PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ranger Suárez has piled up enough pitches and innings this season for the reigning NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies to fit the modern definition of a workhorse. On Saturday, it was time for a break. Or at least time to shorten the left-hander’s outing against Cincinnati to give him some rest and ... Read More »
CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit All-Star second baseman Gleyber Torres left Saturday’s game against Cleveland in the middle of the first inning after he took an elbow to the head while sliding into second base. Torres got on base after drawing a walk with one out. On Riley Greene’s ground ball, Cleveland second baseman Johnathan Rodriguez ... Read More »
ATLANTA (AP) — Ramón Laureano’s double in the 10th inning gave Baltimore the lead and the Orioles hit three home runs in 9-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Laureano’s double down the third-base line off Rafael Montero (0-1) drove in Jordan Westburg from third base. Jacob Stallings added a two-run double in the ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, Brandon Nimmo hit his second grand slam in four days and the New York Mets battered the reeling New York Yankees 12-6 on Saturday. Carlos Rodón (9-6) was roughed up as the Yankees equaled a season high with their sixth consecutive defeat. ... Read More »
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women’s 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic celebrated its 50th anniversary. Kipyegon finished the 1,500 in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds, besting her own record of 3:49.04 in the event set last year. Chebet became ... Read More »
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie AgustÃn RamÃrez hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Saturday. Kyle Stowers homered and Ronny HenrÃquez (5-1) pitched two perfect innings of relief for the Marlins. Milwaukee reliever Jared Koenig entered with the bases loaded and no outs in ... Read More »
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (AP) — Half-centuries by Steve Smith and Cameron Green turned Australia’s situation against the West Indies from delicate to controlling on day three Saturday of the second test. Australia, 1-0 up in the three-test series, was back in charge after recovering its second innings from 12-2 at the start of the day ... Read More »
PHOENIX (AP) — Ryne Nelson retired the first 16 Kansas City batters and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Royals 7-1 on Saturday to end a three-game losing streak. Nelson (5-2), who moved into the rotation full-time when Corbin Burnes was sidelined for the season by elbow surgery, gave up four hits and one run over ... Read More »
Cam Whitmore is going back to his home area after being traded by the Houston Rockets to the Washington Wizards for a pair of second-round picks, a person with knowledge of the deal said Saturday. The trade will likely be folded into a larger multiteam series of moves and cannot be finalized until Sunday at ... Read More »
CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians pitcher Paul Sewald was activated off the injured list before Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. The right-hander had been sidelined since April 29 with a right shoulder stain. Sewald is 1-1 with a 6.17 ERA in 14 appearances this season. The 34-year-old also struggled with injuries last season with Arizona. ... Read More »
TORONTO (AP) — Addison Barger hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their season-best winning streak to seven by beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Saturday. George Springer added a two-run home run, his fifth in five games, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits for the ... Read More »