MLB Page 963 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Marlins take down Phillies in 10 innings
Emmanuel Rivera drilled a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to lead the host Miami Marlins to a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.,Rivera, a pinch hitter for Jesus Sanchez, grounded his single off the body of reliever Gregory Soto (0-1). It was the first walk-off hit of...
Bailey Ober racks up 10 K's as Twins down Blue Jays
Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run, right-hander Bailey Ober struck out 10 and the visiting Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 Sunday afternoon.,Minnesota's Max Kepler hit a two-run double in the eighth to extend his career-best hit streak to 14 games in the rubber match of a th...
Seth Lugo, Royals take three of four from Angels
Seth Lugo struck out a career-high 12 batters, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif.,Lugo (6-1), who has not thrown a complete game in his nine-year major league career, threw a season-best eight innings, allowing one run o...
Rockies ride big fourth inning to victory over Giants
Brenton Doyle homered among his two hits, Ezequiel Tovar tripled and doubled in the fourth inning and finished with three hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1 in Denver on Thursday.,Charlie Blackmon tripled, doubled, singled and drove in two runs, Elias Diaz had two hits ...
Pete Alonso, rested Mets take aim at Braves
Thanks to a rainout in St. Louis on Wednesday, the New York Mets' schedule in August will open with a four-city road trip in which they'll play 10 games in three time zones.,On Friday, the Mets get a much more familiar but pressing task -- figuring out a way to beat their nemesis, the Atlanta Braves...
Red Sox hope to find more runs at home against Nationals
The Boston Red Sox will be looking to revive their offense when they open a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday night.,Boston is coming off Wednesday's 5-0 loss to Atlanta that left the Red Sox with a 1-4 record during a five-game road trip. Boston scored five runs ...
Diamondback send Reds to eighth straight defeat
Tucker Barnhart haunted his former team by starting a game-winning rally with two outs in the eighth as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Thursday afternoon.,Corbin Carroll broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out hit off reliever Fernando Cruz (1-3)...
Manuel Margot, Twins blast Mariners 11-1
Manuel Margot doubled and matched a career high with five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Max Kepler and Ryan Jeffers homered and drove in two runs apiece for Minnesota, which won three of four games in the series. ...
Guardians acquire RHP Darren McCaughan from Marlins
The Cleveland Guardians picked up right-hander Darren McCaughan from the Miami Marlins on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus.,McCaughan made one appearance for the Marlins, eating 4 2/3 innings of a 20-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. He wa...
Cubs hoping to shake hitting funk in Pittsburgh
The Chicago Cubs will look to bounce back from a tough offensive showing when they open a three-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,The Cubs mustered just one hit -- Yan Gomes' comebacker in the third inning -- and struck out 15 times in a 3-0 setback to the San Diego Padres o...
Bryce Harper, Phillies take aim at struggling Marlins
Winners of 11 of their last 13 games, the Philadelphia Phillies are set to open a weekend series at the Miami Marlins on Friday night.,This sets up as a mismatch.,Miami has the third-worst record in the majors, while Philadelphia has the best mark.,"We've been playing good baseball," Phillies slugge...
Short stay: Red Sox trade INF Zack Short to Braves
Infielder Zack Short joined his third team in two weeks Thursday, traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.,Boston acquired Short, 28, from the New York Mets on May 1 for cash considerations.,Short appeared in only two games for the Red Sox, going 0-fo...
Angels acquire INF Luis Guillorme from Braves
The Los Angeles Angels acquired infielder Luis Guillorme from the Atlanta Braves on Thursday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.,The Angels transferred third baseman Anthony Rendon (hamstring) to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster.,Guillorme, 29,...
Angels, Royals turn to two pitchers in search of redemption
The four days between starts can seem particularly long for starting pitchers who are eager to redeem themselves after a poor performance on the mound. Such is the case for both Reid Detmers and Michael Wacha, who will face each other Thursday night when the Los Angeles Angels host the Kansas City R...
Yankees look to take down Astros for 10th straight time
About three hours before Yankees right fielder Juan Soto saw his first pitch against the Houston Astros on Wednesday, New York manager Aaron Boone described his slugger's at-bats by saying: "It's a show. You can feel the energy of the crowd, literally every pitch it's theater.",Then Boone watched So...
Guardians visit lowly White Sox for four games
David Fry only occasionally finds himself in the starting lineup, but the utilityman might be the Cleveland Guardians' most indispensable player.,Fry could play a key role again when the Guardians begin a four-game series against the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,Cleveland is 24-13 after winni...
Cardinals aim to get back on track in Milwaukee
The St. Louis Cardinals will look for veteran right-hander Sonny Gray to continue his hot start when they open a four-game road series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.,Gray (4-1, 0.89 ERA) will be opposed by rookie right-hander Tobias Myers (0-2, 6.23 ERA) as Milwaukee returns home for a s...
Giants vie for three-game sweep of skidding Rockies
Wins have been scarce for the Colorado Rockies -- and their starting pitchers.,Cal Quantrill has one of the rotation's two victories, and he will shoot for another when Colorado wraps up a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday in Denver.,Quantrill (1-3, 4.31 ERA) will face S...
Looking for split vs. Twins, M's turn to Logan Gilbert
Seattle Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert has dominated nearly every lineup he has faced through his first seven starts.,On Thursday afternoon, Gilbert (3-0, 1.69 ERA) will try to maintain his success against one of the hottest teams in the majors.,The Minnesota Twins will go for a series victory ...
Diamondbacks face Reds in search of 1st series sweep of season
The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to finish their first series sweep of the season Thursday when they conclude their three-game set with the host Cincinnati Reds Thursday afternoon. , ,The Diamondbacks won their season-high third straight game Wednesday when they held off the Reds 4-3., ,The thi...