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Unlikely player leading Dodgers as Marlins visit
On a roster full of stars, Andy Pages currently is leading the way for the Los Angeles Dodgers' offense.,Pages will look to keep his hot streak going in the opener of a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins on Monday.,His weekend versus the Pittsburgh Pirates featured three games of at le...

Surging Tigers take aim at Astros to open 10-game trek
Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal validated his reputation as the top pitcher in the American League and anchored a 7-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday that enabled Detroit to complete a season-long homestand at 8-2.,Skubal tossed six shutout innings and recorded 11 strikeouts as the ...

Braves look to gain ground against hapless Rockies
The Atlanta Braves didn't look like a contender 10 days ago, but they are rolling after winning seven of their past nine games.,Atlanta will take that momentum into Denver against the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. The Braves will send Bryce Elder (0-1, 5.57 ERA) against Colorado's Ryan Feltner (...

Rangers hope visiting A's cure bats' ills
The Texas Rangers hope returning home will help their scoring woes as they square off against the Athletics on Monday in the first of a four-game American League West series in Arlington, Texas.,It will be a battle of left handers, at least at the beginning, as JP Sears (3-2, 3.21 ERA) will start fo...

After grinding on road, Reds welcome Cardinals to open homestand
Fresh from a successful road trip and riding a four-game winning streak, the Cincinnati Reds open a four-game home series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.,While starting a seven-game homestand, the Reds are in the midst of 17 consecutive games without a day off.,The Reds are coming o...

Orioles limp home to face rival Yankees
After a rough week on the road, the Baltimore Orioles will be back home Monday night to face the American League East Division rival New York Yankees.,The Orioles are coming off a 1-5 trip that has added to concerns as the team's record dipped to 10-17.,"I think it's going to take every single playe...

Twins try to bring positive vibes to Cleveland after strong homestand
Following a highly successful homestand, the Minnesota Twins hope to carry that solid play over to the road, where they've struggled out of the gate.,Perhaps they're catching the suddenly struggling Cleveland Guardians at the right time Monday night, when the Twins aim for a fourth consecutive victo...

Nats go for series win against Mets
The Washington Nationals will try to win the series when they host the New York Mets in the finale of a four-game set on Monday.,The Nationals walked off the National League East-leading Mets for the second time in three games on Sunday with CJ Abrams scoring after Pete Alonso's throwing error on a ...

Guardians fan ejected after 'inappropriate' comment to Red Sox's Jarren Duran
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran's encounter with a heckler on Sunday in Cleveland led to the fan's ejection and an apology from the Guardians.,Duran described the fan's comments as "inappropriate" and indicated they were about his mental health struggles. He has been open about his 2022 attem...

MLB roundup: Nationals storm back from 6-run deficit to top Mets
CJ Abrams scored on Pete Alonso's throwing error in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied from a six-run deficit for an 8-7 win against the visiting New York Mets on Sunday.,Alex Call doubled leading off the ninth against Ryne Stanek (0-2) and pinch runner Jacob Young went to third o...

Phillies get two in 10th, win series from Cubs
Trea Turner went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Aaron Nola threw seven solid innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in 10 innings on Sunday.,Nola allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out seven. Jose Alvarado (3-0) struck out one in a clean ninth inn...

Aaron Judge homers as Yanks sweep twin bill with Jays
Aaron Judge hit a tiebreaking homer to highlight a three-run sixth inning as the host New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 to complete a doubleheader sweep on Sunday.,The Yankees won the opener 11-2 thanks in large part to a bases-clearing double by Austin Wells to cap a six-run third inn...

Mariners' Logan Evans earns win in MLB debut against Marlins
Logan Evans pitched five solid innings to win his major league debut and Cal Raleigh hit his American League-leading 10th home run of the season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Miami Marlins 7-6 in an interleague game Sunday afternoon.,J.P. Crawford also went deep for the AL West-leadi...

D-backs back Brandon Pfaadt's effort, cool off Braves
Geraldo Perdomo homered, Brandon Pfaadt won his National League-leading fifth game and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a three-game series sweep with a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Phoenix on Sunday. ,Josh Naylor had two doubles among his three hits along with two RBIs and Corbin Carroll ...

Giants edge Rangers on Heliot Ramos' 'Little League home run'
Heliot Ramos led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a "Little League home run," taking advantage of two Texas Rangers throwing errors to circle the bases on an infield single and hand the host the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 walk-off win on Sunday afternoon.,The parade around the bases began whe...

Red-hot Andy Pages adds four more hits as Dodgers top Pirates
Andy Pages continued his hot streak with four hits, a home run and a career-high four RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame the early injury departure of starter Tyler Glasnow to earn a 9-2 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Pages delivered an RBI single in a four-run first i...

Chandler Simpson stars as Rays secure sweep of Padres
Taylor Walls homered Sunday and Zack Littell got his first win after five straight losses as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 4-2 decision.,Chandler Simpson scored the tie-breaking run in the top of the fifth inning when he scampered home from t...

A's claim series with 10-inning win over White Sox
Luis Urias hit a two-run homer with one out in bottom of the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Chicago White Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Urias hit the first pitch he saw from reliever Jordan Leasure ...

Nick Lodolo sharp as Reds sweep MLB-worst Rockies
Nick Lodolo tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Noelvi Marte had three hits and three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 in Denver on Sunday to sweep the three-game series.,Spencer Steer, Elly De La Cruz, Gavin Lux, Jose Trevino and Austin Hays finished with two hits each f...

Braves bring back postseason hero Ian Anderson
Right-hander Ian Anderson, a World Series hero for the Atlanta Braves in 2021, is back with the organization after being claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.,Anderson, who turns 27 on May 2, was traded by the Braves to the Angels on March 23 for left-hander Jose Suarez after fa...