The Astros’ hot start to the 2026 season continued Thursday with a sweep of the Boston Red Sox in Houston. Their 6-4 win was especially sweet considering what transpired earlier in the game.
Category: Baseball
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Sale dominates A’s despite being ‘sick as a dog’
Shaking off an illness that hampered his velocity, Chris Sale allowed only one baserunner in six innings to lead the Braves past the Athletics.
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Pirates’ Skenes rebounds, limits Reds for first win
Reigning NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes allowed one run in five innings and struck out five in the Pirates’ 8-3 win over the Reds on Wednesday.
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Reds LHP Lodolo to make rehab start Thursday
Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo is expected to throw 60-65 pitches during a rehab assignment on Thursday.
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Royals closer Estevez to IL with foot contusion
Royals All-Star closer Carlos Estevez, who led the majors with 42 saves last season, has been placed on the injured list with a left foot contusion.
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O’s Basallo first to clinch win with ABS challenge
Samuel Basallo made a little history when the Baltimore catcher became the first major leaguer to end a game with a successful challenge via the Automated Ball-Strike System.
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Yankees RHP Gil in line to join team in mid-April
Luis Gil, who did not make the Yankees’ starting rotation out of spring training, is in line to join the team in mid-April after he makes a start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday.
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Marlins’ Alcantara gets 1st complete game of ’26
The Marlins’ Sandy Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season — a 93-pitch shutout in a 10-0 victory against the White Sox.
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Ump Bucknor hit in face mask in Rays-Brewers
In the second inning of the Rays-Brewers game Wednesday, a foul tip from Nick Fortes hit plate umpire C.B. Bucknor in the face mask.
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M’s reach historic $95M deal with SS Emerson
Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson, ESPN’s No. 6 prospect for 2026 who has yet to play in the majors, has agreed to an 8-year, $95M extension, sources confirmed to ESPN.