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Brewers look to keep emotions in check in rematch vs. Rays
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy has proved to be fairly mild-mannered, but his patience has been tested by umpires in the past two games.,Murphy would prefer to avoid any umpire interaction when the Brewers continue their three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.,T...

Streaking Twins look to topple White Sox in rematch
Not even a "get-in-the-weeds, grimy game" in Chicago on Monday night could stop the red-hot Minnesota Twins from notching their eighth straight win.,The Twins will look to continue their good fortune on Tuesday night when they visit the White Sox in the second contest of this three-game series.,Mond...

Cubs, buoyed by late rally, look to down Mets again
The Chicago Cubs were a lot happier with the unpredictable nature of baseball Monday night than the New York Mets were.,The Cubs will look to build off their late-inning comeback when they visit the Mets again on Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series.,Right-hander Javier Assad (2-0,...

Jays hope offense continues revival vs. Royals
The Toronto Blue Jays, who finally broke the five-run barrier on Monday, would like to make it a trend when they oppose the visiting Kansas City Royals again on Tuesday night.,The Blue Jays won the opener of the three-game series 6-5 on Monday. It was the first time they scored more than five runs i...

NL bottom-dwellers Rockies, Marlins look to earn rare win
The Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins aren't much interested in maintaining their current trends, so that means changes are in order.,For the Rockies, personnel moves are expected before they oppose the host Marlins on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,For the Marlins, a midgame a...

Yankees' Nestor Cortes aims to maintain dominance over O's
New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes looks to continue his success against the host Baltimore Orioles when the teams play the middle game of a three-game series on Tuesday.,Cortes (1-2, 3.50 ERA) is 4-0 with a 1.99 ERA in nine games, seven starts, versus the Orioles. It is his best ERA against...

MLB roundup: M's win pitchers' duel vs. Braves
Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Atlanta Braves 2-1 Monday night in a pitching duel in which both starters had no-hitters through six innings.,Seattle's Jorge Polanco grounded a single to left field leading off against A...

Mariners walk off on Braves after pitchers' duel
Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Atlanta Braves 2-1 Monday night in a pitching duel in which both starters had no-hitters through six innings.,Seattle's Jorge Polanco grounded a single to left field leading off against A...

Mariners edge Braves in pitching duel
Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Atlanta Braves 2-1 Monday night in a pitching duel in which both starters had no-hitters through six innings.,Seattle's Jorge Polanco grounded a single to left field leading off against A...

Dodgers stay on winning track, drop D-backs
Andy Pages drove in three runs and Teoscar Hernandez stroked a two-run double as the Los Angeles Dodgers notched an 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Phoenix.,Will Smith homered to help the Dodgers win for the seventh time in the past eight games. Shohei Ohtani, Enrique He...

Angels shake off slump, rally for win over Phillies
Taylor Ward, Brandon Drury, Ehire Adrianza and Zach Neto had two hits each to help the Los Angeles Angels earn a 6-5, come-from-behind win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday in the opener in their three-game series at Anaheim, Calif.,Jo Adell homered and Luis Rengifo doubled and scored for ...

Nick Lodolo (11 K's) twirls gem as Reds handle Padres
Nick Lodolo gave up a leadoff homer Monday night, then didn't give up another hit in seven dominant innings as the visiting Cincinnati Reds stopped the San Diego Padres 5-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,Lodolo (3-0) walked two and struck out 11, throwing 68 of his 99 pitches for strikes. He ...

Joe Boyle stymies Pirates, extends Athletics' hot streak
Joe Boyle overcame a wild start to throw five innings of one-hit ball as the Oakland Athletics opened a 10-game homestand with a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,Dany Jimenez and Michael Kelly combined for three strikeouts over four shutout innings to put the wraps on a two-h...

Grayson Rodriguez, O's keep Yanks' bats off scoreboard
Gunnar Henderson homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting New York Yankees 2-0 on Monday night.,Rodriguez (4-1) gave up five hits. The right-hander struck out three and walked three, throwing 101 pitches in the first meeting of the season between t...

Twins sneak past White Sox for eighth straight win
Max Kepler hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the host Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Monday for their eighth consecutive victory.,Chicago saw its three-game winning streak end in the opener of a three-game series.,With the score 2-2, Byron Buxton led off the top of the ...

Ryan Pepiot, Rays shut down Brewers 1-0
Ryan Pepiot and three relievers combined on a three-hit shutout as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays opened a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 1-0 victory on Monday.,Pepiot (3-2) allowed two hits with zero walks and seven strikeouts over six innings before yielding to Shawn Armstrong...

Justin Turner's two homers lift Blue Jays past Royals
Justin Turner hit two homers and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday.,Danny Jansen added a solo homer for the Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Davis Schneider and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each had two hit...

Cubs overcome Luis Severino's no-hit bid to stun Mets
Christopher Morel hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning for the Chicago Cubs, who were no-hit by Luis Severino into the eighth inning before coming back to beat the host New York Mets 3-1 Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Mike Tauchman doubled with one out i...

Jake Irvin, Nats extend Marlins' skid to 7 with sweep
Jake Irvin responded from his worst outing of the season to pitch six solid innings and CJ Abrams smacked a two-run homer to help the Washington Nationals complete a four-game sweep of the host Miami Marlins, winning 7-2 on Monday night., ,Irvin (2-2), who gave up four hits, struck out three and did...

Grayson Rodriguez, Orioles keep Yankees' bats under control
Gunnar Henderson homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting New York Yankees 2-0 on Monday night.,Rodriguez (4-1) gave up five hits. The right-hander struck out three and walked three, throwing 101 pitches in the first meeting of the season between t...