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Freddy Peralta outduels Tyler Anderson in the Brewers' 2-0 win over the Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Freddy Peralta struck out eight over six innings of three-hit ball, outdueling Tyler Anderson in the Milwaukee Brewers' 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. Rhys Hoskins and Willy Adames drove in runs for the Brewers, who took two of...
Leody Taveras hits go-ahead HR for Rangers in 5-3 win over Mets, who had won 7 in a row
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy told Leody Taveras to be ready even though the slumping center fielder wasn't in the starting lineup. Taveras entered the game on defense in the seventh and then hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the bottom of the inning...
Tributes to Willie Mays pour in as mural is unveiled in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Willie Mays gave a message to his longtime friend Dusty Baker just a day before he died. Mays, who died Tuesday afternoon at 93 years old, knew that he wouldn't be able to make the trip to Birmingham, Alabama, for a week of festivities honoring the...
Sean Murphy has pair of 2-run homers and Braves earn 3-game sweep of Tigers with 7-0 victory
ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a pair of two-run homers, Reynaldo López threw five scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. López (5-2) lowered his MLB-leading ERA to 1.57. He allowed seven hits,...
Rickwood Field, Willie Mays' first pro park and monument of opportunity and oppression, welcomes MLB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about Rickwood Field, the...
Sal Frelick robs Taylor Ward of a tying home run to end the Brewers' 6-3 win over the Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sal Frelick robbed Taylor Ward of a tying home run with a leaping catch in center field for the final out of the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. The Angels staged a three-run rally in the ninth inning and then got...
Mets rally for 7-6 victory at Texas and extend winning streak to season-best 7 games
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Nimmo loves the way the New York Mets are playing right now as they just keep winning games. Pete Alonso hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Mets, a night after their 22-hit outburst in a lopsided victory, extended their winning...
Spencer Schwellenbach shuts down Tigers for 1st MLB victory as Braves win 2-1
ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Schwellenbach earned his first major league win and Ozzie Albies delivered a key hit for the second straight game as the Atlanta Braves downed the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Braves also beat the Tigers 2-1 on Monday in the series opener. ...
Timeline of Willie Mays’ career
A timeline of Willie Mays’ career: 1931 (May 6) — Born in Westfield, Alabama. 1948 — Joins Birmingham Black Barons of Negro leagues. 1950 — Signs with New York Giants for $4,000. 1951 (May 25) — Major league debut. ...
Plesac throws 6 solid innings in his Angels debut, and Neto homers in LA's 5-3 win over Brewers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Zach Plesac pitched six innings of four-hit ball in his Angels debut and his first major league start in nearly 14 months, and Zach Neto hit a two-run homer in Los Angeles' 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Luis Guillorme had an RBI...
