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HOUSTON — Chas McCormick homered twice and had 4 RBIs to guide the Houston Astros to a 9-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night time. The Ast...

Major League Baseball issued the next assertion right now concerning Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco: “Per an agreement between MLB and the MLBPA, Wander Franco has been placed on Administrative Leave until further notice as MLB continues its ongoing investigation. The administrative leave, effective immediately, is not disciplinary under the Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. We will comment further at the appropriate time.” Content Source: www.mlb.com

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Troy Melton is quick rising as one of many high pitching prospects within the Detroit Tigers system. Drafted within the fourth spherical final 12 months out of San Diego State University, the 22-year-old right-hander has a 2.33 ERA and a 3.21 FIP in 81 innings between Low-A Lakeland and High-A West Michigan. Featuring plus command and a agency fastball that he delivers from a misleading slot, he’s fanned 84 batters whereas permitting 21 walks and 66 hits. Over his final three begins, the Anaheim native has allowed only a pair of runs in 17 innings, with 10 strikeouts and nary a free go. Assigned a 35+ FV by Eric Longenhagen on the time our Tigers Top Prospects record got here out in June, the younger right-hander has since moved as much as the 40+ FV tie...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer acquired a milestone strikeout earlier than getting erratic for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers, who've matched their longest dropping streak this season. ...

HOUSTON -- It was classic Jose Altuve, besides Jose Altuve wasn’t standing within the batter’s field. Altuve is a useless pull hitter who can activate pitches which can be up within the strike zone, or barely above the zone, and hammer them into left subject in addition to anybody within the league. So when Astros outfielder Chas McCormick was needing a cue to tug the ball extra, he tried to be extra like his 5-foot-6 teammate. McCormick was in a position to pull a pair of fastballs into the Crawford Boxes within the Astros’ 9-4 win over the Red Sox on Monday evening at Minute Maid Park, together with a 94.8 mph fastball from Boston starter James Paxton that was above the zone. McCormick cranked it into the left-field seats for a three-run homer that put Houston forward, 7-3, within the fo...

ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt homered, Richie Palacios hit a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 7-3 on Sunday to avert a four-game sequence sweep. ...

PHOENIX -- Down to their ultimate two outs as soon as and their ultimate out one other time, the D-backs discovered a technique to pull off an inconceivable 4-3 win over the Rangers in 11 innings Monday evening at Chase Field. “That’s probably one of the best wins I’ve ever been a part of,” D-backs outfielder Tommy Pham stated. Pham was carrying the D-backs “victory vest” whereas he stated that. The vest, which is handed out to the participant who most contributes to a win, was properly deserved for Pham, who ended the sport with a two-out, two-run double to the hole in right-center. The D-backs went with an opener on Monday, utilizing lefty Joe Mantiply to report the primary two outs earlier than turning to a different reliever Scott McGough to get the ultimate out of the primary. McGough...

CHICAGO — Seiya Suzuki and Miguel Amaya hit solo homers, serving to Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday. C...

SAN DIEGO -- Mathematically, it is unbelievable. Which, by definition, means it is nonetheless potential. To be clear, the Padres stay a protracted shot to succeed in the postseason. They sit 5 1/2 video games out of the playoff image with 36 video games remaining. They'll want to leap a minimum of 4 groups to place themselves in a playoff place. In different phrases: They've received an terrible lot of labor to do -- and never all that a lot time to do it. Which makes this week's collection in opposition to the Marlins, fellow contenders within the National League Wild Card race, considerably crucial. “As a team, we’re going into every single game as our last game,” Kim mentioned, by way of interpreter Leo Bae. “Obviously, every game is important. That’s our mentality right now -- and tom...

CINCINNATI — Brandon Belt had his second multihomer recreation this season, Hyun Jin Ryu gained consecutive begins for the primary time since his newest Tommy John surgical procedure and Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 Sunday to win the sequence between playoff contenders. ...