Padres catcher Austin Nola ‘has cognitive vision issue’ after taking pitch to the face in March, and Yankees’ Aaron Rizzo is the reason he got tests

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Updated: 09:20 EDT, 3 September 2023

Stick to basketball Victor! 7-foot-4 phenom Wembanyama throws a howler of a first pitch at Yankees game – ahead of the NBA Draft where he is set to be picked first

• Victor Wembanyama arrived at Newark airport Monday ahead of the NBA Draft
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Published: 19:11 EDT, 20 June 2023 | Updated: 21:26 EDT, 20 June 2023

George Frazier, a relief pitcher who made two World Series appearances over a decade-long MLB career before becoming a broadcaster, passed away in Tulsa on Monday at age 68.

A specific cause of death has not been revealed, but he had been battling an undisclosed illness, according to the Denver Post.

Frazier is remembered by Colorado Rockies fans as the team’s color commentator from 1998 until 2015.

‘In a game full of charismatic characters, George had a seat at the head table,’ long-time Rockies play-by-play announcer Drew Goodman told the Denver Post. 

Best known as Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage’s setup man for the New York Yankees, Frazier also pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins, winning a World Series in his final season with the latter. 

The Rockies also released a statement on Monday.  

‘We are deeply saddened at the passing of former Rockies color analyst, George Frazier,’ the statement began.

‘A retired MLB pitcher, George was a mainstay and the voice behind many classic calls on Rockies broadcasts from 1998-2015. For a generation of Rockies fans, George Frazier was synonymous with Rockies baseball. Our thoughts are with George’s wife, Kay, and his four kids, Matt, Brian, Parker and Georgia, during this time.’

A lanky, 6-foot-5 right-hander, Frazier was a star a Springfield, Missouri’s Hillcrest High School, where he played alongside two other future major leaguers in Bob Detherage and Keith Drumright. Although he was drafted in the 13th round by the Texas Rangers, Frazier instead enrolled at the University of Oklahoma before ultimately being picked by the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth round of the 1976 draft.

A year later, he was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals for Buck Martinez, and soon blossomed into a reliable option out of the bullpen for manager Ken Boyer.

Frazier dropped his ERA to an impressive 2.74 in 1980, but had his best season in the Bronx in 1981 after being traded Rafael Santana and posting a miniscule 1.63 ERA, while serving as Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage’s setup man.

Frazier made the first of two career World Series appearances that season, but pitched poorly, yielding seven earned runs in just 3.2 innings of work against the eventual-champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Worst of all, he became the first pitcher to lose three games in a single best-of-seven World Series.

As disappointing as that was, Frazier got a literal and figurative pat on the back from cantankerous owner George Steinbrenner.

‘It wasn’t your fault, kid,’ Steinbrenner said to Frazier, as retold by the reliever to the New York Times in 2011. ‘You’ll be a Yankee next year, don’t worry about it.’

Frazier was a Yankee the following season, and remained a solid option out of the bullpen for the battalion of managers who toiled under Steinbrenner’s wrath in the 1980s: Gene Michael, Bob Lemon, Gene Michael, Clyde King, and Billy Martin.

During that time, he built a rapport with Yankee legend and Oklahoma native, Mickey Mantle.

‘Mickey walks over and says, ”Hey, I heard you’re from Oklahoma,” so we visited for 15 or 20 minutes, and after the game, we sat and talked again,’ Frazier told the Times. ‘From that time on, Mickey kind of accepted me in as one of his buddies.’

In 1984, Frazier was dealt with outfielder Otis Nixon to Cleveland, who traded him four months later along with Rick Sutcliffe to the Chicago Cubs for a package that included slugger Joe Carter.

Frazier was dealt one last time in 1987, landing in Minnesota.

He would go on to pitch two scoreless innings in a World Series loss to the Cardinals, but the Twins would ultimately win the title in the title in seven games, and Frazier would never pitch in the majors again.

Frazier later returned to the World Series as an announcer with the Rockies in 2007, as the team fell to the Boston Red Sox.

His son, Parker, also had a professional baseball career, reaching Triple-A with the Rockies, White Sox and Diamondbacks organizations.

