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Cubs run it up on Mariners, end losing streak with 19-2 win
Ian Happ and Pedro Ramirez hit grand slams as the Chicago Cubs defeated the host Seattle Mariners 19-2 Sunday afternoon.,Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Conforto also homered and right-hander Aaron Civale (6-7) pitched four innings of scoreless relief as the Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak.,...
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits two HRs as Padres complete sweep of Twins
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and knocked in four runs Sunday, while Jackson Merrill added a homer as the San Diego Padres finished off a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins by exploding late for an 8-1 win.,Walker Buehler (8-6) earned the victory, allowing only four hits and a run in six inn...
Another strong outing by Blake Snell sends Dodgers to sweep of Pirates
Blake Snell delivered his third consecutive strong outing in his return from an elbow procedure and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a three-game sweep over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory Sunday.,Alek Thomas had an RBI single in his second game with the Dodgers and Hunter Fed...
Chase DeLauter leads way as Guardians complete sweep of Rockies
Chase DeLauter tripled twice, singled, walked and drove in two runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 in Denver on Sunday.,Cleveland swept the three-game series to stretch its winning streak to four games and keep pace with the Texas Rangers in the AL wild card race.,Jo Adel...
Mariners' Brendan Donovan placed on 7-day concussion list
The Seattle Mariners placed infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan on the 7-day concussion list prior to Sunday's game against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Donovan was scratched from Saturday's lineup after being hit in the head by a baseball in the batting cages prior to the game. Seattle manager Dan W...
Red Sox use two-out hits to slay Giants
The Boston Red Sox flipped a one-run deficit with three runs off three straight two-out hits in the fourth inning en route to a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon. ,Mickey Gasper's pinch-hit double knocked in the go-ahead run. Ceddanne Rafaela went 3-for-4 with two RBI, and Ni...
Athletics stage 7-run rally to sting Astros in rubber match
Max Muncy slugged a tie-breaking home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and the visiting Athletics rallied from a six-run deficit to claim the rubber match of a three-game series with the Houston Astros 7-6 on Sunday.,Muncy crushed a 2-1 fastball from Astros reliever Steven Okert (6...
Cal Quantrill sharp as Rangers slide past Angels
Cal Quantrill tossed six scoreless innings and Ezequiel Duran and Elias Diaz each belted a solo homer, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,Quantrill (6-4) allowed six hits and struck out six without walking a batter. He posted his sec...
Royals outslug Tigers, polish off 7-0 homestand
Nick Loftin and John Rave hit home runs as the host Kansas City Royals outlasted the Detroit Tigers 11-7 in a high-scoring affair on Sunday afternoon.,Loftin was 3-for-4 with four RBIs out of the leadoff spot for the Royals, who swept Detroit and finished off a perfect 7-0 homestand, part of an eigh...
Tristan Peters' walk-off homer lifts White Sox over Mets
Tristan Peters hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning Sunday afternoon for the Chicago White Sox, who edged the visiting New York Mets 2-1 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Peters' one-out blast to center off Kodai Senga (0-9) glanced off the glove of a leaping A.J. Ewing for his second q...
Kyle Schwarber blast caps wild Phillies comeback against Cardinals
Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run walk-off home run to highlight a six-run, ninth-inning rally as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to nine with a thrilling 6-4 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.,Philadelphia did not score until Edmundo Sosa's three-run double ...
Marlins cruise past struggling Nationals
Xavier Edwards stroked a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning as the host Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep with a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.,Miami improved to 8-1 against Washington this season. While the Marlins are true National League wild-card contenders, the Na...
Yankees break it open in 6th to knock off Blue Jays
Trent Grisham worked out a two-out, bases-loaded walk to break a tie in the sixth inning, Ben Rice followed with a two-run single and the New York Yankees earned an 8-3 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,New York won for the sixth time in seven games and 10th time in 15...
Nick Martinez shuts down Orioles as Rays salvage series finale
Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez pitched six one-hit innings and three relievers completed the task in a 3-1 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, helping the Rays avoid a series sweep.,Chandler Simpson had two hits, including a run-scoring single in Tampa Bay's three-run sixth inning. The ...
Diamondbacks DFA veteran RHP Zack Littell
The Arizona Diamondbacks designated right-hander Zack Littell for assignment on Sunday and reinstated right-hander Drey Jameson from the 15-day injured list.,Littell, 30, signed with the Diamondbacks on Aug. 10, three days after he was released by the Washington Nationals. He has gone a combined 8-8...
Rangers recall C Logan O'Hoppe, DFA OF Jarred Kelenic
The Texas Rangers recalled catcher Logan O'Hoppe from Triple-A Round Rock prior to their home game Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels in Arlington, Texas.,O'Hoppe, who was not in the starting lineup for the series finale, is set to make his Rangers debut after he was acquired before the trade dea...
Rockies 3B Kyle Karros returns to 7-day concussion IL
Colorado Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list Sunday for the second time this month.,In corresponding moves, the Rockies recalled infielder/outfielder Ryan Ritter from Triple-A Albuquerque, while infielder/outfielder Tyler Freeman was reinstated from the ...
MLB Playoff Picture: These Teams Have Seen Their Postseason Hopes Collapse
The MLB playoff picture is taking shape, and these teams have seen their postseason odds take major hits since the start of August....
Angels reinstate LHP Yusei Kikuchi after shoulder inflammation
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated left-hander Yusei Kikuchi to start against the Texas Rangers on Sunday after he spent nearly four months on the injured list with shoulder inflammation.,To open a roster spot, right-hander Michael Fulmer was designated for assignment.,Kikuchi, 35, was 0-3 with a 5.8...
Yankees reinstate Cody Bellinger, place Ryan Weathers on IL
The New York Yankees reinstated outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger from the 10-day injured list on Sunday morning, while left-hander Ryan Weathers was placed on the 15-day IL with a forearm flexor strain.,Weathers was removed in the fourth inning of Saturday's game against the visiting Toronto ...