PHOENIX — Corbin Carroll homered twice and had six RBIs, Yilber Diaz pitched six strong innings for his first big-league win and the Arizona Diamondbacks blasted the Toronto Blue Jays 12-1 on Saturday night. The Diamondbacks roughed up José Berríos (8-7) to win or split their fifth straight series, scoring five runs on seven hits … Read more
ARLINGTON, Texas — Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez is set for his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for Atlanta lefty Chris Sale, who is scheduled to start for the Braves on Sunday and won’t pitch in the Midsummer Classic. The addition of Sánchez on Saturday pushes the Phillies’ MLB-leading total to eight All-Stars, … Read more
ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball was still stinging from a strike that had wiped out the World Series the previous season when the 1995 All-Star Game was played in the stifling Texas heat at the Rangers’ new ballpark. Buck Showalter certainly remembers how hot it was when he managed the American League squad then. … Read more
ST. LOUIS — Kyle Hendricks allowed five hits in seven shutout innings and Nico Hoerner and David Bote each drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. “I was just trying to take it one … Read more
PHOENIX — Making Paul Skenes the All-Star Game starting pitcher for the National League after just 11 career appearances was a difficult decision for Arizona manager Torey Lovullo, but one he felt was correct. The positive vibes he received following Friday’s announcement only made the manager more confident. “I think I got it right,” Lovullo … Read more
PHOENIX — Brandon Pfaadt outpitched Max Fried in six strong innings, Jake McCarthy made a leaping grab at the wall in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Thursday night. Pfaadt (4-6) was sharp for the fourth straight start, scattering three hits while striking out four to win after … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Ernie Clement hit a three-run homer for the second straight night and had an RBI single in Toronto’s six-run sixth inning, and the Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Wednesday night. Clement and Alejandro Kirk each had three hits, and George Springer drove in three runs as Toronto had … Read more
DETROIT — Matt Vierling hit a home run and drove in three and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Wednesday night. Reese Olson (4-8) improved to 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA in his past five starts, allowing three runs on six hits in six innings as Detroit won for the fifth time … Read more
WASHINGTON — Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson homered, Miles Mikolas pitched into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 on Monday. Burleson drove in three runs for the Cardinals, who took three of four games in the series and have won six of eight overall. St. Louis is 33-18 … Read more
NEW YORK — Rafael Devers homered off rookie Luis Gil in the seventh inning and connected again in the ninth, leading the Boston Red Sox over the Yankees 3-0 Sunday night and sending New York to its 15th loss in 20 games. Devers put Boston ahead on a 98.8 mph fastball from Gil (9-5), lifting … Read more
