Stanton homers and Yankees beat Pirates 6-3, improving to 5-1 on 6-game trip

Stanton homers and Yankees beat Pirates 6-3, improving to 5-1 on 6-game trip

Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo home run in the third inning for just his second hit in eight games, New York relievers retired 15 consecutive batters and the Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday night to move three games over .500 for the first time in a month. Stanton led off the third … Read more

White Sox top Yankees 9-2 behind strong outing from Clevinger

White Sox top Yankees 9-2 behind strong outing from Clevinger

Mike Clevinger pitched six strong innings, Elvis Andrus drove in three runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 9-2 on Wednesday night for their fourth win in five games. Yoan Moncada doubled twice and scored one run while Yasmani Grandal had two hits with an RBI and a run. Gregory Santos … Read more

Cubs claim 6th straight series win by beating beat MLB-leading Braves 6-4

Cubs claim 6th straight series win by beating beat MLB-leading Braves 6-4

CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger had his third straight multi-hit game, scored twice and drove in a run as the Chicago Cubs beat the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Sunday for their sixth straight series win. Dansby Swanson added a double and two RBIs against his former team, and Ian Happ drove in a pair … Read more