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Rangers SS Corey Seager (tight right hamstring) exits game

Rangers SS Corey Seager (tight right hamstring) exits game

Texas shortstop Corey Seager was pulled from the Rangers' game due to right hamstring tightness in the sixth inning Tuesday against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.

Seager grounded out to end the top of the sixth inning and was lifted when the Rangers took the field for the bottom of the frame. He went 1-for-4 with two runs before leaving the contest.

Seager is batting .286 with four home runs and six RBIs through 21 games this season.

After shutout win, Padres eye series victory over Tigers

After shutout win, Padres eye series victory over Tigers

The San Diego Padres are missing chunks of their offense, but their performance on Tuesday showed how they can win without key members of their lineup.

The Padres got stellar pitching in a 2-0 win over the host Detroit Tigers and will go for a three-game series victory on Wednesday afternoon.

The shutout, which included seven strong innings from starter Nick Pivetta, took pressure off an offense missing Luis Arraez, Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth.

"We still expect to win every game," first baseman/outfielder Gavin Sheets said. "We've still got the players in here, regardless of who's out, to win baseball games. We've shown that. That's the exciting thing. We know those guys are coming back. Hopefully soon. That'll be an extra jolt."

Right-hander Reese Olson (2-1, 4.50 ERA) will start the series finale for Detroit. Olson tossed five scoreless innings last Thursday in a 6-1 victory over Kansas City.

Olson kept the Royals off-balance by relying on his changeup. He threw 31 of them among 87 pitches.

"After that first inning, it kind of felt like I could throw (the changeup) every pitch and Ding (catcher Dillon Dingler) called it a lot," Olson said. "He trusted it and I trusted it and it got me out of big spots."

Olson is an underrated member of the Tigers' strong rotation. He's not an ace like Tarub Skubal, a World Series veteran like Jack Flaherty, a former No. 1 overall pick like Casey Mize or a rookie phenom like Jackson Jobe. However, Olson had a 3.53 ERA in 22 starts last season despite a shoulder strain that kept him out of action for nearly two months.

"When he throws strike one and when he's using all of his pitches in and around the zone, he gets really tough to hit," Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said.

Olson gave up five runs in five innings in his lone career start against San Diego in 2023.

Left-hander Kyle Hart (2-1, 6.48) will get the starting assignment for the Padres. His three April starts have been a roller-coaster ride.

Hart couldn't get out of the first inning against the Chicago Cubs on April 6, allowing five runs. He then limited Colorado to one hit in six scoreless innings on April 12. In his last start on Friday, He surrendered five runs and 10 hits in five innings at Houston. Cam Smith hit a pair of homers off Hart.

"You take Smith out of the lineup -- which we cannot -- I thought he threw pretty well," San Diego manager Mike Shildt said. "He got him for four of his runs. Overall, I thought he was good and competed, Threw enough quality strikes, made big pitches when he had to."

Hart will be facing Detroit for the first time.

One positive development for the Tigers on Tuesday was the presence of Kerry Carpenter in the lineup. Carpenter left Sunday's game against Kansas City with hamstring soreness. It turned out to be minor and he was able to serve as the designated hitter after a one-game absence.

"It was definitely a blessing that it wasn't anything worse," he said. "I felt like I could've played (Monday) as well. It's good to be back in there."

MLB roundup: Cubs rally past Dodgers 11-10 in 10

MLB roundup: Cubs rally past Dodgers 11-10 in 10

Miguel Amaya belted a game-tying solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Ian Happ hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th, fueling the host Chicago Cubs to an 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.

Chicago's Kyle Tucker blasted a two-run homer in the eighth and Amaya deposited a 0-1 fastball from Tanner Scott over the wall in center field to forge a 10-10 tie.

Happ's game-ending single off Noah Davis (0-1) made a winner out of Porter Hodge (2-0), who threw one scoreless inning. The Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong highlighted a three-hit performance with an RBI double in a five-run first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth.

Tommy Edman belted a three-run homer and added a sacrifice fly for Los Angeles, which got solo homers from Andy Pages and Will Smith.

Royals 4, Rockies 3 (11 innings)

Freddy Fermin drilled a game-winning single with the bases loaded and none out in the 11th inning as Kansas City beat visiting Colorado.

Drew Waters went 3-for-4 with a homer and a triple and Kris Bubic pitched seven scoreless innings for the Royals in the opener of a two-game set. The Royals have won two straight games following a six-game losing streak.

Jacob Stallings laced a three-run double to give Colorado the lead in the top of the ninth inning, but the Rockies' road losing streak eventually extended to 11 games. Colorado is 1-12 away from home this season and just 4-18 overall.

Marlins 4, Reds 3

Xavier Edwards' swinging bunt in the seventh inning was the game's key play as host Miami rallied past Cincinnati.

With Otto Lopez on second and two outs in a tie game, Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft (0-2) fielded Edwards' dribbler and threw wildly to first, allowing Lopez to race home. Miami's Lake Bachar (1-0) earned his first major league win and Calvin Faucher logged his second save of the season.

