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Nationals turn back Athletics for series victory
Foster Griffin's seven innings of one-run ball and home runs by CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews led the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Griffin (11-2), who picked up his third win in as many starts, only struck out two but induce...
Reds homer 4 times to clinch series win over Rockies
Tyler Stephenson slugged a pair of home runs, Sal Stewart and Nathaniel Lowe each hit three-run homers and the Cincinnati Reds overcame Hunter Goodman's three home runs in a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver.,Hunter Greene (2-1) allowed three runs on four hits with zero walks and...
William Contreras' 3-run walk-off blast lifts Brewers over Marlins
William Contreras belted a three-run walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday and a sweep of the three-game series., ,Held to two hits through eight innings, the Brewers rallied against closer Pete Fairbanks (3-4)...
Padres rip 5 homers among 19 hits in rout of Royals
Jackson Merrill, Ty France and Fernando Tatis Jr. combined for five home runs and 13 RBIs as the visiting San Diego Padres rolled to a 19-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.,Merrill went 4-for-6 with two homers and four RBIs, while Tatis homered once, drove in four and scored three. Both of...
Orioles complete sweep of Astros for 7th straight win
Brandon Young twirled seven strong innings, Leody Taveras delivered a critical two-run, two-out single and the visiting Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.,The Orioles extended their season-best win streak to seven games and have won 10 ...
Cubs rack up 10 runs in first four innings to smother Twins
Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 10-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,Alex Bregman added a two-run homer for Chicago, which won the rubber match of the three-game series. Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two...
Nolan McLean continues to excel as Mets rout Phillies
Nolan McLean struck out 10 over six scoreless innings as the visiting New York Mets notched a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday in the rubber game of their weekend series.,Francisco Lindor hit a long homer as part of a 3-for-3 afternoon in which he also walked twice and drove in three...
Austin Riley, Drake Baldwin lead Braves past Rangers
Austin Riley and Drake Baldwin each hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-5 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series.,Riley was 3-for-4, including his 11th and 12th home runs, with four RBIs and scored two runs. Baldwin went a career-...
Unheralded Billy Cook makes key plays to help Pirates beat Guardians
Billy Cook collected three hits and drove in his first two runs of the season, fueling the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon.,Cook had six hits in 35 at-bats this season heading into Sunday's game.,The center fielder also contributed on def...
Red Sox clinch 13th win in a row, sweep four-game set with Rays
Sonny Gray pitched six innings of one-run ball and Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 win and a four-game series sweep of the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.,The Red Sox, who are now on a 13-game win streak, broke open the game with a three-run...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto goes the distance, Dodgers beat Yanks to open twin bill
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a complete game four-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three times off Cam Schlittler and pulled away for an 8-2 victory over the host New York Yankees in the opener of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.,Yamamoto (10-6) allowed two runs in his first caree...
Sean Burke, White Sox continue mastery of Blue Jays
Sean Burke allowed two hits in 6 2/3 innings Sunday afternoon, and the visiting Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0.,Burke (7-4) allowed one walk and struck out five. In two outings against the Blue Jays this season, the right-hander has allowed just one run in 12 2/3 innings.,Grant...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (knee) out of rotation indefinitely
The Los Angeles Dodgers do not know the next time Shohei Ohtani will take the mound due to irritation in his left knee.,Ohtani was slated to start Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters before Sunday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees th...
Longtime Blue Jays reliever Duane Ward dies at 62
Former Blue Jays reliever Duane Ward, a key member of Toronto's World Series championship teams in 1992 and 1993, died at 62, the team announced Sunday.,The team announced that Ward died of natural causes in Toronto. He arrived in the city on Friday but did not attend festivities on Saturday to reme...
Hot Tigers look to Casey Mize as they try to sweep scuffling Angels
The Detroit Tigers, who have won 11 of their last 14 games, will try to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., ,Right-hander Casey Mize (4-6, 2.79 ERA), a free agent who could be on the move at the Aug. 3 trade deadline, gets the start for the T...
Skidding Astros aim to salvage finale vs. Orioles
After closing to within two games of .500 and two games of first place in the American League West as recently as July 7, the Houston Astros recorded their fifth loss in six games on Saturday while also losing a pair of starters to injury.,The Astros' 4-2 extra-inning setback to the visiting Baltimo...
Rejuvenated pitchers for D-backs, Cards to engage in desert duel
Two pitchers who have made vast improvements after subpar showings in 2025 will take the mound when the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet in the rubber game of their weekend series on Sunday in Phoenix.,St. Louis won the opener on Friday 5-4. Arizona responded with a 5-3 victory on S...
Cubs' Nico Hoerner aims for strong finish to series vs. Twins
In search of their third consecutive series win, the Chicago Cubs finish up a three-game interleague set with the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.,Winners in six of their last nine games, including a 6-2 victory on Saturday, the Cubs are doing everything they can to try and keep pace wi...
Mariners ride stellar play of middle infield into finale vs. Giants
The Seattle Mariners might be set in the middle of their infield for years to come.,Cole Young and Colt Emerson showed why Saturday.,Young, a second baseman, hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning and Emerson, a shortstop, made two key plays in the 10th as the Mariners recorded a 4-3 win ...
Athletics, Nationals meet in rubber game after dueling blowouts
The Athletics were embarrassed by the Washington Nationals in the series opener but the script was rewritten in favor of the A's for Game 2.,Each team has a blowout victory in the books as they get together for the finale of the series on Sunday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Nationals mat...