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Tigers turn to bullpen in bid for series win vs. Cardinals
The Detroit Tigers planned on giving pitcher Jack Flaherty another chance to face his former team this week in St. Louis.,Reese Olson's finger injury, however, forced Tigers manager A.J. Hinch to alter his rotation plans. After Olson landed on the 15-day injured list, Hinch pushed Flaherty's next st...

Run-starved Pirates pursue series win over Reds
A day after snapping a four-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will try to string together back-to-back wins for the first time in nearly a month when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,The Pirates will give the ball to left-hande...

Guardians, Twins try third time to complete at least one game
After two days of watching the sky dump buckets of rain across Minneapolis, the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins are eager to play ball.,The teams hope to get their chance Wednesday as the forecast calls for drier skies with temperatures lingering in the mid-to-upper 40s.,The Guardians and Tw...

MLB roundup: Cubs rack up 21 hits in 14-1 rout of Marlins
Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run homer to cap an eight-run sixth inning, Jameson Taillon tossed seven innings of one-run ball and the visiting Chicago Cubs erupted for a 14-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.,Suzuki added a two-run double in the Cubs' five-run ninth inning against position player Jav...

Max Muncy's sac fly in 10th propels Dodgers past D-backs
Max Muncy capped a three-run 10th inning with a game-ending sacrifice fly and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a season-high four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited the Diamondbacks to one hit over seven scoreles...

Max Muncy's sac fly in 10th propels Dodgers past Diamondbacks
Max Muncy capped a three-run 10th inning with a game-ending sacrifice fly and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a season-high four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited the Diamondbacks to one hit over seven scoreles...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout Wolves in opener
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overcame a slow start to score 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-88 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.,It was Gilgeous-Alexander's fourth consecutive game with 30 or more points and his eighth in ...

Nationals' Dylan Crews headed for MRI on side/back
Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews will get an MRI exam Wednesday on his lower left side and back after leaving Washington's 5-3 win against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.,Crews came out after the fifth inning, having felt something in his lower back/left side on a check swing during a ...

Riley Greene's fourth RBI of game rescues Tigers vs. Cards
Riley Greene went 3-for-4 with a homer, the decisive double in the ninth inning and four RBIs, powering the visiting Detroit Tigers past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Tuesday.,Kerry Carpenter also homered for the Tigers, who won for the sixth time in their last eight games and leveled the three-gam...

Blue Jays extend Padres' offensive woes with shutout
Right-hander Chris Bassitt pitched six stellar innings, Anthony Santander hit a two-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting San Diego Padres 3-0 on Tuesday night.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who are 3-4 on their nine-game homestand. The Blue Ja...

Seven Red Sox hurlers combine to blank Mets
Carlos Narvaez and Rafael Devers each hit solo home runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday night.,Both home runs came against New York starting pitcher Clay Holmes (5-3) in the fifth inning. Narvaez opened the scoring when he led off the inning wi...

Bailey Falter, Pirates edge Reds 1-0 to end skid
Bailey Falter tossed seven shutout innings and Bryan Reynolds drove in the lone run as the host Pittsburgh Pirates earned a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.,The Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak while ending the Reds' five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh recorded its fi...

Red Sox RHP Walker Buehler ejected in return from IL
Walker Buehler's return from the injured list Tuesday lasted less than three innings, as the Boston Red Sox right-hander was ejected from his start against the visiting New York Mets for arguing balls and strikes.,Facing Juan Soto, Buehler was called for two balls to start the at-bat and Francisco L...

Expansion Valkyries expect to introduce Janelle Salaun vs. Mystics
The Golden State Valkyries hope to demonstrate that two halves are better than one when they make a second effort at a first-ever WNBA win Wednesday night in San Francisco with a matchup against the unbeaten Washington Mystics.,The expansion club opened on Friday night to 18,064 at the sold-out Chas...

O's GM 'working as rapidly as I can' to turn team around
Underperformance since the middle of last season was the reason Orioles general manager Mike Elias provided Tuesday for firing Brandon Hyde as manager three days earlier. ,Making his first public comments since making the move, Elias said the team was starting to run out of time for a turnaround. ,B...

Kurt Busch, Harry Gant, Ray Hendrick voted to NASCAR Hall in ‘26
The NASCAR Hall of Fame will induct Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick in the Class of 2026, the hall announced Tuesday.,Busch and Gant were selected from the Modern Era Ballot, each garnering 61 percent of the vote. Jeff Burton, Harry Hyde and Randy Dorton were the next-highest finishers who d...

History aside, Pacers, Knicks reset for Eastern Conference finals
The Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks are no strangers to each other in the postseason, given the former eliminated the latter last season to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.,Now, a case could be made that this year's conference final matchup is an unexpected one, given the massive roa...

White Sox sign RHP Adrian Houser, to start vs. Mariners on Tuesday
Veteran free agent right-hander Adrian Houser is signing with the Chicago White Sox on a one-year, $1.35 million contract and will start Tuesday's game against the visiting Seattle Mariners in his season debut.,In a corresponding move, the White Sox designated right-hander Yoendrys Gomez for assignm...

Red Sox welcome Walker Buehler back from IL to face Mets
If you blink, you might miss Jarren Duran making his impact on a game.,A night after sparking a 3-1, series-opening victory with extra-base hits in each of the first two innings, the left fielder will look to help the Boston Red Sox post an interleague series victory over the visiting New York Mets ...

Red Sox activate RHP Walker Buehler to start vs. Mets
The Boston Red Sox activated right-hander Walker Buehler from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday night's game against the visiting New York Mets.,Buehler last pitched for the Red Sox on April 26 due to right shoulder issues. He was scratched from his next start and ensuing tests revealed he ha...