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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...

Blasts by Bellinger, Chisholm Jr. help Yankees rally past Blue 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 Jr. produced his fo...

Jose Ramirez leads Guardians past struggling Tigers
Jose Ramirez had a two-run double and solo homer as the visiting Cleveland Guardians rolled past the slumping Detroit Tigers, 8-2, on Monday.,Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins drove in two runs apiece, while Brayan Rocchio scored three times.,Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi (3-4) held the Tigers to tw...

Gerrit Cole might rejoin Yankees' rotation this week
The New York Yankees made a transaction on Monday that could pave the way for Gerrit Cole to return this weekend for his first major league appearance in more than a year and a half.,Cole, 35, has been rehabbing in the Yankees' farm system as he works his way back from the Tommy John surgery he had ...

Sonny Gray's strong outing leads Red Sox past Royals
Sonny Gray allowed a run and struck out a season-high nine while pitching into the seventh inning, Willson Contreras clubbed a two-run homer, and the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.,Gray (5-1) didn't yield that run until Jac Caglianone's RBI double in the sev...

Joe Mack, Javier Sanoja each drive in 4 as Marlins clobber Braves
Joe Mack drove in four runs and Javier Sanoja hit a grand slam to lead the Miami Marlins to a 12-0 rout of the visiting Atlanta Braves on Monday in the opener of their four-game series.,Miami batted around in the fourth and fifth innings, scoring five and six runs respectively. The Marlins collected...

Rays bats explode in series opener vs. Orioles
Yandy Diaz went 4-for-5 with two doubles, four runs and four RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays exploded with the bats and blew out the Baltimore Orioles 16-6 on Monday evening in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays moved to 13-3 since May 1 by posting five runs in the second inning, four in the fifth and four ...

Bryson Stott's late HR rallies red-hot Phils past Reds
Bryson Stott slugged a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, guiding the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday.,In the opener of a three-game set, Alec Bohm (2-for-3) also homered to help Philadelphia improve to 16-4 under interim manager Don ...

Tarik Skubal throws full bullpen session for first time since surgery
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal threw a full bullpen session on Monday, resuming his usual five-day routine, according to The Athletic.,Skubal had surgery to remove a loose body from his left elbow on May 6.,Monday's throwing session was the two-time Cy Young winner's second time throwing off a moun...

Royals LHP Kris Bubic (elbow soreness) lands on IL
The Kansas City Royals placed southpaw starter Kris Bubic on the 15-day injured list with left elbow soreness on Monday, according to reports.,The move is retroactive to May 15, a day after Bubic's shortest outing of the year against the White Sox in Chicago. He allowed five earned runs in four inni...

Braves reinstate Ronald Acuna, Jr. (hamstring) ahead of schedule
The Atlanta Braves' timeline to see five-time All-Star outfielder Ronald Acuna, Jr.in action got moved up by one full series.,The club reinstated Acuna from the 10-day injured list on Monday in advance of its four-game series in Miami. Due to the turf at loanDepot park, manager Walt Weiss' original ...

Orioles reinstate IF Jackson Holliday; set to make season debut
The Baltimore Orioles reinstated infielder Jackson Holliday from the 10-day injured list before Monday's game against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Holliday, 22, has been working his way back to the majors since fracturing a hamate bone in batting practice prior to the start of spring training i...

Coming off shutouts, Cardinals, Pirates try to reignite offenses
The St. Louis Cardinals and visiting Pittsburgh Pirates will each try to get their bats going again when they open a three-game series Tuesday night.,The host Cardinals took two of three games from the Royals over the weekend, but were blanked 2-0 on Sunday after a strong Kansas City pitching effort...

Rangers SS Corey Seager (back inflammation) to IL
The Texas Rangers placed shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammation on Monday, retroactive to Friday.,Utility man Michael Helman was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move.,Seager was sent for an MRI exam on Sunday to help determine the cause of...

Phillies recall INF/OF Otto Kemp, option INF/OF Felix Reyes
One month after he was optioned to the minor leagues, Otto Kemp was called back to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday while fellow infielder/outfielder Felix Reyes was sent down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.,Kemp, 26, was 2-for-20 for the Phillies this season before being optioned. In 24 games at Trip...

Mets add RHP Daniel Duarte, move A.J. Minter to 60-day IL
The New York Mets selected the contract of right-hander Daniel Duarte on Monday after right-hander Joey Gerber was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.,To free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Duarte, left-hander A.J. Minter was moved to the 60-day injured list. Minter continues to recover fro...

Ex-Yankees 3B Gio Urshela retires at 34
Infielder Gio Urshela, who played 851 games with eight teams over 10 seasons, announced his retirement on Monday.,"Today is the day to close this chapter as a professional player, and this is not a moment to be sad," Urshela, 34, wrote in a lengthy statement posted to Instagram. "It is a moment to b...

Wrigley Field: DraftKings closes betting window, keeps sports bar
DraftKings plans to cease in-person betting operations at Wrigley Field but maintain its entertainment space and sports bar adjacent to the legendary home of the Chicago Cubs.,Two years after opening, DraftKings said Monday the final day to make in-person bets will be May 31.,The venue was a prime l...