In 2011, Frazier described himself as fortunate to the New York Times: I wasn’t entitled to pitch in the 1981 World Series. I wasn’t entitled to pitch in the 1987 World Series. It was a privilege I had an opportunity to do that, and I still feel that every day.’

Where’s the ball?! Texas fielders totally lose Stanford’s hit in the sky as costly error leads to bizarre walk-off win to send rivals to the College World Series

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Published: 08:47 EDT, 13 June 2023 | Updated: 08:47 EDT, 13 June 2023

First baseman Pete Alonso scored off a solo home run to become the first MLB player to reach 20 home runs this season despite the New York Mets losing to the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.  

The Mets lost a three-game series to the Chicago Cubs before beating the Rockies in a best-of-three matchup on Friday (5-2). 

On Saturday, however, ace Justin Verlander couldn’t catch a break against Colorado. A night after Max Scherzer gave a seven inning performance, Verlander gave up five runs in the second inning alone.

The Mets came back from a 6-0 deficit by the end of the sixth. Verlander, who stayed in the game despite a torrid time on the mound, was rewarded for his perseverance when Francisco Alvarez hit a blast to tie the game. 

New York then took the lead in seventh before the Rockies clawed back to leapfrog the Mets by the end of the inning. 

The Mets eventually lost 10-7 in the second game of a three-game series and will now face the Rockies for a third and final time on Sunday at Coors Field. 

Yankees 3-2 Padres

Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Saturday.

After Anthony Volpe and Aaron Judge hit into double plays in the eighth and ninth, the Yankees got their fifth walk-off win when Kiner-Falefa sent Nick Martinez’s 2-0 pitch down the line just past the glove of third baseman Rougned Odor to score Greg Allen.

‘I was just trying to see if he was gonna come after me,’ Kiner-Falefa said. ‘He threw two balls out of the zone and I was just looking for something. I thought he was going to throw something elevated and I was going to be able hit a pop fly to left field right there, but I was a little bit out front and I was able to hook it in the line.’

It was Kiner-Falefa’s third career walk-off hit and first since joining the Yankees to play shortstop last season. This time, he got the hit while continuing to play as an outfielder for the first time in his career.

‘Whatever role it’s been in, he’s worked his tail off to acclimate himself to it and be ready for it,’ Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. ‘And now he’s gotten some more starts lately. You get him in matchups where you feel like he can be really successful and he’s done a really nice job here for us.’

Astros 6-3 Athletics

Astros’ shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a two-run home run in his first at-bat since getting a planned day off, backing another solid outing from Framber Valdez as Houston sent the Oakland Athletics to their 10th consecutive loss with a 6-3 win Saturday.

Alex Bregman had three hits and three RBI for Houston, which has won 13 of 16. The Astros (30-21) are a season-high nine games over .500 after opening the season 3-6.

‘We’ve known we had a great team from the jump,’ Peña said. ‘It’s just the flows of the season. We know that. Now it’s just a matter of showing up and doing that every day.’

The victory was the 2,123rd of Astros manager Dusty Bake’s career, two shy of Hall of Famer Joe McCarthy for eighth on the all-time list. 

Valdez, who six days earlier pitched his second career shutout against the A’s, was almost as dominant this time, too, despite three walks.

Twins 9-7 Blue Jays 

Willi Castro had his first career multi-homer game, Matt Wallner homered amongst his career-high four hits, and the Minnesota Twins held off the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Saturday.

Edouard Julien also homered as part of a three-hit day, and Alex Kirilloff and Kyle Farmer each had two of Minnesota’s 14 hits.

All but Castro have spent time in Triple-A St. Paul this season, although Farmer’s was only a four-game rehab assignment.

‘When you call guys up, you’re looking for them to help you win a game and then they just take over the game and it’s a bonus,’ said manager Rocco Baldelli. ‘We knew we’re gonna rely on them at some point in the year and that time’s now.’

Bo Bichette had three hits, including a home run for the second straight game, but the Blue Jays lost for the 10th time in 13 games. Daulton Varsho also went deep.

Phillies 2-1 Braves

Zack Wheeler struck out 12 in eight shutout innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Saturday.

Wheeler (4-4) allowed three hits, walked one and hit a batter in his first win since April 29. The right-hander went 0-3 with a 4.44 ERA in four previous May starts.

