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Hunter Brown pitches Astros past Rays
Hunter Brown allowed one hit and recorded his fifth scoreless start of the season, and the Houston Astros earned a split of their four-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 1-0 victory on Sunday.,The Astros scratched across an unearned run in the bottom of the first inning against Rays...
Michael Busch leads hit parade as Cubs beat Reds
Michael Busch hit a two-run homer and singled in a run as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 7-3 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Nico Hoerner had three hits and two RBIs for Chicago, which won for the sixth time in its last seven games. Pete Crow-Armst...
Tigers score on wild pitch, hold on for 1-0 victory over Royals
Keider Montero and four Detroit relievers held the Kansas City Royals in check, and the visiting Tigers scored on a third-inning wild pitch for a 1-0 victory Sunday.,Montero allowed seven hits and one walk over 4 2/3 innings, but the Royals couldn't push a run across the plate against the young righ...
Addison Barger's 3-run blast fuels Blue Jays' rally past Athletics
Addison Barger hit a go-ahead three-run homer to highlight a six-run eighth inning on Sunday afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Athletics 8-4.,Barger's home run against Justin Sterner (1-2) was his third of the four-game series to help Toronto earn a sweep of the Athletics and ...
Phillies move veteran starter Taijuan Walker to bullpen
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker is being shifted from the starting rotation to the bullpen as the team retools its pitching staff.,"I think Tai's got a chance to make us a lot better coming out of the ‘pen," manager Rob Thomson told reporters Sunday.,Following a 5-2 loss to the vis...
Luis Matos helps Giants beat Marlins, end road trip on high note
Luis Matos launched a three-run home run, Hayden Birdsong carried a lead into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants held on for a second win in their three-game road series in Miami, 4-2 over the Marlins on Sunday afternoon.,Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval each pitched out of a la...
Gavin Williams' gem guides Guardians past Angels
Gavin Williams allowed just one hit in 6 2/3 innings and Jose Ramirez hit a home run for the second straight game to lift the host Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.,Willams (5-3) pitched into the seventh inning for the third time this season. He allowed two unea...
Brewers win seventh straight in earning sweep of Phillies
Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers laced a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to propel the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 victory and a series sweep over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.,Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang each tallied a pair of hits and an RBI, while Milwaukee starter Jose Quintana...
Charlie Morton deals as Orioles top White Sox
Charlie Morton threw 6 2/3 strong innings in another encouraging performance from the mound as the Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Chicago White Sox, winning 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,Morton (2-7) has won consecutive starts since returning to the starting rotation. Gunn...
Three stars go yard as Mets deal Rockies another defeat
Pete Alonso, Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor homered while Clay Holmes fired seven solid innings as the New York Mets earned a 5-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.,Lindor rifled his 13th homer of the year and third of the series with one out in the ...
Garrett Crochet strikes out 12, Red Sox beat Braves
Garrett Crochet threw seven strong innings and struck out a season-high 12 batters to help the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Crochet (5-4) allowed two or fewer runs for the seventh straight game and the 11th time...
Josh Smith drives in four to spark Rangers past Cards
Leadoff man Josh Smith produced a two-run double and a two-run homer to back six strong innings from Jacob deGrom as the Texas Rangers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game set in Arlington, Texas.,Wyatt Langford and Jonah Heim added sacrifice fl...
Brewers' Christian Yelich (hand) leaves after HBP
After getting hit by a pitch in the first inning of Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich was later removed due to a "right hand contusion.",Yelich, who served as the Brewers' designated hitter, stayed in the game to run in the first. But when his s...
Benched Rangers OF Adolis Garcia working on mechanics
Slumping Texas Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia was out of the starting lineup for the third straight day Sunday when the Rangers closed a series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Garcia has been struggling all season and went 5-for-41 (.122) with 18 strikeouts over his past 10 appearances. He ...
Red Sox put RHP Justin Slaten (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Boston Red Sox put right-handed reliever Justin Slaten on the 15-day injury list due to shoulder inflammation.,It was one of several roster moves the Red Sox made Sunday morning, which included replacing Slaten on the roster with right-hander Luis Guerrero. The latter was called up from Triple-A...
Blue Jays put OF Daulton Varsho (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Daulton Varsho on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamstring injury.,Varsho sustained the injury while attempting to leg out a triple during the third inning of Toronto's 8-7 win over the Athletics on Saturday. ,Myles Straw will get the start in cent...
Phillies, waiting on Bryce Harper, try to avoid sweep by Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper remains a question mark for the series finale against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday after missing the previous four games with a bruised right elbow.,Harper was hit on his throwing elbow by a 95 mph fastball from Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Br...
Brewers LHP Jose Quintana returns from IL to start vs. Phillies
The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated left-hander Jose Quintana from the 15-day injured list on Sunday to start the series finale against the host Philadelphia Phillies.,Quintana was placed on the injured list with a shoulder impingement on May 14. He last pitched on May 9, allowing three runs (one earne...
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Dodgers seek to sweep Yankees after blowout win
Out to finish the first portion of an all-New York homestand with a sweep, the Los Angeles Dodgers will send their top pitcher to the mound Sunday against the New York Yankees., ,It remains to be seen if the Dodgers' top offense, which powered an 18-2 victory over the Yankees on Saturday, will be in...