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Melendez hits grand slam on 12th pitch, Royals beat Dodgers 7-2 as Yamamoto leaves early
LOS ANGELES (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to conclude a 12-pitch at-bat, Seth Lugo became the AL's first 10-game winner and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday night as Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start was cut short after two innings due to triceps tightness. ...
Devers' 2-run double helps Red Sox beat Yankees, stop Rodón's 7-start winning streak
BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a two-run double and the Boston Red Sox ended Carlos Rodón's seven-start winning streak by beating the New York Yankees 8-4 on Saturday night. Tyler O’Neill and rookie Jamie Westbrook had RBI doubles in a three-run first inning for the Red Sox,...
J-Rod goes deep to help Mariners win for 6th time in 7 games, 7-5 over Rangers
SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run homer, his second in three games, George Kirby allowed an unearned run over six innings and the Seattle Mariners held off the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Saturday. Seattle won for the sixth time in seven games and won its ninth consecutive...
Max Scherzer throws 4 2/3 innings in rehab start and rejoining Rangers could be next step
SEATTLE (AP) — Max Scherzer threw 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday night in what could be the final step before rejoining the Texas Rangers rotation. Texas manager Bruce Bochy said before Saturday's game in Seattle that if all went well in the...
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaves start vs. Kansas City after 2 innings due to triceps tightness
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto left his start Saturday night against Kansas City after two innings due to triceps tightness. The Japanese right-hander had his scheduled start on Thursday against Texas pushed back for extra rest. He threw two-hit ball in seven...
MLB umpire Pat Hoberg appealing discipline following sports betting investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to discipline umpire Pat Hoberg following an investigation into a potential violation of sports gambling policies. In a statement Friday, the commissioner's office said Hoberg has decided to appeal the penalty. MLB did not disclose the...
Martinez homers twice, Quintana ends 10-start winless streak and Mets beat Padres 5-1
NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Martinez homered twice, Jose Quintana ended a 10-start winless streak and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Saturday for their eighth win in 10 games. Martinez walked in his first two plate appearances against Adam Mazur (0-2), then homered off...
Ortiz and Wilson lead Brewers to 3-1 win over the Reds
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Ortiz hit a three-run homer, Bryse Wilson gave up three hits in 5 1/3 innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday. The Reds, who had won nine of 11 games, dropped to 34-36 and missed a chance to climb back to .500 for the first...
Greene homers twice and has a career-best 6 RBIs as Tigers rout Astros 13-5
HOUSTON (AP) — Riley Greene homered in each of the first two innings and set career highs with four hits and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers raced to a huge lead and cruised to a 13-5 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. “He’s learning. He’s growing,” manager A.J. Hinch...
Luis Rengifo's go-ahead RBI single lifts Angels past Giants 4-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luis Rengifo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, Logan O’Hoppe hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday. With two outs in the seventh, Nolan Schanuel walked, stole his first career...
