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Happy where he is, Rangers' Jacob deGrom takes aim at O's
Jacob deGrom will take the mound on Saturday when the Rangers host the Baltimore Orioles in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom was going to be sent to the Atlanta Braves at the trade deadline, however The Athletic reported the two-time Cy Young Award winner used his no-trade clause to block the move. Instead,...
Giants to honor World Series heroes before interleague matchup with Tigers
The San Francisco Giants will honor five players who were instrumental in a stretch of three championships in five seasons in the 2010s before the team faces one of the teams it beat in a World Series, the Detroit Tigers, in the continuation of an interleague set on Saturday.,Catcher Buster Posey an...
Astros turn to reliable Peter Lambert in game vs. Padres
There's some doubt that the Houston Astros have the starting pitching to win the American League West.,Imagine how much trouble they might be in if right-hander Peter Lambert hadn't suddenly blossomed into their most dependable starting pitcher this season.,Lambert will try to keep the best year of ...
Nats' Daylen Lile strives to keep a hot bat against Reds
Washington Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile has owned the Cincinnati Reds this season.,The 23-year-old has hit four of his 15 home runs against the Reds and has driven in 10 runs in 17 at-bats.,On Friday, his three-run homer in the first inning gave host Washington an early lead in a 5-3 series-open...
New Dodgers Pitcher Tarik Skubal Already Wants To Go Back to Tigers
Tarik Skubal admitted he would love to spend his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, creating an intriguing situation for the Dodgers....
White Sox need to shake off big mistake with Guardians closing in
Mired in a season-long five-game losing streak, the Chicago White Sox could really use a win Saturday night.,Manager Will Venable could use one even more.,Venable and the White Sox will look to bounce back from an embarrassing defeat when they host the Cleveland Guardians Saturday night in the middl...
Twins' Kaelen Culpepper provides spark ahead of rematch vs. Brewers
Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper made an unforgettable big-league debut on Friday when he homered for his first hit.,One day later, Culpepper will try for a quality encore performance. ,The Twins will go for their third win in a row when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday evening...
Mets play role of spoiler against fading Pirates
The New York Mets are on one of their best, albeit brief, runs of the season.,Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates' playoff chances are fading, as the team has lost four straight games.,The Mets will seek a season-high fifth consecutive win when they take on the host Pirates on Saturday night in the se...
Clay Holmes set for Cubs debut in matchup vs. Royals
A day after one new pitching addition shined in his debut for the Chicago Cubs, another has chance to do the same.,Right-hander Clay Holmes will start on Saturday night for the first time as a member of the Cubs, who will try for their sixth consecutive victory when they host the Kansas City Royals....
Behind Max Scherzer, Blue Jays chase series win vs. Phillies
Two veterans who are starting to pitch up to their standards will square off Saturday evening when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Philadelphia Phillies in the middle game of a weekend set. ,Max Scherzer (1-4, 7.92 ERA) will take the mound for Toronto, while fellow right-hander Aaron Nola (3-9, 5.55...
Marlins intent on converting opportunities vs. Angels
Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara, who has lasted at least six innings in 20 of his 24 appearances this season, will start on Saturday afternoon when the Marlins host the Los Angeles Angels.,Alcantara (12-6, 3.68 ERA) is coming off his best month of the season, going 2-2 with a 2.57 ERA in July. Th...
Red Sox chase 10th straight win, aim to hand A's 10th straight loss
The Boston Red Sox can do no wrong these days. At least that's the way it seems.,The Red Sox will enter their Saturday matchup against the visiting Athletics on a nine-game winning streak after recording a 13-1 victory on Friday in the opening contest of a three-game series.,Boston has won 11 of its...
High-powered matchup pits Braves' Chris Sale vs. Yankees' Gerrit Cole
Using Chris Sale on extra rest is working well for the Atlanta Braves.,Sale will be pitching with more rest than usual Saturday when he throws for the first time since July 29 as the Braves visit the New York Yankees.,The teams will face a shorter turnaround than usual after a nearly two-hour rain d...
Drew Rasmussen throws 7 scoreless innings as Rays nip Mariners
All-Star Drew Rasmussen pitched seven scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Friday.,Jonny DeLuca and Jonathan Aranda homered for the American League East-leading Rays, who have won 13 of their past 17 games.,The Mariners lost for the third time in four gam...
Skye Blakely, Claire Pease share first at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
The University of Florida's Skye Blakely and 17-year-old Honolulu native Claire Pease are tied for the all-around lead after the first day of women's competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Friday in Phoenix.,Each earned 55.6 points.,Sixteen-year-old Charleigh Bullock from Virginia holds...
Cam Smith's 2 home runs push Astros past Padres
Cam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3.,Smith initiated the scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off ...
Willy Adames, Rafael Devers go deep as Giants down Tigers
Rafael Devers and Willy Adames hit home runs, Adrian Houser threw five innings of effective relief and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home series with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.,Jung Hoo Lee chipped in with a two-run single for the Giants, who were making th...
Cam Smith's two homer get Astros past Padres
Cam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3., ,Smith initiated scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off th...
D-backs extend Dodgers' skid on Ryan Waldschmidt's walk-off homer
Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Friday, sending Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive loss.,Max Kepler walked to open the ninth off Edwin Diaz (1-1). Pinch runner Jorge Barrosa stole secon...
Josh Smith's big night helps Blue Jays hold off Phillies
Josh Smith collected three hits, including a homer, and scored three runs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays held on to nip the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Friday.,In a back-and-forth game that started two hours after the scheduled first pitch due to inclement weather, Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers ...