Twins finish a 4-game sweep of the Tigers on a 2-run single in the 8th by Brooks Lee for a 3-1 win

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Mick Abel pitched six scoreless innings and Josh Bell went 3 for 4 with a home run for the Twins, who […]

Ohtani, Tucker, Betts and Freeman all homer as the top of the Dodgers order breaks out

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — The top of the Dodgers’ batting order could only stay quiet for so long. Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered Friday in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals. It was Tucker’s first home run […]

Christian Yelich homers to cap a 6-run rally in the 8th inning as Brewers beat White Sox 9-7

[ad_1] MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a three-run homer off Seranthony Domínguez to cap a six-run rally in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a season-opening sweep by beating the Chicago White Sox 9-7 on Sunday. Milwaukee fell behind 7-2 in the first three innings before coming all the way back. Yelich […]

Murakami caps his MLB debut with a homer in White Soxs 14-2 loss to Brewers

[ad_1] MILWAUKEE (AP) — Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami wasted no time hitting his first homer in the major leagues. The circumstances surrounding that drive left the Chicago White Sox first baseman in no mood to celebrate. Chicago was trailing 14-1 in the ninth inning when Murakami capped his MLB debut by sending a 1-1 pitch […]

Guardians beat Twins for 9th straight win and move 1 1/2 games behind division lead

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — José Ramírez homered for his third career 30-30 season and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-0 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. Bo Naylor homered twice, George Valera and Daniel Schneemann also went deep, and Cleveland won its ninth straight game and 14th of 15 […]

Giants Willy Adames returns to Milwaukee and homers in first at bat against his former team

[ad_1] MILWAUKEE (AP) — San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames celebrated his return to Milwaukee by homering on the first pitch he saw from his former team. Adames removed his batting helmet and saluted the crowd that gave him a standing ovation before he stepped to the plate in the first inning Friday. He then […]