Kevin Gausman set a Blue Jays opening day record by striking out 11 batters in six strong innings, and Andrés Giménez drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth as Toronto topped the Athletics. Giménez drove in all three runs for the Jays, while Kazuma Okamoto had two singles and scored twice in the victory.
With runners on second and third, Lane Thomas delivered a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Los Angeles Angels 11-9 and sweep the series.
Manny Machado hit a pair of home runs, driving in five runs, leading to a 7-1 Padres lead in the sixth inning, but the next 11 runs? They all went to the Diamondbacks, as they started mashing to come all the way back and then some, besting the Padres in the MLB's Mexico City series.
Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings to become the first Dodgers pitcher since 2009 to win his first four starts, and Los Angeles defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Sunday in the series finale.
Jesus Sanchez hit a two-run home run to take the lead, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Sunday.
Spencer Arrighetti allowed one run over seven innings, and Christian Walker homered and drove home a season-high four runs, and the Houston Astros beat New York 7-4 on Sunday to snap the Yankees' eight-game win streak.
Eduardo Pérez ponders what's next for the Boston Red Sox after firing manager Alex Cora and five members of his coaching staff.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage will make his season debut on Tuesday against the visiting Boston Red Sox. The 22-year-old has not pitched this season after dealing with shoulder issues in spring training.
Kazuma Okamoto homered for the second straight game, Andrés Giménez hit a two-run single and the Blue Jays beat the Guardians 5-3 on Saturday. Kevin Gausman, allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, Mason Fluharty got one out, Tyler Rogers worked the eighth and Louis Varland survived a rocky ninth inning for his second save in two chances.
The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five members of his coaching staff Saturday in a stunning early season overhaul with the club sitting in last place in the American League East. Chad Tracy, a former major leaguer and manager of Boston's Triple-A affiliate in Worcester since 2022, was named interim manager.
Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ryan McMahon, Ben Rice and José Caballero homered and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to seven games with a 12-4 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Paul Skenes had a perfect game into the seventh inning, Konnor Griffin hit his first career home run on his 20th birthday and drove in three runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 on Friday night.
Angel Martínez went deep twice for his first career multi-homer game, Daniel Schneemann added the first leadoff homer of his career and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6 on Friday night. All three home runs came off Toronto’s Max Scherzer (1-3), who allowed seven runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings, his fourth straight winless outing.
Jeff Hoffman has been struggling this season with an ERA over seven and his spot in the closer's role coming into question. Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins mentioned that the role will be shared going forward. TSN's Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to share what he thinks that will look like and if he believes it's the right decision for Toronto.
Jeff Hoffman has had a tough start to the season. In twelve outings this year, he has three blown saves, two losses, and has gotten the job done in just three of seven save situations. Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins suggests, for the time being, the closer role for Toronto will be a shared responsibility and gives an update on starting pitcher Trey Yesavage's status and when they could possibly expect him back.
The New York Mets survived a ninth-inning bullpen mix-up when Huascar Brazobán went to the mound as closer Devin Williams started walking in, then hung on to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 Thursday night behind Bo Bichette's tiebreaking, three-run double for their second straight win after a 12-game skid.
Tyler Glasnow and Tanner Scott combined on a one-hitter, and the Dodgers avoided a three-game series sweep with a win over the Giants on Thursday. Kyle Tucker and Hyeseong Kim had two hits apiece as NL West-leading Los Angeles won for the second time in six games.
Cam Schlittler limited the team he rooted for growing up to four hits over eight innings, and the New York Yankees rallied twice to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep and a season-high six-game winning streak.
Mike Trout hammered his eighth home run of the season, Nolan Schanuel also went deep and hit a three-run double and Jose Soriano worked five shutout innings as the Angels beat the Blue Jays to avoid a series sweep. Soriano, who is 5-0, lowered his ERA to an MLB-leading 0.24.
Mark Vientos blooped a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Mets snapped their 12-game losing streak, beating the Twins after getting one superstar back only to see another exit with a similar injury. Juan Soto went 1 for 3 with a single and a walk in his return from a strained right calf, but shortstop Francisco Lindor was removed with left calf tightness in the fourth inning.
Yordan Alvarez hit his major league-leading 11th home run and Peter Lambert pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Astros to a shutout victory over the Guardians on Wednesday. Alvarez's two-run shot in the first inning off Tanner Bibee helped Houston win two of three in the series.
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