The Marlins' Agustin Ramirez went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI in his second big league game. Cincinnati was led by Noelvi Marte, who hit a massive 431-foot solo homer. Reds starter Nick Martinez, a Miami native, allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Nationals 7, Orioles 0

Mitchell Parker allowed just one hit over eight innings, Dylan Crews and Nathaniel Lowe homered and host Washington topped Baltimore in the opener of a three-game series.

Parker (3-1) allowed only a third-inning single to Cedric Mullins and retired the final 14 Orioles he faced in the longest start of his young career. James Wood had two doubles and a single, Jose Tena finished a homer short of the cycle and Keibert Ruiz had three hits for Washington.

One game after Baltimore pitchers gave up 24 runs, starter Dean Kremer (2-3) gave up six runs (five earned) on 11 hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Guardians 3, Yankees 2

Tanner Bibee allowed two runs while gutting out six innings and Steven Kwan's second hit of the night ignited a three-run rally in the sixth, as Cleveland won its fifth straight game.

Bibee (2-2) allowed a homer to Ben Rice on the game's first pitch, then didn't allow another run until the sixth inning despite yielding four other hits and throwing 106 pitches. That effort kept Cleveland in position to win its second straight over the Yankees and improve to 14-9 on the season after starting 3-6.

Aaron Judge went 4-for-4 to raise his American League-leading average to .411 for New York, which managed just six hits while dropping its third in four games after winning five in a row.

Red Sox 8, Mariners 3

Triston Casas hit a three-run home run that helped propel Boston to a victory over visiting Seattle in the first matchup of a three-game series.

The Red Sox received three hits from Wilyer Abreu, and two doubles and three RBIs from Alex Bregman. Boston starter Brayan Bello (1-0) made his season debut after recovering from a shoulder injury. He allowed a run on four hits in five innings.

Jorge Polanco homered and J.P. Crawford collected two of the Mariners' six hits. Bryce Miller (1-3) gave up four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Padres 2, Tigers 0

Nick Pivetta pitched seven dominant innings, Elias Diaz hit a two-run homer and visiting San Diego downed Detroit.

Pivetta (4-1) allowed just two hits and walked two while striking out six. Jason Adam pitched the eighth and Robert Suarez got the last three outs for his 10th save.

Tigers starter Jack Flaherty (1-2) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out nine and walked none. Chase Lee, making his major league debut, tossed 1 2/3 innings.

Mets 5, Phillies 1

Pete Alonso and Luis Torrens had RBI hits in a three-run seventh inning for surging New York, who beat NL East-rival Philadelphia.

Griffin Canning and four relievers combined on an eight-hitter for the Mets, who have won the first six games of a seven-game homestand. Canning (3-1) gave up one run over five innings.

The Phillies left nine runs on base as they lost their third straight. Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez (2-1) exited with left forearm soreness after just two innings.

Cardinals 10, Braves 4

Nolan Gorman's tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning lifted visiting St. Louis to a win over Atlanta, ending its five-game losing streak.

Gorman has seven extra-base hits and 12 RBIs in his last seven games in Atlanta. The Cardinals evened the three-game series and ended Atlanta's four-game winning streak. It was only the second road win in 12 tries for St. Louis.

Neither starter received a decision. Scott Blewett, who the Braves acquired from Baltimore on Sunday, allowed two runs on four hits in three-plus innings. St. Louis starter Andre Pallante went 4 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits.

Twins 4, White Sox 2

Trevor Larnach went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBIs, and Minnesota held off a comeback bid for a win over Chicago in Minneapolis.

Byron Buxton made a diving catch at the warning track with two runners on base to seal the win for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game skid. Luke Keaschall went 1-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and two runs. Bailey Ober (2-1) allowed one run on eight hits in six innings.

Jacob Amaya and Nick Maton had an RBI apiece for Chicago, which lost for the eighth time in its past nine games. Davis Martin (1-3) gave up two unearned runs on three hits in five innings.

Astros 5, Blue Jays 1

Houston rode a first-inning uprising and a strong start by Ronel Blanco to victory over visiting Toronto, giving the Astros four wins in their last five games.

Blanco (2-2) finished with one run allowed in 6 2/3 innings, a season high. The Astros pounced on Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-1) for three runs in the first inning, off singles by Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker and a sacrifice fly by Brendan Rodgers. Isaac Paredes clubbed his fourth home run.

Bassitt allowed four runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Nathan Lukes hit his first homer of the season for the Blue Jays' run.

Marcus Semien drives in four as Rangers race past A's

Marcus Semien drives in four as Rangers race past A's

Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs as the Texas Rangers set the tone early and rolled to an 8-5 victory over the Athletics in the opener of a three-game series in West Sacramento, Calif.

Wyatt Langford had three hits to lead the Texas attack, with Adolis Garcia and Semien recording two hits each. Langford, Josh Smith and Jake Burger each socked a solo homer for the Rangers.

