MLB Page 23 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
For Red Sox, baseball suddenly is 'fun' as White Sox feel the opposite
With separate five-game winning streaks in the past two weeks, the Boston Red Sox continue to roll.,On Thursday afternoon, they'll aim to keep a perfect road trip going and secure a sweep of the slumping Chicago White Sox.,Boston is 5-0 to start a nine-game trip entering the All-Star break and has w...
Fresh off Alan Roden's heroics, Twins vie for sweep of Guardians
All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton can relax and rest as he recovers from a hip injury.,The Minnesota Twins seem to be doing just fine without him.,Minnesota will look to build on its four-game winning streak when it faces the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis. ,The Twins are lo...
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs ride hot stretch into finale vs. Orioles
It doesn't matter where the production is coming from for the Chicago Cubs, as long as it keeps coming.,The lineup has been stout at times, particularly this week in a pair of road victories against the Baltimore Orioles.,The Cubs will vie for a sweep of the three-game series on Thursday afternoon; ...
Starting pitchers bid to regain form in finale of Braves-Pirates series
Bryce Elder and fellow right-hander Mitch Keller are seeking answers to their recent woes on the mound.,Their quests will continue on Thursday afternoon when they square off as Keller's Pittsburgh Pirates host Elder's Atlanta Braves in the decisive contest of their three-game series.,The Pirates pos...
MLB roundup: Jays' Dylan Cease loses no-hit bid in 9th vs. Giants
Dylan Cease came within three outs of becoming the first Toronto Blue Jay in 36 years to throw a no-hitter, striking out 11 in a 10-0 road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.,Kazuma Okamoto capped a five-run first inning with a grand slam and center fielder Daulton Varsho prevented a...
Angels end 7-game skid with offensive outburst against Rangers
Jo Adell hit two homers and drove in a career-high five runs as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 13-1 rout of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.,Vaughn Grissom had four hits and four RBIs and Mike Trout homered in his return off the injured list...
Michael McGreevy carries Cardinals to win against Brewers
Michael McGreevy tossed a season-high 6 1/3 innings Wednesday to get his first win in two months for the St. Louis Cardinals, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Pitching on his 26th birthday, McGreevy (4-7) received support from Alec Burleso...
Mets score 5 runs in eighth to top Royals
Brett Baty delivered a two-RBI single during a five-run eighth inning Wednesday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,In a tie game, Royals right-hander Alex Lange (0-4) retired Juan Soto and Bo Bichette on ground...
Padres match season-best run total in demolition of Diamondbacks
Luis Campusano homered while Miguel Andujar collected three doubles as the San Diego Padres tied their season high for runs in a 10-4 rout of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.,Michael King (6-7) pitched six solid innings for the Padres, allowing four hits and a run while walking two an...
Mookie Betts' tiebreaking hit sends Dodgers to series win over Rockies
Mookie Betts delivered a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Kyle Tucker drove in two runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a 4-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.,Roki Sasaki rebounded from a shaky outing last week to allow three runs over six innings as the Dodgers...
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice as Cubs outslug Orioles
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs held on to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.,Crow-Armstrong's second long ball of the game and 21st of the season put the Cubs ahead for good, 4-3 in the fifth inning, before the teams combined for nine runs a...
D-backs manager Torey Lovullo ejected for arguing balk call
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo was ejected from the Diamondbacks' Wednesday road game against the San Diego Padres for disputing a balk call.,With runners at first and second and one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Arizona rookie pitcher Jose Cabrera tried to spin off the rubber and fake a thr...
Angels end seven-game skid with offensive outburst at Rangers
Jo Adell hit two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs as the Los Angeles Angels snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 13-1 rout of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night in Arlington, Tex.,Vaughn Grissom had four hits and four RBIs and Mike Trout homered in his return off the injured lis...
Twins' Alan Roden, in season debut, delivers walk-off hit vs. Guardians
Alan Roden delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning in his season debut, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Roden finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs one day after Minnesota promoted him from Triple-A Saint Paul. Kody...
Dylan Cease loses no-hitter in 9th as Blue Jays rout Giants
Dylan Cease came within three outs of becoming the first Toronto Blue Jay in 36 years to throw a no-hitter Wednesday afternoon, striking out 11 in a 10-0 road victory over the San Francisco Giants.,Kazuma Okamoto capped a five-run first inning with a grand slam and center fielder Daulton Varsho prev...
Red Sox blank White Sox to continue undefeated road trip
Jake Bennett and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and Tsung-Che Cheng had a pair of RBI singles as the visiting Boston Red Sox earned a 5-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Boston won for the 10th time in 12 games while improving to 5-0 on a nine-game road trip enterin...
Sal Stewart hits 2 of Reds' 5 homers during blowout of Phillies
The Cincinnati Reds played home run derby Wednesday night in an 11-5 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,The Reds powered five long balls -- including two from Sal Stewart -- while All-Star Chase Burns labored through five innings on a humid night to post his National League-leading 11th wi...
Mets score 5 runs in 8th to top Royals
Brett Baty delivered a two-RBI single during a five-run eighth inning Wednesday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,Royals right-hander Alex Lange (0-4) retired Juan Soto and Bo Bichette on groundouts before Fra...
Michael McGreevy rewards Cardinals with win against Brewers
Michael McGreevy went a season-long 6 1/3 innings Wednesday to get his first win in two months for the St. Louis Cardinals, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Pitching on his 26th birthday, McGreevy (4-7) received support from Alec Burleson ...
Foster Griffin shines as Nationals handle Astros
Foster Griffin pitched seven strong innings, Luis Garcia Jr. had three hits including a three-run homer and the Nationals beat the Houston Astros 8-2 Wednesday night in Washington.,CJ Abrams also homered for Washington, which took two of three from Houston, and Daylen Lile had two hits. James Wood d...