MLB Page 968 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Brandon Nimmo's homer carries Mets past Cardinals
Brandon Nimmo hit a homer and scored twice to lead the visiting New York Mets past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Monday.,The Mets snapped a three-game losing streak while the Cardinals lost for the fifth time in six games.,Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea (2-1) allowed three runs on six hits and a wa...
Twins hold off Mariners to continue hot stretch
Carlos Correa went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night in Minneapolis., ,Christian Vazquez and Manuel Margot had one RBI apiece for the Twins, who won the opener of a four-game series. Minnesota has 13 wins in i...
Maikel Garcia sends Royals past Brewers
Maikel Garcia grounded a go-ahead, two-run single up the middle in the seventh inning as the host Kansas City Royals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series. ,With the Royals trailing 2-0, Michael Massey led off the home half of the sevent...
Jonny DeLuca stays hot as Rays turn away White Sox
Jonny DeLuca added to his torrid start with a homer and four RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., for their season-high fourth straight win.,A starter in every game during a three-game weekend sweep of the New York Mets, DeLuca went 2-f...
Mitch Keller throws complete games as Pirates top Angels
Mitch Keller pitched his second career complete game and Edward Olivares hit his first career grand slam as the Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the visiting Los Angeles Angels with a 4-1 victory on Monday.,Keller (3-3) allowed one run on five hits with one walk and five strikeo...
Jose Ramirez the hero again as Guardians edge Tigers
Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking solo homer off the right field foul pole in the sixth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians sent the visiting Detroit Tigers to a fourth straight defeat with Monday night's 2-1 victory.,With one out in a 1-1 game and Detroit starter Jack Flaherty (0-2) still on the mound...
Yankees on a roll entering series with struggling Astros
The New York Yankees have reached 10 games above .500 for the first time just 36 games into the season, one indicator of how strongly they've started 2024.,Now the Yankees attempt to win their fourth straight game when they host the Houston Astros on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game serie...
Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler lead Phillies past Giants
Bryce Harper homered, singled and drove in three runs, Zack Wheeler tossed seven strong innings and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-1 to complete a four-game series on Monday.,Kyle Schwarber ripped a solo home run among his two hits and Nick Castellanos added two h...
Braves face Red Sox looking to get back on track
The off-kilter Atlanta Braves hope a quick stop at home will put them back on the right path.,The Braves open a two-game home series on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox after they lost five of their last six games and were swept in a three-game series over the weekend by the surging Los Angeles Do...
Guardians place AL batting leader Steven Kwan (hamstring) on IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed American League batting leader Steven Kwan on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain and selected the contract of top prospect Kyle Manzardo among multiple moves Monday.,The Guardians also activated left-hander Sam Hentges from the 15-day IL and optioned ...
Reds, Diamondbacks both working through offensive woes
The Cincinnati Reds will try to snap out of an extended offensive funk when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Losers of a season-high five straight overall, the Reds are coming off a sweep by the Baltimore Orioles in which they were outscored 1...
White Sox's Mike Clevinger to make season debut with start at Rays
The Chicago White Sox recalled starting pitcher Mike Clevinger, who will make his season debut on Monday night in a series opener at Tampa Bay.,The right-hander, who had re-signed with the White Sox on a one-year, $3 million contact on April 4, was pitching for Triple-A Charlotte. He allowed three r...
Rangers place OF Wyatt Langford (hamstring) on IL
The Texas Rangers placed outfielder Wyatt Langford on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right hamstring strain and recalled infielder Jonathan Ornelas from Triple-A Round Rock.,Langford, 22, was batting .224 with one home run and 11 RBIs in 31 games of his rookie season. According to manager Bru...
O’s bring four-game win streak into mini-series vs. Nationals
The visiting Baltimore Orioles bring a four-game winning streak into their two-game series against the Washington Nationals that begins on Tuesday.,Meanwhile, the Nationals are coming off a series win over the Toronto Blue Jays and will look to surpass the .500 mark for the first time since July 1, ...
Rays activate OF Josh Lowe to make season debut
The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated outfielder Josh Lowe from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's series opener against the visiting Chicago White Sox.,Lowe, 26, has been dealing with injuries to his right hamstring, right oblique and left hip since spring training.,He batted .231 with three homers ...
Dodgers' Walker Buehler set for season debut vs. Marlins
After a nearly 23-month wait, Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler is set to take the mound on Monday against the visiting Miami Marlins. ,Other than wishing he had a slight uptick in velocity, something that figures to come with consistent outings, Buehler is more than ready to return af...
Rays get rematch with White Sox after series sweep
With three straight wins and their first series sweep of the season, the Tampa Bay Rays look to keep the good times rolling when they host the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game set on Monday.,The Rays rallied for a 7-6 win against the Mets on Sunday. Jonny DeLuca delivered the walk-off...
A's aim to begin new streak in series opener vs. Rangers
One of baseball's hottest teams takes aim at the defending champions when the Oakland Athletics open a four-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers on Monday night.,Surprisingly, the A's and Rangers are separated by just two games almost one quarter into the season as both chase the Seattle M...
Brewers, Royals leaning on star catchers
With the Milwaukee Brewers traveling to Kansas City to face the Royals on Monday, the three-game series will feature a pair of slugging catchers leading potent offenses.,The Brewers were shut out 5-0 on Sunday to lose their three-game series with the Chicago Cubs, but still rank ninth in the majors ...
Offensive woes follow Cards into series with Mets
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol knows there is no magic solution to end his team's season-long offensive slump.,"You've got to keep working, bottom line," Marmol said after St. Louis dropped two of three games to the struggling Chicago White Sox over the weekend. "May not want to hear it, ...