The Rangers were the only major league team not to have scored seven runs in a game this year, but they put that to rest by the fifth inning, when they took a 7-2 lead.

Texas starter Patrick Corbin (2-2) was the beneficiary. Corbin allowed two runs -- both of them on solo home runs -- on seven hits over five-plus innings. He had four strikeouts and two walks and was lifted in favor of Shawn Armstrong after giving up two hits to begin the sixth inning.

Luke Jackson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his seventh save.

The Rangers roughed up Athletics starter Osvaldo Bido, chasing him after he surrendered eight runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.

Texas scored twice in the first inning, on Garcia's RBI double and Semien's sacrifice fly. The Athletics responded with a solo home run by Miguel Andujar in the second to pare the deficit to 2-1.

Langford hit a solo homer in the third. Lawrence Butler countered for the Athletics with his own solo round-tripper in the bottom of the frame.

The Rangers broke open the game in the fifth. Smith ripped a leadoff long ball. Seager and Garcia hit one-out singles before Semien's three-run shot made it 7-2. In the sixth, Burger clubbed a leadoff homer to stoke the advantage to 8-2.

Seager was pulled from the game in the sixth inning due to what the team announced to be right hamstring tightness.

The Athletics added a run in the seventh on JJ Bleday's popup single that brought home Brent Rooker. Luis Urias and Rooker added solo home runs in the eighth to tighten the score, but Texas was able to hold on.

Led by Christian Yelich's slam, Brewers blast Giants

Led by Christian Yelich's slam, Brewers blast Giants

Christian Yelich smacked a grand slam, Jake Bauers added a two-run shot to an eight-run sixth inning and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers erupted for an 11-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

Jose Quintana (3-0) threw his third consecutive gem, limiting the Giants to one run in six innings, as the Brewers snapped a three-game road losing streak.

Seeking to draw even after a 5-2 loss to open a four-game series Monday, the Brewers used a three-run third inning to build an early lead before erupting in the sixth against Giants starter Jordan Hicks (1-3) and two relievers.

After errors by Willy Adames and Patrick Bailey produced the inning's first run, Brice Turang made it 5-1 with a one-out single against Giants reliever Lou Trivino.

Jackson Chourio was hit by a pitch to load the bases, before Yelich launched his fifth career grand slam to center field, breaking the game open at 9-1. The homer was Yelich's fifth of the season, the slam his first since April of 2022.

Bauers' second homer of the year came three batters later, following a Sal Frelick walk, to make it an eight-run inning.

Hicks was charged with six runs (five earned) on eight hits in five-plus innings. He walked three and struck out five.

William Contreras had a two-run single off Hicks in Milwaukee's three-run third inning that opened the scoring.

Quintana pitched the bottom of the sixth and then called it a night. He walked two and struck out three, running his three-game totals to two runs allowed in 18 2/3 innings.

Bauers finished with three hits and Turang went 4-for-4 with a walk for Milwaukee. Yelich and Caleb Durbin collected two hits apiece, while Chourio joined Bauers and Yelich with two runs apiece.

The double-digit output was the Brewers' third of the young season. They outhit the Giants 13-11.

Wilmer Flores had three hits, Heliot Ramos two and David Villar scored twice for the Giants, who have alternated wins and losses in their last five games.

Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks roll by Rays

Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks roll by Rays

Pavin Smith and Tim Tawa homered, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a six-game homestand with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in Phoenix.

Smith, who also doubled and walked, has six extra-base hits in the last six games (three homers and three doubles). He is the Diamondbacks' primary designated hitter.

Josh Naylor had two hits and drove in a run in a two-run eighth for Arizona, which has won seven of nine.

Chandler Simpson had two singles and a stolen base for the Rays in his third game since being promoted from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

Jake Mangum also had two hits for the Rays, who were shut out in three of their previous five games and have lost six of seven.

Pfaadt (4-1) gave up one run on four hits in six innings, with five strikeouts, no walks and one hit batter. He retired the final six he faced after Mangum doubled to lead off the fifth.

Tampa Bay starter Zack Littell (0-5) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Tampa Bay scored in the second inning, when Kameron Misner doubled with two outs and scored on Mangum's single.

Smith's two-out, two-run homer in the third inning gave the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead. Corbin Carroll doubled with one out before Smith's 420-foot homer deep down the right-field line.

Tawa homered with one out in the fifth, his third homer in 10 games since being promoted to replace injured second baseman Ketel Marte.

Simpson and Brandon Lowe singled with one out in the eighth inning, off Jalen Beeks, but Yandy Diaz grounded into a double play started by shortstop Geraldo Perdome to end the inning and preserve a 3-1 lead.

The Diamondbacks turned three double plays.

Andrew McCutchen, bullpen carry Pirates over Angels

Andrew McCutchen, bullpen carry Pirates over Angels

Andrew McCutchen's three-run homer and five shutout innings by the bullpen lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.

McCutchen's second homer of the season, off Angels starter Jose Soriano in the fourth inning, put Pittsburgh up 5-1 before five relievers combined to keep Los Angeles hitless and scoreless after the fourth.

