a triple, a home run and two RBIs for Minnesota. He became the fir...
Braves deliver late surge to slip past Cardinals
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run and Jurickson Profar brought home the game-winning run with a ground ball in the ninth inning as the visiting Atlanta Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday afternoon.,Ronald Acuna Jr. and Marcell Ozuna also hit home runs for the Braves, who won for...
Padres option RHP Ryan Bergert to give bullpen a boost
The San Diego Padres optioned effective right-handed starter Ryan Bergert to Triple-A El Paso and recalled right-hander Alek Jacob on Saturday.,The move to send down a starter and add a reliever gives the bullpen another option over the final two games before the All-Star break, and possibly for a f...
Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar exits Braves game (side discomfort)
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar left Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves after five innings Saturday due to left side discomfort.,The game was tied 3-3 when Nootbaar was replaced by Jose Fermin in left field to open the sixth. He finished 0-for-2 with a strikeout.,Nootbaar, 27, h...
Matthew Boyd tosses eight shutout innings as Cubs beat Yankees
Matthew Boyd allowed four hits in eight outstanding innings to reach double-digit victories for the first time in his career and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Boyd improved to 5-0 over his past seven starts and allowed two runs or fewer for the ninth ...
Red Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins out for season with torn ACL
Boston Red Sox pitcher Hunter Dobbins will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament Friday night.,It is the second time Dobbins has torn his ACL in his right knee, with the first time happening when he played high school football.,"Yeah. I've torn my ACL in...
Reds activate OF Jake Fraley (labrum)
The Cincinnati Reds announced the return of outfielder Jake Fraley, activating him from the 10-day injured list on Saturday.,In a corresponding move, the Reds optioned infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand to Triple-A Louisville.,Fraley, 30, has dealt with multiple injuries, costing him 48 games th...
Yankees LHP Max Fried (blister) exits game vs. Cubs early
New York Yankees left-hander Max Fried exited Saturday's game against the visiting Chicago Cubs with a blister on his left thumb after laboring through three innings.,Fried allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits in three innings. During Chicago's three-run third, YES Network cameras spotted Fr...