Wheeler said manager Rob Thomson asked him how he was feeling after the seventh.

‘(Thomson) told me if I got the first two guys in the eighth, I would get a chance to get through it,’ said Wheeler, who then struck out the first two batters before retiring Matt Olson on a bouncer to first. ‘I worked really hard this past bullpen working up and hitting my spots.’

Wheeler felt it was his best outing of the season. 

‘That was a very well-pitched game against us,’ Braves manager Brian Snitker said. ‘I felt like he probably could’ve thrown out there all day long.’

Mariners 5-0 Pirates

Luis Castillo struck out 10 in six crisp innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Saturday.

Castillo allowed one hit – Tucupita Marcano’s double on the game’s first pitch – and walked two. The right-hander earned his second straight win since dropping consecutive starts.

Gabe Speier, Matt Brash, Trevor Gott and Justin Topa then combined for three innings of one-hit ball for Seattle. It was a sharp contrast from Friday night, when Pittsburgh slugged seven homers in a series-opening win.

‘I saw they came out aggressive,’ Castillo said. ‘So in my mind, I said, ”OK, I just gotta throw a variety of different pitches.” And that’s what I did.’

Castillo’s 10 strikeouts matched his most since he was acquired in a trade with Cincinnati in July.

Reds 8-5 Cubs

Jonathan India homered twice and drove in five runs, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Saturday night.

TJ Friedl and rookie Matt McLain each had two hits and scored two runs as Cincinnati won for the fourth time in six games. Tyler Stephenson also had two hits.

Buck Farmer (1-3) got five outs for the win, and Alexis Díaz worked a shaky ninth for his 11th save. Farmer, Ian Gibaut, Alex Young and Díaz combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball in relief of Brandon Williamson.

‘It was really a matter of if we really believed if we could keep it right there after they got out to a lead, that we could chip away at it,’ Reds manager David Bell said. ‘Brandon did a really nice job after giving up some runs in the first two innings of keeping it right there while he was still in.’

Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ each had two RBIs for Chicago, which blew a 4-1 lead. Jameson Taillon was charged with four runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision.

Cardinals 2-1 Guardians  

Brendan Donovan scored on a passed ball in the 10th inning after homering in the second, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals – who had just two hits – to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.

Donovan began the 10th on second as the automatic runner, stole third base and came home when third-string catcher David Fry mishandled a pitch by Nick Sandlin (2-2) to Oscar Mercado.

‘Nick made a good pitch, threw a sinker, and I thought I had my glove right there on the dirt,’ said Fry, who entered in the eighth after starter Cam Gallagher was lifted for a pinch-hitter. ‘Unfortunately, it went right under my glove to the backstop.’

St. Louis won for the 14th time in its last 20 games despite managing only two hits against Guardians starter Tanner Bibee and four relievers. The Cardinals didn’t get a hit after Alec Burleson singled in the third.

It was only the third time Cleveland lost while allowing two or fewer hits in an extra-inning game. The others were in 1901 and 1977.

Tigers 7-3 White Sox  

Zach McKinstry homered in a three-run seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Saturday.

McKinstry went 3 for 4 with a sacrifice fly and has reached base 19 times in the last seven games.

The Tigers trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, but McKinstry tied the game with a one-out homer off Joe Kelly (1-3), and back-to-back doubles by Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson gave Detroit a 4-3 lead.

‘I was facing an old teammate in Joe, I got a good pitch and I drove it into the stands,’ said McKinstry, who played with Kelly with the Dodgers in 2020-21. ‘Our offense is really buzzing right now.’

Torkelson took third on a wild pitch and Eric Haase punched a single over the drawn-in infield to make it 5-3. Zack Short hit a two-run homer to make it 7-3 in the eighth.

Rangers 5-3 Orioles

Andrew Heaney pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a pivotal two-run single and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Saturday.

Robbie Grossman and Jonah Heim each had an RBI single for the Rangers, who have won 10 of 13. Their 33-18 record is best in Rangers history after 51 games, and they passed Baltimore (33-19) for second-best in the majors behind Tampa Bay.

