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Rays look to slow surging Astros
The cities keep changing for the Houston Astros, but one thing remains the same: The first-place club in the American League West just keeps winning.,After taking two games from the rival Texas Rangers and sweeping the Boston Red Sox in three-game road series, the Astros will attempt to win a third ...
Matthew Boyd set to make season debut as Guardians host Cubs
Left-hander Matthew Boyd will finally make his 2024 debut when the host Cleveland Guardians continue a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. ,Signed by Cleveland as a free agent on June 29, Boyd has not pitched in a major league game since June 26, 2023. The 33-year-old, who went...
Resurgent Athletics take on slumping Mets
Nobody has a better idea of the danger that the rebuilding -- yet surging -- Oakland Athletics offer to the New York Mets better than the only player to spend time with both teams this season.,Right-hander Paul Blackburn will make his first start against his former team on Tuesday night, when the Me...
'We've just got to be better': Phillies aim to beat Marlins in opener
The Philadelphia Phillies will aim to snap a three-game overall losing streak and a four-game home skid on Tuesday night when they play the opener of a two-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins.,The Phillies have dropped 10 of their last 14 games, with the team giving up 23 runs over the la...
Reinvigorated Mariners hit the road to face Tigers
The Seattle Mariners left home with a renewed spirit. They'll embark on a nine-game road trip riding the high of a four-game winning streak.,The Mariners will begin their journey with three games at the Detroit Tigers, beginning on Tuesday night.,Detroit took two of three from the Mariners last week...
Two clubs treading water meet as Nationals visit Orioles
The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles both needed a chance to recalibrate after tough stretches.,Both teams had the day off Monday before beginning a two-game set Tuesday night in Baltimore.,The Orioles are back home following a 5-5 road trip that ended with Sunday's 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay.,...
Braves' Chris Sale hopes history repeats itself against Giants
Chris Sale will get an opportunity to try to replicate a standout performance on its 10th anniversary Monday night when the Atlanta Braves kick off a high-stakes, four-game road series against the San Francisco Giants.,The Braves (61-56) and Giants (61-59) begin the week separated by 1 1/2 games in ...
Padres' Joe Musgrove set to return to mound vs. Pirates
The San Diego Padres' starting rotation is set to get a potentially key piece back Monday night for the first game of a three-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,Joe Musgrove (3-4, 5.66 ERA), who's been out since May 26 due to right elbow inflammation, is scheduled to take the mound. W...
Hot-hitting D-backs seek to continue surge vs. last-place Rockies
After consecutive series wins over first-place clubs, the red-hot Arizona Diamondbacks will welcome the last-place Colorado Rockies to Phoenix on Monday night to open a three-game set.,Arizona is a league-best 27-11 since June 28 and has won eight straight series. Its two most recent series victorie...
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw looks for continued success in Milwaukee
Veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw will look to continue his mastery in Milwaukee in his fourth start since coming off the injured list when the Los Angeles Dodgers open a four-game series against the Brewers on Monday night in a matchup of division leaders.,Kershaw (0-2, 4.38 ERA) will oppose righ...
Hitting streak over, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Jays against Angels
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looks to start a new hitting streak when the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Guerrero had a career-high tying 22-game streak end Sunday when he was hitless in four at-bats during an 8-4 home loss to th...
Reds get look at Cards, hope to make up ground in wild-card race
Two division rivals in the thick of the National League wild-card race will collide on Monday night when the visiting St. Louis Cardinals begin a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds.,St. Louis, which had Sunday off following an 8-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, is just 1 1/2 gam...
Astros' Framber Valdez looks for another big outing at Rays
Left-hander Framber Valdez, who was one out away from tossing his second career no-hitter in his latest start, will be back on the mound when the Houston Astros open a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Valdez (11-5, 3.46 ERA) flirted with history in hi...
Twins, Royals face off with playoff positioning on the line
The Minnesota Twins will try to bounce back from consecutive losses when they welcome the Kansas City Royals on Monday evening to start a three-game series in Minneapolis.,The Twins hold a half-game lead over the Royals for second place in the American League Central entering the series. Both teams ...
Aaron Judge going for HR No. 300 when Yanks take on White Sox
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge stands one home run shy of 300 for his career.,On Monday, he'll take aim at that milestone against the host Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game series.,Judge, who leads the majors with 42 home runs this season, went 3-for-3 with a walk in Sunday's 8-7...
Red Sox look to end 4-game skid vs. Rangers
The Boston Red Sox will attempt to end a four-game losing streak on Monday when they open a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers.,The Houston Astros swept the Red Sox in a three-game set this past weekend. Boston had a team batting average of .188 in the series and was outscored 23-1...
Cubs out to complete climb back to .500 vs. Guardians
The Chicago Cubs look to record their fifth straight win while getting to .500 for the season on Monday when they open a three-game interleague series against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Left-hander Shota Imanaga (9-2, 3.06 ERA) is set to take the mound on Monday for his first-ever meeting with Cl...
Fresh off pair of shutouts, Mariners vie for series sweep of Mets
The Seattle Mariners' pitching staff appears ready for prime time.,Coming off consecutive shutouts of the New York Mets, the Mariners will play host to a Sunday night game on ESPN for the first time since 2004 as they try for a sweep of the three-game interleague series.,Mariners ace Luis Castillo (...
Tyler Glasnow aims to send Dodgers to sweep of reeling Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow will set a career high for starts in a season when he takes the mound against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon. ,It will be Glasnow's second start of the season against the team that drafted him in the fifth round in 2011. Also, it wi...
Giants, on a roll, aim for sweep of Tigers
The San Francisco Giants hope to continue to take advantage of a soft stretch in their schedule when they go for a home-series sweep over the tail-spinning Detroit Tigers on Sunday.,Six games under .500 on July 25 and considered potential sellers at the trade deadline, the Giants have gone 12-3 agai...