MLB Page 186 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Benches empty late as Padres avoid sweep vs. Dodgers
Xander Bogaerts had a second-inning home run among his four hits and the visiting San Diego Padres earned a 5-3 victory Thursday over the Los Angeles Dodgers to avoid a four-game sweep in a series where tempers reached a boiling point., ,Rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert opened with 4 2/3 scoreless i...
Nick Kurtz powers A's past Astros in 10th
Nick Kurtz drilled a two-run homer to center field with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,It was Kurtz's second two-run, game-winning blast in the four-game series. He slammed a victorious...
Pirates' Dennis Santana involved in altercation with fan
Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana was involved in an incident in which a fan was ejected from the nightcap of a doubleheader against the host Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. ,A spokesperson for the Tigers confirmed the fan was removed from Comerica Park after the altercation, which happen...
Rays' Hunter Bigge hit in face with foul ball, stretchered off
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was stretchered away after being hit in the side of the face by a foul ball as he sat in the dugout on Thursday.,Rays manager Kevin Cash said postgame to the team's TV reporter, "He's coherent. He's talking to the physician. He's going to have a lot of tests right...
Colton Cowser's 3-run HR sparks O's to win over Rays
Charlie Morton threw six quality innings and Colton Cowser hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning to propel the visiting Baltimore Orioles to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.,Morton (4-7) improved to 3-0 in June, allowing just one earned run on six hits while strikin...
Four-run 10th gives Pirates twin-bill split vs. Tigers
Pinch hitter Ke'Bryan Hayes sparked a four-run 10th inning with a go-ahead RBI single and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates salvaged a split of a doubleheader with an 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.,Hayes knocked in automatic runner Tommy Pham from second base. The Tigers challenged the s...
Cards stage late rally vs. White Sox, take twin-bill opener
The St. Louis Cardinals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-4 win against the host Chicago White Sox in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.,Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits in five innings. Reliever Andre Granillo (1-0) got th...
Spencer Strider pitches Braves to sweep-sealing win over Mets
Spencer Strider pitched six strong innings and Matt Olson hit a three-run double to help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting New York Mets 7-1 on Thursday and complete a three-game series sweep.,It was just the second sweep of the season for the Braves, who have won six of their past seven games. N...
Bats awaken as Yanks down Angels, halt 6-game skid
Trent Grisham and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back home runs as the host New York Yankees stopped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon.,Carlos Rodon (9-5) overcame allowing three solo homers and pitched six quality innings as the ...
Kyle Schwarber's late HR lifts Phillies over Marlins
Kyle Schwarber belted a tiebreaking solo homer with two outs in the eighth and Cristopher Sanchez tossed eight strong innings, fueling the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday.,Schwarber deposited a 1-0 sinker from Anthony Bender (1-5) over the wall in r...
Cards win in 10 to sweep twin bill, set from White Sox
The St. Louis Cardinals scored twice in the 10th inning to recover for an 8-6 win to sweep a doubleheader and the three-game series against the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,JoJo Romero (3-3) tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the win. Andre Granillo did the same in the 10th for the save for St....
Reports: Red Sox to option struggling 2B Kristian Campbell
The Boston Red Sox are optioning rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell to Triple-A Worcester, ESPN and MassLive reported Thursday.,The move is expected to make room for outfielder Wilyer Abreu, who is ready to be reinstated from the injured list.,Campbell, 22, made Boston's Opening Day roster as i...
D-backs, Rockies riding high entering weekend series in Denver
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies are both feeling upbeat for their weekend series in Denver, but for different reasons.,Arizona ended a five-game road losing streak with a 9-5 win at Toronto on Thursday while Colorado, despite an extra-innings loss to Washington, heads home after a 4-3 ...
Diamondbacks, Rockies riding high entering weekend series in Denver
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies are both feeling upbeat for their weekend series in Denver, but for different reasons.,Arizona ended a five-game road losing streak with a 9-5 win at Toronto on Thursday while Colorado, despite an extra-innings loss to Washington, heads home after a 4-3 ...
Wilmer Flores, Giants eke out win over Guardians
Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores stroked a go-ahead two-run double, Logan Webb threw seven innings of one-run ball and the San Francisco Giants salvaged one win in their three-game home series against the Cleveland Guardians with a 2-1 triumph Thursday afternoon.,Webb (7-5) combined with Randy Rodriguez a...
Eugenio Suarez, Diamondbacks tee off on Blue Jays
Eugenio Suarez had four RBIs, Ryne Nelson allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Thursday afternoon.,Nelson (4-2) allowed one run and two walks while striking out four as the Diamondbacks salvaged the finale of a three-game series...
Brewers hang on for 8-7 win over Cubs
Rhys Hoskins, Caleb Durbin and Isaac Collins homered and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for an 8-7 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,The Brewers earned a split in the two-game series. Three games were originally scheduled, but Wednesday's middle game was rained out and postponed till August...
Cardinals pull off eighth-inning rally, claim Game 1 of doubleheader against White Sox
The St. Louis Cardinals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-4 win against the host Chicago White Sox in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday.,Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde gave up two runs on six hits in five innings. Reliever Andre Granillo (1-0) got the final out i...
Jac Caglianone hits first 2 career homers as Royals beat Rangers
Rookie Jac Caglianone homered twice and Vinnie Pasquantino also went deep to back the three-hit pitching of Michael Wacha and three relievers as the Kansas City Royals swept past the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Royals won all three games of the set, producing the...
Yankees bats finally awaken to avoid 4-game sweep to Angels
Trent Grisham and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back home runs as the host New York Yankees stopped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon.,Carlos Rodon (9-5) overcame allowing three solo homers and pitched six quality innings as the ...