MLB Page 976 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nationals face Rangers with eye on first winning mark since '21
The Washington Nationals will look to move above .500 for the first time in nearly three years when they face the Texas Rangers in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,Washington evened the series with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday behind starter Trevor Williams, who...
Cubs, after dramatic win, chase series victory over Mets
Shoddy defense cost the Chicago Cubs a chance to win on Tuesday against the New York Mets.,It didn't take the Chicago defense long to redeem itself.,The visiting Cubs will look to build off a dramatic, defense-aided win Wednesday night when they oppose the New York Mets in the finale of a four-game ...
Riding strong pitching staff, Red Sox eye sweep of Giants
The Boston Red Sox seek their fifth straight win and an Interleague sweep when they host the San Francisco Giants in the finale of a three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,Continued outstanding pitching and timely hitting helped the Red Sox post 4-0 and 6-2 wins to begin the series, allowing just ...
Yankees need more offense in series finale vs. Orioles
The New York Yankees have had stale stretches of offense. Maybe the Baltimore Orioles are joining their rivals in that category., ,The teams conclude a four-game series Thursday afternoon in Baltimore., ,The Yankees need to get their bats going. Even with Wednesday night's 2-0 victory ending a two-g...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 6 scoreless as Dodgers top D-backs
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings to help lead the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.,Yamamoto (3-1) gave up five hits and two walks while striking out five. The rookie lowered his ERA from 3.54 to 2.91, and hasn't lost a game si...
MLB roundup: Cubs' Shota Imanaga stellar again in win
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Wednesday night as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 1-0.,Nico Hoerner had two hits and a stolen base for the Cubs, who have won two of the first three games of th...
Rockies shoot for sweep of Marlins in last-place showdown
The battle to stay out of the National League cellar wraps up Thursday afternoon when the Miami Marlins face the visiting Colorado Rockies in the finale of a three-game series.,Miami beat the Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday night to clinch the series victory, and now the hosts will go for a sweep. The Marl...
Steven Kwan's RBI double in 10th lifts Guardians past Astros
Steven Kwan produced an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning before Emmanuel Clase recorded his ninth save as the Cleveland Guardians squeezed out a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. ,Kwan finished 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. He followed a leadoff walk from Brayan Rocchio with a...
Cubs rookie Shota Imanaga (5-0) silences Mets
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Wednesday night as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 1-0.,Nico Hoerner had two hits and a stolen base for the Cubs, who have won two of the first three games of th...
Trevor Williams, Nationals blank Rangers
Trevor Williams and four relievers combined on a six-hit shutout as the Washington Nationals beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Williams (3-0) pitched five scoreless innings despite allowing five hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Derek Law, Dylan Floro and Hunter H...
Jake Cronenworth's slam sends Padres over Reds
Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning to help the San Diego Padres win the rubber contest of the three-game series 6-2 against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,Jurickson Profar went 4-for-4 in the leadoff spot with two RBIs and a run scored for the P...
Rookie Shota Imanaga (5-0) silences Mets in 1-0 Cubs win
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong lofted a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Tuesday night as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 1-0.,Nico Hoerner had two hits and a stolen base for the Cubs, who have won two of the first three games of t...
Kutter Crawford goes seven as Red Sox top Giants
Kutter Crawford threw a career-high seven innings and Connor Wong went 3-for-4 with two doubles as the Boston Red Sox eased past the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Wednesday.,The Red Sox scored twice in both the third and fourth innings before adding on in the fifth and seventh.,Three two-out RBIs, inc...
Marlins extend Rockies' run of futility with 4-1 win
Emmanuel Rivera had two hits and scored twice and the host Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday night to win consecutive games for the first time this season.,Roddery Munoz (1-0) tossed six strong innings to earn his first major league victory and Anthony Maldonado got the final ...
Luis Gil leads Yankees to shutout win over Orioles
Luis Gil pitched 6 1/3 innings and Oswaldo Cabrera hit a two-run home run as the New York Yankees beat the host Baltimore Orioles 2-0 on Wednesday.,Caleb Ferguson, Ian Hamilton and Clay Holmes worked out of the bullpen to secure the Yankees' second shutout win of the season. Holmes logged 1 2/3 inni...
Red Sox LF Masataka Yoshida (thumb) lands on 10-day IL
The Boston Red Sox placed left fielder Masataka Yoshida on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a left thumb strain. ,The move is retroactive to Monday. ,Yoshida, 30, has hit .275 with two home runs and 11 RBIs through 24 games this season. He is in his second season with Boston after finishi...
Astros place OF Chas McCormick (hamstring) on 10-day injured list
The Houston Astros placed outfielder Chas McCormick on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday because of right hamstring discomfort.,In a corresponding move, the Astros recalled shortstop Jacob Amaya from Triple-A Sugar Land. Houston started top prospect Joey Loperfido who was called up earlier this w...
Kyle Schwarber provides offense as Phillies edge Angels
Kyle Schwarber had two singles and two RBI to lift the Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Whit Merrifield added two hits for the Phillies.,The Phillies won despite striking out 18 times.,Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (3-3) tossed five innings and al...
A's hurler Ross Stripling ends victory drought, beats Pirates
Ross Stripling won for the first time since 2022, Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin hit home runs and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory Wednesday afternoon.,T.J. McFarland, Austin Adams, Dany Jimenez, Michael Kelly and Mason Miller ex...
Jake Cronenworth belts grand slam to lead Padres over Reds
Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning to help the San Diego Padres win the rubber contest of the three-game series 6-2 against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,Jurickson Profar went 4-for-4 in the leadoff spot with two RBIs and a run scored for the P...