Chase Shugart (1-0) retired all six batters he faced in two scoreless innings, while David Bednar, Justin Lawrence, Dennis Santana and Ryan Boruki combined to throw the final three innings as Pittsburgh snapped a three-game skid.

The Pirates finished with a season-high 18 hits, including three each by Bryan Reynolds (two RBIs), Tommy Pham and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (two RBIs).

Taylor Ward homered for Los Angeles, his sixth of the season and one of just five hits for the Angels, who have lost six of their last eight.

Soriano (2-3) struggled from the outset, but worked out of trouble in the first two innings before the Pirates broke through in the third and fourth innings.

Soriano surrendered three hits and two walks during the Pirates' two-run third, including back-to-back RBI singles by Joey Bart and Ke'Bryan Hayes. In the fourth, singles by Oneil Cruz and Reynolds preceded McCutchen's three-run blast -- a 417-foot shot to left-center -- that chased Soriano.

Pirates starter Bailey Falter allowed Ward's solo homer in the third before the Angels added two runs in the fourth to cut their deficit to 5-3.

With one out, Jorge Soler doubled and went to third on a single by Logan O'Hoppe. Nolan Schanuel plated the first run of the inning with a sacrifice fly, then Jo Adell doubled home O'Hoppe.

Falter was finished after four innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He struck out five and did not walk a batter. Soriano endured his worst start of the season, lasting just 3 1/3 innings and yielding five runs on eight hits and four walks on 85 pitches.

Early runs back Ronel Blanco's gem as Astros beat Blue Jays

Early runs back Ronel Blanco's gem as Astros beat Blue Jays

The Houston Astros rode a first-inning uprising and a strong start by Ronel Blanco to a 5-1 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

The Astros have won four of their last five games and have moved back over .500 for the first time since their victory over the New York Mets on Opening Day. They pounced on Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-1) for three runs in the first inning to provide ample support for Blanco, who enjoyed his best start this season.

Blanco (2-2) cruised through his first two innings and was one batter shy of completing a full trip through the Toronto lineup without a blemish when Blue Jays center fielder Nathan Lukes turned on a 2-1 curveball and deposited the offering into the right-field seats. It was Lukes' first homer this season and the second of his career.

Blanco was undaunted. He retired Bo Bichette on a flyout to center to complete the third and surrendered only three additional baserunners, all with two outs.

Blanco departed following a two-out walk to Alan Roden in the seventh, finishing with one run allowed on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. His 6 2/3 innings were a season high.

Bassitt allowed more runs in the first inning than in his previous four starts this season. Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Pena singled in the frame. Christian Walker followed Pena's RBI single with one of his own, scoring Alvarez, and Brendan Rodgers added a sacrifice fly to left that drove home Pena and upped the lead to 3-0.

Bassitt stranded the bases loaded in the third but surrendered a run-scoring double to Yainer Diaz in the sixth that extended the Houston lead to 4-1. Bassitt allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.

Pena and Walker recorded three hits apiece. Isaac Paredes clubbed his fourth home run in the seventh.

Trevor Larnach's blast, Byron Buxton's diving catch help Twins top White Sox

Trevor Larnach's blast, Byron Buxton's diving catch help Twins top White Sox

Trevor Larnach went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held off a comeback bid for a 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

Byron Buxton made a diving catch at the warning track with two runners on base to seal the win for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game skid. Luke Keaschall went 1-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and two runs.

Jacob Amaya and Nick Maton had an RBI apiece for Chicago, which lost for the eighth time in its past nine games.

Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (2-1) allowed one run on eight hits in six innings.

White Sox right-hander Davis Martin (1-3) gave up two unearned runs on three hits in five innings.

Twins closer Jhoan Duran notched his second save despite needing 32 pitches and allowing one run in the ninth. He pumped his fist as he watched Buxton's diving catch, which prevented the White Sox from scoring a pair of runs and making it 4-all.

The White Sox opened the scoring in the top of the second inning. Edgar Quero hit a leadoff single, advanced to third base on a single by Brooks Baldwin and scored on a sacrifice fly by Amaya.

Minnesota evened the score at 1 in the bottom of the frame when Ty France singled to drive in Larnach.

Keaschall scored the go-ahead run for the Twins in the third. He drew a two-out walk, swiped second and scored on a fluke play by the White Sox.

The play unfolded as Larnach hit a soft ground ball with Keaschall on second. Quero, the White Sox catcher, fielded the ball and threw to first. The throw hit Larnach and deflected away from the base, which allowed Keaschall to come around to score.

Quero was given an error on the play, and the run charged to Martin was considered unearned.

The Twins took a 4-1 lead on Larnach's two-run blast in the eighth. His 434-foot shot to center marked his second homer, both of which have come in the past four games.

The White Sox scored their second run in the ninth on an RBI groundout by Maton.

