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Bryce Harper answers hecklers with home run in return from paternity list to power Phillies' win over Reds
CINCINNATI — After a few days on the paternity list, Bryce Harper returned to the Phillies clubhouse on Wednesday night. He was active ahead of Thursday’s game against the Reds, and didn’t waste any at-bats. With two outs in the top of the third inning and a runner on second, Harper launched a two-run home run 384 feet to right-center ...Read more
Twins rally, sweep White Sox with five home runs, including two by Edouard Julien
MINNEAPOLIS — It was a sleepy afternoon game against a historically bad opponent, a home-run-derby-style finale to a four-game sweep that was only briefly in doubt.
But if you're Simeon Woods Richardson, Thursday's 6-3 Twins victory over Chicago at Target Field was something much more memorable: A gateway, finally, to the major leagues.
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Poor defense, bullpen result in Pirates' 7-5 loss to Brewers
PITTSBURGH — Pirates manager Derek Shelton’s club had plenty of opportunities to earn not only another victory, but a series win on Thursday afternoon as well. But continued mistakes in the field, paired with more bullpen struggles, proved to be too much to overcome for the Pirates, who fell, 7-5, to the Brewers at PNC Park.
After watching ...Read more
Double by Michael Harris II helps Braves walk off with sweep of Marlins
ATLANTA — The Braves sprinkled in some drama, which only allowed them to make this extra crushing for the Marlins.
They had handled the Marlins all series. With a two-run lead in the ninth inning in the finale, Raisel Iglesias blew the save as Miami tied the game. But he rebounded to keep it tied, then his teammates did the rest.
On ...Read more
Padres, Matt Waldron turn in strong starts to beat Rockies
DENVER — A fantastic start and surviving a midgame letdown was enough.
For the Padres and for Matt Waldron.
The Padres scored four runs in the first inning and one more after four innings of silence en route to a sharply played and somewhat sleepy 5-2 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday night at Coors Field.
Waldron allowed one run on ...Read more
Mariners, Bryce Miller fall in Texas, 5-1, as Rangers break out on offense
ARLINGTON, Texas — They weren’t going to be held down for the entire series. The hard contact was going to yield not just hits, but homers. And they were eventually going to score runs. Their lineup features too many proven hitters to be stymied for an entire series.
A night after being shut out by the Mariners, the Texas Rangers ended a ...Read more
Third-inning blunders too much for Pirates to overcome in 3-2 loss to Brewers
PITTSBURGH — When asked Tuesday evening about the early success by his starting rotation, Pirates manager Derek Shelton highlighted numerous factors, but first on the list was his team’s ability to avoid putting runners on base.
“We're keeping people away from free passes,” Shelton said. “I think that's been the biggest thing: staying...Read more
Curtis Mead, Randy Arozarena homer as Rays battle back to beat Tigers, 7-5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Curtis Mead’s first extra-base hit of the season was huge for himself and his team.
The rookie second baseman, who had been scuffling all season, crushed a two-run homer as part of a three-run sixth as the Rays battled back to beat the Tigers, 7-5, Wednesday in front of an announced 13,754 at Tropicana Field.
The win...Read more
Aaron Judge turns balk into milestone as Yankees beat A's, 7-3
NEW YORK — Joe Boyle thought he caught Aaron Judge looking.
With the Yankees’ center fielder facing a 1-2 count, the Athletics’ starter fired a 99-mph fastball to the lower, outside corner of the plate in the first inning. Judge froze on the pitch, watched it zip by, and slowly began walking back to the Yankees’ dugout, dismayed by his ...Read more
Gavin Lux a key contributor in Dodgers' 11-2 rout of Nationals
WASHINGTON — Back in the spring, Gavin Lux’s biggest problem was throwing the ball.
Then the regular season started, and the Dodgers’ once highly touted infielder suddenly looked unable to hit.
A month into his return from missing 2023 with a knee injury, Lux arrived at Nationals Park this week with just nine hits in 19 games, a .148 ...Read more
Willi Castro's three-run birthday blast helps Twins beat White Sox, 6-3
MINNEAPOLIS — It's difficult to know whether the Twins have straightened themselves out after four difficult weeks of ugly baseball or whether the White Sox are just their favorite pushovers. Either way, they have plenty of reasons to be grateful.
The Twins piled up a season-high 13 hits Wednesday night, put runners on base in every inning ...Read more
Seranthony Domínguez has rough outing in Phillies' 7-4 loss at Reds
CINCINNATI — It’s hard to overstate how scattered Seranthony Domínguez looked on Wednesday night in the Phillies’ 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. He needed 32 pitches to get through two-thirds of the sixth inning. Only half of those pitches were strikes. After Spencer Turnbull gave the Phillies five innings of three-hit, one-run ball, ...Read more
Royals hold on for 3-2 victory vs. Blue Jays
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals reached deep into their playbook on Wednesday night.
The Royals played a little small ball in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, manufacturing each run in a different manner.
In the first inning, it was star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. who put pressure on the Blue Jays. He earned a one-out walk ...Read more
Abreu, Devers, Wong combine for 11 hits as Red Sox shut out Guardians, 8-0
It speaks to their depth and resilience that the Red Sox can still look like a complete team without so many key players.
Hours after the club placed ace Brayan Bello on the 15-day injured list with right lat tightness, they put together an impressive 8-0 victory.
Against the Cleveland Guardians, who came into the contest with a major league-...Read more
Cody Bellinger headed to IL with fractured ribs; Cubs recall Pete Crow-Armstrong from Triple-A
CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger sounded hopeful Tuesday that his collision with the outfield wall wouldn’t cause him to miss much, if any, time.
That optimism did not last long.
Bellinger became the latest Cub to head to the injured list. A CT scan Wednesday revealed Bellinger has two fractured right ribs and a time ...Read more
Despite ice-cold lineup, Cardinals douse Diamondbacks with other ways to win
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals obviously haven’t won as much as they need and haven’t won as easily as they want, and even when they do, it’s sometimes followed by a carbuncle like Tuesday’s loss. But they emerged from that mess to filch an improbable series victory from Arizona by relying Wednesday on how they have won.
This is the way ...Read more
Francisco Lindor homers twice as Mets salvage series finale with 8-2 win against Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets were thrown a curveball of sorts Wednesday morning when San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his start and placed on the injured list with a left adductor strain.
With little time to alter their game plan, the Mets approach was simple: Control the strike zone and be aggressive against San ...Read more
Gunnar Henderson stars to lead Orioles in 6-5 win over Angels: 'He's done everything'
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Coming off an American League Rookie of the Year campaign, Gunnar Henderson entered the 2024 season with massive expectations. He’s lived up to every bit of them so far.
The Orioles’ shortstop reached base five times and finished a triple shy of the cycle Wednesday to lead Baltimore to a 6-5 series-clinching win over the...Read more
John Romano: The strange but true tale of dueling polls in the Rays stadium saga
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Soon, the Rays' great stadium debate will be in the hands of elected officials.
The details of the plan to reimagine the Tropicana Field parcel has taken more than a year to negotiate with the Rays, developers, Pinellas County and St. Petersburg all playing a role in what eventually will be a multibillion-dollar project...Read more
Orioles fall to Angels, 7-4, after Grayson Rodriguez endures rough start
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Grayson Rodriguez’s stellar start to the season hit its first snag Tuesday night as the right-hander allowed seven runs in the Orioles’ 7-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
Baltimore rallied late to get the tying run in the batter’s box but couldn’t complete the comeback, ending the club’s three-game winning streak....Read more
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