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Rangers C Jonah Heim leaves game vs. Yankees due to hand injury
Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim exited Wednesday's game against the host New York Yankees in the second inning due to a compressed nerve in his right hand and was sent for further evaluation.,Heim, 29, exited after catching warmup pitches from Jacob deGrom. After the final throw, he threw the ball ...
Rain washes out Braves-Nationals, moved to split DH in September
The Washington Nationals' home game on Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves was postponed by inclement weather and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Sept. 16.,The postponed game is now slated for 1:05 p.m. local time at Nationals Park, and the originally scheduled game remains at ...
Gavin Williams helps Guardians shut down Twins
Gavin Williams allowed one run and two hits over six innings to help the visiting Cleveland Guardians to a 5-1 win against the Minnesota Twins in the final game of their rain-shortened two-game series in Minneapolis.,Williams (4-2) struck out six and walked two.,The Twins won the series opener, 6-5,...
Hits keep coming as Royals double up Giants
Salvador Perez belted a two-run home run, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. also drove in a pair of runs and the Kansas City Royals completed a road-series win over the San Francisco Giants with an 8-4 romp on Wednesday afternoon.,Rookie right-hander Jonathan Bowlan (1-0) was credited with his first ...
Mariners clip White Sox to take 7th straight road series
Leody Taveras hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on a windy Wednesday afternoon to win their seventh consecutive road series.,Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh also went deep for the American League West-leading Mariners, who i...
Orioles snap skid with 8-4 win over Brewers in 11
Jackson Holliday hit a go-ahead single and Adley Rutschman followed with a three-run home run in the 11th inning, propelling the visiting Baltimore Orioles to an 8-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.,Ryan O'Hearn went 4-for-6 with two RBIs for the Orioles, who snapped an eight-game lo...
Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson lead Tigers past Cardinals
Riley Greene scored three runs as the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,Spencer Torkelson went 2-for-2 with two walks, a run and an RBI as the Tigers took the rubber game of the three-game set. Detroit has won seven of its last nine games.,Detroit u...
Rays hammer four homers to take series from Astros
Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, including one of four home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays in their 8-4 win against the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday.,Starting pitcher Taj Bradley (4-3) gave up two runs on four hits and struck out seven in six innings for the Rays, who took the last two ...
Cubs edge Marlins behind Kyle Tucker’s 3 hits, homer
Kyle Tucker went 3-for-4 with a homer to help lead the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday. ,Tucker, who had his second three-hit game in as many days, was involved in both runs for the Cubs, who have won five of their last six games. ,His 8th-inning hit to left le...
Andrew Heaney and Pirates' bullpen shut down Reds
Adam Frazier and Henry Davis each had two hits and an RBI, backing up a strong start from Andrew Heaney and helping the host Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Pirates put together back-to-back wins and won a series for the first time since April 22-23 agains...
Kody Clemens saves Twins with walk-off double, 6-5
Kody Clemens delivered a walk-off double to center field to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 win against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.,The Twins bounced back for the win after blowing a three-run lead in the top of the ninth. ,The series opener was resumed in the top of t...
Friend charged with giving alcohol to underage Pirates fan who fell
Charges were filed against a man who allegedly provided alcohol to an underage Pittsburgh Pirates fan who sustained serious injuries in a fall last month at PNC Park.,Kavan Markwood, 20, tumbled over the railing in right field during an April 30 game against the Chicago Cubs, plummeting 21 feet onto...
Pirates RHP Jared Jones to undergo elbow surgery
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones will undergo surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, the club's senior director of sport medicine Todd Tomczyk announced.,Jones, who was slated to be the team's No. 2 starter this season, has been on the in...
Angels ride power surge into rematch vs. A's
The streaking Los Angeles Angels are experiencing fun times in their first visit to West Sacramento, Calif.,The Angels take aim at their third straight victory to open a four-game series when they battle the Athletics on Wednesday night.,Los Angeles picked up 4-3 and 7-5 triumphs in the first two ga...
Dodgers, with pitching limited, make big ask of Dustin May vs. D-backs
With a four-game losing streak now behind them, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be out to win a series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks when the teams meet in the finale of a three-game set Wednesday., ,The Dodgers were on a season-long losing skid before scoring three runs in the 10th inning ...
Start spreading the news: Rangers' Jacob deGrom back in NY to face Yankees
Jacob deGrom's velocity is slightly diminished but he appears as effective as ever after returning from a second Tommy John surgery.,A former dominant starter for the New York Mets, deGrom will pitch in the city he called home for nearly a decade for the first time since September 2022 Wednesday nig...
Phillies bring Taijuan Walker back to rotation for matchup vs. Rockies
The Philadelphia Phillies were mediocre after their first 26 games, but they have been one of the best teams in the majors following their 13-13 start to the season.,Philadelphia is 17-5 since then and recorded its fifth straight win with a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. ,Th...
Blue Jays aim to extend Padres' losing streak, offensive woes
The Toronto Blue Jays likely will need more than three hits on Wednesday against the visiting San Diego Padres if they want to clinch a series victory.,But three hits were enough to win the series opener 3-0 on Tuesday because two of them were home runs -- a solo shot by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and a ...
Mets try to get offense going, avoid sweep by Red Sox
The visiting New York Mets will have to generate more offense if they're going to beat the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night and avoid a three-game sweep., ,The Mets have scored one total run in the first two games of the series and have lost five of their last six games. New York has eight runs in ...
AJ Smith-Shawver, Braves bid to slow down Nationals
The Washington Nationals go for a season-high fifth straight win when they host the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.,The Nationals continued their strong play with a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night. ,Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 2.33 ERA) will look to slow down Washington on Wedne...