MLB Page 638 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Surging Diamondbacks hand Reds 7th straight loss
Jordan Montgomery allowed just two runs over seven innings and Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run to lead the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks past the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Wednesday night. , ,Eugenio Suarez homered against his former team and collected two hits while Moreno also added two hits...
Pirates calling up Paul Skenes, top pitching prospect in majors
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday that they are promoting right-hander Paul Skenes, the top pitching prospect in baseball, and he is expected to start Saturday's home game against the Chicago Cubs.,Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft out of LSU, has dominated Triple-A batters f...
Reds 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) lands on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a fractured right wrist. ,Encarnacion-Strand is expected to miss four to six weeks. ,In another move, Cincinnati signed free-agent first baseman Mike Ford to a one-year major league c...
Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker slug Athletics past Rangers
Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker each homered while combining for six hits and eight RBIs, propelling the Oakland Athletics over the visiting Texas Rangers 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of a doubleheader.,Brett Harris also homered and the Oakland bullpen held the Rangers scoreless over th...
Mariners place LHP Tayler Saucedo (knee) on IL
The Seattle Mariners on Wednesday placed left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo on the 15-day injured list and called up left-hander Kirby Snead amid a flurry of moves. ,Seattle also reinstated right-hander Eduard Bazardo from the 15-day IL, optioned rookie RHP Emerson Hancock to Triple-A Tacoma and tr...
Dodgers beat Marlins to extend winning streak to seven
Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon., ,The Dodgers pulled off a perfect 6-0 homestand with series swe...
Bobby Witt Jr. homers as Royals get past Brewers
Bobby Witt Jr. homered to lead the Kansas City Royals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game set.,Witt led off the eighth inning with his fifth homer -- and first since April 11. He scored three times and leads the majors with 36 runs sc...
Padres blank Cubs behind Dylan Cease's 12 strikeouts
Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball and the San Diego Padres got a few timely hits in their 3-0 win against the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.,With the win, the Padres took the series over the Cubs, 2-1. They also won a three-game series against Chicago last month.,Cease (5-2)...
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter reaches plea deal with prosecutors
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Wednesday and is facing 87 to 108 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar, federal prosecutors announced. ,Mizuhara, 39, is pleading guilty to two count...
Athletics place SS Darell Hernaiz (ankle) on IL
The Oakland Athletics placed rookie shortstop Darell Hernaiz on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a left ankle injury.,Hernaiz was hurt while trying to leg out an infield hit in the second inning of the Athletics' 15-8 loss to the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Oakland was trail...
Rain forces postponement of Mets-Cardinals
The series finale between the New York Mets and host St. Louis Cardinals was postponed by rain on Wednesday. ,The game has been rescheduled for Aug. 5. ,The Mets were gunning for a sweep of the three-game series. ,Both teams have an off day on Thursday. The Mets return home to host the Atlanta Brave...
Guardians rally to tie in 9th, down Tigers in 10th on walkoff
Brayan Rocchio delivered a game-winning single in the 10th inning as the host Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Guardians rallied for the win with single runs in each of the last three innings. ,After Detroit failed to score in the top of the 10th, Tyler...
Blue Jays bunch up hits, end Phillies' seven-game winning streak
Vladimir Guererro Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier each had three hits to lift the Toronto Blue Jays past the host Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Wednesday.,Davis Schneider added two hits and an RBI, while Kiermaier drove in two runs, and Guerrero and Bo Bichette hit RBI singles for the Blue Jays.,Blue Jays st...
Angels rally, ride bullpen to win over Pirates
Willie Calhoun hit a sacrifice fly to cap a three-run rally in the sixth that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.,Calhoun plated Logan O'Hoppe, whose run-scoring single preceded Brandon Drury's RBI double.,Los Angeles' bullpen took ...
Angels 1B Brandon Drury exits with hamstring injury
Los Angeles Angels first baseman Brandon Drury exited Wednesday afternoon's game against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the bottom of the seventh inning due to left hamstring tightness.,Nolan Schanuel took over at first for Drury, who was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI before leaving.,Los Angeles hel...
Rangers placing RHP Dane Dunning (shoulder) on IL
Texas Rangers right-hander Dane Dunning is headed to the 15-day injured list, manager Bruce Bochy confirmed on Wednesday.,Dunning, who is dealing with a shoulder issue, is 3-2 with a 4.10 ERA through seven starts this season, striking out 43 batters and walking 17 in 37 1/3 innings. He has allowed s...
Marlins RHP Edward Cabrera (shoulder) lands on IL
The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list Wednesday and reinstated left-hander Braxton Garrett from the same list.,Cabrera was removed from Tuesday's start against the Los Angeles Dodgers after two innings and is dealing with a right shoulder impingement. It's t...
Brewers reinstate OF Christian Yelich from injured list
The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated outfielder Christian Yelich from the 10-day injured list ahead of Wednesday's game in Kansas City.,Infielder Tyler Black was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to make room for Yelich, who was in the lineup batting third as the designated hitter against the Royals on Wed...
Cardinals C Willson Contreras to IL with forearm fracture
The St. Louis Cardinals placed catcher Willson Contreras on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a fractured left forearm.,The team recalled backstop Pedro Pages from Triple-A Memphis to replace Contreras, who was struck by the bat of New York Mets designated hitter J.D. Martinez on Tuesday night....
White Sox trade OF Robbie Grossman to Rangers
The Texas Rangers acquired outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday morning in exchange for minor league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa.,Grossman, 34, was part of Texas' World Series-winning team last season before signing with the White Sox as a free agent in March....