Michael Conforto had three hits, including a homer, Blake Sabol also had three hits, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 in Denver on Wednesday night. Matt Chapman and Mike Yastrzemski had two hits each for San Francisco, which has won two straight after dropping four in a row. Elias Diaz homered and singled, Sean Bouchard had three hits and Charlie Blackmon and Jordan Beck had two hits apiece for the Rockies,

Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker each homered while combining for six hits and eight RBIs, propelling the Oakland Athletics over the visiting Texas Rangers 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of a doubleheader. Brett Harris also homered and the Oakland bullpen held the Rangers scoreless over the final 5 2/3 innings, helping the A’s snap a three-game losing streak. Seeking a third straight win in the series and a fifth in a row overall,

Gavin Stone went seven strong innings, Teoscar Hernandez had a home run with three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon. The Dodgers pulled off a perfect 6-0 homestand with series sweeps over the Atlanta Braves and Marlins, while also winning for the 14th time in their last 16 games. The visit home was a far cry

Dylan Cease pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball and the San Diego Padres got a few timely hits in their 3-0 win against the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. With the win, the Padres took the series over the Cubs, 2-1. They also won a three-game series against Chicago last month. Cease (5-2) racked up 12 strikeouts and gave up two walks in a masterful effort. The Cubs were retired in order in four

Bobby Witt Jr. homered to lead the Kansas City Royals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game set. Witt led off the eighth inning with his fifth homer — and first since April 11. He scored three times and leads the majors with 36 runs scored. After Milwaukee opened the game with back-to-back doubles by Brice Turang and William Contreras for an early 1-0 lead, Kansas

Vladimir Guererro Jr. and Kevin Kiermaier each had three hits to lift the Toronto Blue Jays past the host Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Wednesday. Davis Schneider added two hits and an RBI, while Kiermaier drove in two runs, and Guerrero and Bo Bichette hit RBI singles for the Blue Jays. Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt (3-5) gave up three hits and two runs with six strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. Jordan Romano

Brayan Rocchio delivered a game-winning single in the 10th inning as the host Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon. The Guardians rallied for the win with single runs in each of the last three innings. After Detroit failed to score in the top of the 10th, Tyler Freeman advanced automatic runner Ramon Laureano to third with a sacrifice. Rocchio then singled to center on the first pitch from Alex Lang for

Willie Calhoun hit a sacrifice fly to cap a three-run rally in the sixth that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. Calhoun plated Logan O’Hoppe, whose run-scoring single preceded Brandon Drury’s RBI double. Los Angeles’ bullpen took care of the rest, with Adam Cimber (3-0) striking out the side in the sixth, Matt Moore fanning two in 1 1/3 clean innings, and Luis Garcia

Max Muncy hit a first-inning grand slam and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to six games with an 8-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Gavin Lux also homered while right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-1) gave up two runs on five hits over a career-best eight innings for the Dodgers. Yamamoto struck out five without issuing a walk. Los Angeles moved one victory away from a perfect six-game homestand while winning