MLB Page 663 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Phillies' Taijuan Walker to make season debut vs. struggling Padres
Your turn, Taijuan Walker.,The veteran right-hander gets his first start of the year Sunday for the Philadelphia Phillies as they try to complete a road sweep of the San Diego Padres.,Walker joins a rotation that has been as good as any in baseball during the season's first month. Aaron Nola and Ran...
Red Sox ride momentum of rout into rematch vs. Cubs
The Boston Red Sox look to build upon a season-high offensive performance when they conclude a three-game weekend series against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.,Ceddanne Rafaela led the way going 4-for-4 with seven RBIs and finished a triple shy of the cycle in a 17-0 Saturday win, but Boston's st...
Angels try to slow down Carlos Santana, streaking Twins
The Minnesota Twins will try to notch their seventh win in a row when they play the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Minnesota is going for a three-game sweep after taking the series opener 5-3 on Friday and winning the second matchup 16-5 on Saturday. The victories improved...
Pirates vie for series win in rubber match vs. Giants
Rookie right-handers off to impressive starts hope to continue rolling at the other's expense when Jared Jones and the Pittsburgh Pirates face Keaton Winn and the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday.,Runs have been at a premium until the final inning in the first two games of the series. The Giants ...
Alex Verdugo, Yankees hope to clean up again vs. Brewers
No one knows for sure how long the assignment will last, but Alex Verdugo was a smash hit in his debut Saturday as the New York Yankees' cleanup hitter.,Yankees manager Aaron Boone shook up his lineup before New York battered the host Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 to even their three-game series. Boone did...
Framber Valdez returns as Astros seek Mexico City sweep of Rockies
The Colorado Rockies became the first team to play a regular-season game in three different countries within the same month. They're also the first team to lose games in three countries.,Colorado dropped the first game of the Mexico City Series to the Houston Astros, 12-4, on Saturday to continue it...
Rangers looking to secure home series win vs. Reds
Dane Dunning takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers look to win their first home series since March when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber-game of their three-game series.,Dunning (2-2, 4.61 ERA) has made just one appearance against the Reds i...
Cardinals look to score early, often vs. Mets
This weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals are getting leads -- and wins -- over the New York Mets by scoring early. ,As a result, the Cardinals can complete a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon when they visit the Mets for the finale of a three-game series. ,The Cardinals outscored the Mets 11-6 in the f...
With first series win secured, White Sox seek to sweep Rays
Winning consecutive games to secure their first series win of the season counts as a milestone for the Chicago White Sox amid a franchise-worst start.,It won't be the last highlight, players vow. Sunday afternoon will bring the chance to sweep the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, an accomplishment that woul...
Jacob Young, Nationals go for third straight win vs. Marlins
Jacob Young flourishes in Florida. ,The Ponte Vedra, Fla., native and former Florida Gator has four hits, two stolen bases and has scored five times to help the Washington Nationals win the first two games of a four-game set with the host Miami Marlins. ,Young will look to propel the Nationals to...
Feast for Dodgers, famine for Blue Jays at the plate
The Toronto Blue Jays know their slumbering lumber must wake up against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon if they are to end a five-game losing streak. ,The Blue Jays have dropped the first two games of a three-game series against the Dodgers and have been outscored 16-4. ,The Dod...
Orioles aim to continue power display vs. A's
The power bats of the Baltimore Orioles seem to be heating up again, and that could spell trouble for the Oakland Athletics. ,The teams will meet in the rubber match of a three-game series Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. ,The Orioles hit three home runs in Saturday's 7-0 victory after posting onl...
Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal, seek series win vs. Royals
Tarik Skubal has developed into a pitcher no one wants to face, except perhaps his opponent on Sunday afternoon. ,Skubal, the Detroit Tigers' unofficial ace, will start the finale of a three-game home series against Kansas City. ,The Royals have been unusually successful against Skubal (3-0, 1.82 ...
Division leaders Guardians, Braves square off in rubber game
Atlanta's Bryce Elder and Cleveland's Ben Lively will try to continue the string of good starting pitching throughout the weekend series between division-leading-teams when they take the mound Sunday afternoon in the deciding game of the three-game set in Atlanta.,The Guardians, tops in the American...
MLB roundup: Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox roll Cubs 17-0
Ceddanne Rafaela went 4-for-4 with seven RBIs while Masataka Yoshida also had four hits and three runs scored as the host Boston Red Sox cruised past the Chicago Cubs 17-0 on Saturday.,The Red Sox totaled a season-high 21 hits while scoring six runs in both the fifth and eighth innings. Tyler O'Neil...
Twins score 16 runs to beat Angels for 6th straight win
Carlos Santana went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and four RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins cruised to a 16-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Santana homered for the third game in a row for Minnesota, which won its sixth straight contest. Edouard Julien went 3-fo...
Pair of homers lifts Pirates over Giants in 10
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run and Ke'Bryan Hayes followed with a solo shot in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night, delivering the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.,One night after the Giants' Patrick Bailey homered on the final pitch of the game t...
Andrew Benintendi's walk-off HR leads White Sox past Rays
Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-5 with six RBIs and drilled a game-ending two-run home run in the 10th inning to propel the host Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 victory Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays.,Benintendi connected against Phil Maton (0-2), who blew the save after the Rays scored a run against ...
George Kirby shines as Mariners take down Diamondbacks
George Kirby pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out a career-high 12 batters as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 on Saturday night in an interleague game.,Ty France hit a two-run homer for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won their third game ...
Pair of homers lift Pirates over Giants in 10
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run and Ke'Bryan Hayes followed with a solo shot in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night, delivering the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.,One night after the Giants' Patrick Bailey homered on the final pitch of the game t...