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Cardinals chase series-clinching win over scuffling Royals Despite sitting eight games above .500 ahead of the second contest of a three-game set against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals don’t have a roster littered with household names. That’s more than fine with manager Oliver Marmol. St. Louis’ depth was on display in its third win

D-backs’ Eduardo Rodriguez shoots to extend unbeaten mark vs. Rockies The Arizona Diamondbacks will look for a strong performance from starter Eduardo Rodriguez as they try and clinch a series win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in Denver. The D-backs started off the weekend set with a commanding 9-1 win on Friday night and celebrated a major milestone as

Casey Mize’s return will bolster Tigers in matchup with Blue Jays Casey Mize will make a swift return from the injured list when the Detroit Tigers host the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers right-hander left his most recent start on April 28 in Atlanta due to a right adductor strain. Mize was able to go through a

Giants return to familiar ballpark for series with A’s Former Bay Area rivals go head-to-head in West Sacramento, Calif., on Friday night when the San Francisco Giants and Athletics open a three-game interleague series. The Giants come into the series after a 5-2 road loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night that allowed the defending champs to salvage

Dodgers’ Blake Snell strives to get on right road vs. Angels in Freeway Series The Los Angeles Angels will return home to Anaheim to start a 10-game homestand on Friday night following a 1-5 road trip that concluded with getting swept in three games by the Cleveland Guardians. The Angels, who own the worst record in the majors at 16-28,

Padres vie for Vedder Cup in road series vs. Mariners The San Diego Padres won’t have to worry about Cal Raleigh this weekend in Seattle. The Mariners’ slugger, who set multiple records with 60 home runs last season, was placed on the 10-day injured list for the first time in his career Thursday with a strained right oblique. That means

After ‘exhausting series,’ Cards head home to face Royals Ahead of an interleague series against the struggling Kansas City Royals, the St. Louis Cardinals continue to find ways to win. After suffering through three straight years without a postseason appearance, fifth-year manager Oliver Marmol and company have passed tests through the first quarter of this season, going 25-18. St. Louis

Rangers willing to ‘mix it up’ ahead of opener vs. Astros Sometimes, a manager has to go with his gut. How else to explain why Texas’ Skip Schumaker dropped Brandon Nimmo from the leadoff spot the past two games for Joc Pederson, who is batting .214? The move worked, as the Rangers won both games against the Arizona Diamondbacks. After

Rockies, Diamondbacks have opportunity to shed losing ways Struggling Merrill Kelly is coming off his strongest start of the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ right-hander will try to build on that against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in Denver. In a matchup of veterans, Kelly (2-3, 7.62 ERA) will oppose Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-4, 6.00), who is trying