PITTSBURGH — To earn the Pirates’ first series win in two-and-a-half weeks, catcher Joey Bart played hero against his hometown team.

Bart’s bases-loaded ninth inning grounder ended up in the right spot, scoring Adam Frazier from third and giving the Pirates a 4-3 walk-off win Sunday against the Atlanta Braves. The Pirates took two of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — When, for sport, he recently listed the different ways teams can find ways to win within a ballgame, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol mentioned there are days when it’s on the starter, days when it’s a key relief performance, days when it’s all speed and small ball and days when it’s doubles and homers.

And then there are...Read more

DETROIT – Reese Olson has had and will have better days. But on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series before a crowd of 36,138 at Comerica Park, the Texas Rangers had his number.

They scored three times and knocked him out of the game after four innings, taking the series with a 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. It marked the first...Read more

SEATTLE — All they can do now is salvage.

The Seattle Mariners, so stout for so long, find themselves in unfamiliar territory entering Sunday’s series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. The only objective now is simply trying to avoid a sweep.

The Blue Jays rallied from a three-run deficit and pulled away for a 6-3 victory Saturday ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — If the Baltimore Orioles had any momentum carrying over from their uplifting win over the Angels on Friday night, it was gone by the end of the first inning.

Baltimore (14-24) fell into an early hole and never dug itself out in a 5-2 loss to the Angels on Saturday night. Kyle Gibson didn’t record an out past the fourth ...Read more

DENVER — It is something of a silly notion to assume a team will sweep a series.

This is the big leagues.

Right?

“I’m not big (on) ‘Win all three games.’ I’m more take care of business today,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “This is Major League Baseball. Coming in and winning a major league game is what we strive and ...Read more

CLEVELAND — With two out in the seventh inning Saturday, everyone at Progressive Field — including players from both teams — gazed up at the 221-foot wide video screen in left field and pretended to be umpires.

Was José Ramírez safe at second base? Did Trea Turner tag him on the hand? Was the tying run in scoring position, or was the ...Read more

Hours after the Boston Celtics rebounded from a frustrating loss – two, in fact – with a 115-93 win over the New York Knicks, the Red Sox did the same.

Whereas Friday night’s series opener in Kansas City was a scoreless stalemate until the 11th, Saturday was only a low-scoring affair for the home team. The Red Sox blew out the Royals 10-1...Read more

NEW YORK — It’s almost like clockwork. Every April, Tylor Megill is lights-out through the month of April, but once the calendar turns to May, the right-hander turns into a different pitcher.

It wasn’t exactly the worst start for Megill on Saturday night against the Chicago Cubs, but he didn’t exactly look like he did in April in the ...Read more

PHOENIX — The Dodgers were a perfect 5-0 this season when facing former Cy Young Award winners.

On Saturday night at Chase Field, however, they finally met their match.

Despite missing his last scheduled start because of shoulder inflammation, Corbin Burnes had his way with the Dodgers’ powerhouse lineup in a 3-0 win for the Arizona ...Read more

DETROIT — Jack Flaherty knows the formula for his own success. He’s certainly demonstrated it enough over the course of his career, especially last season when he helped the Dodgers win the World Series.

He even talked about it on Friday.

“Do the small things right,” he said. “Control the zone, make pitches and don’t complicate too...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s hard to tell which recovery is more impressive: Joe Ryan’s or the Twins’. Either way, Ryan provided ample evidence Saturday that both are healthy again.

Ryan, floored by an “intense” bout of the flu earlier this week that delayed his scheduled Thursday start by two days, allowed just two hits and one run over six ...Read more

Two solo home runs from Aaron Judge and a go-ahead homer from Oswald Peraza weren’t enough for the Yankees to pull off a comeback win on Saturday, as they fell to the Athletics, 11-7.

The Yankees put themselves up 6-4 with a five-run sixth, but that lead was quickly erased after some catchable balls off the bats of Brent Rooker and Tyler ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The novelty angle to Saturday’s game was the weather delays — one that pushed back the start and another during the fifth inning — that were billed as the first for home games in franchise history.

The more important storyline was the dramatic way the Rays won, especially after it looked like they were headed toward a loss...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Less than 24 hours after benefiting from some manager Don Kelly magic, the Pirates returned to their losing ways Saturday afternoon at PNC Park, falling to the Atlanta Braves by a final score of 3-2 in 11 innings.

Atlanta started the scoring in the top of the second when Michael Harris II doubled home Sean Murphy to make the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — An opportunistic offense that conjured four runs in the second inning followed by another starter’s wizardry proved plenty for the Cardinals to continue their hex on the Washington Nationals on Harry Potter Day at the ballpark.

Lumos, Cardinals.

In a week, they’ve pulled a winning streak out of their hats.

Led by starter ...Read more

DETROIT — Casey Mize, off to the best start of his career, will have to hit pause.

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch announced before the game Saturday that Mize was placed on the 15-day injured list dating to Friday with a mild left hamstring strain.

“In his last inning in Colorado (Thursday), he felt a sensation or a tweak and everybody ...Read more

BOSTON — It seemed as though everyone had moved on.

Rafael Devers moving from third base to designated hitter was the story of spring training. The slugger made no attempt to hide his unhappiness and at one point even said he wouldn’t be willing to do it, but eventually the change was made and after a historically bad first week he settled ...Read more