MLB Page 582 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Aces duel as Giants, Astros conclude series
Two of the top pitchers in their respective leagues go head to head for the second consecutive season when Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros close out a three-game set against Logan Webb and the host San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.,The clubs have split the first two contests of the ...
Rockies, facing Twins, shoot for rare series win
The Colorado Rockies finally found a spark on offense.,Now, they hope that spark can develop into a series victory and the beginning of a hot streak.,Colorado will try to secure its first series win since late May when it faces the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Rockies a...
Jays' Chris Bassitt aims to stymie Brewers again
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt will try to continue his run of success against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Bassitt (6-6, 3.80 ERA) has pitched 14 scoreless innings while going 1-0 in two career starts against the Brewers...
MLB roundup: Dodgers' 4-homer inning sinks Rangers
Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez and Jason Heyward homered in a seven-run sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 15-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,Will Smith added a three-run home run, Mookie Betts hit a three-run double and James Paxton (6-1) g...
Diamondbacks pound out 15 hits, thrash Angels
Randal Grichuk and Corbin Carroll each fell one component short of the cycle as two of four Diamondbacks to record three hits during Arizona's 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at Phoenix.,Grichuk finished a single shy and Carroll was missing the homer while Gabriel Moreno and...
Four-homer inning fuels Dodgers' rout of Rangers
Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez and Jason Heyward homered in a seven-run sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 15-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,Will Smith added a three-run home run, Mookie Betts hit a three-run double and James Paxton gave up...
Kyle Higashioka hits walk-off HR, sends Padres past A's
Kyle Higashioka led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the San Diego Padres grabbed a 4-3 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. ,Higashioka jumped on a hanging changeup from Scott Alexander (0-1) and lined it into the left field corner. The ball stayed...
Cal Raleigh comes up big again as Mariners rally past White Sox
Cal Raleigh doubled home the tying and go-ahead runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 4-3 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, spoiling the major league debut of top pitching prospect Drew Thorpe.,Raleigh, who hit a walk-off g...
Costly error helps Astros knock off Giants
Ronel Blanco teamed with three relievers on a three-hitter and the Houston Astros took advantage of a Matt Chapman error to score the decisive runs in a 3-1 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,After each team scored a single run in the third inning, the Astros quickly put ru...
Corey Seager's hamstring dents return to face Dodgers
Corey Seager's first chance to play a regular-season road game in Dodger Stadium has been at least temporarily stymied by his left hamstring injury.,Seager wasn't in the starting lineup on Tuesday night when the Texas Rangers opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team he sp...
Yusei Kikuchi, Jays silence Brewers
George Springer, Spencer Horwitz and Danny Jansen had RBIs, starter Yusei Kikuchi pitched five scoreless innings and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Tuesday night.,The teams have split the first two games of a three-game series that opens a six-game homestand for...
Refreshed Aaron Judge drives in 3 as Yanks rout Royals
Aaron Judge, back from his first day off of the season, homered and knocked in three runs as the New York Yankees demolished the host Kansas City Royals 10-1 Tuesday.,Following a rest day, Judge returned to deliver a first-inning RBI single, plating Anthony Volpe, who tripled on the second pitch of ...
Rockies hold on to beat Twins despite rough ninth
Ezequiel Tovar and Ryan McMahon each homered and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Michael Toglia also drove in a run for the Rockies, who evened the three-game series at one win apiece heading into Wednesday afternoon's rubber match...
Paul Skenes stellar again as Pirates edge Cardinals
Jack Suwinski scored on a fielder's choice and Andrew McCutchen raced home on a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, fueling the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.,Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes allowed five hits and struck out eight over 6 1/3 s...
Tyler Freeman's defense helps Guardians down Reds
Steven Kwan doubled twice, had three hits and drove in two runs and Tyler Freeman made consecutive leaping catches at the outfield wall to lead the visiting Cleveland Guardians to a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.,Josh Naylor belted a tape-measure homer in the eighth inning for insuranc...
Jesus Luzardo, bullpen carry Marlins past Mets
Jesus Luzardo combined with three relievers on a four-hitter Tuesday night for the visiting Miami Marlins, who edged the New York Mets 4-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,Tim Anderson, Nick Gordon and Bryan De La Cruz drove in runs for the Marlins, who won for just the second time in eight gam...
Kyle Schwarber's 2 HRs power Phillies over Red Sox
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, including his 17th career multi-homer game out of the leadoff spot, and Zack Wheeler threw seven shutout innings as the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday. ,Schwarber, who returned to Boston...
Brandon Lowe's walk-off blast allows Rays to beat Cubs
Brandon Lowe crushed a walk-off three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied and broke a four-game losing with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Down 2-1 and with Cubs closer Hector Neris (6-1) on the mound, Jose Caballero slashe...
Nationals edge Tigers in 10 for fourth straight win
Lane Thomas drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning sacrifice fly and the visiting Washington Nationals extended their winning streak to four games by defeating the host Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Tuesday.,Thomas had two RBIs. Kyle Finnegan (2-3) struck out three in 1 1/3 perfect innings to pick up ...
Jorge Mateo returns, homers to lead Orioles over Braves
Jorge Mateo smashed a three-run home run in his first action in nine days and five Baltimore pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the Orioles returned from an eight-game road stretch to defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.,Albert Suarez worked 5 1/3 shutout innings to help the Orioles to...