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Phillies' offense powers series-evening win over the Reds
PHILADELPHIA — Ranger Suárez could’ve thrown his signature sinker. Or a cutter. Even a four-seam fastball. Instead, he opted for another changeup — and still struck out Austin Hays.
Suárez blew a kiss skyward as he walked to the dugout.
And then, just like that, he was gone.
It was the end of the fifth inning. Suárez had thrown only ...Read more
Royals make final case for All-Star inclusion in loss to Diamondbacks
A few Kansas City Royals players will await their 2025 All-Star fate on Sunday afternoon.
Major League Baseball is set to announce the American League All-Star reserves with a special ESPN telecast beginning at 4 p.m. Central. And the Royals have a handful of players who have earned serious consideration.
Bobby Witt Jr., who finished second ...Read more
Cubs looking at in-house options for now with starter Jameson Taillon likely out for a month
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are fortunate to have the All-Star break coming up as they try to deal with the loss of starter Jameson Taillon to a right calf strain.
Manager Craig Counsell used Drew Pomeranz as the opener Saturday in an 8-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and will have only one more outing to fill before the break.
Counsell ...Read more
Orioles' Ramón Laureano comes through in extras to lead 9-6 win vs. Braves
ATLANTA — Orioles’ interim manager Tony Mansolino said before Saturday’s game against the Braves that his top choice to join Ryan O’Hearn at the All-Star Game was Ramón Laureano.
The veteran outfielder backed up his skipper’s words with a go-ahead double in the top of the 10th inning to help Baltimore beat Atlanta, 9-6, and clinch a ...Read more
Brandon Nimmo grand slam, 2 homers from Pete Alonso power Mets past Yankees
NEW YORK — For the Mets, the Subway Series has been pretty grand.
For the Yankees, it’s been a sloppy reminder that the fundamentals matter.
In the fifth game of the city’s annual home-and-home contest, the visitors fell behind early and never recovered. Brandon Nimmo’s first-inning grand slam off Carlos Rodon and two home runs by Pete...Read more
Angels lose to Blue Jays again in extra innings
TORONTO — The failure that cost the Los Angeles Angels Saturday’s game happened long before Ryan Zeferjahn allowed the winning run.
The Angels lost 4-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings, the same score as the extra-inning loss the day before.
Again, they could look back on missed opportunities to score earlier in the game. The Angels ...Read more
Red Sox ride seven-run third inning to 10-3 victory vs. Nationals
Friday morning the Red Sox set off their Fourth of July fireworks early, erupting for seven runs in the fifth inning en route to a blowout win over the Washington Nationals.
As it turned out, they saved some extra for Saturday’s rematch too.
The Red Sox blew out the Nationals again, riding a seven-run third inning to a decisive 10-3 win in ...Read more
Twins beat Rays, 6-5, on walk-off bunt
MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday at Target Field, Twins outfielder Harrison Bader hit a walk-off home run to beat Tampa Bay, 4-3.
On Saturday at Target Field, Brooks Lee won it 6-5 with a walk-off push bunt that never got to first base.
His bunt that wobbled down the foul line drove in Byron Buxton in a ninth inning when the Twins got their first ...Read more
Yohel Pozo's homer catapults Cardinals to comeback victory against Cubs
CHICAGO — The baseball Yohel Pozo crushed to radically change the St. Louis Cardinals’ fortunes at Wrigley Field left a vapor trail as it reached Waveland Avenue and an exhale as its results stirred his teammates in the dugout.
Down by two runs when the inning began and facing the heat of a squandered lead and potentially wasted weekend, ...Read more
Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt likely needs Tommy John surgery, Aaron Boone says
NEW YORK — The Yankees’ rotation suffered another significant blow, as Clarke Schmidt likely needs Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, manager Aaron Boone said.
The update came two days after Schmidt exited his start in Toronto with forearm tightness.
