PHOENIX (AP) — Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor homered to back a stellar start from Ryne Nelson as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Monday night to end a five-game skid. Suárez hit his 15th homer — a 109 mph shot to left-center that traveled 433 feet — for a ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Braxton Ashcraft pitched three scoreless innings in his major league debut on Monday. Ashcraft, one of the team's top prospects, was recalled before Pittsburgh's 5-0 loss at Arizona. Right-hander Isaac Mattson was optioned to Triple-A ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ranger Suárez struck out eight over six shutout innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies survived an injury scare to slugger Bryce Harper to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Tuesday night. Harper left in the first inning after he was hit near the right elbow by a 95.3 mph ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper took a knee and grasped his right arm —- the Phillies' star slugger's elbow was bruised, more than 40,000 Phillies fans stomachs were in knots — and the worst was feared as he took off for the tunnel. "Whenever your top hitters, or your best hitter, gets ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Willie MacIver hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning of his major league debut. Minutes later, the 28-year-old catcher threw out a runner trying to steal second for the final out that ended the Athletics' 11-game losing streak. "I woke up hoping for a ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Martinez worked seven strong innings and Tyler Stephenson homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Martinez (3-5) allowed three singles through six shutout innings and finished seven innings allowing three runs on ...
