SEATTLE — In a stunning collapse for the Seattle Mariners, Andrés Muñoz surrendered three runs with two outs in the ninth inning, and old nemesis Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer on the first pitch of the 10th inning put the finishing touches on the Minnesota Twins 12-6 come-from-behind win late Friday.

The Mariners were 25-0 this season ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t quite as significant as the fifth inning of Game 5.

But, in the opening game of a World Series rematch at Chavez Ravine on Friday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers mounted a sixth-inning rally against the New York Yankees that carried its own profound importance.

The only real difference: They didn’t need the Yankees...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Having allowed five runs total across his previous four starts entering Friday, Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore could not get past the second frame against the Rangers before matching that figure.

Liberatore surrendered one run in the first inning and four in the second, leaving the Cardinals in an early deficit they ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Tigers did another high-wire act.

Similar to their 4-3 win against the Giants on Wednesday, they put themselves in peril seemingly every inning Friday in the series opener against Central Division foe the Kansas City Royals.

And, once again, the Tigers’ bullpen didn’t let them fall.

Neither did Spencer Torkelson. ...Read more

The Red Sox arrived in Atlanta on their first five-game losing streak of the season, fresh off getting swept in Milwaukee, where the Brewers had walked them off in each of the last two games.

On Friday night, Boston bounced back with a 5-1 come-from-behind win and one of their most complete, high-caliber performances in weeks.

The outlook wasn...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Nick Pivetta continues to make himself at home at Petco Park.

The first-year Padre continued his run of dominance in his new home park, striking out eight over six strong innings to outduel the Pirates’ Mitch Keller in a 3-2 win in front of a sellout crowd of 42,579 on Friday night.

The victory was the Padres’ 10th straight ...Read more

Kyle Harrison has created quite the conundrum for the Giants.

Harrison turned in a fine start as San Francisco beat the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park, 2-0, tossing five scoreless innings with five strikeouts and allowing one lone hit. The command was a tad shaky, evidenced by three walks, but his four-seam fastball exhibited great life. ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The relief of the Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians — with Mike Trout back in the lineup — was tempered by another injury.

Right-hander Robert Stephenson left Friday’s game after just three pitches. The initial diagnosis was right bicep discomfort. It’s a disturbing development for a pitcher who just two ...Read more

The Rays lost, 2-1, to the Astros Friday in Houston, walked off when Yainer Diaz hit a two-out homer in the ninth off reliever Garrett Cleavinger.

Tampa Bay dropped to 29-28. It had won eight of its previous nine and 13 of 19, including Thursday’s series opener.

The Rays took an early 1-0 lead. Jose Caballero, batting leadoff for the first ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Believe it or not, Mike Trout actually came back early.

Although four weeks on the injured list might have been more than some expected when Trout first suffered a bone bruise in his left knee on April 30, the Angels’ plan for him in recent weeks was focused on a return on Monday in Boston, according to Manager Ron Washington.

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LOS ANGELES — Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips is scheduled to get Tommy John surgery next week and will miss the rest of the season, manager Dave Roberts announced Friday.

Phillips had missed the last three weeks because of forearm discomfort — and had not progressed in his recovery despite initial optimism that he would only miss the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Mets continue to express confidence that Juan Soto will start to produce like the generational hitter he is. Friday night at Citi Field, he repaid some of that confidence with a two-hit game to help the Mets defeat the Colorado Rockies, 4-2.

An RBI double and leadoff single might not be much, but the Mets will take it.

The ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs’ rotation will be under the microscope at least until Shota Imanaga returns from his left hamstring strain, which could be sometime in June if his rehab goes according to plan.

In the meantime, they’ll try to get by with Jameson Taillon and four starters who came into the season as question marks due to past ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Zach Eflin didn’t look like himself his past two starts.

The Orioles’ right-hander was solid in his return from the injured list May 11 but proceeded to give up 12 combined earned runs over his next two outings, allowing a lot of hard contact and seven home runs. A soft assignment in the Chicago White Sox on Friday provided a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jazz Chisholm is expected to return soon — not only to the Yankees, but to the hot corner as well.

Chisholm, working his way back from a calf strain, began a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Thursday. He led off, went 2 for 3 with a single, a double, a walk and two runs scored, and most notably played third base.

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Mariners starter Emerson Hancock was outstanding, Leody Taveras had a huge game and Seattle kept its lead in the American League West.

Those bright spots were overshadowed, however, by a dreadful 10th inning for the Mariners in which reliever Collin Snider gave up seven runs — five earned — in a 9-3 loss to the Washington Nationals on ...Read more

Losing an early three-run lead wasn’t going to keep the Rays from winning another game.

After the Astros rallied to tie Thursday’s game in the sixth inning, the Rays responded in a big way, scoring five runs in both the seventh and eighth innings, and rolling to a 13-3 victory at Daikin Park in Houston.

The win was the Rays’ eighth in ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Edmundo Sosa threw his bat to the ground in frustration, and then slammed down his helmet for good measure.

He had swung through a slider in the dirt from Chris Sale to end the sixth inning, and in doing so helped the Braves lefty become the fastest pitcher in MLB history to reach 2,500 strikeouts.

Eight of those came at the ...Read more

Mike Trout will be activated from the injured list when the Angels play in Cleveland on Friday night, a source confirmed.

The Angels had no official announcement, but their official transactions page listed Matthew Lugo being optioned to Triple-A on Thursday.

Trout has been out since May 1 because of a bone bruise in his left knee. The Angels ...Read more