• The Canadian Press

    Tucker homers twice, ties for lead with 15 as Astros beat Brewers 9-4 for 9th win in 11 games

    HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered twice to tie for the major league lead with 15 and drove in four runs, leading the Houston Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 on Sunday for their ninth win in 11 games. Jose Altuve hit his 37th leadoff homer in a four-run first inning and Jake Meyers had three hits for Houston, which took two of three from the Brewers and improved to 21-26 with its third straight series win. After striking out in his first three at-bats, Tucker hit a solo homer to right in t

  • The Canadian Press

    Soriano's career-long start and Pillar's pinch hit get Angels a series-clinching 4-1 win at Texas

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Angels right-hander José Soriano pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, pinch-hitter Kevin Pillar had a tiebreaking two-run single and Los Angeles got a series-clinching 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The Angels took two of three over the reigning World Series champions in Ron Washington's first series in Texas as a visiting manager. He is the Rangers' winningest manager with his 664 wins and two American League pennants from 2007-14. Soriano (2-4), who struc

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  • The Canadian Press

    Keller pitches 6 effective innings as the Pirates edge the Cubs 3-2

    CHICAGO (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched six effective innings, Nick Gonzales hit a key two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday. Jack Suwinski connected for another homer against Jameson Taillon as Pittsburgh closed out a 4-3 road trip by taking three of four from Chicago. Gonzales, Andrew McCutchen and Jared Triolo each had two of the Pirates' 10 hits. Keller improved to 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three May starts. The right-hander allowed two runs and two hits, str