Blue Jays’ Guerrero hits first home run since April 20
Toronto Blue Jays star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first home run in nearly a month Sunday afternoon with his third of the season in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers.
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Toronto Blue Jays star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first home run in nearly a month Sunday afternoon with his third of the season in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers.
Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was out of the lineup for a second straight game Sunday against the Houston Astros because of back spasms.
Clay Holmes’ mind flashed back six years. Struck on the right leg by a 111.1 mph comebacker off the bat of the New York Yankees’ Spencer Jones on Friday night, the right-hander thought to when Nelson Cruz got him with a shot up the middle during a spring training game on Feb. 29, 2020.
The Toronto Blue Jays placed reliever Tommy Nance on the 15-day IL with right forearm discomfort and recalled Canadian pitcher Adam Macko in a corresponding move on Sunday.
Shohei Ohtani had five RBIs, Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers pummeled the Los Angeles Angels 15-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.
Casey Schmitt hit two home runs and drove in three, Trevor McDonald struck out five in 6 2/3 innings, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Athletics 6-4 on Saturday night.
Angel Martínez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, José Ramírez moved into sixth place in franchise history for hits, and Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Saturday night.
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will have an MRI on Sunday after leaving Houston's 2-0 win over the Rangers in the ninth inning Saturday night with soreness on his left side.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 13 while picking up the second shutout of his big league career as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Saturday to reach .500 for the first time since mid-April.
Nick Castellanos hit a three-run homer, Rodolfo Durán went deep for his first career hit, and Gavin Sheets also connected in the San Diego Padres’ 7-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
Luke Weaver escaped a seventh-inning, bases-loaded, no-outs jam when he entered to face his former team for the first time, and the New York Mets beat the Yankees 6-3 Saturday night to even their weekend Subway Series at one game apiece.
Jackson Chourio hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning and made a run-saving catch in the seventh, Logan Henderson struck out seven in five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday night.
Munetaka Murakami homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday night.
Yordan Alvarez hit his 15th homer and the Houston Astros matched a season high with four longballs in a 4-1 win over the Rangers on Saturday night that left Texas’ Jacob deGrom stuck at 99 career wins.
The Baltimore Orioles signed veteran Tommy Pham to a minor league contract Saturday in an effort to boost their struggling outfield.
Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday night.
Liam Hicks had a two-run RBI single in an eight-run 10th inning and the Miami Marlins ended the Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game home winning streak with a 10-5 victory on Saturday.
Cade Cavalli tossed six scoreless innings, Keibert Ruiz homered and drove in a career-high five runs and the Washington Nationals reached the .500 mark for the first time in two years with a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 13 while picking up the second shutout of his career as the Philadelphia Phillies drilled the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Saturday.
Jake McCarthy singled twice and drove in a run against his former team, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday.
Alec Burleson drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday in the second game of the annual I-70 series, much to the delight of some boisterous and shirtless fans in the right-field seats.
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