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Pete Alonso, Orioles mash past skidding Cardinals
Pete Alonso went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run and Christian Encarnacion-Strand also homered and drove in three runs Tuesday night for the visiting Baltimore Orioles in a 13-1 romp against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Jackson Holliday added three hits and right-hander Chris Bassitt pitched effective...
After surrendering lead in 9th, Mets edge Brewers in 10th
Francisco Lindor homered and later scoring the winning run in the 10th inning as the host New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday.,Bo Bichette flew out to lead off the 10th against Trevor Megill (2-3), who then walked Carson Benge and Luis Robert Jr....
Salvador Perez, Royals take down Blue Jays for ninth consecutive win
Salvador Perez knocked in the go-ahead run with a fifth-inning single Tuesday night as the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 for their ninth straight victory.,Toronto's Brett Bateman had three hits in the opener of the three-game series. The Blue Jays have dropped three ...
Astros battle past Yankees in back-and-forth affair
Yainer Diaz homered twice, Yordan Alvarez hit a tiebreaking RBI triple with two outs in the eighth inning Tuesday night and the visiting Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees for a 9-7 victory.,Houston won for just the sixth time in its past 15 games by scoring three runs off Brent Headrick ...
Raisel Iglesias, Braves hold on to end Dodgers' 6-game win streak
Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning and Raisel Iglesias pitched around a leadoff triple in the ninth as the Atlanta Braves posted a 4-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Shohei Ohtani began the ninth with a deep drive that bounced off left fielder Lane...
Jarren Duran's slam in the 11th carries Red Sox past Marlins
Jarren Duran slugged a grand slam in the 11th inning as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Miami Marlins 7-3 on Tuesday night.,Mickey Gasper homered twice for the Red Sox, who have won five straight games.,Gasper, waived by the Nationals in January and demoted by the Red Sox to the minors in late ...
Back from IL, Hunter Goodman goes deep as Rockies top Nats, end skid
Hunter Goodman homered in his return from the injured list as the Colorado Rockies snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the host Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Jordan Beck collected two hits for Colorado, which leveled the four-game series at one victory apiece.,The Rockies, who ...
Max Clark's blast lifts Tigers past Rays, snaps skid
Max Clark hit his second career home run to help propel host Detroit to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, ending the Tigers' six-game losing streak.,Javier Baez scored two runs and Hao-Yu Lee added an RBI single for Detroit.,Detroit starter Jackson Jobe gave up one run on four hits a...
White Sox place OF Andrew Benintendi on bereavement list
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the bereavement/family medical emergency list on Tuesday prior to the club's home game against the Texas Rangers.,In a corresponding move, the White Sox recalled rookie infielder/outfielder Rikuu Nishida from Triple-A Charlotte.,Benintendi...
Blue Jays place RHP Shane Bieber on 15-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed starting pitcher Shane Bieber on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right teres major inflammation.,The Blue Jays recalled fellow right-hander Chad Dallas from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move.,The move involving Bieber was retroactive to last Friday.,Bieber, 3...
Reds' Brady Singer eager to rekindle magic vs. new-look Giants
Brady Singer might not recognize an opponent he dominated earlier in the season when he gets the ball for the visiting Cincinnati Reds against the new-look San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,Having lost several players to injuries and having dealt more than a handful of others at the trade deadl...
Diamondbacks ready for up-close look at Cubs' Clay Holmes
Chicago Cubs right-hander Clay Holmes will make his second start this season in Phoenix on Tuesday, about three weeks later than the Arizona Diamondbacks had hoped.,The Diamondbacks had a deal in place to acquire Holmes from the New York Mets at the trade deadline, according to multiple reports. The...
Pirates' Paul Skenes strives to regain dominance in clash vs. Padres
The Pittsburgh Pirates' extra-inning win over the San Diego Padres on Monday might be classified as a case of too little, too late when it comes to Pittsburgh's playoff hopes.,Still, for the Pirates, the 3-2 victory in 12 innings was a relief after a three-game weekend sweep by the Los Angeles Dodge...
Fernando Tatis Jr. Is Playing Like Baseball’s Best Player Right Now
Fernando Tatis Jr. is playing like baseball’s best player, helping the Padres surge into the NL Wild Card race with October approaching....
Byron Buxton, Twins bid to heat up in rematch vs. Athletics
After being swept in three games over the weekend by the San Diego Padres, the Minnesota Twins could have carried the disappointment into a new week.,Instead, Minnesota pounded out 16 hits in a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Josh Bell drove in three runs f...
Behind hot Corey Seager, Rangers pursue another win over White Sox
Shortstop Corey Seager has steadied the first-place Texas Rangers whether the team has prevailed in low-scoring games or blowouts.,Entering the Rangers' game Tuesday night against the host Chicago White Sox, a fellow American League division leader, Seager has collected multi-hit games in seven of h...
Mariners ride Cal Raleigh's fireworks into rematch vs. Phillies
The Seattle Mariners usually shoot off fireworks after victories at home.,But with two outs in the top of the ninth inning Monday night, the team put Cal Raleigh's headshot on the video board in right field with the following message: "Cal hit 3 home runs so we are out of fireworks (not sorry for th...
Guardians' Gavin Williams takes aim at Angels
With another personal milestone aside, Cleveland Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams can continue focusing on the team's playoff run.,Williams (12-7, 3.72 ERA) will take the mound on Tuesday evening in the second contest of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,Will...
Rockies RHP Mason Adams set for major league debut against Nationals
Colorado right-hander Mason Adams is expected to make his major league debut when the visiting Rockies face the Washington Nationals in the second game of their four-game series Tuesday night.,Adams, the Rockies' 20th-ranked prospect according to MLB.com, was acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a...
With playoff path seemingly tougher, Marlins set to face Red Sox again
With the regular season winding down, the Miami Marlins' road to a playoff spot already looked to be a perilous one.,Now they may be without their closer.,After starting the ninth inning of Monday night's eventual 4-2 loss to the visiting Boston Red Sox, Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks threw only five...