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Athletics Swept by Phillies

The Oakland Athletics (19–55) were swept by the hot Philadelphia Phillies (38–34) on Sunday afternoon. The Phillies are 8–2 in their last 10 games including series wins over the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. This sweep marks the 18th series the Athletics have lost this season, and snaps the best stretch of games […]

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Late-Inning Home Runs Propel Diamondbacks to Victory over Guardians

Diamondbacks 6 Guardians 3 PHOENIX, June 17 — The Arizona Diamondbacks got late-inning home runs to defeat the Cleveland Guardians, 6-3. In Game Two of the three-game weekend series, the Diamondbacks continued their homestand with the Guardians. Shane Bieber went up against Tommy Henry. The 25,471 fans saw an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel until the bottom […]

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Homer-Happy Rangers Beat Blue Jays

Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2 ARLINGTON, Tex. (June 17) — The Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 4–2 on Saturday afternoon. Josh Jung, Jonah Heim, and Corey Seager all had home runs that helped the Rangers secure the middle game in this series. This was a much-needed victory for the […]

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Blue Jays Edge Rangers in Series Opener

Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Tex. (June 16) — The Toronto Blue Jays snuck past the Texas Rangers on Friday by a final score of 2–1. Rangers outfielder Leody Taveras and Blue Jays DH Danny Jansen each had home runs for their respective teams in this low-scoring affair. The good news for the Rangers […]

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The Arizona Diamondbacks Get Back to Winning in Defeat of Guardians

Diamondbacks 5, Guardians 1 PHOENIX, June 16 — The Arizona Diamondbacks continued their seven-game homestand with the Cleveland Guardians visiting Chase Field. Former Diamondbacks pitching prospect Touki Toussaint went up against ace Zac Gallen. Triston McKenzie was originally the scheduled starter for Cleveland but was scratched prior to the first pitch with what was announced […]

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Christian Walker of the Diamondbacks takes a throw at first. The Diamondbacks are facing the Guardians after dropping three of four to the Phillies.
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Diamondbacks Report: Drop Three of Four to Phillies; Three with Guardians Next

Diamondbacks Report: One from Phillies, Guardians Next PHOENIX, June 16 — The Arizona Diamondbacks (41–28), after losing two one-run games and three total of four against the Philadelphia Phillies (35–34), hold a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers (39–30) for the NL West lead and trail the Atlanta Braves (43–26) by two games for […]

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Alex Anthopoulos, a genius in the 2023 offseason.

Alex Anthopoulos is an aggressive general manager for the Atlanta Braves. When the trade deadline arrives, or at any point in the off-season, “AA” will pull the trigger for some trades that could seem genius or head-scratching. Some of the “head-scratching” moves by Anthopoulos are now working out. Trading away fan favorites may be heartbreaking, […]

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Athletics Split Series with Rays

The Oakland Athletics (19–52) split their four game series with the Tampa Bay Rays (50–22) on Thursday. The series got off to a hot start with the A’s taking the first two games, along with the fans’ run reverse boycott. The pitching continues to make strides and find consistency as the bats stayed hot. The […]

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