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Matthew Liberatore excels as Cardinals gain DH split with Braves
Matthew Liberatore blanked the visiting Atlanta Braves for six innings on two hits as the St. Louis Cardinals won the second half of a split doubleheader 4-1 Wednesday night.,The Braves won the first game 6-2.,Liberatore (2-2) has worked primarily in relief this year. He was supposed to be the opene...
Red Sox-Blue Jays game suspended due to rain
The Boston Red Sox's Wednesday home game against the Toronto Blue Jays was suspended in the second inning due to a severe rainstorm.,The game will resume on Aug. 26 at 2:05 p.m. as part of a split-admission doubleheader, beginning with one out in the top of the second inning. The teams will play the...
Orioles sock 3 homers, end skid at Guardians' expense
Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson, Cedric Mullins and Ryan O'Hearn homered to overcome a head-turning debut from Cleveland Guardians rookie Jhonkensy Noel as the Orioles snapped a season-worst, five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday.,Noel homered in his first big-league at-bat and teamma...
Angels' Zach Neto clears bases in win over A's
Zach Neto's three-run double highlighted a five-run sixth inning, propelling the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., completing a three-game sweep.,A's starting pitcher Joey Estes stifled the Angels bats for five innings, with Oak...
Kyle Higashioka knocks in six runs as Padres hold off Nationals
Dylan Cease allowed just one hit over seven shutout innings Wednesday while battery mate Kyle Higashioka homered twice and knocked in six runs as the San Diego Padres polished off a three-game sweep of the visiting Washington Nationals with an 8-5 verdict.,Cease (7-6) walked two and fanned nine, thr...
Braves knock off Cardinals 6-2 in opener of twin bill
Jarred Kelenic went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and RBI single to drive the visiting Atlanta Braves past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in the first half of a split doubleheader Wednesday,Zack Short reached base three times and drove in two runs for the Braves, who have won nine of their last 12 games...
Andruw Monasterio the hero as Brewers edge Rangers in 10
Andruw Monasterio hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Wednesday.,Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick each finished with three hits while Jake Bauers hit a third-inning grand slam for the Brewers, who won thei...
Spencer Arrighetti, Astros coast by Rockies
Spencer Arrighetti fanned a career-high 10 over seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros won their seventh straight game, beating the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon. ,Arrighetti (4-6), who entered the game with an ERA of 6.36, enjoyed the longest outing of his major league ...
Royals erupt with 5-run 8th inning to rally past Marlins
Salvador Perez's RBI double highlighted a late rally as the Kansas City Royals rebounded for a 5-1 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon to win the rubber game of the three-game series.,Trailing 1-0 with two in the eighth, the Royals erupted for five straight hits against Huasca...
Brandon Marsh drives in 4 runs as Phils top Tigers
Brandon Marsh had four hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in four runs as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,Bryson Stott scored three runs for the Phillies, who took two games in the three-game series. Bryce Harper extended his hitting...
Luis Ortiz pitches Pirates past Reds, 6-1
Luis Ortiz pitched six solid innings in his first start of the season, and Rowdy Tellez and Andrew McCutchen each homered to help the Pittsburgh Pirates pull away for a 6-1 win over host Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon.,Jason Delay also drove in two runs to help the Pirates take the three-game ser...
Mariners end woeful trip with 5-2 win over Rays
Cal Raleigh smashed a two-out, three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Seattle Mariners closed out a disappointing nine-game road swing with a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Raleigh's 14th of the season, walloped 422 feet off reliever Shawn Armstron...
Ketel Marte, D-backs aim to continue good fortune vs. Twins
Arizona's Ketel Marte has his sights set on making the National League All-Star team for the second time in his standout career, and his performance on Tuesday certainly helped his case.,The second baseman will take a stab at another productive outing on Wednesday night when the Diamondbacks face th...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani chases history in clash vs. White Sox
Shohei Ohtani has played only 78 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he already holds a place in team lore.,Ohtani can establish a frachise record if he drives in a run during Wednesday's visit to the struggling Chicago White Sox.,Ohtani has collected at least one RBI in nine straight games. He's...
Cubs hope to mimic Giants' success on mound
After watching the San Francisco Giants throw bullpen games -- and win -- the past two nights, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has elected to go the opener route on Wednesday night as his club seeks to end a three-game losing streak.,Counsell announced that his originally scheduled starter for t...
Yankees, Luis Gil seek needed win against rising Mets
The New York Yankees are on pace to win more than 100 games. The New York Mets have spent the past seven weeks trying to climb back to .500.,But neither team has looked like its record lately.,The Mets will look to continue surging Wednesday night when they host the Yankees in the finale of a two-ga...
Blue Jays chase series win in finale vs. Red Sox
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to build off an emphatic end to their seven-game losing streak and win the rubber match of their three-game series against the host Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.,Toronto ended its ugly slide with a 9-4 victory on Tuesday, totaling 11 hits while putting the game w...
Jurickson Profar, Padres eye sweep of Nationals
San Diego Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar felt disrespected when Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez ordered an intentional walk to Luis Arraez in the bottom of the 10th inning Monday night, bringing Profar to the plate.,Profar stroked a bases-loaded, two-run single to give San Diego a 7...
A's Joey Estes, evoking memories for manager, to face Angels
When Joey Estes takes the mound for the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Oakland manager Mark Kotsay will be reminded of one of his former teammates.,Estes, a rookie right-hander, makes Kotsay think of Tim Hudson, and not just because they both have...
Resurgent Marlins go for third straight series win
The Miami Marlins will bid to win their third consecutive series on Wednesday afternoon when they play the decisive game of a three-game set against the host Kansas City Royals.,The Marlins took two of three games from both the St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners before evening their three-game...