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Athletics manager Mark Kotsay in a discussion with umpire Laz Diaz during his team's loss to the Padres
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Opportunities Slip Away as Athletics Fall to Padres

Padres 2, Athletics 0 Saturday night at Petco Park in San Diego, one team scored without hitting, and the other team hit without scoring. In a strange game, the San Diego Padres eked out a 2–0 win over the Athletics thanks to a series of walks, a fatefully-timed hit batsman, and a groundout with first […]

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Twins Hold Off Red Sox Despite Late Rally

Twins 4, Red Sox 2 The Boston Red Sox lost once again to the Minnesota Twins, 4–2, Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. In his first start since his stint on the 15-day IL, Taj Bradley notched the win, going five innings and allowing one earned run in the process. Jovani Moran got the loss, allowing […]

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Christian Walker of the Astros celebrating a homer against the Cubs
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Christian Walker Powers Astros Past Cubs

Astros 3, Cubs 0 The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3–2, on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field after Christian Walker delivered two home runs. Additionally, Astros pitching limited the Cubs to only three hits. Walker accounted for every Astros run, with two home runs and three RBI. Meanwhile, Astros pitchers tossed a combined shutout […]

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Red Sox Lose to Twins

Twins 8, Red Sox 6 The Boston Red Sox lost, 8–6, to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Fenway Park. Despite a three-run lead in the seventh inning, Justin Slaten gave up four runs to get himself the loss for this game. Travis Adams earned the win, pitching two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. […]

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Red Sox Secure Sweep Over Royals

Red Sox 4, Royals 3 The Boston Red Sox swept the Kansas City Royals with a 4–3 win on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Connelly Early got the win pitching 6 1/3 innings while allowing three runs on six hits and one walk. Royals reliever Steven Cruz shouldered the loss, allowing two earned runs in […]

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Joe Ryan pitching. Ryan and the Twins dominated the Astros Wednesday afternoon.
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Joe Ryan, Twins Dominate Astros

Twins 4, Astros 1 The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros, 4–1, Wednesday afternoon behind a dominant outing from Joe Ryan and a three‑run home run from Ryan Kreidler. The Twins scored all four runs on home runs, while the Astros managed only one run on five hits. Astros-Twins Game Summary Joe Ryan set the […]

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Red Sox Prevail Over Royals in Battle of the Bullpens

Red Sox 7, Royals 1 The Boston Red Sox took game two of the series with a 7–1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. In a matchup that leaned heavily on both bullpens, the Red Sox scored four runs in the ninth to put the game out of reach. […]

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Isaac Paredes celebrating a home run. He led the Astros to a win over the Twins May 19.
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Isaac Paredes Homers Early as Astros Hold On to Defeat Twins

Astros 2, Twins 1 The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins 2–1 on Tuesday night after Isaac Paredes launched a first‑inning two‑run home run that set the tone. Astros pitching controlled the game for most of the night, attacking the strike zone and limiting hard contact. The Twins created late pressure but could not complete […]

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