PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve doubled in the third inning against Philadelphia on Wednesday night for his 2,500th career hit. The 36-year-old Altuve reached the milestone with a hit to center field against Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez, becoming the ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh's three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to ...
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — The phone calls, all asking the same question, started coming long before the lights at "The Pit" flickered on for the first time this fall. "When will the senior citizen passes be available?" Aliquippa High athletic director Jennifer Damico's office heard more than ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning off Jhoan Duran and Cristian Javier combined on a three-hitter to lead the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Thursday. Smith connected on a splitter for the first home run off Duran (2-6) since ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy headed home to Pittsburgh. Kevin Stefanski headed south to Atlanta. Both have been tasked with helping their respective franchises take the next step, though at wildly different speeds. The 62-year-old McCarthy, who grew up only a mile or two from the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying three-run homer, Austin Riley added a go-ahead RBI triple and the Braves used a late rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday, extending their lead in the NL East to five games. Acuña hit a 100.5-mph fastball off Phillies ...
