Jeremy Peña of the Astros warming up before his team's game against the Guardians
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Altuve, Peña Power Astros Past Guardians

Astros 9, Guardians 3 The Houston Astros overcame an early deficit and pulled away late, using a dominant pitching performance and a balanced offensive attack to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 9–3 on Friday night at Daikin Park. Jeremy Peña homered twice, Jose Altuve delivered a go-ahead three-run home run, and Tatsuya Imai struck out 11 […]

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Jeremy Pena of the Astros hitting an RBI single against the Tigers
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Peña, Lambert Lead Astros Past Tigers

Astros 4, Tigers 2 The Houston Astros earned a 4–2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Daikin Park, using strong pitching, timely hitting, and several key defensive plays to complete the series win. Jeremy Peña homered, Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes delivered RBI doubles, and Peter Lambert turned in six scoreless innings […]

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Ivan Herrera of the Cardinals stealing second against the Padres
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Padres Avoid Sweep against Cardinals

Padres 6, Cardinals 1 The St. Louis Cardinals could not complete the series sweep Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium, falling 6-1 to the San Diego Padres in the series finale. Kyle Leahy struck out seven over six innings but took the loss. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill each drove in two runs to pace […]

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Mets Bounce Back Against Reds

After losing their last two and in need of a bounce back, the New York Mets responded by downing the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. On Wednesday afternoon at Great America Ballpark, righty Nolan McLean tossed nine strikeouts in seven innings. In a much improved performance, he only gave up three hits and one run. Juan Soto […]

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Spencer Jones Showing Promise in Second Big League Stint

Since the moment he was drafted, New York Yankee outfielder Spencer Jones has been one of baseball’s most polarizing prospects. With a 6-foot-7 frame and tremendous raw power, he’s received countless comparisons to his superstar teammate, Aaron Judge. In the same breadth, his high strikeout rate and positional uncertainty have led fans to tab him […]

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Samad Taylor of the Padres stealing a base against the Cardinals
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Cardinals Edge Padres

Cardinals 3, Padres 2 The St. Louis Cardinals edged the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium to clinch the series with a game to spare. Andre Pallante turned in seven strong innings without issuing a walk, and the relief corps made a one-run lead stand up. JJ Wetherholt reached base four […]

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Raynel Delgado of the Astros ripping a single against the Tigers
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Astros Rally Late to Defeat Tigers

Astros 4, Tigers 2 The Houston Astros erased a late deficit with a three-run eighth inning and defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4–2, Tuesday night at Daikin Park. Raynel Delgado, playing his second major-league game, delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Astros relief unit combined for four scoreless innings to help […]

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Twins Beat Rangers in Lopsided Affair

Twins 12, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 16) — The Texas Rangers were blown out Tuesday night, 12–2, by the Minnesota Twins. One of their many highlights was a big three-run homer by Kody Clemens in the first inning. After an off day Wednesday due to England’s match with Croatia in Group L of the […]

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