MLB Page 231 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ex-Royal Brady Singer pitches Reds past his former team
Elly De La Cruz hit a pair of long homers and Brady Singer delivered a quality start in his return to Kansas City as the visiting Cincinnati Reds earned a 7-2 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night.,Tyler Stephenson also went deep and TJ Friedl recorded his fifth straight multi-hit game for the Re...
Mets get off to fast start, hang on to top White Sox
Pete Alonso and Jared Young each hit two-run homers in the first inning Tuesday night for the host New York Mets, who withstood a late comeback attempt by the Chicago White Sox to earn a 6-4 win.,Tylor Megill combined with three relievers on an eight-hitter for the Mets, who have won four straight. ...
Nolan Arenado, Cardinals stop Orioles' nascent momentum
Nolan Arenado broke a tie with an eighth-inning home run and Lars Nootbaar also homered as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on Tuesday night.,Masyn Winn drove in two runs and Jordan Walker tripled in a three-run eighth inning as the Cardinals racked up 14 hits, includi...
Twins get back on track, end Rays' win streak at six
Joe Ryan tossed six strong innings and Kody Clemens hit a 415-foot home run, lifting the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.,Ryan (5-2) allowed one run on five hits and struck out five batters in a matchup against the franchise that selected him in the seven...
Phillies blank Braves behind Ranger Suarez's 8-strikeout gem
Ranger Suarez struck out eight over six solid innings as the Philadelphia Phillies notched a 2-0 victory Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves., ,Suarez (4-0) scattered four hits and three walks for the Phillies, who watched Bryce Harper exit after gett...
Shohei Ohtani smashes 20th homer as Dodgers pound Guardians
Shohei Ohtani belted his MLB-leading 20th homer and Max Muncy added a three-run shot as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 on Tuesday night.,Three-time MVP Ohtani cleared the wall in left field in the fourth inning - his third homer in as many games -- for a two-run sh...
Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi (triceps) leaves after two innings
Texas ace Nathan Eovaldi departed the Rangers' Tuesday game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays after two innings due to right triceps fatigue.,The Rangers revealed the diagnosis shortly after Eovaldi needed 39 pitches to get through two scoreless frames. The club also announced that the 35-year-...
Phillies star Bryce Harper hit on elbow by pitch; X-rays negative
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper left the team's contest Tuesday night against the visiting Atlanta Braves after being hit on his right elbow by a 95 mph fastball from Spencer Strider during the first inning.,The Phillies confirmed the injury as a contusion and said X-rays were negative. This...
Jack Flaherty's scoreless start leads Tigers past Giants
Jack Flaherty allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings as the host Detroit Tigers downed the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday.,Flaherty (3-6) walked one and struck out eight in the Tigers' third straight victory. Chase Lee followed with two shutout innings, and Will Vest picked up his seven...
Rays obtain veteran C Matt Thaiss from White Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired veteran catcher Matt Thaiss from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday for minor league outfielder Dru Baker.,Thiass, 30, batted .212 (18-for-85) with one homer and eight RBIs in 35 games for the White Sox this season. He had a .294 slugging percentage in his first campaign wi...
Athletics rookie 1B Nick Kurtz (hip) placed on injured list
The Athletics placed rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list as part of a series of transactions Tuesday.,Kurtz, whose designation is retroactive to Sunday, is dealing with a strained left hip flexor.,The A's also called up outfielder Drew Avans from Triple-A Las Vegas, acquired l...
Report: Rockies nearing deal with SS Orlando Arcia
The Colorado Rockies are nearing a deal with veteran shortstop Orlando Arcia, MLB.com reported on Tuesday.,The Atlanta Braves released the 30-year-old former All-Star on Sunday after he batted .194 in 14 games this season.,Arcia is a career .241 hitter with 87 homers and 335 RBIs in 951 games with t...
Padres chase encore after extra-inning win over Marlins
It's a phrase San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt has used from his first minor league game, when he stood in a dugout in Johnson City, Tenn., to the game his team won in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night on a sprint-off wild pitch.,"What do we say? Winners find solutions," he said after T...
Yankees face Angels with confidence rising
Everything is falling into place for the New York Yankees, who continue a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.,New York used a complete effort to win its third straight game on Monday, beating the Angels 5-1. Anthony Volpe delivered a three-run double and Ry...
D-backs' Corbin Burnes rides hot streak into start vs. Pirates
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes has looked every bit the $210 million man recently.,Burnes will bring a streak of four consecutive quality starts into the second game of the Diamondbacks' three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in Phoenix.,Pirates right-hander Mik...
Run-hungry Mets pursue another win over lowly White Sox
The New York Mets have spent most of May struggling to score runs.,However, doing the little things in other areas of the game is allowing New York to get by with a little bit of offense.,The Mets will look to clinch a series win Tuesday night, when they host the Chicago White Sox in the middle game...
Ex-Rays prospect Joe Ryan looks to lead Twins past hot Rays
As May winds down, the Tampa Bay Rays find themselves as the hottest team in baseball.,Over .500 for the first time since the season's opening week, the Rays will look for the series win against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in the second matchup of a three-game series.,By topping the Twin...
Anthony Volpe delivers key hit in Yanks' win over Angels
Anthony Volpe hit a three-run double and Ryan Yarbrough tossed six strong innings as the New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels with a 5-1 win on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,Yarbrough (2-0) allowed two hits, including a leadoff homer to Zach Neto in the first inning...
11th-inning wild pitch sends Padres past Marlins
Tyler Wade scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Miami Marlins 4-3.,Wade pinch-ran for Manny Machado at third after Gavin Sheets started the inning by grounding out to second, moving Machado up 90 feet. Miami u...
Guardians look to slow down Dodgers, red-hot Shohei Ohtani
It took exactly one pitch for Sho-Time to arrive in Cleveland.,Three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani received loud cheers from the sellout crowd Monday when he homered on the first pitch of the game for his MLB-best 19th blast of the season, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers on their way to a 7-2 win over the ...