MLB Page 656 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bowden Francis pitches Blue Jays to victory over Nats
Bowden Francis did not allow a hit until the sixth inning, Andres Gimenez homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 5-2 on Monday night.,Gimenez was on base four times in the opener of a three-game series, adding a walk, a hit by pitch and a double.,Francis (1-0) f...
Jake Mangum's first 4 big-league hits lift Rays over Pirates
Rookie outfielder Jake Mangum went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two stolen bases in a career-best performance, propelling the host Tampa Bay Rays past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Monday.,The Southeastern Conference's all-time hits leader while playing at Mississippi State, Mangum set numero...
Pete Alonso's slam powers Mets to 10-4 win over Marlins
Pete Alonso hit a grand slam to power a seven-run fifth inning Monday night for the New York Mets, who rolled to a 10-4 win over the host Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.,Alonso's homer was one of four by the Mets, who collected 11 hits after they were limited to just five runs on...
Elly De La Cruz (2 homers, 7 RBIs) carries Reds past Rangers
Elly De La Cruz hit two tape-measure home runs, doubled, singled and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 14-3 rout of the visiting Texas Rangers Monday night.,Matt McLain added his third homer of the season and drove in three runs for the Reds, who scored three runs in...
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman injures ankle in the shower
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman tweaked his surgically repaired ankle after a "mishap" entering the shower at home, per manager Dave Roberts on Monday. ,Freeman is considered day-to-day.,Freeman originally injured his ankle back in September. After playing through it during the Dod...
Braves OF Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for failed PED test
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for violating MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.,The suspension takes effect immediately.,Profar, 32, tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG), accordin...
Phillies’ offense ignites late in win over Rockies
Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead, two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning and Kyle Schwarber followed with a two-run homer as the Philadelphia Phillies celebrated their home opener with a 6-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.,Max Kepler and Nick Castellanos added back-to-back homers in ...
Orioles rack up 15 hits, win home opener over Red Sox
Cedric Mullins smashed a two-run double during Baltimore's four-run first inning and drove in two more runs later in the game as the Orioles won their home opener by defeating the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Monday afternoon.,Tyler O'Neill, who played for Boston last year, racked up four hits and scored t...
Kris Bubic back on track as Royals beat winless Brewers
Kris Bubic tossed six innings of three-hit ball in his first start in almost two years as the Kansas City Royals spoiled Milwaukee's home opener 11-1 on Monday, keeping the Brewers winless in four games.,Bubic (1-0) struck out eight and walked two in a 95-pitch outing. It was his first start since A...
White Sox top Twins with six no-hit innings from Martin Perez
Martin Perez threw six no-hit innings and Andrew Vaughn, Andrew Benintendi and Michael A. Taylor each homered to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 9-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins in the opener of their three-game series on Monday afternoon.,Perez (1-0) retired the first 11 batters he fac...
Aaron Judge, Yankees on historic pace as Diamondbacks arrive
In 2022, Aaron Judge homered once in his first 13 games before setting an American League record with 62 home runs. Last season, he hit .197 through his first 33 contests before ending with 58 homers and a .322 average.,So imagine what might be possible when the New York Yankees slugger gets off to ...
Angels acquire LHP Jake Eder from White Sox
The Angels acquired pitcher Jake Eder from the White Sox on Monday in exchange for cash considerations.,Los Angeles optioned the 26-year-old left-hander to Triple-A Salt Lake.,To make room on the 40-man roster, the Angels designated right-hander Michael Petersen for assignment.,Eder made one appeara...
Royals OF Dairon Blanco (Achilles) lands on 10-day IL
The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Dairon Blanco on the 10-day injured list Monday with tendinopathy in his right Achilles.,Blanco, 31, stole two bases and scored two runs in the season-opening series against the Cleveland Guardians.,He is a career .258 hitter with seven homers, 33 RBIs and 58...
Braves call up RHP Jesse Chavez, 41
The Atlanta Braves called up 41-year-old reliever Jesse Chavez from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.,The right-hander will begin his 18th season in the majors, a journey that includes stints with nine different teams. A free agent after the 2024 season, he signed in the offseason with the Texas Rangers,...
Orioles OF Colton Cowser on IL with broken thumb
The Baltimore Orioles placed outfielder Colton Cowser on the 10-day injured list Monday with a broken left thumb.,Cowser, 25, sustained the injury sliding back into first base during Sunday's 3-1 loss at Toronto.,The Orioles recalled outfielder Dylan Carlson from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding ...
Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers look to add to Braves' troubles
Opposites will attract Monday night when the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers host the slow-starting Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game series.,The Dodgers have begun their World Series title defense with five victories in five games and have used just three starting pitchers to do it. And two-...
Sellout crowd awaits as A's make Sacramento debut against Cubs
The Athletics formally begin the home portion of their Sacramento era when they host the Chicago Cubs on Monday night in the first-ever Major League Baseball game in the California capital.,A's right-hander Joey Estes (7-9, 5.01 ERA), a California native, will get the honor of making the game's firs...
Tigers' Jackson Jobe to record first MLB start vs. Mariners
Detroit's Jackson Jobe already has pitched in a playoff game.,But the right-hander, considered one of the top prospects in baseball, has yet to make a major league start.,That's scheduled to happen Monday night when the Tigers open a three-game series in Seattle.,"If that doesn't describe baseball i...
Astros ride stellarm pitching into series opener vs. Giants
While right-hander Spencer Arrighetti capped a strong opening weekend for the Houston rotation on Saturday, it was the performance of the Astros' bullpen that raised eyebrows.,The Houston bullpen surrendered one run over eight innings against the New York Mets in the first of consecutive interleague...
In long-awaited return to majors, Padres' Kyle Hart faces Guardians
Consider the bar set pretty high for San Diego Padres left-hander Kyle Hart.,The team's new fifth starter will take the mound for his first MLB game in five years Monday night when San Diego opens a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,All Hart has to do is follow in the foots...