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Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners grabbed sole possession of first place in the AL West, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners grabbed sole possession of first place in the AL West, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
This Date in Baseball, August 29 - George Brett becomes 3rd player with 3,000 hits, 300 homers and 200 steals
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Tuesday, August 29
9 p.m.
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Tuesday, August 29
9 p.m.
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Mike Clevinger struck out 10 in seven sparkling innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 for a split of the four-game series between two of the worst teams in the majors.
Justin Verlander struck out seven over five scoreless innings and Kyle Tucker hit his 26th homer in the third inning, helping the Houston Astros rout the Detroit Tigers 17-4 on Sunday.
Cody Bellinger had three hits and five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1. Nico Hoerner had three hits and scored three times, helping Chicago close out a 5-2 road trip.
Hunter Goodman had two hits and RBI, scoring the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning of his major league debut to lead Colorado over the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 and stop the Rockies’ six-game losing streak.
Mookie Betts capped his return to Boston with a second straight three-hit game, hitting a two-run homer to spark the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-4 victory over the team he led to the 2018 World Series title.
Jorge Soler hit a two-run drive for his 35th homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 to avoid a series sweep.
Pete Alonso hit a tying double in the eighth inning and Rafael Ortega a winning single in the ninth to boost the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 and stop a four-game losing streak.
The Colorado Rockies released outfielder Jurickson Profar, who hit .236 with eight homers, 39 RBIs and one stolen base after signing a one-year contract as a free agent that paid him $8.75 million.
This Date in Baseball - Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season
This Date in Baseball, August 28 - Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season
TJ Friedl scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning on a two-out balk by Nabil Crismatt and the Cincinnati Reds rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Saturday night.
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Jordan Wicks gave up two hits and struck out nine over five innings in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6.
Shohei Ohtani had two hits, stole two bases and added an RBI as the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Saturday night.
Yoán Moncada hit a three-run homer, Touki Toussaint pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2, finishing a difficult week for the franchise with a sorely needed victory.
Zack Wheeler struck out 10 while pitching into the eighth inning, and Bryson Stott, Nick Castellanos and Brandon Marsh all went deep as the Philadelphia Phillies set a club record for home runs in a month and beat the St.
The Texas Rangers stopped their season-worst eight-game losing streak and stayed in first place in the tightened-up AL West with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
William Contreras hit a two-run double in Milwaukee’s five-run fifth inning, and the streaking Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 for their season-high seventh straight win.
Ryan Mountcastle doubled in two runs in the sixth inning to put Baltimore ahead for good, and the Orioles got an effective performance from their realigned bullpen in a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso left Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels after getting hit by a pitch leading off the eighth inning.
BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster, and the Boston Red Sox beat Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Saturday.
Adam Duvall hit a three-run homer, and the Boston Red Sox beat Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5.
Austin Riley hit his 30th home run, Max Fried pitched six uneven innings to remain unbeaten since coming off the injured list earlier this month, and the Atlanta Braves kept rolling with a 7-3 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Jake Alu had a tying RBI single in the ninth inning and Michael Chavis scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball as the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the skidding Miami Marlins 3-2.
Rookie Davis Schneider hit a two-run homer and an RBI single, helping Hyun Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-3.
Alex Verdugo became the first player in Boston Red Sox history to hit a leadoff homer in the first inning in three straight games, connecting against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Fenway Park.
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled LHP D.L. Hall from Norfolk (IL). Placed RHP Felix Bautista on the 15-day IL.
Major League Baseball
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled LHP D.L. Hall from Norfolk (IL). Placed RHP Felix Bautista on the 15-day IL.
This Date in Baseball, August 27 - Joe Morgan becomes 1st player in MLB history to have 200 HRs and 500 SBs
