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Royals remain optimistic ahead of rematch vs. Guardians
Bobby Witt Jr. hasn't given up on the Kansas City Royals' postseason dreams. Neither has manager Matt Quatraro. Until they officially are eliminated, it's still game on.,Red-hot Kansas City continues its late-season push on Saturday afternoon, playing the middle contest in a three-game series at the...
Astros to toss patchwork of pitchers against Mets
The Houston Astros will have to cobble together their pitching plans for the final two games of their weekend series against the New York Mets.,Thanks to Hunter Brown and an assist from the Milwaukee Brewers, such a piecemeal problem is a lot less concerning than it might have been entering Friday.,...
Braves seek sixth straight win, as they face woeful Rockies
The Atlanta Braves will continue their quest to avoid the wild-card round in October when they host the Colorado Rockies in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night.,The National League-East leaders defeated the Rockies 6-4 on Friday and enter the Saturday contest a game behind t...
Cardinals follow innings limit as Kyle Leahy faces Pirates
Right-hander Kyle Leahy has been a bright spot for the St. Louis Cardinals this season, but to protect his promising future, the team is limiting his innings the rest of the way.,Leahy (10-4, 3.13 ERA) makes his 26th start Saturday afternoon, facing the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the second cont...
Giants to retire Jeff Kent's number between games of twin bill with D-backs
Two teams with uncertainty at second base will get an opportunity to watch a Hall of Fame second baseman get his number retired when the San Francisco Giants honor Jeff Kent in between games of a day-night doubleheader Saturday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,The rare twin bill was create...
Cade Cavalli, Nationals seek rare 2026 win vs. Marlins
The Washington Nationals recently completed a stretch of games in which they went 3-12 and saw their National League wild-card hopes fall by the wayside.,That stretch of games could be divided into two categories: games started by right-hander Cade Cavalli (in which they went 3-0) and games started ...
Fresh off rout, Mariners seek to even with Blue Jays
The visiting Seattle Mariners aim to square their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon and avoid falling farther back in the chase for a postseason berth.,The Blue Jays recorded an 8-1 win in the series opener on Friday to even the season series between the teams at 2-2...
Reds, Sal Stewart look to continue torrid hitting against Cubs
The Cincinnati Reds have ignited their offense in back-to-back games after it had been dormant far too many times over the last 2 1/2 weeks.,Fresh off erupting for 10 runs in consecutive contests, the visiting Reds will look to continue swinging hot bats on Saturday afternoon when they face the Chic...
As White Sox chase division title, Twins continue youth movement
Minnesota Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins played his first big-league game and ripped his first big-league hit.,Now, he is looking to experience his first victory in the majors.,Jenkins and the Twins will look to pull even in the series when they go up against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday aft...
Dodgers' Blake Snell strives to continue good form vs. Tigers
Blake Snell has delivered three quality starts this month for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,The veteran left-hander will look to continue that streak in Detroit on Saturday afternoon against the Tigers.,Snell's return from an elbow injury was delayed until earlier this month. He had begun the season on ...
Yankees lean on pitching ahead of doubleheader vs. Red Sox
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox offered a glimpse at what a postseason encounter might look like on Friday night.,After widening their lead in the race for the American League's top wild-card spot, the Yankees hope to see standout showings from Carlos Rodon and Max Fried when they host the R...
MLB roundup: Dodgers prevail in Tarik Skubal's return to Detroit
Freddie Freeman drove in the go-ahead run during the eighth inning in Tarik Skubal's return to Detroit as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the slumping Tigers 2-1 on Friday.,Skubal gave up one run on four hits while striking out seven in six innings. The two-time Cy Young Award winner was dealt by the ...
Quinn Mathews earns first major league win as Cardinals beat Pirates
Rookie left-hander Quinn Mathews pitched effectively into the sixth inning for his first major league victory and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Friday night.,Jordan Walker added three hits and scored twice for the Cardin...
Colson Montgomery's homer sparks White Sox's victory over Twins
Colson Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs as the Chicago White Sox recorded a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Andrew Benintendi finished 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Chicago, which won its third straight game by taking the opener of a three...
First-pitch homer, 2 other long balls send Diamondbacks past Giants
Lars Nootbaar hit the first pitch of the game for a home run, Corbin Carroll and Tim Tawa homered in a five-run third inning, and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks overpowered the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Friday.,Nootbaar collected three hits for the Diamondbacks, who took advantage of a San Die...
Orioles score twice in 10th to rally past Athletics
Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each singled in a run in the 10th inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 4-3 on Friday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Brandon Young tossed seven innings of one-run ball for Baltimore, which won for the third time in its last four games and imp...
Edmundo Sosa's ninth-inning slam propels Phillies past Angels
Pinch hitter Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Sosa drove a 1-1 changeup from Sammy Peralta 404 feet into the rock pile behind the f...
Colson Montgomery’s homer sparks White Sox victory over Twins
Colson Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox held on for a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Andrew Benintendi finished 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Chicago, which won its third straight game and the opener of a three-...
Quinn Mathews earns first MLB win as Cardinals beat Pirates
Rookie left-hander Quinn Mathews pitched effectively into the sixth inning for his first major league victory, and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run home run for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Friday night.,Jordan Walker added three hits and scored twice for the Ca...
Logan Henderson tosses gem as Brewers shut down Rangers
Logan Henderson was nearly perfect for the Milwaukee Brewers, who won their third straight game, beating the visiting Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday night.,Henderson (9-2) faced 22 batters over seven innings, with Danny Jansen's two-out home run in the third inning the only blemish on his stat line. Th...