MLB Page 9 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Juan Soto's blast helps Mets upend Cardinals
Juan Soto went 2-for-4, including the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, and the New York Mets avoided a sweep with a 5-4 win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.,Mets starting pitcher Christian Scott allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings. Brooks ...
Tyler Phillips shines as hot Marlins blank Diamondbacks
Tyler Phillips pitched five scoreless innings as the Miami Marlins won their fifth straight game, defeating the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Thursday afternoon.,The Marlins have won eight of their past nine games, and this was Miami's fourth sweep of the season.,It was also Miami's 23rd home...
Tigers go deep six times in 11-0 thumping of Twins
Colt Keith blasted his first homer of the season and drove in three runs as the host Detroit Tigers rolled to an 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon.,Keith's two-run blast in the sixth inning was part of a power show by the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson and Wenceel Perez also had two...
Dodgers place C Will Smith (neck) on injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star Will Smith on the injured list with neck inflammation and recalled fellow catcher Chuckie Robinson from Triple-A Oklahoma City in advance of Thursday's road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,The 10-day IL move is retroactive to Monday.,Smith, 31, has not ap...
MLB Trade Deadline Predictions: Which Bubble Teams Will Buy or Sell?
With the MLB trade deadline approaching, here's a look at whether the Cubs, Padres, Nationals and Pirates will buy, sell or stand pat....
Rangers place LHP Jalen Beeks (back) on injured list
The Texas Rangers placed relief pitcher Jalen Beeks on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to low back spasms.,The 32-year-old left-hander is 2-1 with a 3.81 ERA in 29 games out of the bullpen in his first season with Texas.,Beeks is 30-19 with 16 saves and a 4.28 ERA in 292 career games (21 starts...
Dodgers to place C Will Smith (neck) on injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers will place All-Star Will Smith on the injured list with neck discomfort and recall fellow catcher Chuckie Robinson from Oklahoma City in advance of Thursday's road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to manager Dave Roberts.,The 10-day IL move will be retroactive t...
Tigers' Tarik Skubal (elbow) to return to mound vs. Guardians
Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will return from the injured list on Saturday as the Tigers take on the host Cleveland Guardians, Detroit manager A.J. Hinch announced Thursday.,Skubal, a left-hander, underwent surgery on May 6 to remove a loose body from his pitc...
After halting skid, Orioles seek split of series vs. Mariners
The visiting Seattle Mariners might want to be careful with the fastballs they deliver to Baltimore's Jackson Holliday when the teams meet Thursday night in the finale of a four-game series.,Holliday, a 22-year-old infielder, hit a grand slam Wednesday night to help the Orioles post a 7-2 victory th...
Pirates, after thrilling win, look for repeat victory vs. Dodgers
A dream game years in the making for Tyler Callihan has the host Pittsburgh Pirates carrying momentum into the decisive contest of the three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.,The Dodgers will send left-hander Justin Wrobleski (7-2, 2.62 ERA) to the mound as they look to bounce ...
First-place White Sox out to tag Braves with first series sweep of season
The major-league-leading Atlanta Braves lost three consecutive games in the first week of April but have not suffered a series sweep this season.,The surging -- and now division-leading -- Chicago White Sox will aim to change that on Thursday night in the finale of their three-game series against th...
Rangers eye .500 mark in series finale vs. Royals
As the Texas Rangers bid to win a fourth straight series, they have another chance to reach the .500 mark. ,They can do so Thursday afternoon by completing an already successful season series against the Kansas City Royals. ,Though the Rangers expected to be winning at a more consistent rate, they'v...
'Frustrated' Cubs, plunging in standings, in dire need of win vs. Rockies
The good start to the season for the Chicago Cubs has devolved into a slide heading into the series finale against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Thursday afternoon.,Chicago began May tied for first place and stayed atop the National League Central for the next 18 days, but a prolonged slump has ...
Cards' Jordan Walker showing what he can do vs. Mets
Jordan Walker entered the season on a mission -- to finally show consistency and become an important part of the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup.,So far, so good.,In his fourth season in the majors, the 24-year-old boasts a .303 batting average, .360 on-base percentage and .566 slugging percentage throu...
Otto Lopez strives to stay hot as Marlins chase sweep of D-backs
The Miami Marlins will look to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games and record their second sweep in the past three series when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set on Thursday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks, who have lost nine of their last 12 games, ...
With Byron Buxton on HR surge, Twins take on Tigers again
Minnesota's Byron Buxton hit a career-high 35 homers last season. He seems intent on setting a career high this season, as the Detroit Tigers have discovered during their home series against the Twins this week.,After homering in the first two games of the series, Buxton will look to remain hot in t...
MLB roundup: Giants cap rally from 8-run deficit with walk-off slam
Bryce Eldridge launched a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants rallied from an eight-run deficit with 10 runs over the final two innings to shock the visiting Washington Nationals 11-10 on Wednesday.,Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers homered as ...
Sterlin Thompson's walk-off hit caps Rockies' rally past Cubs
Sterlin Thompson lined a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning to drive home the winning run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,TJ Rumfield homered among his two hits and Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar also had two hits for Colorado.,With the game tie...
Jose Siri's walk-off helps Angels outlast Astros
Jose Siri singled in automatic runner Nick Madrigal from third in the bottom of the 10th to give the Los Angeles Angels a 3-2 walk-off victory over the visiting Houston Astros in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday night., ,Siri lined an 0-2 fastball by Houston reliever Bryan Abr...
Phillies hit 3 homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays
Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run Wednesday night and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4., ,Kyle Schwarber added a two-run blast and Bryce Harper hit a solo shot for the Phillies in the rubber match of a three-game series., ,Toronto's Max Scherzer (1-4), making h...