Freddy Fermin's walk-off single in 11th rallies Royals past Rockies

Freddy Fermin's walk-off single in 11th rallies Royals past Rockies

Freddy Fermin drilled a game-winning single with the bases loaded and none out in the 11th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

Drew Waters went 3-for-4 with a homer and a triple and Kris Bubic pitched seven scoreless innings for the Royals in the opener of a two-game set. The Royals have won two straight games following a six-game losing streak.

Jacob Stallings laced a three-run double to give Colorado the lead in the top of the ninth inning but the Rockies' road losing streak eventually extended to 11 games. Colorado is 1-12 away from home this season and just 4-18 overall.

Mark Canha was the automatic runner in the Kansas City 11th and Bobby Witt Jr. was intentionally walked. Trevor Kinley (0-1) threw a wild pitch on his first delivery home to move the runners up and Colorado then intentionally walked Vinny Pasquantino.

Fermin then hit the single to center to score Canha with the decisive run. The reserve catcher entered the game as a pinch-runner in the bottom of the ninth but had a huge impact as he also picked off Colorado's Mickey Moniak off third in the top of the 10th.

Daniel Lynch IV (3-0) pitched a scoreless top of the 11th for the Royals.

The Rockies were one out away from being blanked in the ninth when Royals closer Carlos Estevez issued walks to Ryan McMahon, Hunter Goodman and Michael Toglia. Stallings then jumped on a 1-2 slider and ripped it into the left-field corner to clear the bases.

Kansas City answered in the bottom of the ninth as Salvador Perez singled to right off Seth Halvorsen and Mikael Garcia followed with a double to left. Michael Massey hit a sacrifice fly to left to score pinch-runner Fermin and tie it.

Bubic outdueled Colorado's Ryan Feltner. He gave up four hits and struck out six without issuing a walk while lowering his ERA to 1.45.

Feltner gave up one run and three hits and struck out four over seven innings. He allowed just one walk and after issuing six in just 2 2/3 innings in his last start against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Waters led off the sixth by smacking a 1-0 changeup from Feltner over the wall in right center for his first home run of the season.

Waters hit the three-bagger to right with one out in the eighth off Jaden Hill. The Royals then executed a safety squeeze with Kyle Isbel bunting toward first and Waters beating the throw home from Toglia.

Cubs rally late, upend Dodgers in 10th for 11-10 win

Cubs rally late, upend Dodgers in 10th for 11-10 win

Miguel Amaya belted a game-tying solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Ian Happ hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th, fueling the host Chicago Cubs to an 11-10 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.

Chicago's Kyle Tucker blasted a two-run homer in the eighth and Amaya deposited a 0-1 fastball from Tanner Scott over the wall in center field to forge a 10-10 tie.

Vidal Brujan, who started the 10th inning at second base, came around to score after Happ -- who went 4-for-5 -- sent a first-pitch screwball from Noah Davis (0-1) into right field.

Happ's RBI single made a winner out of Porter Hodge (2-0), who struck out one without allowing a hit in one scoreless inning.

Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong highlighted a three-hit performance with an RBI double in a five-run first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth.

In the first, Seiya Suzuki ripped a two-run double, Dansby Swanson slapped an RBI triple and Amaya had an RBI single to help send the Cubs to their sixth win in the last nine games.

Edman belted a three-run shot in the first inning for his team-leading eighth homer of the season. He also launched a three-run shot in Los Angeles' 3-0 victory over Chicago on April 11.

Will Smith joined Andy Pages in crushing a solo homer and capped the five-run uprising in the seventh inning with an RBI double. Edman also had a sacrifice fly for the Dodgers, who have lost two of their last three games.

Crow-Armstrong continued his torrid stretch by sending a 2-2 fastball from May over the wall in right-center field to stake Chicago to a 7-4 lead in the fifth inning. The homer was his fourth of the season and third against the Dodgers.

Los Angeles inched closer on Smith's line-drive homer in the sixth before it quickly loaded the bases in the seventh. Third baseman Gage Workman's error allowed one run to score and Freddie Freeman ripped a two-run double off Brad Keller into left field to stake the Dodgers to an 8-7 lead.

Edman's sacrifice fly and Smith's double gave Los Angeles a bit more of a cushion.

Edman's early blast staked Los Angeles to a quick lead before Chicago responded with five runs in its half of the first inning.

Pages halved the deficit in the second inning by capping an eight-pitch at-bat with a homer to left-center field.

Cards end skid, cool off Braves with clutch hit in 8th

Cards end skid, cool off Braves with clutch hit in 8th

Nolan Gorman's tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning lifted the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, ending their five-game losing streak.

In a 4-4 game, Gorman lined a changeup from Enyel De Los Santos (1-1) into the right field corner to clear the bases. Gorman has seven extra-base hits and 12 RBIs in his last seven games in Atlanta.

The Cardinals evened the three-game series and ended Atlanta's four-game winning streak. It was only the second road win in 11 tries for St. Louis.

Steven Matz (2-0), the second pitcher used by the Cardinals, picked up the win. He threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed one hit, one walk and fanned two. Kyle Leahy and Ryan Helsley each pitched a scoreless inning to finish the game.

