MLB Lines, Scores and Odds

Brenton Doyle homered among his two hits, Ezequiel Tovar tripled and doubled in the fourth inning and finished with three hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1 in Denver on Thursday. Charlie Blackmon tripled, doubled, singled and drove in two runs, Elias Diaz had two hits and Cal Quantrill tossed six strong innings to help Colorado end a four-game skid. The Rockies sent 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run

Tucker Barnhart haunted his former team by starting a game-winning rally with two outs in the eighth as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Thursday afternoon. Corbin Carroll broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out hit off reliever Fernando Cruz (1-3) in the eighth to score Barnhart – who played for the Reds in 2014-21 — and give Arizona its season-best fourth straight win. Barnhart had walked

Manuel Margot doubled and matched a career high with five RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis. Max Kepler and Ryan Jeffers homered and drove in two runs apiece for Minnesota, which won three of four games in the series. Carlos Santana and Edouard Julien each drove in one run. Luke Raley finished 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead Seattle at the plate.

Michael Conforto had three hits, including a homer, Blake Sabol also had three hits, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 in Denver on Wednesday night. Matt Chapman and Mike Yastrzemski had two hits each for San Francisco, which has won two straight after dropping four in a row. Elias Diaz homered and singled, Sean Bouchard had three hits and Charlie Blackmon and Jordan Beck had two hits apiece for the Rockies,

Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker each homered while combining for six hits and eight RBIs, propelling the Oakland Athletics over the visiting Texas Rangers 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of a doubleheader. Brett Harris also homered and the Oakland bullpen held the Rangers scoreless over the final 5 2/3 innings, helping the A’s snap a three-game losing streak. Seeking a third straight win in the series and a fifth in a row overall,

Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers pulled off a perfect 6-0 homestand with series sweeps over the Atlanta Braves and Marlins, while also winning for the 14th time in their last 16 games. The visit home was a far cry

Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball and the San Diego Padres got a few timely hits in their 3-0 win against the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. With the win, the Padres took the series over the Cubs, 2-1. They also won a three-game series against Chicago last month. Cease (5-2) racked up 12 strikeouts and gave up two walks in a masterful effort. The Cubs were retired in order in four

Bobby Witt Jr. homered to lead the Kansas City Royals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game set. Witt led off the eighth inning with his fifth homer — and first since April 11. He scored three times and leads the majors with 36 runs scored. After Milwaukee opened the game with back-to-back doubles by Brice Turang and William Contreras for an early 1-0 lead, Kansas

Vladimir Guererro Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier each had three hits to lift the Toronto Blue Jays past the host Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Wednesday. Davis Schneider added two hits and an RBI, while Kiermaier drove in two runs, and Guerrero and Bo Bichette hit RBI singles for the Blue Jays. Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt (3-5) gave up three hits and two runs with six strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. Jordan Romano