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Rays stay on attack in win over Tigers

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TAMPA, Fla. — The names on the lineup card likely don’t jump out to many around the game except the Rays’ own fans.

But it’s getting harder and harder to ignore what they’re doing.

The Rays continued their month-long rampage through opposing pitching staffs, scoring a second straight victory, this time 8-3 over a Detroit Tigers team ...Read more

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Clarke Schmidt holds Orioles hitless through seven innings, but Yankees can't complete no-hitter in 9-0 win

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NEW YORK — It’s been nearly 26 years since a Yankees pitcher threw a no-hitter in the Bronx.

Corey Kluber threw one in Texas in 2021, and Domingo German hurled a perfect game in Oakland two years later.

But the Yankees’ last no-no in front of their home crowd came on July 18, 1999, when David Cone delivered his perfect game against the ...Read more

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No Sale: Braves ace out indefinitely after suffering rib injury

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MIAMI – The Atlanta Braves suffered a blow Saturday, placing pitching ace Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list because of a fractured left rib cage. The move is backdated to June 19.

Sale sustained the injury when he dove to field a chopper in the ninth inning of his last outing, against the New York Mets. He snagged the ball and threw Juan ...Read more

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Clayton Kershaw continues his march toward 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers' win

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LOS ANGELES — It’s hard not to count as the strikeouts go by.

Clayton Kershaw’s first strikeout Friday night came on his “Cooperstown curveball” — a pitch that’s dazzled since its first appearance at Dodger Stadium on May 25, 2008. Two strikeouts on sliders that dove into the dirt like paper airplanes curtailing in the wind ...Read more

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SF Giants fall to Red Sox in Rafael Devers' first game against former team

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SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers went hitless in five at-bats in his first game against his former team as the San Francisco Giants fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-5, on Friday night at Oracle Park.

Devers received a standing ovation in his first plate appearance of the night. Along with the Giants fans rising to their feet, a smattering of Red ...Read more

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Padres come back, but Royals win series opener with two runs against Jason Adam in 8th

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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres returned to calm and cool San Diego and eventually warmed up Friday night.

But a comeback from four runs down was merely a setup to another letdown, as a Padres reliever melted down again.

The Royals scored twice in the eighth inning off Jason Adam and held on for a 6-5 victory Friday night at Petco Park.

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Tigers lose 14-8 slugfest to Rays

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TAMPA, Fla. – This is what happens when a hot offensive team faces a pitcher searching for his game.

The Tampa Bay Rays, winners of six of their last eight games, KO’d Jack Flaherty in the third inning and beat the Tigers, 14-8, Friday night at George Steinbrenner Field.

Flaherty was charged with eight runs in just 2 1/3 innings. After a ...Read more

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Twins' June struggles continue with 17-6 loss to Brewers

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MINNEAPOLIS — Milwaukee right-hander Jacob Misiorowski was removed from his major league debut on June 12 at St. Louis after slipping on the mound while throwing a pitch because of cramps. He had thrown five no-hit innings at that point, with his fastball reaching 102 miles per hour.

Most of his outing Friday night at Target Field was simply ...Read more

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Diamondbacks beat the heat, wallop the Rockies in high-scoring affair

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DENVER — There may be no cryin’ in baseball, but there were a whole lot of Ryans at Coors Field on Friday night.

The Ryans in the Colorado Rockies lineup had a good night, much to the delight of a large group of their namesakes taking part in a “Ryan meetup,” but it wasn’t enough to combat the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup in a 14-8 ...Read more

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To back Andre Pallante's quality start, Cardinals produce five-run frame in win over Reds

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ST. LOUIS — Looking to provide distance for a Cardinals bullpen that needed to use each of its relievers on Thursday during a doubleheader vs. the White Sox, starter Andre Pallante turned in his second scoreless outing of six or more innings this season when he faced the Reds on Friday night.

