MLB Lines, Scores and Odds

Bailey Ober logged six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins held off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 victory in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon. Ober (1-1) was perfect until Matt Vierling singled with one out in the fifth. The right-hander fanned the next two batters he faced, though, two of his six strikeouts on the afternoon. Steven Okert came on in the seventh for Ober, who yielded one run on two hits and a walk.

Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer and an RBI single as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers rolled past the St. Louis Cardinals 12-5 on Saturday. Brice Turang also hit a two-run homer for the Brewers, who won their third straight game. Jackson Chourio homered and added a run-scoring single for Milwaukee, and William Contreras went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI. Every Brewer had at least one hit among 18 for the game. Brewers starting

Jose Caballero hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon. The Rays won for the seventh time in 11 games by putting together a rally against Caleb Ferguson (0-3). Caballero lined a fly ball that went over center fielder Alex Verdugo’s head and automatic runner Richie Palacios easily scored from second base. After stealing third, Caballero trotted

Ketel Marte had four hits, Blaze Alexander belted his first grand slam and Jordan Montgomery won his Arizona Diamondbacks debut in a 17-1 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Friday night. The Diamondbacks’ 22 hits tied a franchise record set in 2013, when they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-7 in an 18-inning game. Marte went 4-for-6 with an RBI and a run in the leadoff spot and Alexander finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs

Francisco Lindor hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the seventh inning, Harrison Bader had four hits and the visiting New York Mets increased their winning streak to five games with a 9-4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. DJ Stewart homered and had three RBIs as the Mets won for the seventh time in eight games and improved to 11-3 since an 0-5 start. Chris Taylor broke out of an 0-for-31 slump

Justin Turner homered and knocked in two runs Friday night as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays opened up a five-run lead in the second inning during a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres. Five Toronto pitchers teamed up on a five-hitter and fanned 14 as the team won for the fifth time in six games. Reliever Bowden Francis (2-2) got the win with two-plus scoreless innings after starter Yuriel Rodriguez fanned seven and allowed

Jameson Taillon worked five strong innings in his season debut as the host Chicago Cubs picked up an 8-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday afternoon in the opener of a four-game series. Activated from the 15-day injured list on Thursday, Taillon (1-0) surrendered just one run on three hits. He didn’t walk a batter while striking out four. Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a run for

Logan Webb allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings as the San Francisco Giants opened a four-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-0 victory on Thursday. Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores broke open a tight game with a two-run double in the eighth. LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning to give the Giants a 1-0 lead. Mike Yastrzemski capped a four-run eighth with a two-run single, helping

The Chicago Cubs’ home game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday was postponed due to inclement weather. The clubs were scheduled to start a four-game series. Instead, Thursday’s game will be played as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday, when they were already slated for an early afternoon game. It was not yet known how the rainout would affect either team’s pitching plans. Right-hander Jameson Taillon was scheduled to make his season debut for