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Red Sox aim for rare home sweep against Rangers
After their first home series win since April, the Boston Red Sox go for a series sweep against the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday evening. ,The Red Sox are now 2-8-1 this season in home series and interim manager Chad Tracy knows if Boston is going to climb out of the American League East cellar...

Giants need ace Logan Webb to play stopper vs. Cubs
Logan Webb might need to finish what he starts Sunday afternoon when the San Francisco Giants attempt to avoid a three-game sweep in their home series against the Chicago Cubs.,Using eight doubles and four home runs, the Cubs have overpowered the Giants both at the plate and on the mound in the firs...

Behind Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies chase series win vs. Brewers
The Philadelphia Phillies have lived two very different lives in their first two games against the Milwaukee Brewers.,The Phillies hope to replicate their latest offensive performance on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Brewers in the decisive contest of a three-game set.,In Friday's series open...

Zack Gelof, A's heating up ahead of finale vs. Rockies
Zack Gelof is on a hot streak for the surging Athletics, and he and his teammates will try to turn the temperature up when they face the Colorado Rockies Sunday in the finale of a three-game series in Las Vegas.,The A's will send left-hander Jeffrey Springs (3-6, 4.68 ERA) to the mound against Color...

Cardinals look to continue offensive surge against Twins
The St. Louis Cardinals will vie for their eighth win in 10 games on Sunday as they wrap up a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.,Manager Oliver Marmol's team snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 9-6 win over the Twins, and in that victory, the Cardinals cont...

Astros, Spencer Arrighetti aim for sweep of scuffling Royals
The Houston Astros have already secured their first winning series at Kansas City since 2022. Considering how well they've fared with Spencer Arrighetti on the mound, a sweep could be next. ,They'll try to accomplish that feat Sunday and win a sixth consecutive start made by the talented right-hande...

White Sox unfazed by near no-hitter, ready for finale with Dodgers
The young Chicago White Sox aren't about to lose any confidence over their 7-1 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.,Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto retired the first 23 batters he faced before a Mookie Betts error gave the White Sox a baserunner with two outs in the eighth. ...

Braves ride unexpected contributions into finale vs. Mets
The Atlanta Braves lost a right fielder with a Most Valuable Player trophy on his mantle and a starting pitcher with a 20-win season on his resume within a three-day span this week.,But Eli White and Martin Perez proved the sturdiness of the Braves' B squad on Saturday afternoon.,The Braves will loo...

Guardians, minus injured Jose Ramirez, aim for sweep of Tigers
The Cleveland Guardians will be without the face of their franchise, seven-time All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez, for at least the next month.,Ramirez suffered a fractured left hamate bone while popping out to the catcher in the fifth inning Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, casting a cloud ov...

D-backs' Zac Gallen looks to halt slide in finale vs. Reds
Two pitchers who are hoping to rediscover their All-Star forms will go head-to-head on Sunday in the decisive contest of the three-game series between the Cincinnati Reds and visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Right-hander Zac Gallen is set to start the series finale for the Diamondbacks, while left-han...

Jasson Dominguez, Paul Goldschmidt lead Yanks as they seek series win vs. Jays
The visiting New York Yankees could use continued contributions from Jasson Dominguez and Paul Goldschmidt Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of their series with the Toronto Blue Jays.,Dominguez hit a solo home run in the fourth inning Saturday - the only hit allowed by Toronto's Kevin Gausman ov...

Mariners counting on Emerson Hancock to quash Nationals
Right-hander Emerson Hancock will look to continue his stellar 2026 when the visiting Seattle Mariners conclude their three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,The teams have split the first two games with Seattle winning 10-2 on Friday night and Washington taking an 8-3 decision...

Tensions rise ahead of series finale between Orioles, Padres
Perhaps before the final out was recorded in the middle contest of a three-game series between the San Diego Padres and host Baltimore Orioles, there was a little spice added in advance of Sunday afternoon's finale.,The Padres won 9-3 on Saturday to split the first two games of the series, but there...

Pirates' Paul Skenes aims to end winless stretch vs. Marlins
A tantalizing pitching matchup headlines the series finale between Miami and host Pittsburgh, as right-handers Max Meyer of the Marlins and Paul Skenes of the Pirates will face off on Sunday afternoon.,Both Meyer and Skenes have six wins for their squads, with Meyer sharing top honors on his club wi...

MLB roundup: Guardians spoil return of Tigers ace Tarik Skubal
Daniel Schneemann hit a two-run homer off Tarik Skubal, spoiling the American League Cy Young Award winner's return from left elbow surgery, as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Skubal (3-3), making his first start since April 29, pitched 4 2/3 innin...

Cubs score early, often in taking down Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit the first pitch of the game for a home run, Ben Brown beefed up his All-Star credentials with five solid innings and the visiting Chicago Cubs thumped the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Saturday night for a second straight win in their three-game series.,Rookie Pedro Ramirez sma...

Tigers place RHP Jack Flaherty (leg) on 15-day injured list
The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a strain of the peroneal tendons along the outside of his left ankle and foot.,The Tigers lost the starting pitcher's services just as ace Tarik Skubal, who had left elbow surgery, was activated fr...

Jo Adell, Angels beat up on Rays in shutout
Jo Adell went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs scored and Jose Siri hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Angels pounded out 15 hits in an 8-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Denzer Guzman went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored, and Donovan Walton had...

Athletics stay hot in Las Vegas with win over scuffling Rockies
Zack Gelof homered and singled to extend his hitting streak to 17 games and the surging Athletics beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 in Las Vegas on Saturday night.,Alika Williams had three hits, Henry Bolte had two hits and Jose Suarez (1-2) tossed 1 2/3 innings of relief for the A's, who have won four ...

Astros rally with four homers to outlast Royals
Christian Walker hit one of Houston's four homers, reached on a fielder's choice that allowed the tiebreaking run to score in the ninth and helped the visiting Astros to an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night., ,Trailing 7-5, Houston's Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer in the eighth ...