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Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II (23) celebrates with Austin Riley, right, after scoring during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Michael Harris II leads surging Braves past slumping Phillies 4-2 for 3-game sweep

Aaron Bracy, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 10:01 PM CDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Harris II homered and had three hits as the streaking Atlanta Braves defeated the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep of their NL East rivals.

Ozzie Albies hit an RBI double and Austin Riley also drove in a run for the Braves, who have won five in a row and nine of 11. It was Atlanta's first series sweep of at least three games at Philadelphia in 10 years.

Kyle Schwarber went deep for the Phillies, who have lost five straight and 10 of 13. They were outscored 56-33 on a 2-7 homestand against the Diamondbacks, Cubs and Braves, leaving Philadelphia 6 1/2 games behind first-place Atlanta in the division standings.

Raisel Iglesias escaped trouble in the ninth inning for his fifth save. Philadelphia put runners on first and second with one out, but Trea Turner struck out and Schwarber lined out to right field on an excellent running catch by Ronald Acuña Jr.

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Mason Miller closes combined 2-hitter to extend his scoreless streak as Padres edge Angels 2-1

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Mason Miller closes combined 2-hitter to extend his scoreless streak as Padres edge Angels 2-1

The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 10:08 PM CDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mason Miller closed out a combined two-hitter for San Diego to extend his scoreless streak, and the Padres got RBI singles Sunday from Xander Bogaerts and Bryce Johnson in a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Bogaerts broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning and Johnson made it 2-0 in the seventh. Both hits came with two outs to help the Padres take two of three games in the series.

Johnson finished with two of San Diego's five hits for his first multihit game this season.

Michael King (3-1) allowed one hit over five shutout innings, striking out six and walking four while working through traffic. Ron Marinaccio, Kyle Hart, Bradgley Rodriguez and Miller held down the Angels the rest of the way.

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Updated: 10:08 PM CDT

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Mason Miller (22) reacts upon striking out the last batter to defeat the Los Angeles Angels at the end of the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Dillon Dingler hits 3-run HR; Tigers beat struggling Crochet and Red Sox 6-2

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Dillon Dingler hits 3-run HR; Tigers beat struggling Crochet and Red Sox 6-2

Ken Powtak, The Associated Press 2 minute read 6:40 PM CDT

BOSTON (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer during Detroit’s four-run fifth inning against Boston’s struggling ace Garrett Crochet, leading the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday at chilly and rainy Fenway Park.

Dingler also had an RBI double off Crochet in the first inning and had four hits overall, helping the Tigers to their eighth win in nine games a day after they halted their longest road losing streak in 16 years.

The start was moved three hours later to account for heavier rain that was forecasted. It started in chilly conditions with light rain falling some of the time.

Willson Contreras hit a solo homer for the struggling Red Sox, who have scored just four runs in the first three of a four-game series.

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Detroit Tigers' Dillon Dingler gestures after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Francisco Lindor defends manager Carlos Mendoza after Mets drop 11th straight game

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Francisco Lindor defends manager Carlos Mendoza after Mets drop 11th straight game

Jay Cohen, The Associated Press 4 minute read 6:37 PM CDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The losses are piling up for the New York Mets, and Francisco Lindor thinks the criticism surrounding the team is about to get very loud.

It's already pretty noisy.

New York dropped its 11th consecutive game when closer Devin Williams blew a ninth-inning lead in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings Sunday. It’s the longest slide for the club since it lost 11 in a row from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8 in 2004.

“We've just got to stick together and stay within ourself and fight,” Lindor said. “Fight.”

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New York Mets' Francisco Lindor looks to the field during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Judge and Rice hit early homers off Ragans as Yankees beat skidding Royals 7-0 for 3-game sweep

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Judge and Rice hit early homers off Ragans as Yankees beat skidding Royals 7-0 for 3-game sweep

Larry Fleisher, The Associated Press 3 minute read 6:22 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Ben Rice went deep for the fourth straight game in the second and the New York Yankees beat the reeling Kansas City Royals 7-0 to complete a three-game sweep on Sunday following a long rain delay.

Ryan Weathers (1-2) bounced back from allowing four homers to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday and permitted five hits in 7 1/3 innings for his first win with the Yankees. The left-hander struck out eight and walked one.

Trent Grisham added a three-run homer in the fifth for the Yankees, who went deep nine times in the series and won the final two games by a combined 20-4 margin after their previous five victories were decided in the final at-bat.

After the start was pushed back 2 hours, 45 minutes, Judge gave New York a 2-0 lead against Cole Ragans (0-4) by belting a first-pitch curveball onto the netting above Monument Park in center field. Judge’s 425-foot drive was his sixth homer in eight games and fifth in the first inning this season.