‘It’s a start. Just tell yourself that,’ manager Bruce Bochy said. ‘But these guys are playing so well right now. Starting pitching, Andrew goes out there and throws a beautiful game. We’re just getting it done.’

After outscoring the Orioles 17-5 in the first two games of this three-game set, Texas is assured of winning a fifth straight road series for the first time since 2016.

Austin Hays homered for the Orioles, who disappointed a crowd of 37,939 with a lackluster performance at the plate for the second consecutive game. Baltimore failed to score until Hays connected in the seventh and trailed 5-1 before an uprising in the ninth was blunted with the potential tying run at the plate.

Nationals 4-2 Royals 

CJ Abrams hit a two-run double in Washington’s four-run sixth inning, Corey Dickerson got his 1,000th career hit and the Washington Nationals defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday.

Dickerson sparked the Nationals’ big inning with his milestone hit on an RBI double. He became the 12th player to reach the milestone in a Nationals uniform and the first since Brian Dozier in 2019.

‘With how much failure there is in this game, getting 1,000 is cool,’ Dickerson said. ‘We just keep grinding as a team and trust each other which helped us rally like we did.’

After Josiah Gray gave up two runs and four hits in four innings, Mason Thompson (3-2), Carl Edwards Jr., Hunter Harvey and Kyle Finnegan held the Royals scoreless – with Finnegan earning his 11th save of the season.

The Nationals have scored a combined 12 runs in the sixth inning through the first two games of the three-game series.

Dodgers 6-5 Rays 

In a tense and tight matchup of division leaders, Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers came out on top.

Freeman extended his hitting streak to 16 games, Max Muncy and Miguel Vargas homered, and the NL West-leading Dodgers beat the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Saturday.

Freeman finished 2 for 3 with two walks and is hitting .444 (28 for 63) with 18 RBIs during his streak.

Mookie Betts had an RBI single and Freeman followed with a run-scoring double off Colin Poche (3-1) as Los Angeles took a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning. Vargas added a solo shot in the eighth.

Harold Ramírez hit the Rays’ major league-leading 100th homer, but Tampa Bay dropped to 25-6 at home. Tampa Bay reached 100 home runs in 54 games, fifth-fastest of any team since 1901.

Giants 3-1 Brewers

Mitch Haniger hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and Logan Webb allowed one run over seven innings to pace the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

J.D. Davis singled with one out in the eighth off Peter Strzelecki, who relieved to open the inning. After Michael Conforto struck out, Haniger sent the first pitch he saw from Strzelecki (2-4) 419 feet to center for his fourth homer.

‘Webbie threw the ball great,’ Haniger said. ‘Unfortunately, they pushed a run across there in the bottom of the seventh, but to go out there and put a couple runs on the board for the win, extremely deserving. He threw the ball really well.’

That big hit came a night after Haniger, originally drafted by the Brewers, went 3 for 5 with a homer and four RBIs in the Giants´ 15-1 victory over Milwaukee.

Webb (4-5) allowed four hits, struck out 11 and walked one as the Giants won for the 10th in 12 games. Webb, 0-4 with a 4.94 ERA after his first four starts, is 3-0 with a 1.30 ERA in five starts in May.

Red Sox 2-1 Diamondbacks   

The Boston Red Sox pulled out a win on Saturday thanks to a little unorthodox baseball strategy.

Manager Alex Cora enjoyed it, even if he couldn’t take credit for it.

Reese McGuire’s safety squeeze with the bases loaded brought home Triston Casas, which proved to be the difference as the Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1.

‘You’re going to have to ask Reese – ballplayers making plays,’ Cora said. ‘Sometimes they don’t feel right, they feel like that’s the only way they can drive them in, and they do.’

Boston has won the first two games of the series and will go for a three-game sweep on Sunday. Kiké Hernández had an RBI single for the Red Sox in the fourth, and their small-ball strategy later in the inning took just about everyone by surprise – including Cora. 

Batting ninth in the lineup, McGuire came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out, but instead of trying for a big swing that might break the game open, the catcher dropped a nifty sacrifice bunt down the first-base line.

