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Michael Lorenzen was chosen for the All-Star team as a member of the Detroit Tigers last season. He will make his season debut against them on Monday night when the Texas Rangers open a four-game series in Detroit. The veteran right-hander will be activated from the 15-day injured list and make his Rangers debut. Lorenzen had a rehab start at Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday, going 4 2/3 innings and throwing 89 pitches. Lorenzen, who

An angry Minnesota Twins team arrives in Baltimore to start a three-game series against the Orioles on Monday. The visiting Twins appeared on their way to winning their third straight game and taking three of four from the Detroit Tigers when they gave up four runs in the eighth inning Sunday to lose 4-3. The Orioles saw the opposite outcome, as they rallied from a 4-3 seventh-inning deficit to defeat the Brewers 6-4 and salvage

The Detroit Red Wings enter Monday night’s home game against the Montreal Canadiens with their playoff hopes fully alive after being on life support on Saturday. Playing at Toronto, the Red Wings needed at least one point to avoid being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. The situation got even more tense when a lethal Maple Leafs offense went on a power play with 2:45 remaining in regulation and the game tied at 4-4. But the

The Colorado Avalanche will look to rebound from arguably their worst loss of their season when they visit the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday afternoon. With second place in the Central Division and home ice for the first round of the playoffs on the line, the Avalanche allowed four goals in the first period en route to a 7-0 shellacking by the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Winnipeg (50-24-6, 106 points),

Mookie Betts is wearing out San Diego pitching in the early part of the season. Betts will look to inflict further damage on Sunday when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Padres in the finale of a three-game series. Betts went 3-for-5 with two RBIs on Saturday night, when the Dodgers recorded a 5-2 victory. In four games against San Diego this season, Betts is batting .500 (10-for-20) with two homers and 12 RBIs. He

The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to earn their second straight series victory when they host the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. After winning two of three games from the Rockies in Colorado, the Diamondbacks will try to do the same to the Cardinals in Phoenix. Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen (2-0, 2.25 ERA) will start on Sunday in the rubber game of the series. Gallen struck out 10 and walked none in a no-decision against the

The St. Louis Blues stayed in the Western Conference wild-card race until the final week of the regular season. But they were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs on Friday, so now they will be fully focused on building momentum for the future when they face the visiting Seattle Kraken on Sunday afternoon. The Blues (42-33-5, 89 points) hope to use this season’s strong finish as a springboard to better things in 2024-25. They have gone

The Washington Nationals will take the type of dominance they got Saturday out of MacKenzie Gore every day. Well, hopefully not every day, according to manager Dave Martinez. Gore showed why he was one of the centerpieces of the 2022 trade that sent star outfielder Juan Soto to San Diego in exchange for a haul of Padres prospects, striking out 11 over five innings in a 3-1 win in Oakland. But in piling up the

A day after Houston’s newfound workhorse turned in another stellar outing, the Astros hand the ball to a guy who has come through for them for years. And they’re hoping he can lead them to a series win. Right-hander Cristian Javier (1-0, 1.10 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound Sunday when the Astros host the Texas Rangers in the finale of the three-game set between in-state rivals. The reason Houston can take the series

When the Atlanta Braves take the field in South Florida on Sunday, they’ll be looking not only for a series win, but for some more consistency out of their offense. The lack of consistency is why they aren’t going for a series sweep. After putting up an eight-spot in the run column Friday night, Atlanta’s potent lineup managed just one run on six hits against Florida Marlins pitcher Max Meyer on Saturday in a 5-1