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Back from 3-4 trip, Yankees meet up with Tigers
The New York Yankees enjoyed a better than anticipated opening month, but they still are showing some inconsistency.,They return home Friday for the opener of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers following mixed results on a road trip to face the Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles.,Ne...
Jays, Nationals open series aiming to jump-start bats
The Toronto Blue Jays and host Washington Nationals will continue to search for consistent offense when they open a three-game series Friday night.,Blue Jays hitters have been in a season-long drought that was emphasized on a 2-4 homestand.,They had only four hits in a 6-1 loss to the Kansas City Ro...
Slumping Rays aim to get offense on track against Mets
After a gloomy April, the Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to find their bloom in May.,The new month didn't start out as they hoped it would, however, as they fell 7-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday ahead of an off day. Tampa Bay is 2-8 in its past 10 games and has lost 11 of its past 16 games.,The ...
Pirates hope to find offense against Rockies
Few teams are having as much trouble scoring runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates, who begin a three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday.,Pittsburgh is 5-16 over its past 21 contests, averaging 2.5 runs in that span. Shortstop Oneil Cruz is hitting .239 with three home runs for the...
Giants face tough Phillies rotation, starting with Aaron Nola
The San Francisco Giants will get their first look at the Phillies' dominant rotation this weekend when the teams open a four-game series in Philadelphia on Friday.,The Phillies have their best 32-game record (21-11) since 2011, when they won a franchise-high 102 games, and they own a 13-3 mark in t...
Orioles roll into Cincinnati to face reeling Reds
A series win over the New York Yankees this week further confirmed that the Baltimore Orioles are a legitimate contender.,The Cincinnati Reds hope they are getting closer to the point where they can resume a similar metamorphosis.,The Orioles will look to build on that momentum and the Reds will hop...
Cubs' Craig Counsell set to face former club, Brewers
An already tense rivalry will have some fuel added to the fire on Friday when the host Chicago Cubs open a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers.,Chicago manager Craig Counsell is set to face Milwaukee for the first time since a five-year, reported $40 million deal lured him away from the Bre...
Astros use 5-run seventh to clobber Guardians
Jon Singleton lofted a two-run homer that flipped the scoreboard in the sixth inning and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh that capped a five-run frame as the Houston Astros won the rubber match of their three-game series with the visiting Cleveland Guardians 8-2 on Thursday.,Singleton finished 2...
Diamondbacks trade for RHP Matt Bowman
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired bullpen depth Thursday, trading for Minnesota Twins right-handed reliever Matt Bowman in exchange for cash considerations.,Bowman, 32, was 0-0 through 7 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and a 2.35 ERA in five games for the Twins this season.,A 13th-round pick of the ...
Top offenses on display when Braves visit Dodgers
Through the first full month of the season, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers have indeed shown they are two of the top World Series-title threats, with a chance to compare notes this weekend amid play that has not been up to either's standards.,Atlanta will visit Los Angeles for a three-ga...
Padres, Diamondbacks look to heat up in NL West
As the Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be rounding into the form widely expected before the season started, the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks need wins to try to keep pace in the National League West.,They'll try to use each other as the vehicle to do so when they start a three-game series...
MLB roundup: Mike Yastrzemski homers as Giants beat Red Sox
Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run and the visiting San Francisco Giants avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Thursday in the final game of a three-game set.,Yastrzemski's home run was his third of the season and came hours after he was visited in the clubhouse by his grandf...
Nathan Eovaldi exits with injury, but Rangers still blank Nats
Nathan Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to help lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-0 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,Eovaldi (2-2) allowed just two hits and two walks and struck out eight batters. After 92 pitches, Eovaldi was removed due to an...
Francisco Lindor cures all ills as Mets top Cubs in 11
Francisco Lindor came off the bench to spark a sixth-inning comeback with a two-run double and then delivered a game-ending two-run single in the 11th inning for the New York Mets, who edged the Chicago Cubs 7-6 to split a four-game series.,The Cubs' Nick Madrigal had a go-ahead RBI double in the to...
Cardinals look to ignite struggling offense vs. White Sox
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to locate their power when they open a six-game homestand on Friday.,The Cardinals ranked last in the majors with 21 homers heading into the opener of their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.,St. Louis also ranked near the bottom in runs (109), slugging pe...
Yaz sir: Grandson's HR helps Giants past Red Sox
Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run and the visiting San Francisco Giants avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Thursday in the final game of a three-game set., ,Yastrzemski's home run was his third of the season and came hours after he was visited in the clubhouse by his gran...
Orioles get best of Yankees thanks to Kyle Bradish, solo HRs
Ryan Mountcastle and Jorge Mateo each drove in two runs and accounted for two of Baltimore's three solo home runs as the Orioles defeated the visiting New York Yankees 7-2 on Thursday afternoon.,Ryan McKenna also homered for the Orioles, who won three of four games in the series. Jordan Westburg rip...
Marlins sweep Rockies on Jesus Sanchez's walk-off hit in 10th
Jesus Sanchez's two-out single in the bottom of the 10th drove in Luis Arraez from second, and the host Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Thursday to sweep the three-game series.,Arraez started the inning on second, and Justin Lawrence (1-2) and Jalen Beeks got the first two outs before...
Report: RHP Mychal Givens opts out of deal with Marlins
Intent on pitching in a 10th major league season, veteran right-hander Mychal Givens opted out of his minor league deal with the Miami Marlins and became a free agent, MLB Trade Rumors reported Thursday.,Givens, 33, signed a minor league deal with the Marlins late in spring training and opened the s...
Surgery an option for Red Sox LF Masataka Yoshida
Boston Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida might require surgery on his injured left thumb, manager Alex Cora said Thursday. ,Per Cora, the team's medical staff is gathering information on Yoshida's injury but noted that surgery remains one of the possibilities. Yoshida was placed on the 10-day in...