Baseball
Seattle Mariners square off against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday
Kansas City Royals (40-46, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (44-41, second in the AL West) Seattle; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (2-4, 2.79 ERA, 1.
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Twins come into matchup against the Marlins on losing streak
Minnesota Twins (40-45, third in the AL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (38-45, third in the NL East) Miami; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (3-4, 4.63 ERA, 1.
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Angels bring 1-0 series lead over Braves into game 2
Los Angeles Angels (42-42, third in the AL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (38-46, fourth in the NL East) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (3-6, 2.79 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Braves: Didier Fuentes (0-2, 10.
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Beck leads Rockies against the Astros after 5-hit game
Houston Astros (51-34, first in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (19-66, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Wednesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.74 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Rockies: Austin Gomber (0-1, 6.
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Perez’s 2-run double keys Royals over Mariners 6-3 for 2nd win in 10 games
SEATTLE (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a pivotal two-run double in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Tuesday night for just their second win in 10 games.
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Springer has career-high 7 RBIs, hits 9th slam to lead Blue Jays over Yankees
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer had a career-high seven RBIs, including his ninth grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day by beating the Yankees 12-5 on Tuesday and closing within one game of AL East-leading New York.
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Perez moves into 6th place on Royals hit list after Mariners' Rodríguez loses the ball in the sun
SEATTLE (AP) — The late sunsets that accompany Seattle summers are revered by most locals, but the odds are Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez was not a fan during the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals.
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Ohtani reaches 30 homers for 5th straight season as Yamamoto and the Dodgers beat the White Sox 6-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani reached 30 homers for the fifth straight season, hitting a fourth-inning drive after fouling a pitch off the plate umpire, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.
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First baseman Trey Mancini opts out of minor league deal with Diamondbacks, becomes free agent
PHOENIX (AP) — First baseman Trey Mancini has opted out of a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who released him on Tuesday. The 33-year-old hit .308 with 16 homers and 62 RBIs at Triple-A Reno.
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Victor Caratini's 3rd career grand slam leads the Astros past the Rockies 6-5
DENVER (AP) — Victor Caratini hit his third career grand slam, Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with an RBI and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Tuesday night. The Astros have won seven of eight and 15 of their last 19 games.
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