Fernando Tatis Jr. orchestrates superb San Diego display as Padres pummel Yankees 5-1 in the Bronx… as he and Juan Soto both hit huge homers

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Published: 00:24 EDT, 27 May 2023 | Updated: 01:33 EDT, 27 May 2023

Aaron Judge says he was looking at ‘a lot of chirping from our dugout, which I really didn’t like’ after Blue Jays announcers try to create controversy over him glancing at Yankees bench just before belting 462-foot home run

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Published: 01:37 EDT, 16 May 2023 | Updated: 01:40 EDT, 16 May 2023

College baseball head coach resigns after illegal communication devices were found in his team’s batting helmets… and they still lost 11-4!

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Published: 18:58 EDT, 12 May 2023 | Updated: 19:25 EDT, 12 May 2023

Randy Arozarena’s first-inning home run against the New York Yankees led to two bean balls and an ejection for Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash in the Rays’ 5-4 win on Friday in St. Petersburg.

Speaking to reporters after the Ray’s MLB-best 27th win of the season, Cash shared his exchange with umpire Lance Barksdale, who seemed unconvinced that Arozarena was being targeted by the Yankees pitchers.

‘He said that half the crew did not feel that it was intentional,’ Cash told reporters. ‘And I said I didn’t give a s*** what half the crew said.’

Arozarena homered to center field off Jhony Brito before the rookie right-hander plunked the outfielder on the elbow guard in the third. Albert Abreu then hit Arozarena around belt high with a fifth-inning pitch.

An angry Arozarena walked slowly toward first base and whipped his bat in disgust towards the Rays’ dugout.

There was yelling between the benches, but no trouble on the field. The umpires gathered and issued warnings to both teams, which prompted Cash to rush out of the dugout to argue with Barksdale, the crew chief.

Wander Franco put the Rays up 5-4 with an RBI double off Jimmy Cordero (1-1) in the seventh. Yandy Díaz was initially called out at the plate, but the call was changed after a replay review.

Díaz had a solo homer in a two-run third for the Rays (27-6), who opened a 10-game lead over the last-place Yankees (17-16) in the AL East.

The Rays (27-6) opened a 10-game lead over the last-place Yankees (17-16) in the AL East.

BLUE JAYS 4, PIRATES 0

Chris Bassitt pitched seven innings, George Springer homered and Toronto stopped a five-game losing streak.

Bassitt (4-2) allowed four hits, struck out five and walked four. Springer hit a two-run shot off Rich Hill (3-3) in the fifth.

Pittsburgh finished with four hits in its fifth consecutive loss. Bryan Reynolds extended his hitting streak to 10 with a double in the sixth, Pittsburgh’s lone extra-base hit.

Hill was charged with four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

TWINS 2, GUARDIANS 0

Max Kepler hit a two-run homer for Minnesota, and Bailey Ober pitched seven innings in a combined three-hitter.

Ober (2-0) gave up three hits and a walk while striking out six. Jorge López worked a clean eighth and Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his seventh save.

Guardians starter Peyton Battenfield (0-3) did not allow a baserunner until Christian Vázquez singled with two outs in the sixth. Kepler followed with a 440-foot drive to right.

The Twins have homered in a franchise-record 17 consecutive games. Kepler has 15 home runs at Progressive Field since 2016, the most by a visiting player.

The game featured six total hits and was played in 2 hours and 11 minutes.

CUBS 4, MARLINS 1

Justin Steele pitched seven effective innings, and the Cubs stopped a three-game slide.

Ian Happ hit a two-run homer for Chicago. Matt Mervis made his big league debut and drove in an insurance run in the eighth with his first hit, a sharp single to right.

Steele (5-0) allowed one run and six hits while lowering his ERA to an NL-leading 1.45. Mark Leiter Jr. got three outs for his first save.

Luis Arraez had three hits for Miami in its fourth consecutive loss. Edward Cabrera (2-3) struck out eight while pitching five innings of three-run ball.

WHITE SOX 5, REDS 4

Luis Robert Jr. and Elvis Andrus homered, helping Lance Lynn and the White Sox to the win,

Andrus erased a 3-0 deficit with a three-run shot in the fifth. Robert put the White Sox ahead to stay with a two-run drive against Hunter Greene (0-2) in the sixth.

Lynn (1-4) was charged with four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. Reynaldo López got three outs for his fourth save.