Neither starter received a decision. The Braves selected Scott Blewett, who the team acquired from Baltimore on Sunday, as the opener. He worked three innings and allowed two runs on four hits, issued two walks and struck out one. St. Louis starter Andre Pallante went 4 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits, three walks and one strikeout.

The Cardinals opened the scoring in the third when Lars Nootbaar ended a 1-for-18 skid by hitting a two-run homer, his fourth of the season.

Atlanta rallied for three runs in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead. Sean Murphy started it with a solo homer, his sixth. Alex Verdugo doubled in a run and later scored on Austin Riley's infield single and a throwing error by Pallante. Riley finished with three hits.

The Braves took a 4-2 lead in the fifth on Matt Olson's leadoff homer, his fourth, but the Cardinals tied the game with a pair of runs in the sixth. Masyn Winn, activated from the injured list earlier in the day, drove in a run with a single and Jordan Walker scored on a wild pitch.

Atlanta's Nathan Wiles, recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day, made his major league debut in the ninth and allowed three runs. Victor Scott II, Winn and Nootbar each notched an RBI off Wiles.

St. Louis second baseman Brendan Donovan sat out because of a strained rib.

Mets defeat Phillies to remain perfect on homestand

Mets defeat Phillies to remain perfect on homestand

Pete Alonso and Luis Torrens had RBI hits during a three-run seventh inning Tuesday night for the surging New York Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 in the second game of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.

Griffin Canning and four relievers combined on an eight-hitter for the Mets, who have won the first six games of a seven-game homestand. New York is 17-7, tied for the second-best 24-game start in franchise history and the best for the club since the 1988 team also opened 17-7.

Johan Rojas had an RBI single for the Phillies, who left nine runs on base as they lost their third straight.

Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez (2-1) exited with left forearm soreness after just two innings. Sanchez allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two and throwing 58 pitches.

Mark Vientos (double) and Francisco Lindor (single) laced run-scoring hits in the first and second innings before the Mets added insurance in the seventh, when Alonso had a two-out double and Torrens followed three batters later with a two-run single.

Lindor finished 3-for-5 and is batting .462 (12-of-26) on the homestand. Alonso was 2-for-4 as he raised his average to .349 -- 100 points higher than his career average entering the season.

Jose Azocar added two hits.

Canning (3-1) gave up one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings. The right-hander held the Phillies hitless in their final nine plate appearances with runners on base following Rojas' second-inning RBI hit.

Huascar Brazoban tossed a one-hit sixth and A.J. Minter threw a perfect seventh before Ryne Stanek worked around a pair of walks in the eighth, when Kyle Schwarber was doubled up on Nick Castellanos' fly out. Jose Butto followed with a 1-2-3 ninth.

Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm had two hits each for the Phillies.

Mitchell Parker twirls gem as Nationals blank Orioles

Mitchell Parker twirls gem as Nationals blank Orioles

Mitchell Parker allowed just one hit over eight innings, Dylan Crews and Nathaniel Lowe homered and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 7-0 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Parker (3-1) allowed only a third-inning single to Cedric Mullins and retired the final 14 Orioles he faced in the longest start of his young career. The 25-year-old left-hander struck out four and walked two while throwing 99 pitches and lowering his ERA to 1.39.

Crews extended his hitting streak to seven with his third home run in four games. James Wood had two doubles and a single, Jose Tena finished a homer short of the cycle and Keibert Ruiz had three hits for Washington, which had 10 extra-base hits and has won three of four.

Mullins had a single and two walks for Baltimore, which has lost three of four.

One game after Baltimore pitchers gave up 24 runs, starter Dean Kremer (2-3) gave up six runs (five earned) on 11 hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four without a walk.

Washington jumped on Kremer early when Wood led off the bottom of the first with a double and Lowe followed with a homer to right.

In the second, Tena tripled and scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0.

Baltimore threatened in the third. Jackson Holliday drew a one-out walk and Mullins singled, but Adley Rutschman flied out and Tena reached into the stands along the third base line to snare a popup by Gunnar Henderson.

Wood doubled leading off the Washington fifth. With one out, Luis Garcia Jr. singled, scoring Wood, and went to second on a throwing error by Mullins. Garcia scored on a Keibert Ruiz single to increase the lead to 5-0.

Crews led off the bottom of the sixth with a home run to center off Kremer.

Garcia singled and Ruiz doubled him home to make it 7-0 in the seventh.

Triston Casas, Alex Bregman power Red Sox past Mariners

Triston Casas, Alex Bregman power Red Sox past Mariners

Triston Casas hit a three-run home run that helped propel the Boston Red Sox to an 8-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday in the first matchup of a three-game series.

Casas gave Boston a 7-3 lead when he homered against reliever Trent Thornton in the seventh inning. The Red Sox received three hits from Wilyer Abreu, and two doubles and three RBIs from Alex Bregman.

