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Jasson Domínguez hits 2nd profession homer vs. Astros n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"HOUSTON -- “The Martian” made himself proper at house in “Space City,” serving to the abruptly youthful Yankees to a uncommon sweep of the Astros at Minute Maid Park.nnJasson Dominguez connected for his second Major League home run, a two-run blast in the sixth inning, as the Yankees rallied for a 6-1 victory on Sunday night.nnIt was New York’s first three-game sweep of Houston since Sept. 27-29, 2013, a set that marked the ultimate video games on the energetic roster for Bombers legends Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte.  nnDom...

DENVER -- Sunday’s win received’t be hung in a museum, however the Blue Jays discovered a solution to preserve the American League Wild Card race proper in entrance of them. The Rockies held the door open within the finale at Coors Field, giving the Blue Jays a dozen totally different alternatives to blow it open, which they lastly did within the ninth, securing a 7-5 win and sequence victory. Toronto has been scraping by in opposition to some golf equipment which have lengthy given up their postseason goals, although, and it might want to discover one other stage quickly. With the Rangers successful on a walk-off residence run, the Blue Jays keep 1 1/2 video games again of the ultimate AL Wild Card spot. The Astros, who play the Yankees on Sunday evening, would fall again right into a tie...

CLEVELAND -- Sunday’s collection finale between the Rays and Guardians adopted a well-known script. But the Rays wrote a brand new ending this time, turning a tense recreation into a snug victory. Jose Siri walked, stole second base and scored the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning single by Taylor Walls. Then, the Rays piled on three extra runs within the ninth to flee Progressive Field with a 6-2 win over the Guardians on Sunday afternoon. The Rays and Guardians had performed eight straight one-run video games at Progressive Field getting into Sunday, and Cleveland had received seven of them. This one was no totally different, for probably the most half -- one other tense, shut recreation determined within the remaining innings. But Tampa Bay flipped the script to keep away from being swep...

LOS ANGELES -- Rookie right-hander Bobby Miller continued to point out his progress with a career-high seven innings to assist the Dodgers salvage the ultimate sport in a four-game collection in opposition to the Braves with a 3-1 victory on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Miller’s solely run allowed got here in his remaining inning of labor on a house run from the Braves’ Matt Olson. Miguel Rojas put the Dodgers forward, 1-0, with an RBI double within the fifth inning, then scored on Mookie Betts’ RBI single for one among three hits. Rookie James Outman added an RBI single within the eighth inning. The Dodgers entered the showdown collection 4 video games behind the Braves for one of the best document within the National League. They now depart to Miami for the beginning of a six-game highway j...

Rangers' prospect Jack Leiter rediscovering himself n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"What they noticed, they should have appreciated as a result of Leiter was activated lower than every week later.nnIn his first begin since July 7, Leiter allowed only one hit -- a first-inning dwelling run -- whereas putting out 4 over three innings in Frisco’s 8-2 win over Midland. More importantly, he walked none.nn“There’s improvement,” Young stated. “He is not a finished product. There was real improvement, and I think it was evident in his strike throwing. The one run he gave up had an exit velocity of 85 mph that got up in ...

WASHINGTON -- However the chaotic National League Wild Card image shakes out, the upstart Marlins are both going to sink or swim this September. The lengthy weekend they simply spent within the nation’s capital proved, on the very least, that they received’t go down and not using a combat. The Marlins capitalized on a first-rate alternative after they wanted to most this weekend, procuring their first four-game sweep of the Nationals in franchise historical past by advantage of their 6-4 victory Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park. Sandy Alcantara gutted by way of eight innings and Luis Arraez scored the go-ahead run on a ninth-inning throwing error as Miami continued clawing its method again into the NL Wild Card race. With the win, the Marlins moved right into a tie with the Reds, who mis...

This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola’s Marlins Beat publication. MLB.com reporter Joe Trezza stuffed on this week with De Nicola on trip. To learn the complete publication, click on right here. And subscribe to get it repeatedly in your inbox. WASHINGTON -- Who’s prepared for chaos? “It’s us against the world,” Jake Burger stated. “We are going to approach every game like it’s Game 7 of the World Series,” Jazz Chisholm Jr. stated. Welcome to September and the wild National League Wild Card race, the place the Marlins saved themselves within the combine with three consecutive wins over the Nationals to open Labor Day weekend within the nation’s capital. If it’s been a preview of what the ultimate 4 weeks of the season are going to seem like, issues are about to get even wilder,...

CLEVELAND — The Guardians activated first baseman Josh Naylor from the injured record Sunday, giving Cleveland again considered one of its greatest hitters for a September playoff push. ...

NEW YORK -- Upon getting back from a week-long routine of bodily remedy in Philadelphia, Mets outfielder Starling Marte expressed optimism that he can play once more this season, whereas cautioning that he might nonetheless want one other groin surgical procedure an identical to the one he underwent final November. Marte spent the previous week in Philadelphia working with a lower-leg specialist who has helped skilled athletes together with Tiger Woods and Sidney Crosby. He known as the classes “productive” in serving to him strengthen his decrease physique in ways in which he intends to proceed pursuing with the Mets’ in-house crew of bodily therapists. But if Marte doesn’t proceed to progress, surgical procedure stays an possibility. “No matter what happens, you obviously want to avoid s...

LOS ANGELES — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for the third straight evening at Dodger Stadium and Orlando Arcia hit a three-run shot within the tenth inning that despatched the streaking Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday. ...