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Back at .500, Nationals go for 3-game sweep of Orioles The Washington Nationals will go for their first home series sweep of the season when they host the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. The Nationals pulled away late for a 13-3 win on Saturday, allowing them to reach .500 (23-23) for the first time since May 2024. Washington had lost 15

Streak-busting Marlins seek series victory over Rays Jakob Marsee is squeezing out plenty of offense in the Citrus Series. Fresh off back-to-back three-hit performances, Marsee will look to lead the Miami Marlins to a series victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of the three-game set in St. Petersburg, Fla. Marsee collected his third

Athletics’ Nick Kurtz aims to continue power surge vs. Giants Nick Kurtz got off to a slow start in the power department by going homerless over the Athletics’ first 13 games and later enduring a 15-game drought. But Kurtz suddenly has found his long-ball stroke, and he will attempt to homer for the fourth consecutive game when the Athletics face

Dodgers striving for repeat victory over Angels The Los Angeles Dodgers did something they hadn’t done since before winning the first of back-to-back World Series in their Freeway Series opener with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday night. Beat the Angels. Despite having to put scheduled starter Blake Snell on the injured list because of loose bodies

Without Cal Raleigh, Mariners seek elusive win vs. Padres When the Seattle Mariners returned home Friday, catcher Cal Raleigh was asked what it’s going to be like for the next week or so on his first-ever trip to the injured list. “It’s going to (stink),” said Raleigh, who was placed on the 10-day IL a day earlier with a strained

Bryce Elder, Braves bid to continue torrid pace vs. Red Sox After claiming a series-opening win in walk-off fashion, the Atlanta Braves look to continue their majors-best pace when they host the middle of three interleague games against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. The Braves have the right man on the mound as they look to follow up

Bad break shakes Mets as Subway Series continues vs. Yankees The New York Yankees got some reasonably good news about their most consistent veteran starting pitcher Friday afternoon. The New York Mets were not nearly as fortunate a few hours later. The Mets will look to bounce back from their latest chunk of bad news Saturday night when they host

Brewers, Twins navigating holes in lineups ahead of rematch Both teams could use reinforcements in the middle of their lineups when the visiting Milwaukee Brewers square off with the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis. The Brewers rallied for a 3-2 win in the opener of a three-game series on Friday behind an eighth-inning RBI double by Jake Bauers and

San Francisco Giants visit the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Saturday, May 16, 2026, with first pitch set for 9:40 p.m. ET. This is Game 2 of the Bay Bridge series after the Athletics took Friday’s opener 5-2, using a Nick Kurtz three-run homer and a clean bullpen finish to put away a Giants lineup that