TORONTO (AP) — Max Scherzer came off the injured list and promptly reached another milestone. Unfortunately for Scherzer, it didn't stop his season-long struggles. The Toronto pitcher reached 3,500 strikeouts when he caught Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber looking at an 86 mph change up ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gavin Sheets hit a tying double and then scored the go-ahead run while the Cincinnati Reds misplayed three consecutive bunts by the Padres in the seventh inning, sending San Diego to a 6-2 victory Monday night. Freddy Fermin homered in his third consecutive game and drove in ...
Miles Russell was among two 17-year-olds who earned a spot in the U.S. Open on Monday. Still to be determined was whether Russell brings his caddie from the 36-hole qualifier — the son of three-time champion Tiger Woods — to Shinnecock Hills next week. Russell, the No. 10 amateur in the ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cincinnati rookie Sal Stewart hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Reds snapped their five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old Stewart drove his 13th homer to center field off Yuki Matsui ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered leading off the eighth inning and the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Tuesday night. Spencer Jones also went deep with his first major league home run for the Yankees, who have won three straight and are 10-4 since May ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove in three runs, Carlos Rodón shook off a leadoff homer to pitch six solid innings and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep over Cleveland by beating the Guardians 8-4 on Wednesday. José Caballero had two RBIs as the Yankees stopped ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit just his second home run of the season with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Tatis lined a 2-1 pitch from Chase Petty (0-1) into the first row of seats in left field, with ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. (Capsules in order of CWS opening games. Coaches' records through super regionals): Troy (38-30) Coach: Skylar Meade (186-119 in 5 years at ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cincinnati rookie Sal Stewart hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Reds snapped their five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old Stewart drove his 13th homer ...
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luis García Jr. launched a two-run homer, Jacob Young scored a pivotal run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Tuesday night. James Wood had three hits and Young ...
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal chose the simple approach to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final with Carolina trailing in the best-of-seven series. But, the 20-year veteran's winning goal on Tuesday night was anything but simple. Then ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dillon Dingler had two homers among his four hits and drove in four runs Tuesday night, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Dingler had a solo homer in the first and a three-run shot in the sixth to raise ...
By MIKE DiGIOVANNA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Wade Meckler and Jo Adell keyed a five-run second inning with two-run doubles, and Walbert Ureña navigated heavy traffic through five shutout innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros on ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes was bored and driving through the northern Pittsburgh suburbs on Monday — a rare in-season off day — when the Pirates ace caught the familiar lights of a baseball field out of the corner of his eye. The next thing the ...
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Burleson homered and drove in three runs Tuesday night to power the surging St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-0 victory over the New York Mets. Dustin May tossed six solid innings to snap a seven-start winless streak for the Cardinals, who ...
MIAMI (AP) — Otto Lopez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to start off Miami's four-run eighth inning and Joe Mack went 4 for 4 and scored three runs as the Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in seven games. Lopez's run-scoring single started a ...
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a two-run homer to lead off the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Tuesday night. Mitch Garver also homered for the AL West-leading Mariners, who have won 11 of their last 14 games ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nick Martinez gave up six hits over seven innings, Ben Williamson and Nick Fortes hit RBI doubles, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. Martinez (6-2) allowed three runs while striking out two. Kevin Kelly added a hitless ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Valenzuela hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays scored twice off Jhoan Duran to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Tuesday night. Duran (1-3) blew a save opportunity for the first time this ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Pages hit a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly during a seventh-inning outburst against Pittsburgh's bullpen as the Dodgers quickly pulled away once Pirates ace Paul Skenes exited in a 12-3 win on Tuesday night. Skenes, the ...