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Nothing comes easily for M’s ahead of finale vs. Rangers At some point this season, the Seattle Mariners will coast to a victory. It appeared that might be the case on Saturday, when they carried a six-run lead into the ninth inning against the visiting Texas Rangers. But nothing has been easy for these Mariners. Closer Andres Munoz, who blew

Skidding Mets make pitching change ahead of series finale vs. Cubs A year ago, New York Mets left-hander David Peterson was in the midst of a first-half breakout that helped him earn a spot on the National League All-Star team. Now, Peterson has been scratched from his latest start as skidding New York looks for a spark. The Mets will

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki hopes his turnaround starts vs. Rockies Roki Sasaki’s spectacular performance as a reliever during the 2025 postseason is not translating to success as a starter this season. Sasaki (0-2, 6.23 ERA), in his second MLB season after much success in Japan, will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon against the Colorado Rockies in the

Reds RHP Brady Singer ‘good’ to go against Twins The Cincinnati Reds will look for their second series sweep of the season when they play the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. Cincinnati’s scheduled starting pitcher, Brady Singer (1-1, 5.60 ERA), earned his first win of the season on Tuesday. The right-hander scattered six hits, gave up one run

Banged-up Astros try end skid against Cardinals The injuries continue to add up for the Houston Astros, who lost outfielder Joey Loperfido to right quad tightness on Friday. He was unavailable for the Astros’ 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Loperfido underwent an MRI on Saturday and likely will be placed on the injured list, manager Joe

Orioles contact-less lineup tries for better results vs. Guardians There was a glaring lack of contact from Baltimore Orioles’ hitters on Saturday. The Orioles had four hits — two of them homers — while striking out a stunning 16 times. Baltimore will look to have their bats smack the ball more often in Sunday’s finale of a four-game series against

Robbie Ray, Giants go for sweep of mistake-prone Nationals The San Francisco Giants will try to accomplish a couple of firsts for this season in the series finale at the Washington Nationals on Sunday. The Giants will look to win four consecutive games for the first time and will also try to complete their initial three-game series sweep. Both are

Garrett Mitchell providing spark as Brewers eye sweep of Marlins Garrett Mitchell has often been on the injured list since his major league debut in August 2022, but he has been healthy this season as he and the Milwaukee Brewers go for a three-game sweep of the host Miami Marlins on Sunday. “I’m just happy with the way he’s staying

Yankees out to continue success vs. lefties, sweep Royals The New York Yankees struggled in most of their encounters against left-handed pitching until Saturday. Then they dominated Kansas City southpaw Noah Cameron and rolled to their most lopsided victory of the season. After their best showing at the plate, the Yankees seek a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon when they host