“Not great news on that front,” Boone said before Saturday’s game against the ...Read more
Dylan Hernández: Dodgers must aggressively pursue pitchers before the trade deadline
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are counting on Max Muncy to be ready to produce in October.
As they should.
Muncy is expected to be sidelined for six weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee but that won't push them into the market for another third baseman between now and the July 31 trade deadline.
"I don't think that changes much, knowing ...Read more
Dodgers' pitchers get torched during historic lopsided loss to hated Astros
They are two longtime Dodger villains, hated for two vastly different reasons.
As the last remaining position player from the Houston Astros’ trash-can-banging, and (in the eyes of most Dodgers fans) World Series-stealing 2017 championship team, Jose Altuve always receives a rude welcome from the fans at Chavez Ravine.
As one of the most ...Read more
Dodgers suffer worst loss at Dodger Stadium, routed by Astros
LOS ANGELES — By posting a 2.93 ERA and holding hitters to a .217 average over his first 40 innings out of the bullpen this season, Ben Casparius pitched his way into the Dodgers’ depleted starting rotation.
He is pitching his way back to the bullpen.
Casparius was ripped for six runs in the first three innings Friday night, and things ...Read more
Royals' offense erupts with fireworks in series-opening win vs. Diamondbacks
Fans who attended Chase Field on Friday night were promised fireworks in celebration of the Fourth of July.
Little did they know their ticket would include an additional show.
The Kansas City Royals rolled into town sitting on a powder keg. Their dormant offense needed the right environment to ignite and the right player to light a spark.
...Read more
SF Giants embarrassed by A's on all-around shoddy Fourth of July night
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Giants flew out of Phoenix with much-needed good vibes. Camilo Doval redeemed himself on Wednesday, and Robbie Ray shoved on Thursday. They salvaged a split of their four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, arriving in West Sacramento with a chance to win three in a row for the first time in weeks.
They ...Read more
With Max Muncy expected back from knee injury, Dodgers stick with trade deadline plans
LOS ANGELES — When Max Muncy first went down on Wednesday night, clutching his left knee and writhing in pain after a collision with Chicago White Sox baserunner Michael A. Taylor on a steal attempt at third base, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes couldn’t help but let his mind go to a dark place.
“Obviously, [there were] a lot of ...Read more
Tigers edge Guardians in opener on solo homers by Perez, McKinstry
CLEVELAND — Manager AJ Hinch wasn’t playing any "scene of the crime" games Friday night. Yes, Progressive Field is where the Tigers’ playoff run ended last season. But as far as bringing any emotional leftovers into this series?
“No,” he said flatly. “This is a team we know well and it’s a team we’ve played a lot of close games ...Read more
Orioles edge Braves, 3-2, as Charlie Morton outduels Spencer Strider
ATLANTA — Charlie Morton is no stranger to watching fireworks over the Battery skyline.
The right-hander returned to Atlanta on Friday to face the team with whom he spent the past four seasons and won a World Series in 2021, outdueling Braves ace Spencer Strider to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a July 4 win, 3-2.
Jordan Westburg, back in the...Read more
Padres walk off a win over Rangers after Xander Bogaerts' exit
SAN DIEGO — The Padres walked off 3-2 win in 10 innings on Friday evening over the Texas Rangers to begin the final homestand before the All-Star break.
Time will tell if if they’ve lost their shortstop for a stretch.
Xander Bogaerts grabbed at his right hamstring after swinging at the first pitch he saw with the bases loaded in the bottom...Read more
Jo Adell's homer is not enough as Angels lose to Blue Jays in 10 innings
TORONTO — Jo Adell delivered in a huge clutch moment on Friday night.
Unfortunately for the Angels, no one else could.
Adell’s game-tying three-run homer in the seventh inning was the Angels’ only hit in 10 at-bats with runners in scoring position, and they lost 4-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays in 10 innings.
Sam Bachman made a throwing ...Read more
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