MLB

Arenado’s homer powers Diamondbacks over Padres

Nolan Arenado homered and moved closer to 2,000 hits, and Merrill Kelly combined with two relievers on a three-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night to take three of four.

Langford wins game in ninth in return from IL as Rangers beat Angels after blowing five-run lead

Wyatt Langford lined a shot off the wall in left field to bring home Alejandro Osuna in the ninth inning, lifting Texas to a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels after the Rangers blew a five-run lead Thursday night.

Tigers’ emotional Valencia thanks family, honours Venezuela after he homers in first MLB at-bat

Eduardo Valencia made some history for the Detroit Tigers, got emotional while thanking his family and home country of earthquake-rocked Venezuela and then celebrated after the game with a hug from his wife on the field.

Bauers, Turang homer to help NL Central-leading Brewers beat Cardinals

Jake Bauers hit a three-run home run, Brice Turang added his 13th homer of the season, and the Milwaukee Brewers used a six-run third inning to rally past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Thursday night to claim four of five games in the series.

Marlins beat Mariners for a three-game sweep, extending their win streak to six

Otto Lopez hit a two-run triple to back a strong five-inning outing by Janson Junk and the Miami Marlins beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to six.

Valencia homers in 1st career plate appearance as Tigers beat Athletics

Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night for a series sweep.

Luzardo pitches 11-strikeout gem as Phillies defeat Reds in pitcher’s duel

Jesús Luzardo allowed two hits in seven innings and struck out 11, Justin Crawford’s base hit in the eighth inning drove in the game’s only run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel on Thursday night.

Athletics’ Gelof exits early after colliding with fence

Athletics outfielder Zack Gelof left in the third inning against the Tigers on Thursday night after appearing to injure his right knee while making a sliding catch.

Athletics’ Gelof exits early with apparent knee injury after colliding with left field fence

Athletics outfielder Zack Gelof left in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night after appearing to injure his right knee when he slammed it into the left field fence in foul territory while making a sliding catch.

Mets’ Vientos headed to IL after breaking hand on HBP

Mark Vientos is headed for the injured list after fracturing his right hand Thursday when he was hit by a pitch in the Mets' win over the Royals.

Murakami set for White Sox return Friday after being sidelined by hamstring injury

Munetaka Murakami is expected to return to the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday night after being sidelined by a strained right hamstring.

Alan Porter to umpire behind the plate in MLB All-Star Game at Philadelphia

Alan Porter will be the umpire crew chief and call balls and strikes for Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park.

Yastrzemski hits grand slam in Braves’ win over Pirates

Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday.

Durbin homers as Red Sox beat White Sox for their 6th straight win

Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red Sox top the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday for their sixth consecutive victory.

Williams throws seven strong innings, three Guardians homer in victory over Twins

Jackson’s big hit in 8th helps Orioles beat Cubs and avoid sweep

Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.

Deadline adds, strong second half fuelled '15 Jays to playoffs, can '26 team do same?

The memorable 2015 Toronto Blue Jays team was in a similar position to the current squad as the trade deadline approached that year.

Rice homers twice, Yankees beat Rays to split four-game series

Ben Rice hit two homers and drove in five runs, Austin Wells also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 Thursday to split a four-game series between the AL’s top two teams.

Mets use five-run fifth inning to surge to win over Royals

Tyrone Taylor hit the game-tying homer to start a five-run fifth inning Thursday, powering the New York Mets to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals.

Latz goes from rotation hopeful to All-Star closer for Rangers

Jacob Latz went to spring training with the Rangers competing for a spot in their rotation. He instead became an All-Star closer, even after his first appearance for Texas this season was as a starter and he didn’t have a save until late April.