Masahiro Tanaka gets no-decision after solid start; Yanks fall to Tribe
Michael Brantley homered leading off the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Indians headed into the All-Star break with a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday to split their four-game series. One of six Cleveland players who will be in Washington for Tuesday's All-Star Game, Brantley broke a 2-2 ...
Albert Pujols ties Ken Griffey Jr. with 630th career home run
On a night when Albert Pujols moved up the career home run ladder, rookie teammate David Fletcher grabbed onto the bottom rung. Pujols hit two home runs to tie Ken Griffey Jr. for sixth place with 630, and Fletcher connected for his first in the ...
Kenta Maeda pitched effectively into the sixth inning and Matt Kemp, Logan Forsythe and Chris Taylor each delivered an RBI single as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Wednesday. The surging Dodgers pulled within a half-game of NL West-leading Arizona ...
Angels hurler Shohei Ohtani awaits re-evaluation of pitching elbow
Los Angeles Angels hurler Shohei Ohtani, who received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right pitching elbow last month, will be re-evaluated by team physicians on July 19, team manager Mike Scioscia said Wednesday. Ohtani was cleared to resume hitting and returned to the lineup ...
Lineup switch pays off for Pirates in victory over Nationals
Looking for a spark to get his offense going, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle made a change to the top of his batting order by stacking outfielders Corey Dickerson, Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco in the first three spots for the first time this season. The ...
Padres pitcher Kazuhisa Makita sent to minors for fourth time in 2018
A day after being recalled, Kazuhisa Makita was sent down to the minors for the fourth time in his major league debut season, the San Diego Padres announced Sunday. Makita was optioned to Triple-A El Paso after giving up seven runs, five earned, in two ...
MLB reveals rosters for All-Star Game; Cardinals' Miles Mikolas named to NL squad
Mike Trout, Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts form a dream outfield for the American League. Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer make up a not-so-gracious welcome committee for the NL. Power in the center of power. A capital-sized All-Star Game. Baseball unveiled the rosters for its midsummer ...
Mark Reynolds may have sent his manager toward a sleepless night. How is Dave Martinez supposed to rest when he's got to figure out whether Reynolds' career night earned him another start Sunday? "Well, I mean I'm going to sleep just fine. That's his problem," Reynolds ...
The San Diego Padres said they have called up right-hander Kazuhisa Makita from the minors Saturday, the day after the National League team optioned the Japanese to Triple-A El Paso. The 33-year-old reliever was summoned from El Paso to cover for left-hander Jose Castillo, who ...