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts in the dugout after hitting a two-run homer during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Woo goes 7 strong innings as the Mariners power past the Rangers 5-2

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Woo goes 7 strong innings as the Mariners power past the Rangers 5-2

The Associated Press 2 minute read 6:17 PM CDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Bryan Woo pitched seven strong innings, Rob Refsnyder homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the first and the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Sunday.

J.P. Crawford and Randy Arozarena each hit two-run homers for the Mariners, who won for the second consecutive day to take two of three in the series after losing their previous four games.

Woo (1-2) allowed a single to Brandon Nimmo to start the game, but retired the next 15 hitters before Josh Smith singled in the sixth. Woo gave up two runs and four hits while striking out six, walking one and hitting a batter. He has pitched seven innings in three of his five outings this season.

Gabe Speier pitched a scoreless eighth and Andres Muñoz struck out the side in the ninth for his third save of the season.

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo throws against the Texas Rangers during the first inning in a baseball game Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Blue Jays ride 8-run first inning to a 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks

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Blue Jays ride 8-run first inning to a 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks

David Brandt, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 6:05 PM CDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo homer and had three RBIs, Nathan Lukes added a three-run double and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to cruise past the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 10-4 victory Sunday that prevented a three-game sweep.

Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak and ended Arizona's four-game winning streak.

Ryne Nelson (1-2) was rocked for eight runs and got just one out. His season ERA jumped from 3.54 to 6.97.

The first eight Blue Jays batters reached base on five singles, two doubles and a walk. Nelson finally struck out Brandon Valenzuela, but Lukes followed with a bases-clearing double for an 8-0 lead, ending Nelson's day after only 30 pitches.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto, right, of Japan, celebrates his home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Blue Jays' Myles Straw (3) during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Moniak and Karros homer as the Rockies beat the Dodgers 9-6

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Moniak and Karros homer as the Rockies beat the Dodgers 9-6

Michael Kelly, The Associated Press 2 minute read 5:42 PM CDT

DENVER (AP) — Mickey Moniak hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat Los Angeles 9-6 on Sunday and give the Dodgers’ their first losing streak of the season.

Los Angeles won 11 of 13 before dropping the last two in Denver.

Shohei Ohtani doubled twice to extend his on-base streak to 51 games and Ryan Ward had two hits and an RBI in his major league debut.

Ohtani’s RBI double in the third moved him alone in third on the franchise list behind Shawn Green, who reached in 53 straight games in 2000, and Duke Snider, who had a 58-game streak in 1954.

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Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak, front, gestures as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Blake Treinen in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Guardians catcher Austin Hedges gets engaged on the field following game

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Guardians catcher Austin Hedges gets engaged on the field following game

Brian Dulik, The Associated Press 2 minute read 5:31 PM CDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Austin Hedges scored the first run of the game for the Guardians but had a bigger moment after the final out.

Hedges proposed to his girlfriend, Lexi Dickinson, on the field Sunday following Cleveland's 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. She happily accepted.

“I’ve had the ring since early spring training, but was just trying to figure out when the right time was,” Hedges said. “I was going to do it regardless ... but I really wanted to win that game to make it extra special.”

The 33-year-old catcher and his wife-to-be began dating in November 2024. He is in his 12th major league season, including six with Cleveland.

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Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges, right, gestures after proposing to Lexi Dickinson, left, after a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Cleveland, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

TJ Friedl has 3-run double in 9th, and Reds rally for 7-4 win in 10 for 3-game sweep of Twins

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TJ Friedl has 3-run double in 9th, and Reds rally for 7-4 win in 10 for 3-game sweep of Twins

The Associated Press 3 minute read 5:07 PM CDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the ninth inning, Rece Hinds added a two-run double in the 10th, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Cincinnati scored six runs over the final two innings to win its third extra-inning game this season, matching its total from 2025. The NL Central-leading Reds are 11-0 in games decided by three or fewer runs, including 6-0 in one-run games.

Cincinnati trailed 3-1 entering the ninth when Spencer Steer and Tyler Stephenson led off with singles against Andrew Morris. Dane Myers walked to load the bases for Friedl, who hit a liner to right-center that made it 4-3.

Austin Martin tied it in the bottom half with an RBI double against Emilio Pagán (2-0), who blew a save for the second time this season.

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Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl celebrates after his RBI double against the Minnesota Twins during the ninth inning of baseball game, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

Cardinals top Astros 7-5 in 10 innings to extend win streak to 5 games

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Cardinals top Astros 7-5 in 10 innings to extend win streak to 5 games

The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 5:21 PM CDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Masyn Winn cleared the bases with a double down the third base line, and the St. Louis Cardinals won their fifth straight game, beating the Houston Astros 7-5 in 10 innings on Sunday.

Winn was 3 for 5, and he finished the series with seven RBIs.

Houston had the tying run on base in the bottom of the 10th, but Christian Walker grounded into a fielder’s choice to end the game.

Riley O’Brien (3-0) earned the win in relief. Gordon Graceffo got the final out for his first save of the season.

