Professional Baseball

Heredia stars with bat, glove as Braves beat Reds 3-2

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CINCINNATI — Guillermo Heredia homered, doubled and made a defensive gem before crashing into the wall in the eighth inning in his return to...

Mike Schmidt: Frisk the Pitcher an excuse for poor hitting

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So baseball began holding “Frisk the Pitcher Night” at every big league stadium this week. Max Scherzer had the look of a guy who...

Johnny Cueto dazzles in front of big crowd, Giants beat A’s

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SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto outdueled Sean Manaea and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 in the Bay Bridge Series opener...

Schwarber’s 13th HR in 14 games not enough to beat Marlins

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MIAMI — Kyle Schwarber hit 13th home run in the last 14 games but Miguel Rojas hit a three-run homer in a four-run first...

Indians-Twins postponed because of a forecast of rain

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MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday's game between the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins was postponed with heavy rain forecast in the area for much of the...

Wainwright helps Cardinals end 5-game skid, tops Pirates 3-1

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ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong hit solo home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals...

LEADING OFF: DeGrom aims to set Mets mark for shutout streak

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A look at what's happening around the majors on Saturday: JAKE...

Short, Mize help Tigers snap Astros winning streak at 11

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DETROIT — Zack Short's first home run in the majors broke a fifth-inning tie and helped the Detroit Tigers snap the Houston Astros' 11-game...

Orioles rally, beat Blue Jays 6-5 to end 20-game road skid

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Austin Hays drove in two runs to cap an eighth-inning rally, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5...

Nola strikes out 10 straight Mets to match MLB record

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NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola struck out 10 straight New York Mets batters Friday, tying a major league record that stood...