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Young Angels showing promise vs. Astros
Perhaps the most notable footnote from the four home runs the Los Angeles Angels hit in their 9-7, come-from-behind, series-opening road victory over the Houston Astros on Monday was who bashed the long balls.,All four homers were hit by players 25 years old or younger, the first time such a milesto...
Royals look to ride strong offense into rematch vs. Tigers
It's been a mighty month of May for the Kansas City Royals.,The Royals have won four games in a row and nine of their last 12. They've outscored their opponents 27-12 over their last four games and have scored at least five runs in eight of their wins this month.,Kansas City crossed home plate six t...
Cubs' Javier Assad aims for repeat performance vs. Braves
Chicago Cubs right-hander Javier Assad will try to duplicate his most recent outing against the Atlanta Braves when the teams open a three-game series on Tuesday night in Chicago.,Assad (4-0, 1.49 ERA) pitched six scoreless innings against the Braves on Wednesday and matched his season high with sev...
Blue Jays face White Sox, see chance for rare series win
The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance to win their first series in a month Tuesday night when they resume a three-game set against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,With Danny Jansen leading the way with five RBIs, the Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 9-3 Monday afternoon in the series opener.,The Blue ...
Mariners aim to ride momentum of rally into rematch vs. Yankees
While the Seattle Mariners talked up their ability to stage a comeback against Clay Holmes, the New York Yankees accepted the reality of a stunning loss.,After an unlikely outcome in the series opener, the teams will continue a four-game series Tuesday night when the Mariners visit the Yankees.,The ...
Red Sox star Rafael Devers looks to stay hot in rematch vs. Rays
The Boston Red Sox will look to extend their winning streak to three games on Tuesday night when they continue their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In Boston's 5-0 series-opening win on Monday, Rafael Devers set a franchise record by homering for the sixth strai...
Nationals try to build winning streak vs. Twins
The Washington Nationals will try to keep their offense humming when they host the Minnesota Twins in the middle game of their series on Tuesday.,After mustering five runs over four losses, the Nationals scored five in a loss on Sunday and then erupted in a 12-3 win over the Twins on Monday night.,T...
Marlins go for 3rd straight series win in rematch with Brewers
Rather than playing like a last-place team, the Miami Marlins are one victory away from winning their third straight series.,The host Marlins will take on the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, fresh off a 3-2 win in 10 innings on Monday.,Miami still has the most losses in the National League (33),...
Ex-Met Carlos Carrasco set for shot vs. former team
Carlos Carrasco had his moments during an underachieving three-season stint with the New York Mets. However, he's been better of late while back with the Cleveland Guardians.,Facing his former Mets team, Carrasco looks to continue a solid May while trying to help the host Guardians to a fifth straig...
Free-falling Reds open homestand against .500 Padres
After losing seven of 10 games on their just-completed West Coast swing, the Cincinnati Reds will look to change their fortunes when they host the San Diego Padres on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Reds dropped the final three games of their four-game set against the Dodgers in Lo...
MLB roundup: Rafael Devers pushes HR streak to 6, Red Sox top Rays
Rafael Devers set a Red Sox franchise record for consecutive games with a home run in Boston's series-opening 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In the fourth inning, the third baseman wrote himself into the Red Sox record book with an opposite-field, two-run sho...
Freddie Freeman's grand slam powers Dodgers past Diamondbacks
Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in a six-run third inning that included three home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.,Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-1) gave up two runs over 6 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts as the Dodgers won their fourth consec...
Rafael Devers homers in 6th straight game, sets Red Sox record
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers made team history on Monday night, going deep for the sixth consecutive game. ,Devers sent a ball over the left field wall in the top of the fourth inning in Boston's 5-0 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays. Six previous Red Sox players had gone deep in fi...
Seven-run inning propels Angels past Astros
Nolan Schanuel and Logan O'Hoppe slugged three-run home runs as part of a seven-run fifth inning as the visiting Los Angeles Angels topped the Houston Astros 9-7 on Monday.,Schanuel, O'Hoppe and Jo Adell -- who went back-to-back with O'Hoppe with two outs in the fifth -- all homered on the first pit...
Cardinals stay hot, take down visiting Orioles
Micheal Siani drove in four runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Monday night.,Siani hit his first career homer, a three-run shot, and an RBI single as the Cardinals won for the sixth time in eight games.,Masyn Winn drove in two runs for St. Louis while exten...
Royals use big sixth to sink Tigers
Michael Massey went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs and the Kansas City Royals scored six times in the sixth inning to pick up an 8-3 win against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series. ,Royals starter Michael Wacha (4-4) went seven frames, allowing two runs on s...
Mariners break through vs. Clay Holmes, stun Yankees
Ty France hit a tiebreaking RBI single to cap a four-run ninth inning off Clay Holmes as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 5-4 victory over the host New York Yankees on Monday night,The Mariners stopped New York's seven-game winning streak by scoring four times off Holmes (1-1), who blew his second...
Marlins down Brewers on Josh Bell's walk-off single
Josh Bell hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Monday night.,Miami's Otto Lopez blooped an RBI single into right with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings.,The Brewers' bullpen had to s...
Nationals snap skid by pummeling Twins
Jesse Winker and Luis Garcia Jr. homered and the Washington Nationals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 12-3 win against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night.,Eddie Rosario had two hits and drove in three runs for Washington, which has scored 17 runs over its past two games after tota...
Rafael Devers homers in 6th straight game as Red Sox blank Rays
Rafael Devers set a Red Sox franchise record for consecutive games with a home run in Boston's series-opening 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In the fourth inning, the third baseman wrote himself into the Red Sox record book with an opposite-field, two-run shot t...