SAN DIEGO — Rookie Jackson Merrill hit a 440-foot, three-run homer to the base of the batter’s eye in center field and had a bat flip to match as the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 Saturday for their fourth straight win. Ha-Seong Kim and Kyle ...
DETROIT — Drew Thorpe pitched six scoreless innings and got his first major league win in his third start, pitching the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Saturday. Thorpe (1-1) allowed two hits and four walks while striking out five. “This is me. I’m pretty even-keeled, ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Freddy Peralta struck out eight over six innings of three-hit ball, outdueling Tyler Anderson in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. Rhys Hoskins and Willy Adames drove in runs for the Brewers, who took two of three in ...
HOUSTON — Ronel Blanco had the second hitless outing of his brief major league career but was pulled after seven innings as the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Sunday. Manager Joe Espada shared part of the conversation he had with Blanco when he removed the dominant ...
MILWAUKEE — Willy Adames hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Blake Perkins threw out a runner at the plate to end the game and preserve the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Cincinnati’s Stuart Fairchild was trying to score from second on ...
DETROIT — CJ Abrams hit a double and a home run and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Wednesday night for their first five-game winning streak in three years. Jake Irvin (5-5) gave up gave up one run on six hits in six innings. Washington last won five straight ...