Stanton reaches 25 homers for 10th time and Cole exits with cramp as Yankees beat Texas 8-4

Stanton reaches 25 homers for 10th time and Cole exits with cramp as Yankees beat Texas 8-4

ARLINGTON, Texas — Giancarlo Stanton reached 25 homers for the 10th time in his big league career, Gerrit Cole struck out nine over six innings before his right calf cramped and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 on Monday night. Gleyber Torres had three hits for the AL-leading Yankees, including a two-run … Read more

Freeman rips 2 homers, Ohtani steals 3 bases as Dodgers take 3 of 4 from D-backs with an 11-6 win

Freeman rips 2 homers, Ohtani steals 3 bases as Dodgers take 3 of 4 from D-backs with an 11-6 win

PHOENIX — Freddie Freeman hit two homers and had five RBIs, Shohei Ohtani stole three bases and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6 on Monday. Teoscar Hernández went 5 for 5 to help Los Angeles take three of four games in a crucial series between NL West rivals. The Dodgers — who … Read more

Rookie Drew Romo has career-high 3 RBIs as Rockies defeat Orioles 7-5

Rookie Drew Romo has career-high 3 RBIs as Rockies defeat Orioles 7-5

DENVER — Drew Romo drove in a career-high three runs and Jordan Beck had a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 7-5 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night. “This is what we come to the ballpark for every day,” Beck said. “Each … Read more

Rafaela and Duran homer in the 10th inning as Red Sox bounce back and beat Tigers 7-5

Rafaela and Duran homer in the 10th inning as Red Sox bounce back and beat Tigers 7-5

DETROIT — Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran homered in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox rebounded after squandering a four-run lead and beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Friday night. The Tigers trailed 4-0 heading in the eighth inning, but rallied and forced extra innings by scoring three times in the eighth and … Read more

Derek Hill homers twice, Kyle Stowers drives in 4 as Marlins beat Rockies 12-8

Derek Hill homers twice, Kyle Stowers drives in 4 as Marlins beat Rockies 12-8

DENVER — Derek Hill had three hits and the second two-homer game of his career, Kyle Stowers had three hits and four RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 12-8 on Thursday to earn a split of the four-game series. Ali Sánchez had three hits and stole home, Otto Lopez had three hits, … Read more

YES Network, MSG Networks to launch bundled New York sports app

YES Network, MSG Networks to launch bundled New York sports app

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge. Erick W. Rasco | Sports Illustrated | Getty Images Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, the joint venture between MSG Networks and the YES Network, is launching a new bundled app in the fall that will air local games for seven New York area teams. The package announced Wednesday is … Read more

O’Hearn and Urías homer to lift Orioles over NL West-leading Dodgers 3-2 in interleague clash

O’Hearn and Urías homer to lift Orioles over NL West-leading Dodgers 3-2 in interleague clash

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ramón Urías hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning, Ryan O’Hearn also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Tuesday night in their interleague series opener. The Dodgers stranded the potential tying and winning runs in the ninth when Chris … Read more

Cronenworth gets key hit as Padres rally past Cardinals 7-5 for 3rd straight win

Cronenworth gets key hit as Padres rally past Cardinals 7-5 for 3rd straight win

ST. LOUIS — Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking RBI single in San Diego’s two-run seventh inning, and the Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 on Tuesday night for their third consecutive win. Manny Machado homered for San Diego, and Luis Arraez had three hits. Yuki Matsui (4-2) pitched an inning for the win, and … Read more

Double-duty Danny Jansen plays for both teams in one MLB game. Here’s how

Double-duty Danny Jansen plays for both teams in one MLB game. Here’s how

BOSTON — Blue Jays-turned-Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen didn’t just play for both teams in the same game — a first in major league baseball history. He played for both teams in the same inning. Jansen became the first major leaguer ever to appear on both sides of a baseball box score when he took … Read more

Kyle Schwarber and Garrett Stubbs power Phillies to an 11-3 win over the Royals

Kyle Schwarber and Garrett Stubbs power Phillies to an 11-3 win over the Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kyle Schwarber had two hits and three RBIs and Garrett Stubbs had a career-best four hits to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an 11-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. After Garrett Stubbs opened the third inning with a triple into the right-field corner, Schwarber hit a double to … Read more