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D-backs' Ryne Nelson, Giants' Landen Roupp want same thing: elusive May win
Two pitchers looking for something positive to happen in May will oppose each other on Tuesday night when the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks continue a three-game series in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks jumped on Giants starter Robbie Ray for 10 runs (nine earned) in 4 1/3 innings of a 12...
Rockies vie for rare series win at home as injury-plagued Rangers await rematch
The Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies began a three-game series in Denver on a cold, damp night on Monday. ,More of the same is forecast for the second game on Tuesday night.,Fresh off a 7-6 victory, Colorado will try to make it two straight triumphs on Tuesday and win a home series for the first t...
Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore downplays lat ailment
Texas Rangers left-hander MacKenzie Gore left his Monday start against the Colorado Rockies due to left lat tightness, but he was optimistic the issue isn't serious.,Gore, making his 10th start of the season, pitched one inning, allowing two runs and three hits while throwing 28 pitches. He struck o...
Behind Ranger Suarez, Red Sox eager to continue Royals' woes
Ranger Suarez has been dominant on the mound of late, but he needs some run support from his Boston Red Sox teammates. ,Having not allowed a run in three straight starts, Suarez will aim to help the Red Sox to a second consecutive victory and a road-series win over the struggling Kansas City Royals ...
Hot streak carries Yankees, Jazz Chisholm Jr. into rematch vs. Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s recent uptick at the plate helped the New York Yankees successfully start the season series with the Toronto Blue Jays after some frustrating experiences against their division rival last year.,Coming off a fourth straight multi-hit game and a clutch two-run homer, Chisholm and t...
After wild game, Mets and Nationals focus on pitching in rematch
A pitchers' duel could be in the offing Tuesday night following a wild affair in the series opener between the visiting New York Mets and the Washington Nationals.,Washington rallied late to tie Monday's game and squandered two chances to end it before the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning of a...
Behind now-starter Griffin Jax, Rays chase series win vs. Orioles
The Griffin Jax Experiment is going well, which is just fine, of course, with the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander.,A career reliever who has made the transition to starting every fifth day, Jax will take the mound Tuesday night in the second contest of the three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles...
Tigers determined not to fall too far behind Guardians
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch sees the Cleveland Guardians as the heavyweights in the American League Central.,"We know the division runs through Cleveland, as much as we want to say otherwise," he said. "They've done it. And so we have to take that personally and overcome them in order to get t...
Sizzling club faces hot pitcher as Phillies oppose Reds' Chase Burns
Cincinnati right-hander Chase Burns, currently one of the best pitchers in the National League, faces a challenging foe on Tuesday when the Reds visit the surging Philadelphia Phillies.,Burns (5-1, 1.87 ERA) has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts this season while logging at least...
Braves eager to see Ronald Acuna Jr. hit against Marlins
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return to the Atlanta starting lineup on Tuesday when the visiting Braves play the Miami Marlins in the second game of a four-game series.,Acuna was activated on Monday and did not play as Miami rolled to a 12-0 win. He had been on the injured list since leaving a game on May 2...
Colt Emerson's first homer helps M's end skid, take down White Sox
Colt Emerson homered for his first major league hit, Julio Rodriguez also went deep and Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night to snap a three-game skid.,Tristan Peters homered in a second consecutive game for the Whit...
Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore downlplays lat ailment
Texas Rangers left-hander MacKenzie Gore left his Monday start against the Colorado Rockies due to left lat tightness, but he was optimistic the issue isn't serious.,Gore, making his 10th start of the season, pitched one inning, allowing two runs and three hits while throwing 28 pitches. He struck o...
Julio Rodriguez homers as Mariners end skid, take down White Sox
Colt Emerson homered for his first major league hit, Julio Rodriguez also went deep and Bryan Woo pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night to snap a three-game skid.,Tristan Peters homered for a second consecutive game for the Whi...
Sug Sutton's clutch shot powers Fire, keeps Sun winless
Sug Sutton's tiebreaking runner in the lane with 22.6 seconds left propelled the Portland Fire to an 83-82 home win over the Connecticut Sun on Monday.,Connecticut missed two shots at the other end, and Bridget Carleton increased Portland's lead to 83-79 by making two foul shots with 9.7 seconds to ...
Nolan Arenado's first-inning slam sparks D-backs' blowout of Giants
Nolan Arenado hit Robbie Ray's sixth pitch of the game for a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a three-game home series against the San Francisco Giants with a 12-2 victory on Monday.,Gabriel Moreno added a two-run homer, helping the Diamondbacks record the sixth victory in the past nin...
Josh Bell blasts 2 home runs to carry Twins past Astros
Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on a rain-soaked Monday night in Minneapolis.,Luke Keaschall added two RBIs for Minnesota, which took the opener of a three-game series. The Twins have won six of their past...
Miguel Andujar's solo HR lifts Padres past Dodgers 1-0
Miguel Andujar homered Monday night for the game's only run and Michael King won a classic pitcher's duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0.,King (4-2) allowed just four hits and two walks over a season-high seven innings, fanning a season-b...
Angels, held hitless for eight innings, stun A's, J.T. Ginn
Zach Neto walloped a two-run homer with no outs in the ninth inning giving the Los Angeles Angels a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels didn't record a hit through eight innings against J.T. Ginn before breaking through in the ninth to end their six-...
Rockies hang on to beat Rangers
Willi Castro had two doubles, Jose Quintana pitched solidly into the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 in Denver on Monday night.,Ezequiel Tovar drove in two runs and Juan Mejia picked up his third save for Colorado, which prevailed on a cold, damp night.,J...
Victor Wembanyama's 41-24 effort powers Spurs past Thunder in 2 OTs
Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points and grabbed 24 rebounds while leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-115 double-overtime win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday in the opener of the Western Conference finals.,The loss was the first of the playoffs for the Thunder, who had swept the Phoe...