DETROIT — Tobias Myers allowed one hit in eight innings and Blake Perkins hit his first of two RBI triples in a five-run second, lifting the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Milwaukee had a breakout offensive performance, with Perkins among four players with two RBIs, … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nolan Schanuel and Zach Neto homered as the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of San Diego with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night after Padres star Manny Machado left with a leg injury. The Padres announced after the game Machado suffered a strained right hip flexor. The third baseman appeared to … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6 on Wednesday night. Skenes (3-0) allowed three runs on six hits, including a two-run shot by Ohtani in the third. The … Read more
Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023. The 24-year-old Venezuelan with 149 games of major league experience … Read more
HOUSTON — Yainer Diaz homered in a second straight game to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Playing without star right fielder Kyle Tucker, the Astros got a three-run homer from Diaz in the third inning as they took the first two games of a … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Giants pitcher Blake Snell appears headed to the injured list for a second time this season after leaving Sunday’s start against the New York Yankees with left groin tightness. A similar injury landed Snell on the IL for a month this year when he was sidelined by a left adductor strain. The … Read more
NEW YORK — Ketel Marte hit a leadoff homer and then a go-ahead, two-run shot in the ninth inning that lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Mets 5-4 on Sunday for a four-game split. Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Martinez combined to drive in three runs with consecutive triples in a four-run third against … Read more
CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on a rainy Saturday night. Seiya Suzuki committed an ugly error and hit his first career grand slam — in one wild inning — as Chicago won for just the second time in … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Judge capped a spectacular May by homering twice in his first game in San Francisco and the New York Yankees beat the Giants 6-2 on Friday night. Judge grew up about 100 miles away in Linden and was heavily recruited in free agency by the Giants in December 2022, but decided … Read more
SEATTLE — Spencer Arrighetti allowed two hits over six shutout innings to help the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Thursday and avoid a four-game series sweep. Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the fourth against Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (3-3). Kyle Tucker led off the inning with a single and Bregman … Read more
