MLB Page 856 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Chris Sale settles in, pitches Braves past Guardians
Chris Sale threw seven masterful innings and Ozzie Albies returned from the injured list to get two hits and help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Braves have won four in a row and 10 of their last 11. Atlanta and Clevel...
Marcus Semien's homer lifts Rangers past Reds
Marcus Semien hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Arlington, Texas., ,Semien, who filed out to the wall in center in his previous at-bat, smashed a 1-1 fas...
Braves' Bryce Elder to make season debut vs. Marlins
The Atlanta Braves haven't lost a season series to the Miami Marlins since 2014. ,And the Braves will recall a fresh pitcher from the minor leagues to begin their three-game home set against their National League East rivals on Monday night.,Atlanta has summoned 24-year-old right-hander Bryce Elder ...
Yankees look to flex muscles in series opener vs. A's
The New York Yankees didn't quite revert to their usual offensive form on Sunday, less than 24 hours after being shut out for the third time this season.,But a three-pitch sequence was more than enough to lift New York to another series win.,The Yankees will look to regain their power on Monday afte...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani sets HR mark as Dodgers roll
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages hit milestone home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished a rough homestand with a dominating 10-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday., ,Tyler Glasnow (4-1) was in control with 10 strikeouts over eight innings as the Dodgers won for just the third time on their ...
Guardians improve to MLB-best 16-6 after sweeping A's
Will Brennan homered and Josh Naylor added a bases-clearing double as the Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 6-2 victory on Sunday.,Tanner Bibee (2-0) allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings for Cleveland, which won for the seventh time in its past ...
Mariners bully Rockies, earn split of twin bill
Cal Raleigh homered and singled, Seby Zavala had three hits and the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 10-2 in Denver on Sunday night to earn a split of a day-night doubleheader.,Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley had two hits apiece for Seattle, which has won five of its past six games.,Elias D...
Rangers slug three homers to avert sweep by Braves
The visiting Texas Rangers hit three home runs to back the solid pitching of Michael Lorenzen and beat Atlanta 6-4 on Sunday to salvage a game in the three-game series and end the Braves' six-game winning streak.,Evan Carter, Andrew Knizner and Adolis Garcia each went deep for the Rangers, who finis...
Fill-in starter Slade Cecconi pitches Diamondbacks past Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks impromptu starter Slade Cecconi, on the mound after Merrill Kelly's appearance was scratched due to injury, led his team to a 5-3 victory Sunday at San Francisco.,The teams split the four-game series.,Kelly was scratched from his scheduled start after feeling discomfort in his r...
Shohei Ohtani sets record, Dodgers annihilate Mets
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages hit milestone home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a rough homestand with a dominating 10-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday., ,Tyler Glasnow (4-1) was in control with 10 strikeouts over eight innings as the Dodgers won for just the third time on th...
Padres salvage game in Blue Jays series with timely walks
Joe Musgrove worked seven strong innings Sunday and Xander Bogaerts homered as the San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep by stopping the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 6-3.,Musgrove allowed five hits and three runs in his longest outing of the year, walking none and fanning three while throwing 67 of ...
Rockies edge Mariners in 10 innings in Game 1 of DH
Ryan McMahon singled against a pulled-in infield to cap a two-run 10th inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Seattle Marines 2-1 in the first game of a split doubleheader in Denver on Sunday.,Ezequiel Tovar had three hits, including an RBI single to tie the game in the 10th, and Jake Cave and Br...
Mets place LHP Brooks Raley (elbow) on injured list
The New York Mets placed left-hander Brooks Raley on the 15-day injured list Sunday with elbow inflammation and recalled right-hander Grant Hartwig from Triple-A Syracuse.,Raley has not given up a run in eight appearances this season but his usage had been on the decline. He appeared in Friday's gam...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani sets HR record for Japan-born players
The Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani set the major league home run record for players born in Japan when he went deep in the third inning on Sunday against the visiting New York Mets.,Ohtani's fifth home run of the season, well into the seats beyond right field, was the 176th of h...
Cole Irvin pitches Orioles past Royals
Cole Irvin took a shutout into the seventh inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the host Kansas City Royals, 5-0, Sunday afternoon to win the season series.,Irvin (1-1) escaped first-inning trouble, then limited Kansas City to just three singles and a walk over the next six innings.,In his longest o...
Jesus Sanchez's 460-foot HR helps Marlins split set with Cubs
Jesus Sanchez was 2-for-4 and hit a tape-measure homer as the host Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Sunday afternoon to split their four-game series.,In doing so, Miami cooled off the Cubs, who had won six of nine games since a loss in Seattle on April 12.,Sanchez started off the scoring i...
Brewers shut out slumping Cards, sweep 3-game set
Colin Rea and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.,Owen Miller drove in the two runs for the Brewers, who won their fourth straight game.,Rea allowed five hits and three walks while strik...
Casey Mize goes 6 scoreless as Tigers dispatch Twins
Casey Mize recorded his first victory since 2021 as the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Mize (1-0) tossed six scoreless innings in his fourth start this season, allowing five hits while striking out four. His last pitching win came on Aug. 24, 2021, when...
Red Sox complete three-game sweep of Pirates
Wilyer Abreu was 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored to help the Boston Red Sox clinch a three-game series sweep of the host Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-1 win on Sunday.,The Red Sox recovered from an early 1-0 deficit to score two runs in both the third and fifth innings and one in the s...
Guardians improve to AL-best 16-6 by sweeping A's
Will Brennan homered and Josh Naylor added a bases-clearing double as the Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 6-2 victory on Sunday.,Tanner Bibee (2-0) allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings for Cleveland, which won for the seventh time in its last ...