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Royals, losing grip on wild card, meet Giants in key game
The Kansas City Royals will look to prevent their second seven-game losing streak in the past month when they conclude their three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.,The reeling Royals (82-73) dropped a 2-1 decision to the Giants (76-79) in the series opener o...
Astros' Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker look to jolt Angels
Houston Astros left-handed sluggers Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker have defied conventional wisdom for a while now, with their success against left-handed pitching supporting the decision to bat them back-to-back in the lineup.,Alvarez and Tucker homered as part of their respective four-hit games in...
Braves counting on starter Grant Holmes to come up big against Marlins
Grant Holmes' patience has been rewarded.,Holmes, an Atlanta Braves right-hander, will make the most important start of his major league career Sunday afternoon in the series finale against the host Miami Marlins.,The Marlins will counter with right-hander Darren McCaughan.,While the Marlins (57-98)...
Rays turn to Shane Baz in bid for series sweep of Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays will bid for a three-game series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon when the American League East rivals play in St. Petersburg, Fla.,On Saturday, the Rays (77-78) clinched a winning home record behind a two-run homer from Jonathan Aranda, a win from starter Taj Br...
Stakes raised as Orioles chase series win vs. Tigers
The Detroit Tigers and host Baltimore Orioles know plenty is at stake when they meet in their series finale Sunday afternoon, even if the goals are slightly different for each team.,This will be the rubber match of the three-game series and also the home finale for the Orioles. ,Baltimore (86-69) tr...
Reds' Hunter Greene returns from injury to face Pirates
The Cincinnati Reds will have their ace on the mound for the first time in over a month when they go for a sweep against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.,Right-hander Hunter Greene (9-4, 2.83 ERA), who has been sidelined with a sore elbow, last made a major league start on Aug. 1...
Coming off stirring win, Twins brace for doubleheader vs. Red Sox
After rain postponed Saturday's game, the host Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins will be in for a long Sunday at the ballpark as they play a split doubleheader to cap their three-game weekend series.,The original Sunday game will begin an hour ahead of schedule at 12:35 p.m. ET, with the postponed ...
MLB roundup: Despite loss, Guardians clinch AL Central title
Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the visiting Cleveland Guardians for a 6-5 win on Saturday night. ,However, the Guardians still clinched the American League Central. Their magic number was one coming into Saturday's action, and the second-place...
Dodgers' NL West lead down to 3 with loss to Rockies
Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning, Charlie Blackmon went deep in the ninth and the visiting Colorado Rockies leaned into their bullpen to pull off a 6-3 victory Saturday over the Los Angeles Dodgers., ,McMahon reached 20 home runs for the fourth consecutive season and fifth st...
Aaron Judge hits 54th homer as Yankees crush Athletics
Aaron Judge belted his major-league-leading 54th home run, Carlos Rodon threw six shutout innings and the visiting New York Yankees bombarded the Oakland Athletics 10-0 on Saturday night, giving manager Aaron Boone the 600th career win.,The Yankees (91-64) reduced their magic number to three to clin...
Padres pin White Sox with 119th loss of season
Xander Bogaerts, David Peralta and Elias Diaz all homered as the San Diego Padres sent the visiting Chicago White Sox to the brink of modern major league history with a 6-2 victory on Saturday night. ,Left-hander Martin Perez (5-5) improved to 3-0 in nine starts with San Diego, permitting one run on...
Julio Rodriguez's 4 RBIs pace Mariners in win over Rangers
Julio Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored and Jorge Polanco doubled and had three hits as the Seattle Mariners kept their playoff hopes alive with an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.,J.P. Crawford tripled and had two hits and...
Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker power Astros past Angels
Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker each had four hits and a homer to support Ronel Blanco, who recorded his 14th quality start, as the Houston Astros rolled to a 10-4 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.,Tucker finished 4-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs for his second consecutive fou...
Cards top Guardians, who already had AL Central locked up
Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the visiting Cleveland Guardians for a 6-5 win on Saturday night. ,However, the Guardians (90-66) still clinched the American League Central. Their magic number was one coming into Saturday's action, and the seco...
D-backs blank Brewers, boost wild-card chances
Joc Pederson and Ketel Marte each had a two-run homer and Merrill Kelly tossed five innings of two-hit ball as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks kept pace in the National League wild-card chase, notching their third consecutive victory over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 on Saturday night., ,Arizona (87-...
After blowing late lead, Tigers top Orioles in 10th
Riley Greene singled in a run in the top of the 10th inning and Zach McKinstry added a sacrifice fly as the Detroit Tigers pulled out a 6-4 road victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,The Tigers (81-74) have won five of their past six games in their quest to rise in the American League w...
LaMonte Wade Jr., Matt Chapman power Giants past Royals
LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman each belted a pair of solo homers and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, lifting the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 9-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.,Landen Roupp (1-1) picked up his first career major league win after scattering three hits over...
Jonathan Aranda stays hot, leads Rays past Blue Jays
Jonathan Aranda homered for the second straight game, starter Taj Bradley broke a seven-game losing skid, and the Tampa Bay Rays secured a winning home record by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Aranda was the offensive star Friday after homering off Tor...
Mets prevent Phils from clinching NL East, win 6-3
Francisco Alvarez homered in the second inning and laced a key two-run double in the seventh on Saturday for the host New York Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 in the third game of a four-game series.,The win by the Mets (86-69) prevented the playoff-bound Phillies (92-63) from clinching...
Braves display power in downing struggling Marlins
Matt Olson slugged a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Gio Urshela followed Olson with another two-run homer in the seventh. Former Marlins star Jorge Soler had a solo blast in the second inning.,The Bra...