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With offense lagging, Orioles search for runs vs. Rangers
The Baltimore Orioles need something to perk up the offense early in the season, and the task in doing so Tuesday night could come against a two-time Cy Young Award winner.,The Orioles will take on the visiting Texas Rangers, who seem to have right-hander Jacob deGrom lined up as the starting pitche...
MLB roundup: D-backs spoil Justin Verlander's Tigers return
Corbin Carroll homered, tripled and drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived a late Detroit rally to spoil Justin Verlander's return to the Tigers with a 9-6 victory in Phoenix on Monday.,Carroll tripled in a run in the first inning and hit a three-run homer in the second for a quick...
Cubs' big hits back up Edward Cabrera in winning team debut vs. Angels
Edward Cabrera pitched six innings of one-hit ball and Ian Happ homered for the third straight game to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Monday.,Carson Kelly and Moises Ballesteros both contributed two-run singles for the Cubs, who out-hit the Angels 9...
Chase Burns earns first big-league victory as Reds blank Pirates
Chase Burns tossed five one-hit innings and struck out seven, and the host Cincinnati Reds plated a pair of runs to give him his first major league victory, a 2-0 decision over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,Burns (1-0) threw 78 pitches and walked three but didn't surrender a hit until Spen...
D-backs hold on, spoil Justin Verlander's return to Tigers
Corbin Carroll homered, tripled and drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived a late Detroit rally to spoil Justin Verlander's return to the Tigers with a 9-6 victory in Phoenix on Monday.,Carroll tripled in a run in the first inning and hit a three-run homer in the second for a quick...
Parker Messick fires 6 scoreless innings as Guardians slow Dodgers
Left-hander Parker Messick threw six scoreless innings on Monday and the visiting Cleveland Guardians finished off a 4-2 victory to hand the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers their first loss of the season.,Steven Kwan had an RBI double and a run and Daniel Schneemann added a two-run d...
Cal Raleigh’s walk-off single lifts Mariners past Yankees
Cal Raleigh's walk-off single in the ninth inning gave the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory against the visiting New York Yankees on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Leo Rivas led off the bottom of the ninth by grounding a single to right off Paul Blackburn (0-1). With one out, Brend...
Giants get first homer of season, edge Padres for first win
Harrison Bader homered and Landen Roupp pitched six scoreless innings Monday night as the visiting San Francisco Giants gave manager Tony Vitello his first major league win, a 3-2 decision over the San Diego Padres.,Roupp (1-0) allowed only two hits and two walks while striking out seven, in his fir...
Jose Altuve's 2 HRs, 4 hits power Astros to blowout of Red Sox
Jose Altuve slugged two home runs and Lance McCullers Jr. carried a shutout bid into the seventh inning of his season debut as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of their three-game series with the visiting Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Monday.,Yordan Alvarez and Brice Matthews added home runs for the As...
Rockies explode for 7-run inning, rout Jays for first victory
Troy Johnston hit a two-run homer to ignite a seven-run sixth inning Monday night and the visiting Colorado Rockies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 14-5.,Ezequiel Tovar had three hits and three RBIs and TJ Rumfield added three hits and two RBIs to help Colorado win for the first time in four games th...
Bo Bichette breaks through for new club as Mets defeat Cardinals
The slumping Bo Bichette had a pair of RBIs and the visiting New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series Monday.,Bichette, who was 1-for-14 and heard boos at Citi Field during the Mets' season-opening series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, had an RBI groundout...
9th-inning rally propels Rays to win over Brewers
Nick Fortes doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to give the visiting Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the opener of the three-game series.,Tampa Bay's Jonny DeLuca, who tied it 2-2 with a leadoff homer in the seventh, battled back from a 1-2...
Cubs' big hits back up Edward Cabrera in winning team debut vs. Marlins
Edward Cabrera pitched six innings of one-hit ball and Ian Happ homered for the third straight game to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Monday.,Carson Kelly and Moises Ballesteros both contributed two-run singles for the Cubs, who out-hit the Angels 9...
Nationals blast Phillies with 13 runs on 17 hits
Luis Garcia Jr. drove in three runs and Jose Tena notched three hits and two RBIs to guide the visiting Washington Nationals to a comfortable 13-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Washington, which has won three of its first four games, totaled 17 hits, all of which were singles or doub...
Bryce Elder, three Braves relievers combine to blank Athletics
Bryce Elder threw six scoreless innings and Mauricio Dubon drove in three runs to help the Atlanta Braves keep the visiting Athletics winless with a 4-0 victory on Monday in the opening game of their three-game series.,Elder (1-0) allowed five hits and one walk, struck out five and picked off a batt...
Jack Leiter helps Rangers shut down Orioles
Jack Leiter pitched six solid innings with eight strikeouts and Jake Burger drove in a pair of runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 5-2 to begin a three-game series Monday night.,Relievers Jakob Junis, Jalen Beeks and Tyler Alexander completed the combined seven-hitter with ...
Miguel Vargas' slam leads White Sox past Marlins for first win
Miguel Vargas blasted a grand slam and drove in six runs, Austin Hays slugged a three-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox earned their first win of the season, beating the host Miami Marlins 9-4 on Monday.,Munetaka Murakami, the first player ever to homer in his first three games with the White Sox...
SP Chase Burns earns first MLB victory as Reds blank Pirates
Chase Burns tossed five one-hit innings and struck out seven, and the host Cincinnati Reds plated a pair of runs to back him up during a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,Burns (1-0) threw 78 pitches and walked three, but didn't surrender a hit until Spencer Horwitz's single t...
Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce carted off after fielding injury
Toronto Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce left the field on a cart after being injured while attempting to field a ground ball in the third inning Monday against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Ponce fell to the ground in pain as a run scored from third. He was helped onto the cart with an apparent right ...
Brewers send cash to Giants for OF Luis Matos
The Milwaukee Brewers beefed up their outfield depth Monday by acquiring Luis Matos from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash.,The Giants designated the 24-year-old Matos for reassignment last week, which limited their leverage in the deal. ,Matos was regarded as highly as a Top 30 prospect...