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Status of SS Corey Seager in doubt as Rangers meet Giants

All eyes will be on the status of reigning World Series MVP Corey Seager when the Texas Rangers open a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night in Arlington, Texas. Seager extended his career-best on-base streak to 28 games with a second-inning single off left-hander Joey Wentz in Wednesday afternoon’s 9-1 victory over visiting Detroit. Seager, however, grabbed the back of his left hamstring as he was getting ready to round first

Diamondbacks go for sweep against slumping Giants

Jordan Montgomery will attempt to bounce back from a woeful outing when the Arizona Diamondbacks try to complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix. Montgomery (3-3, 5.48 ERA) allowed eight runs, six earned, and nine hits in just four innings while taking a loss against the New York Mets on Friday. It marked the second time in eight starts this season that he allowed at least six earned

D-backs ride walk-off momentum into rematch with Giants

Pavin Smith’s first walk-off homer at any level of baseball put a charge into the Arizona Diamondbacks in the series opener. Now Arizona will look to keep the momentum going as it searches for its fourth straight win when it meets the San Francisco Giants again on Tuesday night in Phoenix. Smith’s two-run, pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Diamondbacks a 4-2 victory on Monday. Hitting the ball 424 feet

Ketel Marte back on roll as D-backs brace for Giants

Ketel Marte had a 21-game hitting streak earlier this season and a stretch of 22 hitless at-bats late last month. The Arizona star is back on the upswing and looks to follow up a big effort when the Diamondbacks face the San Francisco Giants on Monday in the opener of a three-game set in Phoenix. Marte went 3-for-3 with two homers, three RBIs and two runs in Sunday’s 5-4 road victory over the New York

Giants’ Blake Snell aims to take step forward in finale vs. Yankees

San Francisco’s Blake Snell hopes to improve on what he considered to be an improved effort in his most recent start when the Giants attempt to avoid a three-game series sweep against the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon. Aaron Judge continued his homecoming rampage with a third home run in two nights on Saturday, helping the Yankees follow a 6-2 win Friday with a 7-3 triumph. Snell and Judge have plenty of history,

Yankees’ Aaron Judge makes himself right at home vs. Giants

One of the National League’s top pitchers in recent years gets a rematch with one of the game’s hottest hitters when Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants host Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees on Saturday night. Judge made the most of his Oracle Park debut with two home runs in the series opener Friday, accounting for four runs in the Yankees’ 6-2 victory. Judge and Webb dueled for the first time on

Yankees’ Aaron Judge takes aim at Giants in homecoming

Aaron Judge will get his first opportunity to take aim at Oracle Park’s signature old-time baseball glove above the left-field bleachers on Friday night when the New York Yankees visit the San Francisco Giants for the start of a three-game interleague series. The Yankees wrapped up a second consecutive series win on their nine-game Western swing when they beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Thursday. The victory was New York’s 13th in its last

Phillies hope Alec Bohm can boost offense in finale vs. Giants

The Philadelphia Phillies expect third baseman Alec Bohm back in action when they attempt to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the host San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon. The team’s top RBI man with 47, Bohm wasn’t in the lineup Tuesday, one day after his two errors contributed to an 8-4 Giants win. Phillies manager Rob Thomson had some explaining to do before his team’s 1-0, 10-inning defeat, but he insisted it

Sizzling Giants likely without LaMonte Wade Jr. against Phillies

The San Francisco Giants hope a strained hamstring suffered by hot-hitting LaMonte Wade Jr. doesn’t stall their offensive momentum as they continue a three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Five different Giants players collected two hits apiece while three drove in a pair of runs each in a 12-hit assault on Phillies pitching in an 8-4 triumph in the series opener Monday. Down 4-3 in the fifth and with a runner

Struggling pitchers set to clash when Phillies visit Giants

The Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants have been playing stellar baseball in recent weeks, and two struggling pitchers who want to get in on the fun are scheduled to square off when the teams meet Monday. Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker (3-0, 5.06 ERA) and Giants lefty Blake Snell (0-3, 11.40) are set to go in San Francisco in a matchup of pitchers who combined for 29 wins last season but haven’t met expectations yet