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Rangers put away Tigers in high-scoring affair
Jonah Heim hit a two-run home run, Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia delivered solo shots and the visiting Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 9-7 on Thursday afternoon.,Semien had three hits and scored twice for Texas, which won the series 3-1. The teams combined for 24 hits, 13 by the Rangers.,T...
Amed Rosario, Ryan Pepiot help Rays split 4-game set with Angels
Hot-hitting Amed Rosario went 2-for-4 with a triple, Ryan Pepiot fired six strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays managed a split of their four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, beating them 2-1 Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Batting third in the lineup, Rosario produced his big...
Phillies hope bats heat up in series opener vs. White Sox
Despite a lack of power by his team, Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson kept saying that the runs would start coming in bunches.,Thomson was right.,After scoring five or more runs in back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Phillies will look to record their fourth straight win ...
Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers to have MRI on left knee
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers will have an MRI on his ailing left knee, manager Alex Cora confirmed Thursday.,The two-time All-Star left Tuesday's win against Cleveland with discomfort and was not in Thursday's lineup against the Guardians.,Devers went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in T...
Just-in Time: Verlander debuts for ailing Astros in Washington
Justin Verlander's season debut comes at a great time for the Houston Astros.,The veteran right-hander takes the ball for the first time this season when the Astros visit the Washington Nationals on Friday night.,This is the start of the Astros' six-game road trip. Houston has managed to score only ...
Giants, Diamondbacks look to build on recent success
Two highly touted National League West teams currently under .500 get an opportunity to continue a recent upward trend at the other's expense when the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants open a four-game series on Thursday.,Both teams have won three of five entering the series...
Cubs' Jameson Taillon ready for season debut vs. Marlins
Right-hander Jameson Taillon will hope Chicago feels more like home when he makes his season debut on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set between the Cubs and the visiting Miami Marlins.,After a strong season with the New York Yankees in 2022, Taillon signed with Chicago ahead of the 2023 camp...
Red Sox bring rested bullpen into series finale vs. Guardians
The Boston Red Sox will enter their Thursday afternoon game against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a rested bullpen. Tanner Houck made sure of that.,Houck tossed a complete game in Boston's 2-0 triumph on Wednesday. He gave up three hits -- all singles -- and struck out nine without walking a...
Angels look to take 3 of 4 in road series vs. Rays
Griffin Canning seemed to answer any questions about his health last season after missing all of 2022 as he recovered from a stress fracture in his back.,The Los Angeles Angels right-hander went 7-8 with a 4.32 ERA in 24 games (22 starts), including a masterful performance against the Boston Red Sox...
Rangers' Jack Leiter set for debut against Tigers
The Texas Rangers have been looking forward to having Jack Leiter in the rotation since they made him the No. 2 pick of the 2021 draft.,That day has arrived. Leiter will make his major league debut against the Tigers in the finale of a four-game series at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Leiter earned...
Jack Leiter to make MLB debut for Rangers at Tigers
The Texas Rangers have been looking forward to having Jack Leiter in the starting rotation since they made him the No. 2 pick of the 2021 draft.,That day has arrived. Leiter will make his major league debut in the finale of a four-game series at Detroit on Thursday afternoon.,Leiter earned the call-...
MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.,Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. It was the first complete game of Houck's career and the first shutout by a solo Red So...
Tanner Houck tosses 3-hitter as Red Sox blank Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 Wednesday.,Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. He threw 94 pitches, 69 for strikes. It was the first complete game of Houck's career and the first...
Jake Irvin, Nationals shut down Dodgers
Right-hander Jake Irvin went six scoreless innings and CJ Abrams hit a leadoff home run as the Washington Nationals finished a long California trip in style with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon.,Irvin gave up four hits and one walk, striking out six, after he allowe...
Braves edge Astros in 10th to complete series sweep
Orlando Arcia drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the top of the 10th and the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday to sweep a three-game series.,Arcia, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, slapped the decisive single to left against Houston's Seth Martinez (...
Brewers blank Padres to end short skid
Blake Perkins drove in the game's only run with an eighth-inning single to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 1-0 victory to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.,Padres starter Michael King (2-1) had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings be...
Orioles cap sweep of Twins on Cedric Mullins' walk-off HR
Cedric Mullins crushed a 1-2 pitch for a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 4-2 victory and three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.,Mullins' fifth homer of the season sailed into the right field seats, and his first ca...
Rangers score winning run in 9th to top Tigers
Josh Smith's pinch-hit double scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the visiting Texas Rangers edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon.,Smith brought home Ezequiel Duran, who reached on an infield single and advanced to second on an error -- one of three committed by the Tigers...
Giants stymie Marlins to win series
Keaton Winn pitched six strong innings to earn his second major league victory as the San Francisco Giants got past the host Miami Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,Camilo Doval pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save of the season. Two of those saves came against the Marlins as the Gi...
Ninth-inning rally leads Angels to win over Rays
Anthony Rendon and Taylor Ward hit RBI singles in the ninth inning, rallying the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Amed Rosario's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth put the Rays up 4-3 before the Angels came back against Rays clos...