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Royals nip Astros in 10 for fifth straight win
Salvador Perez slashed a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday.,With pinch runner Garrett Hampson at second to start the inning, Perez jumped on Wander Suero's 0-1 cutter, drilling it into the left-center...
In Minnesota, Dodgers go for another sweep
The Los Angeles Dodgers will aim for a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins when the teams meet in the series finale Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Los Angeles is coming off a 6-3 win over the Twins on Tuesday night. That followed the Dodgers' 4-2 win in the series opener Monday night.,The r...
Giants search for solutions with men on base vs. Nats
The Nationals hope to continue the San Francisco Giants' home-stadium frustrations when Washington goes for a series sweep on Wednesday afternoon.,Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan sent the Giants and their fans home disappointed for the second straight day when he pitched out of a ninth-inning jam to ...
Diamondbacks hold on to early lead, get by Rockies
Randal Grichuk and Corbin Carroll hit their first home runs of the season, Gabriel Moreno had four hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Christian Walker had two hits and Merrill Kelly pitched six strong innings to help Arizona end a five-game sk...
Jays make early 5-run lead hold up in beating Mariners
Chris Bassitt pitched 6 2/3 strong innings and Bo Bichette hit his first home run of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Tuesday night.,Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-4 with a double as the Blue Jays won their second in a row at the renovated Rogers Centr...
Joe Ross, Brewers lead big early, hold off Reds
Joe Ross continued his career dominance of the Cincinnati Reds, scattering five hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings to lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-5 win Tuesday night.,Ross (1-0) won for the third time in as many career decisions against Cincinnati, striking out seven and walking o...
Tyler Glasnow dominant as Dodgers double up Twins
Tyler Glasnow struck out 14 batters in seven scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on for a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,James Outman and Will Smith each hit a three-run home run for Los Angeles, which earned its 10th win in 14 games to start the se...
Phillies hope to bounce back vs. Cards behind Aaron Nola
After struggling during his first start of the season, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola made significant progress in his second outing.,He will try to build on that progress Wednesday afternoon when the Phillies close a six-game road trip by facing the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies ...
Rare strong bullpen effort carries Rays past Angels
Jose Caballero led the Tampa Bay offense with three hits and the bullpen had an unusually effective performance in the Rays' 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Caballero had two singles, a double, two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base, but it was the performance of ...
Mike Trout, Angels aim to claim series vs. Rays
Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout hit a home run on Tuesday, becoming the first player in club history to have six homers in the first 11 games of a season.,The Angels will hope for another power display -- or perhaps some baserunning heroics -- from Trout when they play the rubber match of a ...
Mariners look to avoid sweep at Blue Jays
When Bo Bichette swings for the fences, good things don't happen.,After getting a pair of hits on Opening Day, the Toronto Blue Jays shortstop went 1-for-21 over the next five games.,He simplified his approach over the weekend and hit his first home run of the season Tuesday, a two-run shot as the B...
Reports: Orioles calling up No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday
The future is set to arrive for the Baltimore Orioles. ,The Orioles are calling up No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday, ESPN and MLB.com reported Tuesday night. ,Holliday, a middle infielder, is not only the top prospect in Baltimore's organization, but he is also the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball i...
Shea Langeliers' 3 homers power A's over Rangers
Shea Langeliers hit three home runs, including a two-run blast in the top of the ninth inning that gave the Oakland A's their third consecutive victory, 4-3, over the Texas Rangers in the opening game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night.,It was the first three-homer game of ...
Nats break late tie, escape with win over Giants
CJ Abrams homered and drove in three runs, Trey Lipscomb broke a seventh-inning tie with a sacrifice fly and the visiting Washington Nationals made it two straight over the San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.,Consecutive doubles by Jesse Winker and Riley Adams produced an insurance r...
Skid snapped, White Sox seek win streak vs. Guardians
After cooling off the sizzling Cleveland Guardians and ending their own slide, the Chicago White Sox have a rare moment of early positivity to build on.,Following their second victory of the season, the visiting White Sox will aim to win the three-game set from the Guardians on Wednesday evening.,Ch...
Cardinals take down Phillies 3-0 in Sonny Gray's debut
Sonny Gray and four St. Louis Cardinals relievers combined to record 13 strikeouts and blank the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Tuesday.,Gray (1-0) made his Cardinals debut after recovering from a hamstring muscle tear during spring training. Working with a 65-pitch limit, he allowed five hit...
Carlos Rodon pitches Yankees to win over Marlins
Carlos Rodon pitched six-plus stellar innings as the host New York Yankees matched the best 12-game start in team history with a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,Alex Verdugo hit his first Yankee Stadium homer for New York, Giancarlo Stanton added an RBI double and Juan Soto chip...
Yankees, Guardians carry hot starts into day-night doubleheader
The start of the season has been strong for both the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians.,After rain in Cleveland on Friday postponed the scheduled start of the clubs' intriguing weekend series, the Yankees and Guardians will play a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.,New York, which finished a...
Mets' pitchers, hitters dominate Royals
Luis Severino and four relievers combined on a three-hitter Friday night for the host New York Mets, who cooled off the Kansas City Royals with a 6-1 win in the opener of a three-game interleague series.,The Mets scored their first five runs with two outs as they won for the sixth time in eight game...
Brewers romp past Orioles for 3rd straight win
Willy Adames had three hits, including a home run, Freddy Peralta pitched six strong innings and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-1 on Friday night.,Gary Sanchez and William Contreras also homered for Milwaukee, which has won three straight, and former Oriole Joey Ortiz...