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Matt Chapman's grand slam rallies Giants past Rockies
Matt Chapman capped a five-run sixth inning with a grand slam and the San Francisco bullpen threw four innings of shutout relief as the Giants overcame the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Saturday afternoon.,After the Rockies had scored three times in the top of the sixth to go up 3-1, Colorado sta...
Guardians stun Jays on Daniel Schneemann's go-ahead slam
Daniel Schneemann drove in all of Cleveland's runs with two homers, highlighted by a go-ahead, ninth-inning grand slam, as the visiting Guardians stunned the Toronto Blue Jays with a 5-3 victory Saturday.,Trailing 3-0, Schneemann -- who doubled his season home run total Saturday -- clubbed a solo sh...
Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. to make long-awaited return vs. White Sox
Lance McCullers Jr. will pitch in a major-league game for the first time in 2 1/2 years when he takes the mound for the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.,The 31-year-old McCullers has not appeared on an MLB mound since a 7-0 l...
Rangers activate Corey Seager from 10-day IL
The Texas Rangers activated star shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list Saturday afternoon.,In a corresponding move, infielder Jonathan Ornelas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.,Seager suffered a right hamstring strain on April 22 against the Athletics. Since then, the Rangers have s...
Jake Meyers (two HRs, seven RBIs) propels Astros past White Sox
Jake Meyers tied a franchise record with 13 total bases to help the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-3 win against the Chicago White Sox in the second contest of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon.,Meyers homered twice, tripled, doubled and drove in a career-high seven runs while hitting i...
Dodgers call up INF Hyeseong Kim, put Tommy Edman on IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers called up infielder Hyeseong Kim, an offseason addition from South Korea's KBO League, on Saturday.,Kim, 26, is batting .252 with an .798 OPS in 115 at-bats for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets, notching five home runs and 19 RBIs.,The Dodgers agreed to a three-year, $12.5 m...
Rays edge Yankees to halt four-game skid
Zack Littell tossed seven strong innings and earned the win when the visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the eighth inning Saturday and edged the New York Yankees 3-2 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Curtis Mead and Jose Caballero had the RBIs in the eighth for the Rays, who snapped a ...
Red Sox 1B Triston Casas likely done for season
Boston first baseman Triston Casas will require surgery and likely is done for the season after suffering a ruptured left patellar tendon, Red Sox head of baseball operations Craig Breslow told reporters Saturday.,The Red Sox placed Casas on the 10-day injured list earlier Saturday before Breslow to...
Mets-Cardinals postponed; DH set for Sunday
The Saturday game between the New York Mets and the Cardinals in St. Louis was rained out Saturday, with the makeup scheduled for Sunday in a split doubleheader.,Game 1 will be played at 12:15 p.m. with the second game scheduled for 5:15 p.m.,Mets right-hander Blade Tidwell, making his major league ...
Reports: Dodgers calling up INF Hyeseong Kim
The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up infielder Hyeseong Kim, an offseason addition from South Korea's KBO League, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,Kim, 26, is batting .252 with an .798 OPS in 115 at-bats for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets, notching five home runs and 19 RBIs.,The Dodgers agr...
Reports: Coby Mayo, Orioles' top INF prospect, potentially on cusp of call up
Infielder Coby Mayo, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 12 prospect in baseball, was en route to Baltimore on Saturday but has yet to be called up by the Orioles, multiple outlets reported.,He should be on hand at Camden Yards Saturday night as the Orioles host the Kansas City Royals in the second ga...
Red Sox 1B Triston Casas on IL with ruptured patellar tendon
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas was placed on the 10-day injured list with a ruptured left patellar tendon on Saturday.,Casas left Friday night's game against the visiting Minnesota Twins on a stretcher after suffering the injury in the bottom of the second inning.,He beat out a check-swi...
Yankees' Clarke Schmidt scratched from start vs. Rays
New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday against the visiting Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side.,Left-hander Ryan Yarbrough (0-0, 4.11 ERA) will start for the Yankees in the second contest of the three-game series. New York wo...
Angels manager Ron Washington asks players to 'step up' against Tigers
The Los Angeles Angels were struggling offensively before Mike Trout landed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a bone bruise in his left knee. ,Now, as they prepare to meet the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night in the third game of their four-game series in Anaheim, Calif., the Angels need to fig...
Dodgers aim for seventh straight victory in rematch vs. Braves
The visiting Los Angeles Dodgers will try to continue their mastery over the Atlanta Braves when they meet Saturday in the second contest of their three-game series.,The Dodgers won the opener 2-1 on Friday to extend their winning streak to six games. Los Angeles has won all four contests against th...
Cubs look to stay hot offensively against Brewers
The Chicago Cubs' lineup continues to prove its dominance among its National League foes. ,The club's success was on full display in its series opener on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, and will look to extend its run on Saturday night. Chicago erupted for 10 runs in its shutout win on Friday,...
Tyler Stephenson, Reds look to flex muscles vs. Nationals
Heading into the season, the Cincinnati Reds were counting on catcher Tyler Stephenson to carry a big load. But an oblique strain sustained in mid-March during spring training put him on the injured list.,Stephenson returned Friday and made an immediate impact, ripping two doubles with two RBIs in t...
Ryan O’Hearn, Orioles take aim at Royals in rematch
It doesn't matter to Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Ryan O'Hearn who the opponent is if he hits a home run. They all feel good.,"Hitting home runs are fun," O'Hearn said after he belted a two-run homer in the seventh inning in Baltimore's 3-0 victory on Friday. "It doesn't mean any more for me ...
Low-scoring Rangers aim to derail mighty Mariners offense
The Seattle Mariners show no signs of an offensive slowdown and can clinch their eighth consecutive series with a victory over the slumping Texas Rangers on Saturday in Arlington, Texas., ,The Mariners will send right hander Luis Castillo (3-2, 3.62 ERA) to the hill to start the middle contest of a ...
Athletics meet Marlins, aim for fourth straight series win
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay says his young team is a confident group as it tries to win its fourth consecutive series Saturday afternoon in a matchup against the host Miami Marlins., ,But why wouldn't the A's be confident?, ,The rebuilding team has won eight of its last 10 games, including three i...