Texas Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford becomes the 1st major leaguer to hit for the cycle in 2024

BALTIMORE (AP) — Needing a home run for the cycle in the eighth inning, Wyatt Langford was focused on exactly that. Not that it changed his approach much. “I was obviously feeling really good at that point,” Langford said. “Just kind of one of those things that...

Langford hits for cycle to help Rangers snap 6-game skid with 11-2 win over Orioles

BALTIMORE (AP) — Texas rookie Wyatt Langford became the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season, and the Rangers routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 on Sunday night to snap a six-game skid. Derek Hill homered twice and Andrew Heaney (3-9) struck out 10 in seven innings...

Texas Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford becomes the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season

Astros move above .500 for 1st time this year, beat Mets 10-5 in 11 innings for 9th win in 10 games

NEW YORK (AP) — The Houston Astros moved over .500 for the first time this season, beating the New York Mets 10-5 on Sunday for their ninth win in 10 games as Jake Meyers hit a tiebreaking single in a five-run 11th inning. “I never lost faith in this group,” Astros manager Joe...

Luis Castillo steps in as a batter after injury forces Mariners to give up the designated hitter

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle starting pitcher Luis Castillo had to do more than just try and shut down the Minnesota Twins from the mound on Sunday. Castillo had to grab a bat and step in as a hitter after Seattle catcher Mitch Garver was injured by getting hit on the wrist and forcing a...

Altuve ejected for 2nd time in MLB career when called out on what appeared to be foul ball

NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Altuve was hopping mad. He had appeared to foul a ball off his left foot in the seventh inning of Sunday's game at the New York Mets, with runners on second and third and two outs as the Houston Astros tried to boost their 4-2 lead. The ball went on three hops...

Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson is the 1st participant in this year's Home Run Derby

BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson is headed to the Home Run Derby. Major League Baseball said on social media Sunday night that the Baltimore shortstop was the first player in the competition after he confirmed his participation. Around the same time, the announcement went up on...

Trevor Larnach's 2-run homer lifts Twins to 5-3 win over Mariners and extends HR streak to 19 games

SEATTLE (AP) — Trevor Larnach hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to extend Minnesota’s home run streak to 19 games and lift the Twins to a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Minnesota set a franchise record for consecutive games with a longball, but it...

Chapman homers and Giants hit 10 doubles, their most since 1912, in 10-4 win over Dodgers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants hit 10 doubles to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd of 40,428 at Oracle Park. It was the team's most doubles since the New York Giants had 12 at...

Malloy's inside-the-park HR propels Tigers to 7-6 victory, ending the Angels' 6-game winning streak

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy hit an inside-the-park homer in the fourth inning, Carson Kelly added a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers snapped their four-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. The Angels trailed 7-1 entering...