Boston starting pitcher Brayan Bello (1-0) made his season debut after he missed spring training while recovering from a shoulder injury. He allowed a run on four hits in five innings, struck out three and walked three. Bello exited the mound after throwing 97 pitches.

Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each had two stolen bases for the Red Sox, who have won six of their last seven games.

Jorge Polanco hit his fourth home run of the season for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford collected two of Seattle's six hits.

Seattle starter Bryce Miller (1-3) took the loss. Miller gave up four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out four.

Polanco gave Seattle a 1-0 lead with his homer against Bello in the first, but Boston tied the game in the bottom half of the first when Jarren Duran tripled and scored on a Rafael Devers sacrifice fly. The triple extended Duran's hitting streak to nine games.

Bregman's first double drove in Rafaela and put the Red Sox in front 2-1 in the third.

Boston extended its lead to 4-1 by scoring twice in the fifth. Rafaela and Devers each walked and scored on Bregman's second double of the game.

Crawford cut the deficit to 4-3 when his single in the sixth inning drove in Ben Williamson and Dylan Moore.

After Casas homered in the seventh, Boston added another run later in the inning when Carlos Narvaez scored on a Leo Rivas throwing error.

Wild throw plates winning run as Marlins edge Reds

Wild throw plates winning run as Marlins edge Reds

Xavier Edwards' swinging bunt in the seventh inning was the game's key play as the host Miami Marlins rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Tuesday night.

With a runner on second and two outs in a tie game, Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft (0-2) fielded the dribbler and threw wildly to first, allowing Otto Lopez to race home.

That gave the Marlins a 4-3 lead, and Miami's bullpen completed a terrific performance. The Marlins got one scoreless innings apiece by Anthony Veneziano, Lake Bachar, Anthony Bender and Calvin Faucher. Bachar (1-0) earned his first major league win, and Faucher logged his second save of the season.

Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI in his second big-league game.

Cincinnati was led by Noelvi Marte, who hit a massive 431-foot solo homer. That had a 117-mph exit velocity. TJ Friedl and Jose Trevino each had two hits.

Neither starting pitcher earned a decision.

Reds starter Nick Martinez, a Miami native, allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two. Martinez is 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA in 11 career appearances (four starts) against the Marlins.

Miami's Edward Cabrera struck out seven batters and allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in five-plus innings.

The Marlins opened the scoring in the first inning. Jesus Sanchez drew a one-out walk. One out later, Ramirez drew a walk, and Sanchez scored when Kyle Stowers -- hunting a first-pitch fastball -- drilled an RBI single to right.

Cabrera, after two perfect innings, gave up Marte's homer to lead off the third. Marte swung at a 98 mph pitch and drove it well over the left field fence.

The Reds took a 2-1 lead in the fifth. With two outs and no runners on, the Reds suddenly pounced as Trevino and Friedl smacked doubles on consecutive pitches.

Cincinnati made it 3-1 in the sixth as Elly De La Cruz singled, stole second and third and scored on Jeimer Candelario's sacrifice fly.

Miami cut its deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth as Eric Wagaman stroked a two-out single and scored on Ramirez's 107 mph double down the left field line.

The Marlins took a 4-3 lead in the seventh. Connor Norby led off with a 370-foot, ground-rule double to right-center, and he scored on Lopez's one-out single.

Lopez took second on the throw home and scored on Edwards' infield hit, with help from Ashcraft's error.

Nick Pivetta hurls Padres past Tigers, 2-0

Nick Pivetta hurls Padres past Tigers, 2-0

Nick Pivetta pitched seven dominant innings, Elias Diaz hit a two-run homer and the visiting San Diego Padres (17-7) downed the Detroit Tigers (14-10), 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Pivetta (4-1) allowed just two hits and walked two while striking out six. Jason Adam pitched the eighth and Robert Suarez got the last three outs for his 10th save.

Tigers starter Jack Flaherty (1-2) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out nine and walked none while throwing 96 pitches.

Bailey Horn got four outs and Chase Lee, making his major league debut, tossed 1 2/3 innings.

Only one Tiger reached second base as Greyber Torres walked and stole second with two outs in the first inning. But he was stranded on a Spencer Torkelson foul out.

San Diego scored in the top of the second. Xander Bogaerts singled as the leadoff hitter. Flaherty struck out the next two batters before Diaz lofted a knuckle curve over the left field wall for his first homer this season.

Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler had a two-out single in the bottom of the inning but Trey Sweeney then flied out.

San Diego put at least one runner on base in all but the seventh inning. Fernando Tatis Jr. reached on an error by shortstop Sweeney with one out in the third. A strikeout and popout left Tatis stranded.

Jose Iglesias had a two-out single in the top of the fourth. Diaz then hit into a fielder's choice. In the bottom of the inning, Justyn-Henry Malloy had a two-out single, but Jace Jung then grounded out.

Tyler Wade led off the fifth with a single but Flaherty responded by recording two strikeouts and a flyout. Sweeney drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the frame but the next two batters couldn't advance him.

