Josh Naylor and Andres Gimenez ripped back-to-back extra-base hits in the seventh inning to break open a scoreless tie and power the Cleveland Guardians past the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Sunday in Minneapolis. Right-handers Joe Ryan of the Twins and Triston McKenzie of the Guardians allowed only a hit apiece early as both starting pitchers were firmly in control until midway in the game. Ryan faced the minimum of 20 batte
Jake Burger hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to give the host Chicago White Sox a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon. Burger's 12th homer of the season gave Chicago a three-game series sweep. Luis Robert Jr. had two hits and scored two runs for the White Sox. Liam Hendriks (1-0) pitched an inning of scoreless relief to record his first victory since recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Spen
Brady Singer logged his first scoreless outing of the season and Maikel Garcia hit his first career home run to propel the host Kansas City Royals to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon. Singer (4-4) scattered five hits across 5 2/3 innings while striking out seven without issuing a walk. Relievers Taylor Clarke and Aroldis Chapman combined for 2 1/3 innings of relief before Colorado staged a mini