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Updated: 5:21 PM CDT

St. Louis Cardinals' Masyn Winn doubles during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Cubs hand Mets their 11th straight loss by rallying for a 2-1 win in 10 innings

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Cubs hand Mets their 11th straight loss by rallying for a 2-1 win in 10 innings

Jay Cohen, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 6:39 PM CDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs sent the New York Mets to their 11th consecutive loss by rallying for a 2-1 victory Sunday.

Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto tied it for Chicago in the ninth with an RBI double off closer Devin Williams.

Pete Crow-Armstrong opened the 10th on second as the Cubs' automatic runner. Dansby Swanson fouled off two bunt attempts before Kimbrel (0-1) threw a wild pitch, moving Crow-Armstrong to third.

After Swanson struck out swinging, Hoerner lofted a flyball to right and Crow-Armstrong scored easily.

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Updated: 6:39 PM CDT

Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner, foreground, walks to first during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Chicago, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Pérez outpitches Misiorowski as Marlins top Brewers 5-3 to stop 4-game slide

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Pérez outpitches Misiorowski as Marlins top Brewers 5-3 to stop 4-game slide

The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 4:19 PM CDT

MIAMI (AP) — Eury Pérez allowed three hits in six strong innings after Miami dinged Jacob Misiorowski for three runs in the first, and the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Sunday.

Pérez (2-1) yielded an unearned run and a walk, striking out seven to help the Marlins snap a four-game skid, avoid a series sweep and win for the second time in nine games.

Gary Sánchez had a two-out, two-run single off Miami reliever Andrew Nardi in the eighth, but Calvin Faucher retired pinch-hitter William Contreras on a flyball to keep it 5-3. Pete Fairbanks struck out two in the ninth for his third save in four opportunities.

Misiorowski (1-2) permitted three runs — one earned — on four hits and three walks in five innings. He fanned nine and leads the majors with 42 strikeouts. He left after 97 pitches, with 24 topping 100 mph.

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Updated: 4:19 PM CDT

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Eury Perez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Reynolds, Keller lift Pirates to 6-3 win over Rays

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Reynolds, Keller lift Pirates to 6-3 win over Rays

John Perrotto, The Associated Press 2 minute read 3:34 PM CDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds drove in three runs, Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday.

Reynolds’ two-run single to left field capped a three-run fifth and put the Pirates ahead 4-2. The hit came after Nick Gonzales’ tying single drove in Joey Bart, who hit a leadoff double.

Keller (2-1) allowed two runs — on Hunter Feduccia’s single in the fifth — and five hits while striking out five.

Reynolds also drove in the game’s first run on a fielder’s choice in the first that scored Jake Mangum, who led off the inning with a double.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds singles off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan to drive in two runs in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

José Ramírez hits 2 homers, Brayan Rocchio drives in 3 as Guardians beat Orioles 8-4 to win series

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José Ramírez hits 2 homers, Brayan Rocchio drives in 3 as Guardians beat Orioles 8-4 to win series

Brian Dulik, The Associated Press 2 minute read 3:31 PM CDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez homered twice, Brayan Rocchio had three hits and three RBIs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Orioles 8-4 on Sunday to take three of four from Baltimore.

Ramírez went deep in the fourth and fifth innings off Trevor Rogers (2-2), increasing his franchise record for multi-homer games to 28. He also moved past Earl Averill into second place in Cleveland history with 138 home runs at home.

Juan Brito hit a two-run double and Rocchio had an RBI single in the fourth as the Guardians scored four times to make it 5-0. Rocchio singled home Rhys Hoskins and David Fry in the eighth against Cameron Foster.

Taylor Ward hit his first homer as an Oriole, a three-run shot in the fifth, and Dylan Beavers drove in a run with a grounder for Baltimore, which has lost five of six. Ward, who hit 36 homers for the Los Angeles Angels last season, reached base for the 20th time in his last 21 games and has 11 RBIs during the span.

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Cleveland Guardians' José Ramírez celebrates as he runs the bases with a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Cleveland, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Curtis Mead homers, Andrew Alvarez shines in relief as Nationals blank Giants 3-0 to avoid sweep

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Curtis Mead homers, Andrew Alvarez shines in relief as Nationals blank Giants 3-0 to avoid sweep

The Associated Press 2 minute read 3:20 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Curtis Mead hit a two-run homer, Andrew Alvarez worked 4 1/3 sharp innings in relief and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Alvarez (1-0), recalled earlier Sunday from Triple-A Rochester, allowed three hits, struck out five and walked none.

Keibert Ruiz had a run-scoring double and a single for Washington, which earned its first shutout since Sept. 1, 2025 against Miami. San Francisco was blanked for the fourth time this season.

Miles Mikolas replaced opener PJ Poulin with two on and two outs in the first inning and worked four innings. He allowed four hits, struck out four, walked one and lowered his ERA from 11.49 to 9.15.

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April 19, 2026

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