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Rafael Marchan helps Phillies edge Braves to open doubleheader
Rafael Marchan enjoyed a big day offensively and defensively as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Thursday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,Philadelphia received a home run from an expected source and an unexpected source, as Marchan's first homer of t...

Rafael Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in what was scheduled to be the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,Instead, the night game was postponed, and the teams will play a...

Game 2 of Orioles-Red Sox twin bill moved to Saturday
The host Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play a doubleheader Saturday, rather than Friday, after an extended period of rain affected the area.,The teams were slated for a four-game series beginning Thursday, but the opener was washed out and a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. The Red...

Devers drives in eight as Red Sox rout Orioles
Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBI between the sixth and eighth innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 19-5 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a Friday day-night doubleheader.,The Red Sox untied a 2-2 game in the midst of a five-run sixth inning, which Devers (4-for...

Cardinals-Phillies postponed; twin bill set for Wednesday
The Philadelphia Phillies' game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday was postponed due to rain in the region.,Now, the teams will conclude their three-game set with a day/night doubleheader on Wednesday. The first game will begin at 1:05 p.m. local time and the second will follow at 6...

Twins-Orioles rained out; doubleheader Wednesday
The Baltimore Orioles' home game Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins was postponed due to inclement weather.,Instead, the teams will play a traditional doubleheader Wednesday to kick off their three-game series. Because of more rain in the forecast for Wednesday evening, Game 1 will start at 12:05 p...

Tigers steamroll Rockies to complete doubleheader sweep
Colt Keith homered among his two hits, Brewer Hicklen had his first two major league hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-1 in Denver to sweep their doubleheader on Thursday.,Keider Montero pitched eight strong innings, Spencer Torkelson had three hits, and Kerry Carpenter and Tr...

Casey Mize, Tigers overwhelm skidding Rockies
Casey Mize tossed six strong innings, Spencer Torkelson had two hits and three RBIs and the Detroit Tigers took the opener of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Thursday afternoon in Denver.,Justyn-Henry Malloy, Andy Ibanez, Javier Baez, Gleyber Torres and Trey Sweeney also had two ...

Guardians salvage doubleheader split with Game 2 rout of Nationals
Carlos Santana belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the visiting Cleveland Guardians salvage a split of a doubleheader with a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,Daniel Schneemann also went deep and joined Santana in scoring on a wild pitch for the Guardians, who a...

Guardians-Nationals rained out; doubleheader Tuesday
The Washington Nationals' home game against the Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to rain Monday evening.,Instead, the teams will play a traditional doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 3:35 p.m. local time. The second game will follow about 30 minutes after the end of the first.,The Nationals a...

Bullpen big for Cardinals, who finish sweep of Mets in twin bill
Right-hander Michael McGreevy was solid in 5 2/3 innings of relief to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Mets, sweeping Sunday's twin bill series and claiming the three-game series.,McGreevy (1-0) struck out five and held the Mets to one hit and one walk in his f...

Mets-Cardinals postponed; DH set for Sunday
The Saturday game between the New York Mets and the Cardinals in St. Louis was rained out Saturday, with the makeup scheduled for Sunday in a split doubleheader.,Game 1 will be played at 12:15 p.m. with the second game scheduled for 5:15 p.m.,Mets right-hander Blade Tidwell, making his major league ...

Cards hit 4 HRs, blank Reds in twin-bill opener
Masyn Winn belted two homers and Miles Mikolas allowed just three hits over 5 1/3 innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-0 win over the host Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday.,Mikolas (1-2) struck out four and walked none before being relieved with one ou...

Cardinals-Reds postponed; doubleheader Wednesday
The Cincinnati Reds' home game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday was postponed due to rain and pushed to Wednesday.,The Reds and Cardinals will continue their four-game series with a split doubleheader on Wednesday, with the games set for 12:40 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. local time.,Pitching plans ...

Yankees crush Blue Jays 11-2 to kick off doubleheader
Austin Wells capped a six-run third inning with a bases-loaded double off a frustrated Kevin Gausman as the host New York Yankees rolled to an 11-2 rout over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a doubleheader on Sunday.,Wells gave New York a 6-1 lead with a double off the base of the right-center...

Yankees' Devin Williams out of closer role ahead of DH with Jays
The New York Yankees removed Devin Williams from the team's closer role prior to the start of Sunday's doubleheader against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays,"For right now, I'm going to take him out of that role," manager Aaron Boone said of Williams, who has an 11.25 ERA in 10 games and has surrender...

As Devin Williams struggles, Yankees unsure of closer heading into DH with Jays
If there is a save situation, who gets the chance for the New York Yankees will be a big storyline., ,The Toronto Blue Jays hope there won't be any save opportunities for the Yankees on Sunday afternoon when the American League East rivals play a doubleheader in New York. The teams' scheduled game S...

Guardians look to stay hot in doubleheader vs. Red Sox
Following a successful series against the leaders of the American League East, the Cleveland Guardians will take aim at the other storied franchise in that division. ,After rain postponed their series opener on Friday, the Guardians and visiting Boston Red Sox will play a split doubleheader on Satur...

Rested Tigers brace for doubleheader vs. Orioles
The Detroit Tigers got an extra day of rest on Friday.,They had a day off on Thursday, and their scheduled home game against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday was postponed by inclement weather. ,The teams will play a split doubleheader on Saturday in Detroit.,The Tigers will start right-hander Casey ...

Red Sox-Guardians postponed; twin bill set for Saturday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Boston Red Sox was postponed Friday due to inclement weather approaching the area.,Instead, the clubs will play a split doubleheader on Saturday with the games slated for 1:10 and 6:10 p.m. ET.,Boston and Cleveland were scheduled to kick off a three-gam...