The stability provided by Pallante’s start ...Read more

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Orioles get to Max Fried early, pull ahead late in 5-3 win over Yankees

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NEW YORK — The way the Baltimore Orioles must scratch and claw for every win they can get right now, nobody in the third base dugout at Yankee Stadium was going to complain about a wall scraper falling in their favor Friday night.

Ramón Urías hit a go-ahead, 337-foot home run in the eighth inning to help the Orioles (33-42) come back and ...Read more

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Phillies knocks off Mets, assume sole possession of first place in the NL East

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PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler delivered the pitch and looked in at the home plate umpire, as though he expected a called third strike.

Ball three.

It was the right call. Wheeler’s sinker was inside, a smidge off the plate. But Jonathan Parra called strikes on similar pitches Friday night, and if he had done so there, Wheeler would’ve ...Read more

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Dylan Hernández: What did bowing to Donald Trump get the Dodgers? A visit from federal agents.

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LOS ANGELES — They groveled at his feet when they visited him at the White House in April, owner Mark Walter applauding when he lied about egg prices and team president Stan Kasten laughing at his attempts at humor.

They remained silent when he flooded their city with federal agents, chief marketing officer Lon Rosen refusing to comment on ...Read more

Sloppy outfield play from Oneil Cruz, Alexander Canario dooms Pirates in loss to Rangers

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates had an adventure in the outfield at PNC Park on Friday night. It ended with a 6-2 Texas Rangers win.

It started on the fourth pitch of the game. With a runner on first, outfielder Sam Haggerty hit what looked to be a routine single to center off Mike Burrows. Instead, the ball went under center fielder Oneil Cruz’s ...Read more

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Dave Roberts suspended one game by MLB for actions during Dodgers-Padres game

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LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will serve a one-game suspension Friday night against the Washington Nationals after Thursday’s bases-clearing altercation against the San Diego Padres.

In addition to the suspension, Major League Baseball announced Roberts was fined an undisclosed amount. Padres manager Mike Shildt was also ...Read more

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Pirates' Dennis Santana suspended 4 games for incident with fan in Detroit, will appeal

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PITTSBURGH — Pirates reliever Dennis Santana has been suspended four games for his “aggressive conduct towards a fan,” Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations, announced Friday. Santana has elected to appeal the suspension and is eligible to play while the appeal is heard.

The suspension stems from an incident ...Read more

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Happy in San Francisco, Rafael Devers says he regrets 'nothing' about Red Sox tenure

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BOSTON — If the buzzword of Monday evening’s post-trade videoconference with Red Sox president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow was “alignment,” then the theme of Rafael Devers’ media availability on Friday was "Don’t look back, you’re not going that way."

Hours before his first game against the franchise he’...Read more

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Cal Raleigh clubs two more homers as Mariners rally past Cubs

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CHICAGO — Cubs fans found out early Friday that they would have a chance to honor one of the greatest home run hitters in history, Sammy Sosa, as he made his first public return to Wrigley Field since 2004.

After the 40,787 in attendance got a chance to honor Sosa before the bottom of the second inning, they watched the player who is so far ...Read more

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While Dodgers wait to speak, Jaime Jarrín, Kiké Hernández and others support immigrants

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LOS ANGELES — Amid the Dodgers' silence about federal immigration raids in Southern California, a familiar voice that has comforted immigrants for years emerged.

Jaime Jarrín, the former Spanish-language voice of the Dodgers who captivated thousands of fans for decades and served as Fernando Valenzuela's translator during Fernandomania, ...Read more

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Cal Raleigh clubs two more homers as Mariners rally past Cubs

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CHICAGO — Cubs fans found out early Friday that they would have a chance to honor one of the greatest home run hitters in history, Sammy Sosa, as he made his first public return to Wrigley Field since 2004.

After the 40,787 in attendance got a chance to honor Sosa before the bottom of the second inning, they watched the player who is so far ...Read more