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PHOENIX -- Dwight Gooden had Darryl Strawberry. Shohei Ohtani presently has each himself and Mike Trout. Strider and Acuña each placed on a present because the Braves acquired again on observe with a 5-2 win over the D-backs on Saturday night time at Chase Field. The former restricted one in all baseball’s hottest groups to a few hits and the latter once more amazed with each his energy and pace. “There’s a lot of special talent coming out of [Strider’s] right arm, and then you get to see Ronnie every day,” Braves reliever Jesse Chavez stated. “You can’t ask for a better seat in the house than to be able to be next to that every day.” These previous few weeks have been subpar for the Braves, who entered this recreation with the National League’s second-worst report (8-13) going again to Ma...

No. 1 Wake Forest and 10 different nationwide seeds gained their openers within the NCAA regionals on Friday earlier than Penn started a late-night flurry of upsets. ...

Big-time baseball is again at Chase Field and the immediately surging Arizona Diamondbacks delivered of their first check. Merrill Kelly threw seven...

PHOENIX -- The D-backs and supervisor Torey Lovullo have agreed on a one-year contract extension via 2024, in response to a baseball supply. The workforce has not confirmed or commented on the transfer. An announcement might come as quickly as Sunday. The extension comes because the D-backs are off to a robust begin to the season. Despite shedding to the Braves on Saturday evening, which ended a six-game profitable streak, they're 35-24 -- tied with the Dodgers for essentially the most wins within the National League. Lovullo was employed by the D-backs not lengthy after Mike Hazen took over as basic supervisor following the 2016 season. In his first yr on the helm, Lovullo led the D-backs to a 93-69 report and the highest NL Wild Card spot. Arizona beat the Rockies within the NL Wild Card...

Alan Espinal drove in three runs, Vanderbilt hit two house runs and the Commodores routed Eastern Illinois 12-2 on Friday night time within the Nashville Regional hosted by the Commodores. ...

Jose Siri makes diving seize in Rays win over Red Sox n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"As the ball fell towards the grass, Siri leaned ahead and left his ft to make the catch. He landed laborious, rolled onto his again then let unfastened a military-style salute and shouted to rejoice.nn“I felt like I had gotten four hits,” stated a smiling Siri via interpreter Manny Navarro.nnSiri truly solely had one hit in Game 2 after beginning the second half of the day-night break up on the bench, nevertheless it was a giant one.nnWith former Rays left-hander Ryan Sherriff pitching, Ramírez on second base and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a tiebreaking dwelling run within the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Saturday to snap a five-game shedding streak. ...

Luis Arraez tallies 5 hits, 5 RBIs in Marlins’ win n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"“It's emotional as a result of I'm ready for one more child,” Arraez mentioned. “If the dad is happy, I’ve got to play good. Keeping my wife happy. I do a lot of good things, especially when we're waiting for another baby. I just want to do a lot of good things.”nnNot solely did Arraez enhance his MLB-leading common to .390, however he additionally grew to become the primary Marlin to gather 5 hits in a sport since Starlin Castro (Aug. 19, 2018). Arraez’s efficiency backed MLB Pipeline’s prime pitching prospect Eury ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jameson Taillon pitched successfully into the sixth inning, Dansby Swanson homered amongst his three hits, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday night time within the opener of a four-game collection. ...