MLB Page 685 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nick Lodolo dominates in return as Reds shut out White Sox
Nick Lodolo threw five no-hit innings before allowing a ground-ball single to open the sixth in his first start in 11 months as the visiting Cincinnati Reds blanked the Chicago White Sox 5-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Spencer Steer continued his torrid start to the season with a three-run double in a fi...
Braves RHP Spencer Strider out for season after surgery
Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow with an internal brace.,Strider's surgery was performed Friday by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas.,Strider, 25, left his start against th...
Brewers again score big, knock off Orioles
Jake Bauers hit a three-run home run and finished with four RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame an early three-run deficit to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 11-5 on Saturday.,Five relievers combined for 5 2/3 shutout innings and helped the Brewers to win their fourth straight game.,Rhys Hoskin...
Phillies’ Spencer Turnbull eyes another shutdown outing vs. Pirates
Spencer Turnbull entered this season essentially as a placeholder in the Philadelphia Phillies' starting rotation.,The 31-year-old right-hander was expected to fill in for a few starts while Taijuan Walker spent time on the injured list with right shoulder soreness.,But Turnbull (1-0, 0.00 ERA) has ...
Twins score 7 runs in 12th inning to down Tigers
Matt Wallner smacked a three-run homer as part of a seven-run top of the 12th for the Minnesota Twins, who defeated the host Detroit Tigers 11-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.,Austin Martin drew a bases-loaded walk off Alex Lange (0-1) to give the Twins a 5-4 lead. After ...
Hot Mets out to cool off Royals again
The New York Mets needed less than a week to confirm manager Carlos Mendoza's belief that their rough start was simply an example of getting one of their subpar stretches out of the way.,The Kansas City Royals hope Friday night wasn't the beginning of their regression to the middle of the pack in th...
Once-lowly A's face Nats again, aim to keep rolling
The Oakland Athletics are doing the little things necessary for big things to happen.,After losing 102 games in 2022 and 112 last season, the A's are showing spunk early in 2024.,They've gained momentum by winning five of their past six games. They have come out on top in back-to-back one-run games,...
Daulton Varsho's 1st-inning slam leads Jays past Rockies
Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-3 Saturday afternoon.,The teams have split the first two games of the three-game series.,Brenton Doyle hit a solo home run for the Rockies.,Colorado right-hander Dakota Hudso...
Pitching takes center stage as Braves visit Marlins
It will be experience against youth on the mound Saturday when the Atlanta Braves visit the Miami Marlins in the middle game of a weekend series.,The Braves, who won the series opener 8-1 on Friday, will start left-hander Chris Sale (1-0, 3.38 ERA), while the Marlins will go with right-hander Max Me...
Dodgers enter unfamiliar territory vs. Padres' Matt Waldron
Early in every season, there are times when a team won't have much of an idea of what to expect of the next day's starting pitcher.,That will be the case Saturday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers meet the visiting San Diego Padres in the second game of this three-game series.,The Dodgers know that...
Red Sox look to rebound from rough opener vs. Angels
The Boston Red Sox will look to turn the page following a rough weekend series opener and aim for their first home win of the season when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon. ,Not only was Boston held to three hits -- including left fielder Jarren Duran's third double in a two-gam...
Cards' Kyle Gibson looks for better start in clash vs. D-backs
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson took pride in completing six innings in his previous start, but that perseverance came at a cost after he allowed six runs in the initial frame.,Gibson (1-1, 6.23 ERA) will try to rebound on Saturday when the Cardinals face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the...
Rangers look to continue run of recent success in Houston
The Texas Rangers returned to Houston's Minute Maid Park on Friday for the first time since they claimed Games 6 and 7 of the 2023 American League Championship Series. They followed that by capturing their first World Series title in franchise history.,The result Friday in the opener of a three-game...
Jays' Yariel Rodriguez set to face Rockies in MLB debut
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Yariel Rodriguez is scheduled to make his major league debut Saturday afternoon against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,The 27-year-old Rodriguez arrived from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, and the plan is to activate him Saturday to make the start.,The Rockies will counte...
Salvador Perez leads Royals' big bats in win over Mets
Salvador Perez homered and finished with four RBIs on Saturday afternoon for the visiting Kansas City Royals, who beat the New York Mets 11-7 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.,Bobby Witt Jr. finished 2-for-5 with four runs scored for the Royals, who have won eight of nine. Nick ...
Twins SS Carlos Correa (oblique) lands on 10-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain on Saturday.,Correa, 29, sustained the injury during the Twins' 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. ,A two-time All-Star, Correa is hitting .306 with one homer, four RBIs and a .432 on-bas...
'Awesome' Shota Imanaga aims to lead Cubs past Mariners
The only thing that has stopped Shota Imanaga this season is Mother Nature.,Through his first two major league starts, the Chicago Cubs left-hander (1-0, 0.00 ERA) has thrown 10 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out 12 without walking a batter.,He'll try to continue that streak at S...
Braves avoid blowing big lead vs. Mets
Reynaldo Lopez tossed six scoreless innings and Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits, three runs and three stolen bases as the Atlanta Braves held on for a 6-5 win over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.,The Mets trailed 6-0 before Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning ag...
White Sox score early, late to get past Guardians 7-5
Dominic Fletcher delivered a two-run, tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the visiting Chicago White ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.,Against Cleveland's Scott Barlow (0-2) in the eighth inning of a 5-5 game, Chicago's Korey Lee rea...
Austin Gomber, Rockies seek series win over D-backs
When Austin Gomber starts this season, the Colorado Rockies win. Unfortunately for the left-hander, he hasn't been the beneficiary of the decisions.,Gomber will shoot for his first victory and a series win for the Rockies when they wrap up a three-game set with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday ...