Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith of the Astros celebrating a home run against the Pirates
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Astros Storm Back Late to Defeat Pirates

Astros 11, Pirates 9 The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-9, on Wednesday night at Daikin Park after a six-run eighth inning erased a four-run deficit and completed a dramatic comeback victory. Trailing by four runs entering the eighth inning, the Astros erupted for six runs and reclaimed the lead behind timely hitting from […]

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Mets Option Jonah Tong to Triple A

In order to take stress off their bullpen, the New York Mets optioned prospect Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. In a corresponding move, they have recalled righty Joey Gerber, as Will Sammon of The Athletic first reported. The moves come after the club optioned Tobias Myers last week. The shakeup also comes as […]

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Rangers players celebrating a victory over the Cardinals
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Rangers Rally Late to Down Cardinals

Rangers 7, Cardinals 4 The St. Louis Cardinals led for much of Tuesday night before the Texas Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to take a 7-4 victory at Busch Stadium. Riley O’Brien took the loss after allowing three runs in the ninth. Dustin May struck out nine across 5 2/3 innings […]

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Oneil Cruz of the Pirates celebrating a homer against the Astros
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Late Rally Lifts Pirates Past Astros

Pirates 10, Astros 6 The Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-6, on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after a four-run sixth inning erased an early Astros lead. Yordan Alvarez homered and Jeremy Peña drove in two runs, but the Pirates rallied from an early deficit behind Oneil Cruz‘s go-ahead three-run homer and a […]

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Red Sox Lose to Orioles as Offense Struggles

Orioles 4, Red Sox 2 The Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4–2, Tuesday night at Fenway Park. The Orioles earned the win behind Shane Baz, who allowed two runs over seven innings with six strikeouts. Connelly Early took the loss after giving up four runs in 5 1/3 innings. The matchup featured […]

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Marcus Semien Continues to be Effective

Marcus Semien began his first season with the New York Mets still trying to find his way. The veteran infielder had only six hits and nine RBI in his first two months in Queens. On top of moving from short to second, he struck out 18 times when hitting at the end of the order. […]

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Jacob deGrom struck out eight across five shutout innings as the Rangers held off the Cardinals 2-1 in Monday's series opener at Busch Stadium
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DeGrom Conquers Cardinals

Rangers 2, Cardinals 1 The St. Louis Cardinals fell 2-1 to the Texas Rangers Monday night at Busch Stadium in the opener of a three-game series. Jacob deGrom was dominant, striking out eight across five shutout innings to earn the win. Michael McGreevy delivered a quality start for the Cardinals but allowed two runs — […]

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Mets’ Nolan McLean Bounces Back Against Marlins

There’s no question that Nolan McLean has experienced a fall in production. The New York Mets right-hander fell behind in his last two outings, resulting in consecutive losses. The 24-year-old surrendered a combined 13 hits and 13 earned runs, four of which were home runs. Yet, he managed to bounce back in a blowout 10–1 […]

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