MLB Page 43 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Hot streak carries Yankees, Jazz Chisholm Jr. into rematch vs. Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s recent uptick at the plate helped the New York Yankees successfully start the season series with the Toronto Blue Jays after some frustrating experiences against their division rival last year.,Coming off a fourth straight multi-hit game and a clutch two-run homer, Chisholm and t...
Twins' Josh Bell heating up ahead of rematch vs. Astros
Josh Bell is coming off his best game with the Minnesota Twins.,That could be bad news for opposing pitchers.,"We know how strong he is and (his) ability to impact the baseball," Twins manager Derek Shelton said of Bell, an 11-year veteran who is in his first season with the Twins. "The one thing ab...
After wild game, Mets and Nationals focus on pitching in rematch
A pitchers' duel could be in the offing Tuesday night following a wild affair in the series opener between the visiting New York Mets and the Washington Nationals.,Washington rallied late to tie Monday's game and squandered two chances to end it before the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning of a...
Amid struggles, Cubs now stuck facing Brewers' hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski
In what could be another season-long battle to the finish line, a victory for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday would propel them to the top of the NL Central division.,Milwaukee got off to a strong start to the series, taking the opener 9-3 on Monday to move within a h...
Behind now-starter Griffin Jax, Rays chase series win vs. Orioles
The Griffin Jax Experiment is going well, which is just fine, of course, with the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander.,A career reliever who has made the transition to starting every fifth day, Jax will take the mound Tuesday night in the second contest of the three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles...
Tigers determined not to fall too far behind Guardians
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch sees the Cleveland Guardians as the heavyweights in the American League Central.,"We know the division runs through Cleveland, as much as we want to say otherwise," he said. "They've done it. And so we have to take that personally and overcome them in order to get t...
Sizzling club faces hot pitcher as Phillies oppose Reds' Chase Burns
Cincinnati right-hander Chase Burns, currently one of the best pitchers in the National League, faces a challenging foe on Tuesday when the Reds visit the surging Philadelphia Phillies.,Burns (5-1, 1.87 ERA) has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts this season while logging at least...
Braves eager to see Ronald Acuna Jr. hit against Marlins
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return to the Atlanta starting lineup on Tuesday when the visiting Braves play the Miami Marlins in the second game of a four-game series.,Acuna was activated on Monday and did not play as Miami rolled to a 12-0 win. He had been on the injured list since leaving a game on May 2...
MLB roundup: Angels end J.T. Ginn's no-hit bid in 9th, get walk-off HR
Zach Neto walloped a two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels didn't record a hit through eight innings against J.T. Ginn before breaking through in the ninth to end their six...
Colt Emerson's first homer helps M's end skid, take down White Sox
Colt Emerson homered for his first major league hit, Julio Rodriguez also went deep and Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night to snap a three-game skid.,Tristan Peters homered in a second consecutive game for the Whit...
Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore downlplays lat ailment
Texas Rangers left-hander MacKenzie Gore left his Monday start against the Colorado Rockies due to left lat tightness, but he was optimistic the issue isn't serious.,Gore, making his 10th start of the season, pitched one inning, allowing two runs and three hits while throwing 28 pitches. He struck o...
Julio Rodriguez homers as Mariners end skid, take down White Sox
Colt Emerson homered for his first major league hit, Julio Rodriguez also went deep and Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night to snap a three-game skid.,Tristan Peters homered for a second consecutive game for the Whi...
Nolan Arenado's first-inning slam sparks D-backs' blowout of Giants
Nolan Arenado hit Robbie Ray's sixth pitch of the game for a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game home series against the San Francisco Giants with a 12-2 victory on Monday.,Gabriel Moreno added a two-run homer, helping the Diamondbacks record the sixth victory in the past nin...
Josh Bell blasts 2 home runs to carry Twins past Astros
Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on a rain-soaked Monday night in Minneapolis.,Luke Keaschall added two RBIs for Minnesota, which took the opener of a three-game series. The Twins have won six of their past...
Miguel Andujar's solo HR lifts Padres past Dodgers 1-0
Miguel Andujar homered Monday night for the game's only run and Michael King won a classic pitcher's duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0.,King (4-2) allowed just four hits and two walks over a season-high seven innings, fanning a season-b...
Angels, held hitless for eight innings, stun A's, J.T. Ginn
Zach Neto walloped a two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels didn't record a hit through eight innings against J.T. Ginn before breaking through in the ninth to end their six-...
Rockies hang on to beat Rangers
Willi Castro had two doubles, Jose Quintana pitched solidly into the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 in Denver on Monday night.,Ezequiel Tovar drove in two runs and Juan Mejia picked up his third save for Colorado, which prevailed on a cold, damp night.,J...
Mets score 10 runs in 12th to blast Nationals
The New York Mets exploded for 10 runs in the 12th inning and routed the Nationals 16-7 Monday night in Washington.,Automatic runner Tyrone Taylor scored the go-ahead run when Carson Benge singled off pitcher Paxton Schultz (0-1). Bo Bichette singled Benge to third and Juan Soto was intentionally wa...
Blasts by Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr. help Yankees top Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and David Bednar retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two on in the ninth to secure the save as the host New York Yankees rallied and hung on for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Chisholm produced his fourth...
Jake Bauers, Christian Yelich spark Brewers' rout of Cubs
Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs on Monday night to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.,Christian Yelich homered and knocked in two for Milwaukee, which won its ninth game in 11 tries.,Brewers pitchers Brandon Sproat and Shane Drohan combined to st...