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Juan Soto's star power evident early; Yanks face Rays again
The Juan Soto admiration society is growing within the New York Yankees' clubhouse and in the stands at Yankee Stadium, only heightening anticipation of his next big moment.,Soto delivered a pair of clutch moments Friday, putting the Yankees in position to clinch another series Saturday afternoon wh...
D-backs crush Giants 17-1 In Jordan Montgomery's debut
Ketel Marte had four hits, Blaze Alexander belted his first grand slam and Jordan Montgomery won his Arizona Diamondbacks debut in a 17-1 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Friday night.,The Diamondbacks' 22 hits tied a franchise record set in 2013, when they beat the Philadelphia Phillie...
Mets power past Dodgers for fifth consecutive win
Jose Lindor hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the seventh inning, Harrison Bader had four hits and the visiting New York Mets increased their winning streak to five games with a 9-4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.,DJ Stewart homered and had three RBIs as the Mets won for the sev...
Justin Turner homers as Blue Jays stroll past Padres
Justin Turner homered and knocked in two runs Friday night as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays opened up a five-run lead in the second inning during a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Five Toronto pitchers teamed up on a five-hitter and fanned 14 as the team won for the fifth time in six games. Reli...
Brewers edge Cards in 10th on William Contreras' hit
William Contreras drove in both runs for the visiting Brewers on Friday night as Milwaukee edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in 10 innings.,Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta held the Cardinals to four hits and two walks in six scoreless innings. He struck out seven.,Reliever Joel Payamps (1-1)...
Yankees ride 5-run 7th to victory over Rays
Juan Soto capped a five-run seventh inning by hitting a three-run homer as the New York Yankees capitalized on shoddy defense by the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in a 5-3 victory on Friday night.,The Yankees won for the 14th time in 20 games to start the season following seventh-inning errors by Tampa Ba...
Backed by 4 Red Sox HRs, Brayan Bello baffles Pirates
Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-5 and was one of three players to hit their first home runs of the season for the Boston Red Sox in an 8-1 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Boston's offense pounded out 12 hits en route to its second win in a three-game span.,Rob Refsnyder and Ceddanne Rafaela ...
Ninth-inning hit boosts Tigers over slumping Twins
Wenceel Perez went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, including a tiebreaking RBI single in the top of the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Kerry Carpenter finished 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Detroit, which opened a...
MJ Melendez's slump-ending effort lifts Royals past Orioles
MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs and Alec Marsh tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the host Kansas City Royals earned a 9-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.,Melendez snapped a 0-for-23 skid with a two-out RBI single to ignite a five-run sixth inning. He added a three-run homer ...
Travis d'Arnaud (3 HRs, 6 RBIs) powers Braves over Rangers
Travis d'Arnaud hit three home runs, including a tiebreaking grand slam, to power the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday and extend their winning streak to five games.,The veteran catcher was 3-for-4 with six RBIs. His first two homers were solo shots, but the thi...
Yankees ride 5-run inning to victory over Rays
Juan Soto capped a five-run seventh inning by hitting a three-run homer as the New York Yankees capitalized on shoddy defense by the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in a 5-3 victory on Friday night.,The Yankees won for the 14th time in 20 games to start the season following seventh-inning errors by Tampa Ba...
Justin Verlander sharp in season debut as Astros down Nationals
Justin Verlander pitched six solid innings in his first outing of the season as the Houston Astros beat the host Washington Nationals 5-3 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.,Verlander, a veteran right-hander who had been out since spring training because of a shoulder ailment, limite...
Guardians use 5-run fifth inning to storm past A's
Tyler Freeman hit a two-run homer and Josh Naylor added a solo shot as the Cleveland Guardians opened a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics with a 10-2 victory on Friday.,Steven Kwan and Andres Gimenez each drove in two runs for Cleveland, which won for the fifth time in six gam...
Alec Bohm knocks in six as Phillies blank White Sox
Alec Bohm hit two home runs and tied a career high with six RBIs, Spencer Turnbull had a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday.,Turnbull (2-0) threw seven scoreless innings and gave up one hit while striking out six and walkin...
Backed by 4 Red Sox HRs, Bryan Bello baffles Pirates
Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-5 and was one of three players to hit their first home runs of the season for the Boston Red Sox in an 8-1 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Boston's offense pounded out 12 hits en route to its second win in a three-game span.,Rob Refsnyder and Ceddanne Rafaela ...
Elly De La Cruz stars as Reds rout Angels, halt skid
Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, stole three bases and scored on a throwing error to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Los Angeles Angels 7-1 Friday night. ,Cincinnati starter and winner Nick Lodolo (2-0) allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings and Tyler Stephenson blasted a tape-measure, ...
Diamondbacks place RHP Ryne Nelson on 15-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks, who called up left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery for Friday's start in San Francisco against the Giants, placed right-hander Ryne Nelson (elbow contusion) on the 15-day injured list and recalled outfielder Pavin Smith from Triple-A Reno.,Nelson was hit on the right arm b...
Mariners-Rockies postponed, rescheduled as part of Sunday doubleheader
The Seattle Mariners' interleague matchup Friday in Denver against the Colorado Rockies was postponed because of inclement weather and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader Sunday.,The clubs were scheduled to start a three-game series Friday, but instead, weather permitting, they will play a s...
Cubs make easy work of Marlins in Jameson Taillon's season debut
Jameson Taillon worked five strong innings in his season debut as the host Chicago Cubs picked up an 8-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday afternoon in the opener of a four-game series.,Activated from the 15-day injured list on Thursday, Taillon (1-0) surrendered just one run on three hits. H...
Rockies place LHP Kyle Freeland (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Colorado Rockies placed left-hander Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left elbow strain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday for Freeland, who appeared to injure his right shoulder while attempting to score the go-ahead run in the ninth inning Monday against the Philadelphia ...