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The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays close their three-game AL East series Sunday at Rogers Centre in Toronto. First pitch is scheduled for 1:37 p.m. ET, with coverage on MASN, Sportsnet, SN1, and TVA Sports. Both clubs enter at 31-34, with Baltimore third in the division and Toronto fourth. Baltimore won Friday’s opener 13-3 before Toronto answered with a

The Seattle Mariners visit the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, June 7, for the rubber match of their three-game series at Comerica Park. First pitch is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. ET, with coverage on Detroit SportsNet, Mariners.TV, and MLB.TV. Seattle is 34-31 and leads the AL West, while Detroit is 26-39 and sits fourth in the AL Central. Detroit won Friday’s

The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins close their three-game Citrus Series on Sunday, June 7, at loanDepot park in Miami. First pitch is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. ET, with coverage on Rays.TV and Marlins.TV. Tampa Bay is 37-24 and remains first in the AL East, while Miami is 30-35 and fourth in the NL East. The series is tied

Yordan Alvarez doing damage as Astros go for sweep of A’s With nine-time All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve back in the fold and just one position player of note — catcher Yainer Diaz — yet to return from a stint on the injured list, it’s easy to understand how the conversation turned to the Houston Astros’ depth, particularly given how

Personal skid snapped, Tigers’ Jack Flaherty takes aim at M’s Jack Flaherty finally notched his first win in 13 starts this season on Tuesday. The Detroit Tigers right-hander will go for two straight when he starts the finale of a three-game home series against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon. Flaherty (1-7, 5.31 ERA) hadn’t been credited with a victory

Marlins turn to Sandy Alcantara for stability, series win vs. Rays The Miami Marlins are looking for a repeat version of former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara in hopes of winning their home series Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Marlins won a thriller on Saturday after leading 4-1 entering the ninth inning. Miami closer Pete Fairbanks

Orioles’ Shane Baz puts unblemished mark on line vs. Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles right-hander Shane Baz is undefeated against the host Toronto Blue Jays and hopes to maintain that Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series. Baz (3-5, 4.29 ERA), who was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to Baltimore in December, has posted a 4-0 mark

MLB-best Braves rely on Bryce Elder to secure sweep vs. Pirates The Atlanta Braves, owners of MLB’s best record, will send Bryce Elder to the mound on Sunday in search of a series sweep against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves won the first two games of the three-game set and secured their 18th series victory of the season after

Yanks’ Cam Schlittler, after uncharacteristic outing, takes on Red Sox Cam Schlittler experienced a rarity five days ago when he conceded his best stuff was not consistently present. Coming off his shortest outing of the season, Schlittler hopes to return to form Sunday afternoon when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened