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Astros down Red Sox for 4th straight win after 0-2 start
Hunter Brown allowed one run and struck out eight in six innings to help the Houston Astros stretch their winning streak to four games by beating the visiting Boston Red Sox 9-2 Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game series.,The only hit Brown (1-0) allowed was a Connor Wong double that dr...

Jose Soriano spins 6 scoreless innings, Angels blank Cubs
Jose Soriano allowed two hits over six shutout innings and Logan O'Hoppe hit a two-run single as the visiting Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Tuesday.,Relievers Chase Silseth, Drew Pomeranz and Jordan Romano followed Soriano to complete a four-hit shutout.,Pomeranz struck out Pet...

Brandon Woodruff, Brewers best Rays in Shane McClanahan's return
Gary Sanchez and Jake Bauers homered and Brandon Woodruff pitched five effective innings in his season debut, pacing the Milwaukee Brewers past the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Tuesday.,The result spoiled the first appearance for Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan in 972 days.,Woodruff (1-0), who ...

Andre Pallante, Cardinals' bullpen stifle Mets
Andre Pallante and a quartet of relievers combined on a three-hit shutout for the host St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the New York Mets 3-0 in the middle game of a three-game series Tuesday night.,Ivan Herrera had a two-run double in the third and Ramon Urias added a homer leading off the seventh for...

Max Scherzer has strong season debut as Blue Jays beat Rockies
Max Scherzer pitched six effective innings in the 41-year-old's season debut Tuesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-1.,Scherzer (1-0) allowed one run, four hits and one walk while striking out four in six innings.,Jesus Sanchez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nat...

Andy Ibanez and Jacob Wilson spark offense as A's earn 1st win of season
Andy Ibanez and Jacob Wilson both drove in their first two runs of the season to help the visiting Athletics earn their first victory of the season, beating the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Tuesday.,The A's had lost four straight games to start the season for the first time since 2021.,Ibanez went 2-for-4,...

Pirates use the long ball to take down Reds
Oneil Cruz hit a pair of home runs and Ryan O'Hearn and Bryan Reynolds hit back-to-back home runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates' offense broke out during an 8-3 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.,O'Hearn and Reynolds' successive homers highlighted a five-run second inning, which helped ...

Marlins capitalize on White Sox errors in 9-2 romp
Griffin Conine, Liam Hicks and Owen Caissie drove in two runs apiece as the host Marlins defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Tuesday night.,After Janson Junk's 4 1/3-inning start, four relievers -- Andrew Nardi, Anthony Bender (1-0), Calvin Faucher and Pete Fairbanks -- combined to deal eight stri...

Danny Jansen's 3-run shot, 3 hits carry Rangers past Orioles
Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer for one of his three hits as the Texas Rangers beat the host Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Tuesday night.,Ezequiel Duran and Corey Seager also homered for the Rangers, who have won four in a row and will go for a three-game series sweep Wednesday afternoon. Brandon Nimm...

Andrew Painter fans 8 in MLB debut as Phillies edge Nationals
Andrew Painter struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings in his major league debut as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Tuesday.,The Phillies' top pitching prospect, Painter (1-0), allowed one run, four hits and a walk against a Nationals team that entered the game le...

Blue Jays RHP Cody Ponce sprains ACL in return to majors
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Cody Ponce has been diagnosed with a sprained right ACL and will miss significant time, manager John Schneider said on Tuesday.,Ponce, 31, made his first big-league appearance since 2021 on Monday night in a start against the visiting Colorado Rockies. He injured his k...

Cards place rookie RHP Matt Pushard (knee) on 15-day IL
The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie right-hander Matt Pushard on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of right knee patellar tendinitis.,The move, retroactive to Monday, came after Pushard made his major league debut Sunday in an 11-7 loss to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The 28-year-old pitc...

Royals to put starting pitching to test again vs. Twins
The Kansas City Royals have received strong starting pitching in each of their last three games and left-hander Noah Cameron looks to continue that trend on Wednesday against the visiting Minnesota Twins.,The Royals received a third consecutive quality start in as many days Monday when they opened t...

Reports: Mariners SS Colt Emerson lands record $95M deal
The Seattle Mariners are in agreement with 20-year-old shortstop Colt Emerson on a record-setting eight-year, $95 million extension, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,The contract value would set a new record for a player who has yet to debut in the major leagues, eclipsing the eight-year, $82 mill...

Shohei Ohtani making first start for Dodgers, takes on Guardians
Shohei Ohtani's first opening-month start on the mound in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform is set to take place Tuesday in the middle contest of a three-game home series against the Cleveland Guardians.,The two-way star last took an opening turn in the rotation during the 2023 season with the Los Angel...

Diamondbacks, with top of lineup set, try to build on win over Tigers
Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo and their potent bats remain at the top of the Arizona Diamondbacks lineup, but it has come with a twist this season.,Marte has hit leadoff in each of the Diamondbacks' first four games after settling in at No. 2 last season. Carroll was bumped up to No. ...

With Tony Vitello's first win out of way, Giants take on Padres
For Tony Vitello, there will be a lot of firsts during his rookie year as the San Francisco Giants' manager.,The one he has most waited for happened Monday night in San Diego, a 3-2 victory over the Padres that took the bagel out of his personal win column as an MLB skipper.,With that milestone out ...

Mariners hope to build on walk-off win vs. visiting Yankees
For the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, the big bats have yet to get going.,But the pitching is in midseason form.,Luis Castillo went six scoreless innings and Cal Raleigh hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning as the Mariners defeated the visiting Yankees 2-1 on Monday night.,The three-ga...

Astros turn to RHP Hunter Brown and his history of success against Red Sox
The Houston Astros had to slug their way past the Los Angeles Angels in the final two contests of their season-opening four-game series, setting the stage for veteran right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. to deliver a lengthy start against the Boston Red Sox and provide the bullpen a bit of a breather.,M...

Mets counting on healthy RHP Kodai Senga, starting with game vs. Cards
The New York Mets' Opening Day roster included 10 new players.,Yet the Mets' most intriguing player may be Kodai Senga -- a holdover who will finally make his season debut Tuesday night when he takes the mound for New York in the middle game of a three-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinal...