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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —- There could have been 30 individuals inside Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday with a view of the sector, together with a few staff who have been busy hosing off seats hours earlier than the sport, but all would often flip to see the place the ball landed once they heard the crack of the bat. ...

BOSTON -- The rally -- missing from the Red Sox’s repertoire of late -- got here out of nowhere on Wednesday evening at Fenway Park. Down one run with 9 outs to go, the Boston bats erupted for a full-fledged five-run rally within the backside of the seventh en path to a 6-3 victory over the Rockies. Heading right into a Thursday off-day that precedes a three-game set at house in opposition to the Yankees, the very last thing the Sox needed was to be swept at house by Colorado (29-41). Thanks to the offense coming to life, supervisor Alex Cora’s crew can take a minimum of a slice of momentum into their day of R&R. “Very big,” stated Alex Verdugo, who supported the trigger together with his bat (three hits, two RBis) and arm (outfield help). “We were on the verge of getting swept. So to ...

BOSTON — Randal Grichuk lined a two-run double in a three-run tenth inning and Colorado held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night time, giving the Rockies their second straight win at Fenway Park. ...

OAKLAND -- The final two nights, the Rays didn’t look fairly like themselves. Their bats went quiet. Their pitching sometimes faltered. They misplaced consecutive one-run video games to an A’s membership that entered the week with the Majors’ worst file. But Tampa Bay returned to type and snapped Oakland’s seven-game profitable streak with a 6-3 victory on Wednesday night time on the Coliseum, displaying one of many key traits that has made them baseball’s finest workforce: Their slumps by no means final lengthy. The Rays (49-22) have misplaced back-to-back video games seven instances this season, however they continue to be the one workforce within the Majors with out a three-game dropping streak. “We have such a talented team. I think the better the team, the lower the chances of losing ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brandon Williamson gave up a run within the first, one other within the second and two extra within the third Tuesday evening, and all the things may have simply come undone for the 25-year-old left-hander and the remainder of the Cincinnati Reds. ...

SAN DIEGO -- The solely factor lacking was the throw. Power? Tatis led off the sport with a solo dwelling run, his franchise-record eleventh profession leadoff blast. Hitting? He’d doubled twice and labored a stroll. Speed? He’d stolen two bases. Defense? He’d made a wonderful sliding catch in proper area and was in any other case rock stable. Well, the Padres led by 5 runs, and nobody was going to check Tatis. Right? The factor is, Amed Rosario didn’t even actually take a look at Tatis. He simply rounded first base a bit too aggressively. Tatis started a throw towards second. Then, mid-windup, he noticed Rosario retreating to first, adjusted and uncorked a strike. Rosario was out. Tatis took two bows for the followers in proper area, who serenaded him with chants of “M-V-P!” “This is the ...

NEW YORK — New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith was suspended for 10 video games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the fifth pitcher and second on his staff penalized for utilizing banned sticky stuff. ...

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HOUSTON — José Abreu scored on catcher Keibert Ruiz’s throwing error in a wild ninth inning to offer the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night time. ...

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