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Judge is awesome. So is Ohtani. But it's the balanced Diamondbacks who have MLB's best offense
PHOENIX (AP) — Aaron Judge is mashing homers at an astounding pace for the New York Yankees. Shohei Ohtani provides the same type of thump for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But it’s the Arizona Diamondbacks who have the best offense in the big leagues — by quite a bit. ...
Rookie Brooks Lee's 5 RBIs help Twins rally past Reds 9-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Brooks Lee had five RBIs, Carlos Santana went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 Sunday for just their fourth win in 12 games. Ryan Jeffers had two hits and two runs for the Twins, who scored eight...
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 3 hits to lead Pirates past Royals 4-3, avoid series sweep
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Billy Cook lined a single to left to start the fifth and scored from...
Nathan Lukes' double in 8th pushes Blue Jays past Cardinals 3-2 to complete 3-game sweep
TORONTO (AP) — Nathan Lukes drove in the winning run with a double in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Pinch hitter George Springer singled off right-hander Andrew Kittredge (4-5) with one out in...
Friedl and Martinez lead Reds to 11-1 rout of struggling Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — TJ Friedl went 4 for 4 with a two-run homer and Nick Martinez pitched six strong innings for his third straight win as the Cincinnati Reds routed the scuffling Minnesota Twins 11-1 on Saturday night. Jake Fraley had three hits for the Reds, including a solo...
Berríos wins seventh straight start, Guerrero gets 500th RBI as Blue Jays beat Cardinals 7-2
TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos pitched seven strong innings to win his seventh straight start, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in his 500th career run and scored twice, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Saturday. Guerrero went 1 for 3 with a walk, maintaining...
Bobby Witt Jr. passes 100 RBIs for the season as the Royals beat the Pirates 5-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday. Witt also hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the sixth. He went 2 for 3 to...
De La Cruz's first big league grand slam keys Reds to 8-4 win over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit his first big league grand slam in a six-run seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Friday night. Minnesota (78-69) lost for the seventh time in 10 games. Its lead over Detroit for the final AL wild card was cut to...
Alejandro Kirk's winning hit in 11th inning pushes Blue Jays past Cardinals 4-3
TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. After the Cardinals intentionally walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to...
Salvador Perez hits a 2-run homer, Alec Marsh strikes out 11 and Royals beat Pirates 8-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel hit home runs and drove in two runs each, Alec Marsh struck out 11 in 5 1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped Pittsburgh’s four-game winning streak with an 8-3 victory over the Pirates on Friday night. Perez’s two-run...
