MLB Lines, Scores and Odds

Manny Machado hit a three-run double and Yu Darvish fired five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list as the San Diego Padres snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Darvish (1-1) allowed three hits and didn’t issue a walk, striking out three in his first outing since April 14. He had been sidelined due to a neck injury. After throwing 50 of

JJ Bleday hit two home runs and the Oakland Athletics ran their winning streak to a season-best-tying three games with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Mitch Spence (3-1) three shutout innings to pick up his third relief win of the year. Lucas Erceg and Mason Miller followed by each striking out the side, with Miller earning his eighth save. Tyler Nevin and Abraham Toro each had two hits and

Pedro Pages’ sacrifice fly capped a two-run ninth-inning rally as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals spoiled former teammate Jack Flaherty’s career-high 14-strikeout performance by defeating the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday. The Cardinals broke through against Shelby Miller (3-3) in the ninth. Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson hit consecutive singles to tie the game with one out. Pages’ sacrifice fly scored Goldschmidt with the go-ahead run.

Andy Pages drove in three runs and Teoscar Hernandez stroked a two-run double as the Los Angeles Dodgers notched an 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Phoenix. Will Smith homered to help the Dodgers win for the seventh time in the past eight games. Shohei Ohtani, Enrique Hernandez and Teoscar Hernandez had two hits apiece for Los Angeles. Ketel Marte had two hits for the Diamondbacks as the defending National League

Taylor Ward, Brandon Drury, Ehire Adrianza and Zach Neto had two hits each to help the Los Angeles Angels earn a 6-5, come-from-behind win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday in the opener in their three-game series at Anaheim, Calif. Jo Adell homered and Luis Rengifo doubled and scored for Los Angeles, which had lost four in a row and nine of 10. Angels starter Griffin Canning allowed four runs and three hits in five

Nick Lodolo gave up a leadoff homer Monday night, then didn’t allow another hit in seven dominant innings as the visiting Cincinnati Reds stopped the San Diego Padres 5-2 in the opener of a three-game series. Lodolo (3-0) walked two and struck out 11, throwing 68 of his 99 pitches for strikes. He finished his night in style, fanning Ha-Seong Kim with a curveball to end perhaps the best game of his career. Lodolo retired

Joe Boyle overcame a wild start to throw five innings of one-hit ball as the Oakland Athletics opened a 10-game homestand with a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Dany Jimenez and Michael Kelly combined for three strikeouts over four shutout innings to put the wraps on a two-hit performance for the A’s, who won for the fourth time in five games. Oakland’s Tyler Nevin homered, singled and drove in two runs.

Monday’s opener of a three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and host Detroit Tigers was postponed due to inclement weather in the forecast. The teams will take the field for a straight doubleheader Tuesday at 3:40 p.m. Game 2 will begin approximately 40 minutes after Game 1’s conclusion. The Tigers entered the week four games above .500 after winning each of their past three series, most recently taking the final two games of a