The St. Louis Cardinals try to extend their winning streak to three games Thursday afternoon when they take on the San Francisco Giants in the finale of their two-game series in San Francisco. St. Louis has been streaky of late, following a three-game skid with four straight wins, then dropping another four in a row before winning its last two contests. CLICK HERE to

The Detroit Tigers had a plum opportunity to break out of a rut and win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month. Instead they made four errors and allowed the Minnesota Twins, who rank last in the American League in scoring, to put up 11 runs in a loss Wednesday. The Tigers have not won back-to-back games since a four-game

Many pitchers cringe at the thought of pitching at Coors Field, with its spacious gaps and video game final scores. Trevor Cahill’s first experience, though, was a pleasant one, and the Arizona Diamondbacks hope it wasn’t a fluke. The right-hander will try to pick up the Diamondbacks when they visit the Colorado Rockieson Thursday in the finale of their two-game series. Cahill allowed

The Cleveland Indians are finding their offensive stroke while the Seattle Marinerslong for life in the Pacific Northwest. The two teams will continue their abbreviated two-game set at Progressive Field on Thursday. The Indians belted a season-high five doubles and cruised to their third straight win with a 9-3 triumph in Wednesday’s series opener. CLICK HERE to Bet on MLB Baseball at Bovada

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier had quite the homecoming in the opener of a two-game series with the New York Mets on Wednesday. A native of nearby Toms River, N.J., Frazier had about 40 family and friends in attendance and responded with his first career two-homer game to lift the Reds to 6-3 victory. Frazier was an unlikely star after going 2-for-18

Carlos Beltran returns to San Francisco when the Cardinals arrive for a brief two-game set with the Giants. Beltran, who signed with St. Louis Cardinals during the offseason after splitting last season between the Mets and San Francisco, has missed two straight games with a sore right knee. He was available to pinch-hit on Tuesday, however, when the Cardinals snapped a four-game

The Chicago White Sox try to shake off a disappointing loss when they begin a brief two-game series against the Rangers in Texas on Wednesday. Chicago built a six-run lead at home against Detroit on Tuesday before allowing eight runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh en route to a 10-8 defeat. The setback was the team’s third in

Arizona and Colorado begin a brief two-game set after both recorded much-needed wins on Tuesday. The Arizona Diamondbacks snapped their three-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Dodgers, and they could be getting center fielder Chris Young back from the disabled list as early as this weekend. Young, who has been out since April 18 with a bruised shoulder, began

After surviving a nine-game homestand against three heavyweights in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles will open a two-game series against the suddenly hot Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. The AL East-leading Orioles, who posted a 4-5 mark against Texas, Tampa Bay and New York, capped the stretch with a 5-2 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday. Adam Jones provided the spark with a

The departure of slugger Prince Fielder to free agency left a cavernous void at first base for the Milwaukee Brewers. A season-ending knee injury suffered by his replacement, Mat Gamel, exacerbated the issue, but Travis Ishikawa showed there is hope at the position. Ishikawa slammed a pair of home runs and drove in five – nearly matching his season totals in