MLB Page 356 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Josh Jung powers Rangers past reeling Rockies
Josh Jung accounted for all the scoring with two home runs to back the solid pitching of Jack Leiter as the Texas Rangers defeated the hapless Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers won their fourth game in a row and the...
Tigers walk off Red Sox on Javier Baez's second 3-run homer
Javier Baez blasted his second three-run homer of the game in the bottom of the 11th to give the host Detroit Tigers a 10-9 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.,Baez's game-winner off Greg Weissert (1-1) came after Jace Jung advanced automatic runner Dillon Dingler with a single. Baez s...
Justin Turner's walk-off double caps Cubs' 9th-inning rally in win over Marlins
Justin Turner ripped a two-run double to cap a three-run ninth inning that lifted the host Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,With Miami nursing a 4-2 lead in the ninth inning, Cubs catcher Carson Kelly reached on a fielding error by shortstop Xavier Edwards then ...
Isaac Paredes' socks walk-off homer as Astros edge Royals
Isaac Paredes socked a walk-off home run leading off the ninth inning and the Houston Astros took a 2-1 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to knot the three-game series.,Paredes produced his first career walk-off homer against the third pitcher of the game for the Royals, John Schre...
Javier Baez's second 3-run homer enables Tigers to walk off Red Sox
Javier Baez blasted his second three-run homer of the game in the bottom of the 11th to give the host Detroit Tigers a 10-9 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.,Baez's game-winner off Greg Weissert (1-1) came after Jace Jung advanced automatic runner Dillon Dingler with a single. Baez s...
Junior Caminero's slam highlights Rays' 5-run ninth in win over Blue Jays
Junior Caminero hit a grand slam in a five-run ninth inning and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-9 on Tuesday night.,Daulton Varsho's second homer of the game, a three-run blast against Edwin Uceta (3-1), with two outs in the eighth had thrust Toronto into a 7-6...
Dodgers star LHP Clayton Kershaw to make season debut on Saturday
Los Angeles Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut on Saturday against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 National League MVP has been sidelined after offseason surgery to repair meniscus damage in his left knee and a ruptured p...
Late heroics from Brett Baty secures Mets' win over Pirates
Brett Baty hit the tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning Tuesday night for the host New York Mets, who continued surging with a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Mets have won the first two games of the three-game series and six of their last eight overall. Henry Davis worked a bases-loade...
Braves get to .500 after Spencer Schwellenbach's gem vs. Nationals
Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-2 on Tuesday to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season.,The Braves lost their first seven games of the season and had failed on five previous attempts to reach the break-eve...
Guardians place starting pitcher Ben Lively (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-handed starter Ben Lively on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a right flexor tendon strain.,In a corresponding move, rookie right-handed reliever Zak Kent was recalled from Triple-A Columbus.,Lively, 33, was warming up for the top of the fourth innin...
Twins, O's kick off 3-game series with a doubleheader after Tuesday PPD
The Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles should be well-rested going into a busy day.,The teams will play a traditional doubleheader Wednesday, starting in the early afternoon, to begin a three-game series.,This comes following Tuesday night's postponement. For a doubleheader, both teams can add an...
Braves' star Ronald Acuna Jr. homers in first rehab game
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. homered in the first game of his minor-league rehab stint on Tuesday night to highlight his initial on-field contest in nearly 12 months.,The 2023 National League MVP tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on May 26, 2024, while taking a secon...
Logan Allen, Guardians shut out Brewers on 3-hitter
Logan Allen was solid through six innings in a 2-0 win for the Cleveland Guardians over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.,Allen (2-2) struck out six and allowed three hits and one walk for the Guardians, who shut out Milwaukee for a second straight game. Emmanuel Clase tossed a perfect nint...
Cubs place OF Ian Happ (oblique) on 10-day injured list
The Chicago Cubs placed Gold Glove left fielder Ian Happ on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of a left oblique strain.,The move is retroactive to Saturday. The Cubs selected the contract of highly ranked catching prospect Moises Ballesteros from Triple-A Iowa and, in a corresponding move, mov...
Rays visit Toronto, place DH Yandy Diaz on restricted list with 'passport issue'
Designated hitter Yandy Diaz was placed on the restricted list as the Tampa Bay Rays opened a three-game series in Toronto on Tuesday because of what manager Kevin Cash termed a "passport issue.",Diaz will be available when the Rays visit Miami on Friday, Cash said, noting second baseman Brandon Low...
Blue Jays prospect RHP Jake Bloss to undergo UCL surgery
Jake Bloss, one of the top prospects for the Toronto Blue Jays, will undergo surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow.,The 23-year-old right-hander, ranked as the No. 6 prospect for Toronto by MLB Pipeline, began the season in Triple-A Buffalo, but the 6-foot-3, 223-p...
Rangers place All-Star SS Corey Seager (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Texas Rangers placed All-Star shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to a right hamstring strain.,The move was retroactive to Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Rangers activated catcher Kyle Higashioka (mild left intercostal strain) from the 10-day IL.,Seager, 31, ha...
MLB removes Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson from permanently ineligible list
Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson -- longstanding pariahs in Major League Baseball due to their gambling on the sport -- have been removed from MLB's permanently ineligible list.,Commissioner Rob Manfred made the historic decision on Tuesday, potentially making the two late players eligible for e...
Cardinals-Phillies postponed; twin bill set for Wednesday
The Philadelphia Phillies' game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday was postponed due to rain in the region.,Now, the teams will conclude their three-game set with a day/night doubleheader on Wednesday. The first game will begin at 1:05 p.m. local time and the second will follow at 6...
Twins-Orioles rained out; doubleheader Wednesday
The Baltimore Orioles' home game Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins was postponed due to inclement weather.,Instead, the teams will play a traditional doubleheader Wednesday to kick off their three-game series. Because of more rain in the forecast for Wednesday evening, Game 1 will start at 12:05 p...