Oscar Gonzalez had a two-out single in the sixth before Flaherty ended his night by inducing an Iglesias groundout.

Tirso Ornelas, Iglesias was hit by a pitch and Wade walked to load the bases with two out in the ninth. Lee then fanned Mason McCoy for his first major league strikeout.

Suarez retired the Tigers in order in the ninth inning.

The two teams have split the first two games of the series.

Guardians edge Yankees to improve to 11-3 in last 14 games

Guardians edge Yankees to improve to 11-3 in last 14 games

Tanner Bibee allowed two runs while gutting out six innings and Steven Kwan's second hit of the night ignited a three-run rally in the sixth, as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight game, 3-2, over the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday.

Bibee (2-2), who entered his fifth start of the season with a 5.85 ERA, allowed a homer to Ben Rice on the game's first pitch, then didn't allow another run until the sixth inning despite yielding four other hits, walking three and throwing 106 pitches. That effort kept Cleveland in position to win its second straight over the Yankees and improve to 14-9 on the season after starting 3-6.

Aaron Judge went 4-for-4 to raise his American League-leading average to .411 for New York, which managed just six hits while dropping its third in four games after winning five in a row. Yankees starter Will Warren allowed just one hit and a walk while striking out five, and retired 10 straight batters until the sixth, when he gave up back-to-back singles to Kwan and Nolan Jones to open the frame.

On came Mark Leiter Jr. (2-2), who struck out Jose Ramirez. Leiter then delivered a wild pitch that allowed a stealing Kwan to score from second and a run-scoring double by Kyle Manzardo to tie it at 2.

With runners on first and third and two out in the sixth, Cleveland went ahead as Angel Martinez's looping liner over second base ate up Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, allowing Manzardo to score the go-ahead run.

Rice took Bibee's first pitch of the game to the opposite field, over the 19-foot-high wall in left field.

The Yankees, however, managed just one other run against Bibee. That came in the sixth when Judge doubled, went to third on Paul Goldschmidt's infield single and came home via Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s sacrifice fly to right-center field.

Cade Smith retired the side in the ninth on just four pitches to record his second consecutive save in the series for Cleveland, which is 7-1 at home.

Guardians place OF Lane Thomas (wrist) on 10-day injured list

Guardians place OF Lane Thomas (wrist) on 10-day injured list

The move is retroactive to Sunday. In corresponding moves, the Guardians selected infielder Will Wilson from Triple-A Columbus and transferred right-hander Trevor Stephan from the 15- to the 60-day injured list.

Thomas, 29, last played on Saturday, striking out twice in two at-bats in a 3-0 win at Pittsburgh. He is batting .156 (7-for-45) with two RBIs, one walk and 15 strikeouts in 13 games.

He injured his wrist when he was hit by a Shane Smith pitch in the fifth inning of the Guardians' home opener on April 8 against the Chicago White Sox. Thomas missed the next five games before returning on April 15 as a pinch hitter in a 6-3 win over Baltimore. He played four more games before going on the IL.

Wilson, 26, was batting .324 (22-for-68) with six homers and 18 RBIs in 18 games at Columbus.

He was selected by the Los Angeles Angels 15th overall in the 2019 MLB Draft out of North Carolina State. Cleveland picked him in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft last Dec. 11. He could make his major league debut with the Guardians.

"He's a former first-round pick and a guy that we felt has had a lot of skills in the past," Guardians president Chris Antonetti said on Sunday. "And we thought it was worth taking a chance on the Rule 5 Draft. In the time that he's come to the organization, Will has just sought to take advantage of every resource possible to try to improve in every facet of his game.

"He had a great spring training with us, and he's off to a great start in Columbus. He's on a path where we think he's going to help us at some this year."

Stephan, 29, is recovering from right UCL reconstruction surgery in March 2024. He hasn't pitched since the 2023 season and is a career 16-13 with six saves, a 3.73 ERA, 75 walks and 232 strikeouts in 195 2/3 innings over 180 relief appearances.

Cubs acquire LHP Drew Pomeranz from Mariners

Cubs acquire LHP Drew Pomeranz from Mariners

The Chicago Cubs acquired left-hander Drew Pomeranz from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.

The Cubs said the 36-year-old reliever, who last pitched in the majors in 2021, will report to Triple-A Iowa.

Pomeranz signed a minor league deal with Seattle on March 27. He was 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA and two saves in nine appearances at Triple-A Tacoma.

Cubs skipper Craig Counsell was managing Milwaukee in 2019 when Pomeranz posted a 2.39 ERA in 25 games for the Brewers.

Pomeranz is 48-58 with a 3.91 ERA and nine saves in 289 games (140 starts) with the Colorado Rockies (2011-13), Oakland Athletics (2014-15), San Diego Padres (2016, 2020-21), Boston Red Sox (2016-18), San Francisco Giants (2019) and Brewers (2019).

An All-Star in 2016, Pomeranz missed the 2022 and 2023 seasons while recovering from multiple elbow surgeries.

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