Jonathan India hit a solo homer for Cincinnati. Greene allowed five runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

RED SOX 5, PHILLIES 3

Chris Sale struck out 10 in six innings, and Boston earned its seventh consecutive victory.

The game was delayed for about 10 minutes in the first inning when a spectator fell over a protective railing and into the Red Sox bullpen while reaching for a baseball.

Boston rookie Masataka Yoshida extended his hitting streak to 15 games. Kiké Hernández and Enmanuel Valdez each had two hits and drove in a run.

The 34-year-old Sale (3-2) was charged with three runs and seven hits. Kenley Jansen worked the ninth for his seventh save.

Boston grabbed a 5-3 lead with two runs in the sixth against Zack Wheeler (3-2).

The Phillies have dropped five in a row to fall three games under .500.

ORIOLES 9, BRAVES 4

Anthony Santander homered from both sides of the plate, including a grand slam, and Cedric Mullins also went deep as Baltimore won for the 14th time in 17 games.

Dean Kremer (3-1) allowed one run in six strong innings for the Orioles, who became the first team this season to go deep off Braves ace Max Fried.

Fried (2-1) was charged with seven runs, five earned, in six-plus innings. His ERA climbed from 0.45 to 2.08.

Hot-hitting Sean Murphy drove in all four Atlanta runs, three of them on an eighth-inning homer.

Baltimore improved to 22-10, surpassing the Braves (22-11) for the second-best record in the big leagues.

METS 1, ROCKIES 0

Kodai Senga pitched six innings of two-hit ball after a long layoff, and the Mets beat the Rockies to avoid falling under .500 for the second time this year.

Brandon Nimmo homered and made a diving catch in center field after committing a costly baserunning blunder Thursday in Detroit.

David Robertson caught a break to strand two in the eighth when Ryan McMahon’s line-drive single hit pinch-runner Brenton Doyle on the leg between first and second for the final out of the inning.

Adam Ottavino worked the ninth for his fourth save.

Colorado had its four-game winning streak snapped and was blanked for the second time this season.

Pitching for the first time in nine days, Senga (4-1) worked around four walks and struck out four.

Colorado’s Antonio Senzatela (0-1) allowed one run and three hits over five innings in his season debut.

ATHLETICS 12, ROYALS 8

Brent Rooker and Ramón Laureano hit back-to-back homers, and the Athletics outslugged the Royals in a matchup between the bottom two teams in baseball.

Kyle Muller (1-2) became the first A’s starter to earn a win in 33 games this year. The drought was the longest to begin a season in MLB history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Rooker and Ryan Noda each had three hits and three RBIs as Oakland improved to 7-26 with only its second victory by more than one run.

Nick Pratto homered for the Royals (8-25), who dropped to 2-15 at home. Brad Keller (2-3) gave up seven runs, six earned and 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

PADRES 5, DODGERS 2

Fernando Tatis Jr. cracked his third and fourth home runs of the season as the Padres beat the rival Dodgers, 5-2, thanks to six strong innings from former Los Angeles pitcher Yu Darvish.

The 36-year-old went 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and yielding only one earned run for the Padres, who improved to 18-15 as the Dodgers fell to 19-14.

Tatis, who had missed the beginning of the season as he finished his PED ban, improved his average to .267 after initially struggling upon his return to the Majors.

Long-time Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw lasted only 4 2/3 innings, striking out seven, while yielding five walks and four earned runs.

TIGERS 5, CARDINALS 4

Riley Greene hit a two-run double in the seventh inning and Javier Báez added a two-run homer, sending Detroit to the come-from-behind victory.

St. Louis fell to 0 for 11 in series openers. It is the first team to begin the season with that many losses in such games since the 1981 Kansas City Royals dropped their first 13 series openers, according to OptaSTATS. The Cardinals have lost seven in a row and 14 of 17 overall.

Detroit’s Matthew Boyd (2-2) pitched six innings of three-run ball. Alex Lang earned his sixth save after giving up a leadoff double to Paul Goldschmidt. He struck out the final three batters. The Tigers scored three runs in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead. Jordan Hicks (0-3) got the loss.

White Sox broadcaster Steve Stone apologizes to pitcher Lance Lynn after criticizing his weight and telling him ‘salads would assist’ in rant about shedding begin to the season

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