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MLB-best Braves rely on Bryce Elder to secure sweep vs. Pirates
The Atlanta Braves, owners of MLB's best record, will send Bryce Elder to the mound on Sunday in search of a series sweep against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Braves won the first two games of the three-game set and secured their 18th series victory of the season after Saturday's 6-3 victory...

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets pitching velocity record vs. Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers flamethrowing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski threw a fastball out of the strike zone that also was a record-setting pitch as he dominated the Colorado Rockies in a 7-1 victory on Saturday night in Denver.,Misiorowski's low and outside pitch to Kyle Karros in the third inning was 10...

Yanks' Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox
Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present.,Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened two-ga...

MLB roundup: Nine-run first propels Dodgers to another win over Angels
Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani each hit two-run home runs in a nine-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers stayed perfect against the visiting Los Angeles Angels this season with an easy 9-2 victory on Saturday.,Ryan Ward added a two-run double in the opening inning while a single from Alex Free...

Freddy Fermin's 1st '26 homer helps Padres beat Mets, snap 6-game skid
Freddy Fermin delivered a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 decision over the visiting New York Mets.,With Sung-Mun Song on first after legging out a two-out infield hit, Fermin jumped on a first-pitc...

Shohei Ohtani homers in 9-run first as Dodgers drub Angels
Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani each hit two-run home runs in a nine-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers stayed perfect against the visiting Los Angeles Angels this season with an easy 9-2 victory on Saturday., ,Ryan Ward hit a two-run double in the opening inning while a single from Alex Free...

Brewers back sharp Jacob Misiorowski with 5 HRs vs. Rockies
Brice Turang hit two of Milwaukee's five solo homers, Jacob Misiorowski struck out eight in seven solid innings and the Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 in Denver on Saturday night.,David Hamilton homered and tied a career-high with four hits, William Contreras and Jake Bauers (four walks) also...

Rangers place C Danny Jansen (forearm) on 10-day injured list
The Texas Rangers placed veteran catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a right forearm strain.,The move was retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Rangers signed another seasoned catcher, Elias Diaz, to a major league contract.,Jansen, 31, said he fel...

Tanner Bibee dominant as Guardians shut out Rangers
Tanner Bibee pitched eight scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season, and Jose Ramirez and Brayan Rocchio hit solo home runs to power the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.,Bibee (1-7) allowed three hits, walked two and fanned t...

Yordan Alvarez's slam powers Astros to big win over A's
Yordan Alvarez clubbed his fifth career grand slam as the Houston Astros pounded the visiting Athletics 13-2 on Saturday to win the three-game series between American League West rivals.,The Astros socked three home runs off Athletics right-hander Kade Morris (0-1), who endured a forgettable major l...

Yankees-Red Sox game Saturday postponed
Saturday's game between the visiting Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees was postponed due to a forecast of sustained rain at Yankee Stadium.,The postponement was announced a little over a half hour after the originally scheduled 7:35 p.m. EST start. The game will be made up as a split doubleheader ...

Angels reinstate Nolan Schanuel, place Jorge Soler on IL
The Los Angeles Angels made a flurry of moves on Saturday. The club reinstated infielder Nolan Schanuel from the IL, placed outfielder Jorge Soler (oblique) on the IL (retroactive to June 4), selected the contract of outfielder Gustavo Campero and placed him on the 10-day IL and designated catcher O...

Javier Sanoja leads Marlins past Rays
Javier Sanoja was 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the host Miami Marlins knotted their three-game series with the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays in a 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon.,Otto Lopez notched two hits, and Esteury Ruiz scored a run, walked three times, stole a base and was ...

Yordan Alvarez blast powers Astros to big win over Athletics
Yordan Alvarez clubbed his fifth career grand slam as the Houston Astros pounded the visiting Athletics 13-2 on Saturday to win the three-game series between American League West rivals.,The Astros socked three home runs off Athletics right-hander Kade Morris (0-1), who endured a forgettable major l...

White Sox rough up Andrew Painter, Phillies in win
Colson Montgomery and Jacob Gonzalez homered to guide the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.,Tristan Peters notched three hits for Chicago, which had lost three of four. Chase Meidroth chipped in with two hits for the White Sox.,Alec Bohm and Bran...

Two double steals highlight Braves win over Pirates
Dominic Smith lobbed an opposite-field home run just inside the left-field foul pole to highlight a three-run rally and help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday.,With the game tied 3-3, the Braves rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. They executed th...

Nationals continue road dominance with win over Diamondbacks
Curtis Mead and Dylan Crews homered, Zack Littell won his fifth straight start, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday in Phoenix.,Mead hit a two-run homer on the eighth pitch of the game off Eduardo Rodriguez (5-2), as the Nationals secured the series win and imp...

Ernie Clement dazzles all-around as Blue Jays down Orioles
Ernie Clement had a three-run homer and a triple Saturday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-4.,Clement also played strong defense at second base and Brandon Valenzuela added three hits and a sacrifice fly as Toronto gained a split of the first two games of...

Lars Nootbaar's 8th-inning homer lifts Cards over Reds
Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run homer in the eighth to erase a one-run deficit and rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.,Nootbaar, who missed the first two months of the season with double heel surgery before returning Friday night, connected...

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in Cubs' walk-off win over Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Michael Busch led off the 10th with a walk-off single that was misplayed in right field and the Chicago Cubs avenged an 18-3 shellacking a day earlier with a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturda...