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Rockies use big 5th inning to plow past Cardinals
Cole Carrigg, Adael Amador and Ezequiel Tovar had two hits apiece, and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 in Denver on Saturday night.,Brennan Bernardino (4-3) got the win and Jordan Romano picked up his 15th save for Colorado (55-87).,Joshua Baez and Ivan Herrera home...
Timely hitting, solid pitching lift Yankees past Padres
Cody Bellinger's two-run single capped a four-run second inning and Carlos Rodon threw five solid innings as the visiting New York Yankees knocked off the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Saturday.,Rodon (5-3) allowed two hits and one run, walking three and tying a season high with seven strikeouts. Four rel...
Diamondbacks get past Astros in 10 innings
Gabriel Moreno stroked a one-out, RBI single to center field in the top of the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to defeat the host Houston Astros 4-3 on Saturday.,The Diamondbacks (75-68) squared the three-game interleague series after Moreno plated automatic runner Ildemaro Vargas w...
Ryan Jeffers' 3-run blast helps Twins sink White Sox
Ryan Jeffers belted a three-run homer, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-4 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.,Kaelen Culpepper went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI for Minnesota (68-74), which evened the three-game series at one win apiece with the rubber match set for Sun...
Sonny Gray twirls 7 scoreless as Red Sox blank Orioles
Sonny Gray pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his major league-leading 17th win as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Saturday night.,The Red Sox (78-65) have won the first three games of the four-game series. The Orioles (69-74) have lost five straight.,Eli White...
Blue Jays top Royals, over .500 for first time in 5 months
Kazuma Okamoto's fourth hit of the night went for a tiebreaking, seventh-inning RBI single, and the Toronto Blue Jays made it hold to win their fourth straight, 4-3 over the host Kansas City Royals on Saturday, to move above .500 for the first time since early April.,With the game tied 3-3, Kansas C...
Jonathan Aranda powers Rays past Rangers in 10th inning
Jonathan Aranda blasted a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-3 win against the Texas Rangers on Saturday evening in Arlington, Texas.,The Rays had runners on the corners with one out off closer Jacob Latz (3-2) when Aranda lifted a two-strike slider over the fence i...
Rockies place ailing Willi Castro (heel) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed infielder/outfielder Willi Castro on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to left heel inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday. ,Castro, 29, has been dealing with plantar fasciitis and hasn't played since Monday against the Baltimore Orioles.,Castro has smacked...
Yusei Kikuchi tosses 6 scoreless as Angels beat Pirates
Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings for his first win of the season and Josh Lowe hit a home run to lead the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Wade Meckler doubled twice and had two RBIs, Zach Neto went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Mike Tr...
Athletics place RHP J.T. Ginn (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The Athletics placed starting pitcher J.T. Ginn on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a right elbow impingement.,The right-hander is eligible to come off the injured list on Sept. 20, but the Athletics haven't yet made a determination about whether he will pitch again this season.,In a c...
Shohei Ohtani out of Dodgers' starting lineup for 3rd straight game
Shohei Ohtani was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for the third consecutive game Saturday as he continues to deal with lingering issues involving his neck, right biceps and left knee.,The superstar two-way player sat out of the Dodgers' 3-2 win on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardi...
Riley Greene smacks two HRs to help Tigers defeat Guardians
All-Star outfielder Riley Greene had four RBIs in his ninth career multi-homer game as the visiting Detroit Tigers bounced back from a doubleheader sweep, beating the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Saturday night.,Framber Valdez (9-10) pitched seven scoreless innings, matching his season high, and allow...
Zack Wheeler stifles Braves to help Phillies level series
Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday. ,Schwarber had two hits for Philadelphia, as did Bryce Harper, Derek Hill and Luis Arraez. Wheeler (12-5) struck out nine...
Christian Koss, Rafael Devers homer twice as Giants power past Mets
Christian Koss and Rafael Devers both hit two homers Saturday, when the visiting San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 9-5 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Anthony Molina and five relievers combined on a five-hitter for the Giants (59-84), who halted a two-game skid.,A.J. Ewing hit a...
Rays place LHP Garrett Cleavinger (forearm) on IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-hander Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list due to left forearm tightness.,Cleavinger has made 51 relief appearances for the Rays this season with a 4.79 ERA and 1.427 WHIP.,Last season, he posted much stronger numbers with a 2.35 ERA and 0.946 WHIP in 67 appe...
Yankees place OF Trent Grisham (hamstring) on IL
The New York Yankees placed outfielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain, while outfielder Jasson Dominguez was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,Grisham, 29, left Friday's game against the San Diego Padres in the third inning with hamstring ...
Blue Jays RHP Jameson Taillon (elbow) set for MRI
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jameson Taillon is expected to undergo an MRI on his right elbow Saturday after he was removed from Friday's game following two innings with elbow discomfort.,According to a report from Sportsnet, Taillon is expected to be placed on the injured list by Sunday.,Taillon,...
Angels re-sign RHP Shaun Anderson to minor league contract
The Los Angeles Angels re-signed right-hander Shaun Anderson to a minor league contract on Friday.,Anderson, 31, has been moved on and off the roster frequently for the Angels over the past two seasons. He has been designated for assignment by the club three times this season.,Across his seven-year ...
Cubs recall RHP Javier Assad for start against Marlins
The Chicago Cubs recalled right-hander Javier Assad to start Saturday's road game against the Miami Marlins.,To clear a roster spot, the Cubs optioned right-hander Tyler Ferguson to Triple-A Iowa.,Assad, 29, is 6-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 22 appearances (10 starts) for the Cubs this season. He has spent ...
Plan revealed for White Sox stadium along Chicago River
A company controlled by minority Chicago White Sox owner Justin Ishbia revealed plans for a potential new stadium near the location where a previous plan failed to move forward.,The current Amtrak rail yard south of the downtown Chicago "Loop" and along the west bank of the Chicago River would be re...