MLB Page 17 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Blue Jays score 6 unanswered to take series from Orioles
Yohendrick Pinango started a five-run sixth inning with a solo home run Sunday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to defeat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-4.,Brandon Valenzuela added an eighth-inning homer as the hosts captured the rubber game of the weekend series.,Four of the sixth-inni...
Cody Bellinger, Yankees get hot in 8th to beat Red Sox
Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs to start a five-run eighth inning, and the New York Yankees recorded a 6-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,The Yankees won for the eighth time in 12 games and second time in five games since losing Aaron Judge to a...
Sandy Alcantara pitches Marlins past Rays
Miami starter Sandy Alcantara recorded his second consecutive June win with seven strong innings, and the Marlins won 4-1 Sunday afternoon to claim their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. ,The 2022 unanimous Cy Young Award winner, Alcantara (5-4) yielded one run and five hits, all single...
Braves break through with pinch-hit double, finish sweep of Pirates
Michael Harris II delivered a bases-loaded pinch-hit double in the seventh inning to drive in three runs, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday and a sweep of their three-game series.,Atlanta earned its third sweep of the season and its first sweep of...
Angels place RHP Jack Kochanowicz (elbow) on IL
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jack Kochanowicz went on the injured list with right elbow inflammation Sunday, one day after giving up seven runs in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,In a corresponding move, left-hander Sam Aldegheri was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake.,Kochanowicz...
Phillies' Don Mattingly to serve on NL staff at All-Star Game
Just five weeks after returning to a managerial role, the Philadelphia Phillies' Don Mattingly is going to the All-Star Game as a member of the coaching staff for National League manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, USA Today reported Sunday.,St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol als...
Giants to end grueling road trip with finale against Cubs
An exhausting trip that has included 15- and 13-run wins but also a pair of walk-off losses will end with a night game more than 2,000 miles from home when the San Francisco Giants wrap up a three-game set Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.,The series has featured polar-opposite games that have result...
Losing skid behind them, Padres push for series win vs. Mets
It wasn't like the San Diego Padres started knocking down the walls at their home ballpark Saturday night. Their five hits were pretty much on par with their paltry production lately.,But one of them was a two-run homer by Freddy Fermin, breaking an 0-for-30 skid and enabling the Padres to snap a si...
After stellar victory, Brewers strive to sweep Rockies
Milwaukee used five solo homers and Jacob Misiorowski's pitching to beat Colorado 7-1 on Saturday night, and the Brewers will try for a sweep in the three-game series when the teams play in Denver on Sunday afternoon.,The Rockies will send Kyle Freeland (1-6, 8.06 ERA) to the mound against Milwaukee...
Nationals enjoying Diamondbacks' hospitality, pursue series sweep
The Washington Nationals do not need their home field to feel right at home.,The Nationals have 21 road wins -- only the Atlanta Braves have more with 23 -- and will look to finish a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,"I know we are playing really well on the road, bu...
Dominant Dodgers eye season sweep of awful Angels
The Los Angeles Dodgers scored nine runs in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday and still are not likely to have any sympathy for their opponent entering Sunday afternoon's season finale between the Southern California clubs at Dodger Stadium. ,The Dodgers are one victory awa...
After dominant victory, Brewers strive to sweep Rockies
Milwaukee used five solo homers and Jacob Misiorowski's pitching to beat Colorado 7-1 on Saturday night, and the Brewers will try for a sweep in the three-game series when the teams play in Denver on Sunday afternoon.,The Rockies will send Kyle Freeland (1-6, 8.06 ERA) to the mound against Milwaukee...
Youth vs. experience on tap as Guardians take on Rangers
Even though the Cleveland Guardians' roster is loaded with young players, manager Stephen Vogt said he sees a confident, hard-working club leading the American League Central.,"This group of guys believe we are going to win day-in and day-out," Vogt said. "They show up to work to accomplish that.",T...
Reeling Reds turn to returning Rhett Lowder in finale vs. Cards
The Cincinnati Reds hope the return of one of their young, talented pitchers will help turn around their fortunes and salvage the finale of their three-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.,After missing the past month due to weakness in his right shoulder, right-hand...
Royals ride late uprising into series finale vs. Twins
The struggling Kansas City Royals have a chance on Sunday to put together back-to-back series victories.,"I've got a lot of confidence in these guys, top to bottom," said Royals reliever Alex Lange, who earned the save on Saturday in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. "It's a lot of fun to watch th...
Yordan Alvarez doing damage as Astros go for sweep of A's
With nine-time All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve back in the fold and just one position player of note -- catcher Yainer Diaz -- yet to return from a stint on the injured list, it's easy to understand how the conversation turned to the Houston Astros' depth, particularly given how well they have p...
Marlins turn to Sandy Alcantara for stability, series win vs. Rays
The Miami Marlins are looking for a repeat version of former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara in hopes of winning their home series Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays.,The Marlins won a thriller on Saturday after leading 4-1 entering the ninth inning. Miami closer Pete Fairbanks could ...
Personal skid snapped, Tigers' Jack Flaherty takes aim at M's
Jack Flaherty finally notched his first win in 13 starts this season on Tuesday. ,The Detroit Tigers right-hander will go for two straight when he starts the finale of a three-game home series against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Flaherty (1-7, 5.31 ERA) hadn't been credited with a vict...
Orioles' Shane Baz puts unblemished mark on line vs. Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Shane Baz is undefeated against the host Toronto Blue Jays and hopes to maintain that Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Baz (3-5, 4.29 ERA), who was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to Baltimore in December, has posted a 4-0 mark with a 2.23 ER...
Phillies send veteran vs. White Sox rookie in rubber game
The Chicago White Sox got the best of a rookie pitcher Saturday., ,The Philadelphia Phillies will look to do the same Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series against the visiting White Sox., ,After an 8-6 victory in Friday's series opener, Philadelphia turned to first-year right-hander ...