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Justin Verlander, Giants aim to hold down slumping Phils
Justin Verlander hasn't been at his best this season, but perhaps a matchup with the scuffling Philadelphia Phillies could prove to be the cure.,Verlander takes the ball for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday when they continue their four-game road set against the Phillies.,Through three starts for...

Pirates hope to keep offense going vs. Nationals
After the slumping Pittsburgh offense finally broke through, the Pirates will try to keep the momentum going against the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.,The Nationals are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and will send Jake Irvin (0-0, 5.63 ERA) to the mound to face Pirates ...

Rockies end scoreless streak but Dodgers pull out victory
Shohei Ohtani hit a home run and Dustin May went five strong innings for his first win in nearly two years as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series.,Mookie Betts also hit a home run and left-hander Tanner Scott pitched th...

Fernando Tatis Jr. socks two homers as Padres top Cubs
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice Monday night and Luis Arraez added three hits, including a solo homer, as the San Diego Padres rallied for a 10-4 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs.,While improving to 11-0 at home this year and winning its 15th straight game at Petco Park dating back to last Septem...

MLB roundup: Rays pound out 16 hits, rout Red Sox 16-1
Kameron Misner went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs, leading a 16-hit attack as the Tampa Bay Rays plated 14 runs in the first three innings and walloped the visiting Boston Red Sox 16-1 on Monday night.,Christopher Morel was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs as every Rays batter s...

Juan Soto hits two-run shot as Mets down Twins
Juan Soto drilled a two-run homer and the New York Mets pulled away for a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Pete Alonso went 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI for the Mets, who won their second game in a row and improved to 9-2 in their past 11 contests. Mark Vientos d...

Cards back Sonny Gray's scoreless start, pound Astros
Nolan Arenado had a homer, two doubles and two RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday.,Brendan Donovan went 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI triple for the Cardinals, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.,Pedro Pages hit a two-run double for St. Louis...

Tarik Skubal, Tigers roll past Brewers
Tarik Skubal tossed seven innings of four-hit ball and Kerry Carpenter homered to pace the visiting Detroit Tigers to a 9-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,Staked to a 9-0 lead, Skubal (2-2) retired the first 12 hitters before Rhys Hoskins' lead-off...

Rays crush Red Sox 16-1 behind 16-hit attack
Kameron Misner went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs, leading a 16-hit attack as the Tampa Bay Rays plated 14 runs in the first three innings and walloped the visiting Boston Red Sox 16-1 on Monday night. ,The Rays set season highs in hits and runs as they cranked out four-run and nine-run inn...

Austin Riley (5 RBIs), Grant Holmes lift Braves over Jays
Grant Holmes didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, Austin Riley hit two home runs and drove in five and the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Monday night.,Sean Murphy added a two-run blast for Atlanta in the opener of a three-game series.,Myles Straw's sixth-inning ...

Yankees use four home runs to defeat Royals
Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Austin Wells homered in a span of five batters off Seth Lugo in the fifth inning to power the New York Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday night in the first meeting between the teams since last October's American League Division Series...

Giants stay hot, win opener in Philadelphia
Tyler Fitzgerald drove in three runs and finished a single shy of the cycle as the San Francisco Giants posted a 10-4 road victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday in the opener of a four-game series.,Mike Yastrzemski also finished with three RBIs for San Francisco, which has won four of its...