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Cardinals-Reds postponed by rain, will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Aug. 17
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (740+ words) After Friday's series opener between the NL Central rivals was postponed, the teams split a doubleheader on Saturday. St. Louis won the first game 8-1 and Cincinnati took the nightcap 7-6 in 11 innings. The Cardinals (29-22) have gone 15-9 since April 27, the fourth-best mark…...
Dodgers bullpen producing record streak of scoreless innings even without injured closer Edwin D'az
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (1074+ words) Los Angeles" bullpen has picked up the slack by producing a record run of effectiveness even while dealing with its own injury issues. Dodgers relievers have thrown 36 straight shutout innings. That represents the longest such streak for any bullpen in…...
Mike Trout hits 2-run homer and Angels clinch series over Rangers with 5-2 win
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (419+ words) Zach Neto walked to open the bottom of the first inning before Trout launched his 13th home run of the year over the center-field wall for a 2-0 lead. Neto scored again in the fifth on Schanuel's double to make it 3-1. Schanuel…...
Williams goes pitch-for-pitch against Phillies' ace S'nchez. Both were sharp in Cleveland's 1-0 win
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1004+ words) Williams was never better for Cleveland this season than he was on a rainy Friday in Philadelphia. He struck out 11 and matched last season's NL Cy Young Award runner-up, Cristopher S'nchez, with eight scoreless innings. Kyle Manzardo delivered for Cleveland…...
Blue Jays beat the Pirates 6-2 for their 3rd straight victory
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (616+ words) After Springer scored Toronto's first run in the third inning, Pinango drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Daulton Varsho in the inning. Gausman (4-3) settled in after giving up a run in the first inning. The right-hander allowed six hits, one…...
Cole throws 6 scoreless innings in return, Rays rally past Yankees 4-2 for 16th win in 19 games
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1102+ words) Austin Wells homered for the first time since April 28, a fifth-inning drive off Nick Martinez, before Tampa Bay rallied to deal the Yankees their third straight loss and 10th in 14 games. The Rays, a big league-best 34-15, are 4-0 against the Yankees and…...
Braves beat Marlins 9-1 behind Chris Sale and 3-run homers from Austin Riley, Dominic Smith
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (522+ words) Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II singled twice and Ronald Acu'a Jr added a base hit for the NL-leading Braves. Sale (7-3) limited the Marlins to four hits and picked up his seventh win after losing his previous two starts. The…...
Shohei Ohtani hits leadoff homer, lowers ERA to 0. 73 in another 2-way gem for victorious Dodgers
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (900+ words) While pitching and hitting in the same game for the first time in four weeks, Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the night and then threw five innings of three-hit ball in Los Angeles' 4-0 victory over the San Diego…...
Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham leaves game with left knee discomfort
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (443+ words) He is scheduled to undergo imaging on Thursday. Grisham grimaced at second base after his bloop double landed between left fielder Yohendrick Pi'ango and third baseman Kazuma Okamoto in the second inning. The 29-year-old remained in the game until Spencer…...
Kyle Harrison strikes out 11 as Brewers sweep sloppy Cubs with 5-0 win
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (981+ words) David Hamilton had three hits and scored two runs as division-leading Milwaukee improved to 14-4 in its last 18 games. Jake Bauers extended his hitting to a career-high 11 games with an RBI single in the third. Harrison (5-1) allowed two hits and walked…...