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Rangers Take Series Opener From Tigers

Rangers 10, Tigers 4 ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers opened a long nine-game homestand with a 10–4 victory over the Detroit Tigers Thursday night. One of their many highlights was a solo home run by Elias Diaz in the second inning. After an off-day to accommodate Friday’s World Cup match between Australia and Egypt […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros celebrating a grand slam against the Twins
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Alvarez’s Grand Slam Lifts Astros Past Twins

Astros 6, Twins 4 The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins 6–4 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after erasing an early three-run deficit behind Yordan Alvarez‘s fourth-inning grand slam. The Astros fell behind 3–0 in the opening inning, but Alvarez delivered the game’s biggest swing with a go-ahead grand slam. Mike Burrows recovered after […]

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Mets Blank Blue Jays in Middle Game

Mets 3, Blue Jays 0 In need of a bounce-back win, the New York Mets shut out the Toronto Blue Jays, 3–0, at the Rogers Center on Tuesday. Catchers Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens powered their team with separate solo home runs. Righty Nolan McLean earned his fifth win, tossing recording strikeouts in six innings. […]

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Josh Bell and Brooks Lee of the Twins celebrating a Bell homer against the Astros
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Twins Hold Off Late Astros Rally

Twins 5, Astros 4 The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 5–4 on Monday night at Daikin Park, holding off a late comeback after back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning. Royce Lewis, Victor Caratini, and Josh Bell each homered for the Twins, as Cam Smith hit two home runs and Taylor Trammell added a […]

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Yankees Promote Infielder Oswaldo Cabrera From Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

A familiar face is back in the Bronx. On Wednesday, infielder Oswaldo Cabrera was recalled from Triple-A. In a corresponding move, infielder Ryan McMahon was placed on the 10-day Injured List with an ear/throat infection. Cabrera’s Devastating Injury Embed from Getty Images During a May 12 contest against the Seattle Mariners, outfielder Aaron Judge lifted […]

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Travis Bazzana of the Guardians hitting a home run against the Astros
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Bazzana Powers Guardians Past Astros

Guardians 8, Astros 1 The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Houston Astros 8–1 on Saturday night at Daikin Park, using three home runs and a strong pitching performance to even the series. Travis Bazzana homered twice and drove in four runs, Kyle Manzardo added a two-run homer, and Joey Cantillo limited the Astros’ offense over six […]

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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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