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Ross Stripling won for the first time since 2022, Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin hit home runs and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory Wednesday afternoon. T.J. McFarland, Austin Adams, Dany Jimenez, Michael Kelly and Mason Miller extended the Oakland bullpen’s run of consecutive scoreless innings to 27 2/3 with three more, capping off a four-hit effort that produced the A’s season-best fourth straight win.

Austin Riley hit a two-run triple and Chris Sale allowed one run over five innings as the Atlanta Braves salvaged the finale of a three-game interleague series in Seattle, defeating the host Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon. Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr. each had two hits for the Braves, who snapped their first two-game losing streak of the season. Julio Rodriguez had three hits, including a double, and Jorge Polanco had two RBIs for the

Michael Massey hit a three-run homer, right-hander Seth Lugo allowed two hits over seven innings, and the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 Wednesday afternoon. Danny Jansen hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays in the rubber match of the three-game series. The Royals also take the season series between the teams, 5-2. Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-5) allowed three runs, four hits and one walk with four strikeouts

Jose Miranda and Willi Castro had three hits apiece and Alex Kirilloff homered as the Minnesota Twins defeated the host Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday afternoon, extending their winning streak to 10 games. Minnesota has earned seven victories against the White Sox in its current tear. The latest three in Chicago all required comebacks. Tommy Pham homered, doubled and drove in two runs, and Robbie Grossman doubled twice to keep Chicago afloat before bullpen

Christian Walker hit two home runs, including a game-ending two-run shot in the 10th inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks stung the Los Angeles Dodgers by picking up a 4-3 victory in Phoenix on Tuesday. Six Arizona pitchers held the Dodgers to zero RBIs through nine innings as the Diamondbacks won for just the second time in their past six games. The victory came after a one-hour, 55-minute delay at the outset, as a colony of

The Philadelphia Phillies rallied with a pair of ninth-inning homers to beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 on Tuesday night to even up their three-game series in Anaheim, Calif. Nick Castellanos tied the game 5-5 with one out off Angels closer Carlos Estevez, who was tasked with trying to complete a four-out save, by launching a solo shot to right. After a ground-rule double from Bryson Stott, Johan Rojas took Estevez deep to left for

Jon Gray allowed one run over eight innings to pick up his first win of the season, leading the Texas Rangers to a 7-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas. Josh Smith and Leody Taveras homered for the Rangers, who earned their third win in four games. Gray (1-1) gave up just three singles, only one of which left the infield. He didn’t walk

DJ Stewart hit a tiebreaking three-run homer on Tuesday night for the host New York Mets, who went on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 in the second game of a four-game series. The Mets won for just the third time in nine games. The Cubs have lost three of their past four. Sean Reid-Foley (1-0), the first of four Mets relievers, threw a scoreless sixth inning in relief of Sean Manaea. The Cubs were

Wenceel Perez hit two homers and drove in three runs to lift the host Detroit Tigers to an 11-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals to split a doubleheader on Tuesday night. Perez, a rookie, had three hits and scored three runs. Riley Greene also supplied three hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs. Mark Canha scored two runs and knocked in another, while Jake Rogers had two RBIs. Alec Burleson homered and