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On Tuesday night, Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles tore his ACL while chasing down a fly ball in left field. It was more of the same for the Dodgers, who have been one of the most injury-plagued teams in recent memory. Also more of the same: They just keep finding good young players to plug the holes, and they just…
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Sal Perez had some words for the Rays’ Chris Archer
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PHOENIX — After a little bit of a downturn, the Arizona Diamondbacks found their bats Wednesday.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres are each looking for a spark from their rotation.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay and Kansas City close out a four-game series on Thursday afternoon, but there was an undercurrent of tension lingering after the Rays’ 12-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday stemming from an incident in the seventh inning.
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PHOENIX (AP) Zack Godley allowed four hits in seven innings after being called up from Triple-A in time to make his second start of the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1 on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak.
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NEW YORK — Last season, Dallas Keuchel followed up winning 20 games and an American League Cy Young Award by posting a losing record in a disappointing 2016 season for the Houston Astros.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Matt Wieters hit a winning, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning against his former team, and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat Baltimore 7-6 Wednesday night and end the Orioles’ six-game winning streak.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday:
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The Astros put the finishing touches on a two-game series sweep of the Atlanta Braves this afternoon, coming back and winning 4-2. The Braves have not been good this year, but they are very consciously rebuilding, and a team full of younger guys will make some mistakes. Like this one, where Marwin Gonzalez…
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CHICAGO — With his team scuffling and in the midst of a four-game losing streak, Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria is attempting to stay about his business as much as possible.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Athletics manager Bob Melvin resisted the urge to telephone the bullpen to get someone warming up after starter Andrew Triggs walked his first three batters on 14 pitches.
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MIAMI (AP) Once St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Magneuris Sierra reached the major leagues, he needed little time to make a big splash.
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DENVER (AP) Chicago third baseman Kris Bryant doubled to lead off the seventh inning to break up a no-hitter by Rockies right-hander German Marquez on Wednesday.
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The New York Giants became the San Francisco Giants in 1957, and all that remains of the stadium they used to play in, the Polo Grounds, is an old staircase that once led to the stadium’s entrance. Tucked within a nearby housing development are two plaques, one denoting where home plate used to be, and another marking…
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NEW YORK (AP) Right-hander Chad Green was optioned back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the New York Yankees on Wednesday, a day after he pitched a scoreless inning at Cincinnati in his season debut.
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has been waging a rather tepid war against the Cleveland Indians in an attempt to get the team to abandon its racist Chief Wahoo logo. The team has previously been dodgy when asked to elaborate on when and if something might actually be done about the logo, but team owner Paul Dolan got…
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Bruised ego, bruised thigh
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There’s only one solution to the Matt Harvey-Mets drama
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Max Scherzer was dominant last night, holding the Baltimore Orioles to just two runs in eight innings while striking out 11. He carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and he also made it clear that he didn’t want to put up with any bullshit from his coaches.
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Why wait for the deadline?
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The 6-foot-7 Yankee rookie could join rare company
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PHOENIX — The Detroit Tigers will attempt to complete a sweep of their first interleague series of the season Wednesday when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a two-game set.
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MILWAUKEE — Kyle Kendrick will need to be sharp from the outset Wednesday when takes the mound for the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a three-game interleague series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 12-inning game proved chaotic for the pitching staffs of the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
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MIAMI — The St. Louis Cardinals will go for a sweep of a three-game series against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Austin Barnes hit a pinch-double with one out in the 10th inning, scoring pinch-running pitcher Ross Stripilng to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night.
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NEW YORK — Tommy Milone is probably one of many Americans returning to work Wednesday after a vacation. He likely will be the only one headed to a major league mound, though.
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PHILADELPHIA — The main highlight for the home crowd Wednesday afternoon is likely to be former Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz getting the start behind the plate for the Seattle Mariners in his return to Philadelphia.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Angels cleared the fences and provided manager Mike Scioscia with some encouraging signs for an offense that has been far from consistent.
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