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Marlins place C Christian Bethancourt on bereavement list
The Miami Marlins placed Christian Bethancourt on the bereavement list Saturday while fellow catcher Jhonny Pereda was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville.,Bethancourt, 32, is batting .162 with one home run and five RBIs in 31 games this season. In eight major league seasons with five different club...
Triple-A catcher 'responsive' after taking bat to head
Triple-A Buffalo catcher Payton Henry was "alert and appropriately responsive" at a Syracuse, N.Y.-area hospital after he was taken off the field Friday night on a backboard, the team said.,In the seventh inning of the Bisons' game against the Syracuse Mets, Henry was struck by the bat of third base...
With back-to-back wins, Mets finding spark vs. Diamondbacks
The New York Mets knew they had a lot of problems upon gathering for a players-only meeting Wednesday.,Less than 72 hours later, they've got something else: momentum.,The Mets will look to earn a rare series win Saturday afternoon when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third game of a four-g...
Chris Sale seeks eighth straight win as Braves face A's
Braves left-hander Chris Sale will go for his eighth straight win on Saturday afternoon when Atlanta hosts the Oakland A's in the middle game of a three-game series.,Sale (8-1, 2.12 ERA) will be opposed by Oakland right-hander Aaron Brooks (0-2, 3.63). The Braves won the series opener 4-2 on Friday ...
Mets hold off Diamondbacks 10-9 for rare back-to-back wins
Starling Marte had two hits and four RBIs for the New York Mets, who ended their worst May in more than three decades by hanging on to earn a 10-9 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of a four-game series Friday night.,Mark Vientos, who became New York's starting third base...
Reynaldo Lopez, Braves handle Athletics
Atlanta right-hander Reynaldo Lopez, working on an extra day of rest, threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,Lopez (3-2) allowed one run on four hits, two walks and a season-high eight strikeouts. It...
Athletics place RHP Lucas Erceg (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Lucas Erceg on the 15-day injured list on Friday due to a strained right forearm.,The move is retroactive to Sunday. Erceg last pitched on May 25, throwing a perfect inning of relief in the Athletics' 3-1 home victory over the Houston Astros.,Oakland manager...
Mets demote RHP Christian Scott, 3B Brett Baty to minors
The New York Mets sent right-hander Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.,The Mets purchased the contract of veteran infielder Jose Iglesias, recalled right-hander Dedniel Nunez and designated catcher Omar Narvaez for assignment.,The move involving Scott is exp...
Former 76ers F Drew Gordon dies in car accident at 33
Former NBA player Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, died in a car crash on Thursday in Portland, Ore. He was 33.,The Nuggets confirmed his passing with ESPN's Andscape. He is survived by his wife, Angela, and three children.,Drew Gordon appeared in nine games wit...
Juwan Howard joins Nets as assistant coach
Former Michigan coach Juwan Howard was one of five assistant coaches added to Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez's staff on Friday.,The team also added Steve Hetzel, Deividas Dulkys, Connor Griffin and Travis Bader to a staff that already included Jay Hernandez, Adam Caporn, Ryan Forehan-Kelly...
Braves bid to wake up bats in opener vs. Athletics
The Atlanta Braves will try to solve their recent offensive woes when they open a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics on Friday night.,This will be the first meeting between the teams this season. The Athletics won two of three against the Braves in 2023.,Oakland fell to 6-18 in...
Motivated Mets seek second straight win over Diamondbacks
Francisco Lindor called a team meeting Wednesday and said afterward the slumping New York Mets "have to get it done -- we've got to have a sense of urgency, and we have to get it done.",On Thursday night, Lindor lived up to his words. ,Lindor and the Mets will look to end a trying May by piecing tog...
Tigers look to keep it going on road against Red Sox
A night after Jack Flaherty took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, the Detroit Tigers will look to post their second straight win to begin a four-game series against the host Boston Red Sox on Friday.,Flaherty got the backing of three solo home runs on the way to a 5-0 win Thursday, including Aki...
Mets 1B Pete Alonso (hand) avoids fracture
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is day-to-day after a CT scan on his right hand showed no broken bones.,Though he didn't start Thursday due to the injury, Alonso delivered a pinch-hit double in the seventh inning and scored the tying run in New York's 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondback...
J.D. Martinez's tiebreaking homer powers Mets past D-backs
J.D. Martinez hit the tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning Thursday night for the host New York Mets, who earned a much-needed win by edging the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in the opener of a four-game series.,The win was just the second in the past 10 games for the Mets, who are 8-19 this month...
Diamondbacks ace RHP Zac Gallen (hamstring) exits vs. Mets
Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen departed Thursday night's game against the host New York Mets after six pitches due to a right hamstring strain.,Gallen was injured while facing his second batter. The right-hander allowed a leadoff single to Francisco Lindor and then was hurt on his first offerin...
Rays tie game in 9th and 10th, defeat A's in 12th
Richie Palacios lined a walk-off single in the 12th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays won their three-game series over the Oakland Athletics with a 6-5 victory on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Against left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland with one out, the lefty-swinging Palacios rocked a 1-2 ...
Mets look to halt slide in opener vs. D-backs
The New York Mets didn't know late Wednesday how long they might have to play without Pete Alonso. ,The Mets, however, reportedly knew they'd just seen the last of Jorge Lopez in a New York uniform.,The Mets will look to bounce back from a chaotic turn of events when they host the Arizona Diamondbac...
With bats heating up, Rays take on Athletics
The Tampa Bay Rays' slumbering offense woke up with a flurry of extra-base hits Wednesday. ,Tampa Bay will look to keep it up Thursday afternoon in the series finale against the Oakland Athletics in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Struggling to a 2-6 mark on a nine-game homestand, the Rays will go for the seri...