Edman, Hernández lead Dodgers past Nationals in Ohtani’s absence
Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández provided key hits in Shohei Ohtani’s absence as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
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Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández provided key hits in Shohei Ohtani’s absence as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
Jeffrey Springs pitched seven scoreless inning, Max Muncy homered for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Saturday night.
Matt McLain snapped a seventh-inning tie with a leadoff homer and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday night.
Cole Carrigg had two hits, including a leadoff single to spark a six-run fifth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Saturday night.
Gabriel Moreno hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
Spencer Jones hit a two-out RBI double against his hometown team to start a four-run rally in the second inning, and the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Saturday.
Kazuma Okamoto had four hits and two RBIs, including a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, as the surging Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday night to pull even with Cleveland for the final American League playoff spot.
Sonny Gray pitched seven three-hit innings for his majors-leading 17th victory to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Saturday night.
Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth inning and Taj Bradley settled down after a rough start to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
The Athletics placed right-handed starter J.T. Ginn on the 15-day IL Saturday because of an elbow impingement in his pitching arm.
Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings and earned his first win of the season as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Saturday night.
Riley Greene hit two solo homers, had a season-high four hits and drove in four runs, and Framber Valdez threw seven innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Saturday night.
Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 41st home run and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled within four games of the first-place Braves in the NL East with a 4-2 victory over Atlanta on Saturday night.
Michael Conforto homered and singled, Nico Hoerner had three hits and an RBI and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Saturday.
Rafael Devers and Christian Koss each homered twice Saturday, powering the San Francisco Giants to a 9-5 win over the New York Mets.
The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list before Saturday night’s game against the Texas Rangers with forearm tightness and called up right-hander Ty Johnson from Triple-A Durham.
Shohei Ohtani, who expressed soreness in his neck and along his right arm in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, is out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for a third straight game Saturday, but he has not yet been placed on the injured list.
Another starter for the Toronto Blue Jays is headed to the injured list. The team placed Jameson Taillon on the 25-day IL with left elbow inflammation after the right-hander left his start on the Kansas City Royals after 29 pitches.
The Yankees placed center fielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain on Saturday.
The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed catcher Shawn Ross of waivers from the New York Mets, the team announced on Saturday. Ross, 26, was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo by Toronto after being designated for assignment by the Mets on Friday.
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