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Sunday's MLB rundown: Adam Jones, Chris Davis mash their way past the Rays

Adam Jones now has eight hits in his last three games after posting four more Sunday.

Alec Brzezinski

Carlos Carrasco tosses complete-game shutout as Indians win eighth straight

Carlos Carrasco and Francisco Lindor helped the Indians win their eighth straight game Saturday against the Tigers.

Alec Brzezinski

Astros embarrass Edinson Volquez, defending World Series champions Royals

During Houston's nine-run first inning, George Springer became the first major league player with a triple and grand slam in the same frame since 2004.

Joe Rodgers

Red Sox walk it off against White Sox; Bogaerts continues heroics

Bogaerts knocked in Mookie Betts in the bottom of the 10th inning to send the Red Sox past the White Sox.

Alec Brzezinski

Rough night for Keystone State; Bucs, Phils hammered

Pennsylvania baseball fans probably didn't expect to see football scores Tuesday night. Unfortunately for them, their teams were on the wrong end of them.

Ron Clements

Kershaw can't be beaten, no matter who's opposing him

Clayton Kershaw was dominant again, this time against the NL East-leading Nationals.

Joe Rodgers

Julio Teheran tosses 1-hitter as Braves sweep Mets for 5th straight win

Watching the Braves the last five games, you wouldn't have figured the club owns the second-worst record in all of baseball.

Joe Rodgers

No lead is safe against Cubs, Rangers; division leaders rally for wins

The game-tying homer in the fifth inning also gave Bryant his 49th run scored of the season, the most in the NL.

Joe Rodgers

Carlos Santana launches walk-off HR as Indians maintain AL Central lead

Carlos Santana launched a walk-off home run to right-center field in the 9th inning, giving the Indians a 3-2 win over the White Sox

Joe Rodgers

Aces' winning performances beat joker Werth's walkoff rant

A look back at three dominant pitching performances — and one off-color postgame interview.

Ron Clements

Jameson Taillon shows why he's one of Pirates' prized prospects

The Pirates might have something special in the 24-year-old rookie.

Ron Clements

Max Scherzer did more Max Scherzer things against the Cubs

Max Scherzer was perfect through five as the Nationals finally beat the Cubs this season.

Alec Brzezinski

Royals' Yordano Ventura strikes out 10 in dominant first outing since fight

Yordano Ventura took advantage of his opportunity to pitch while his nine-game suspension is being appealed.

Alec Brzezinski

Xander Bogaerts is quickly becoming one of the best players in MLB

Xander Bogaerts has 28 multi-hit games this season and is a virtual lock to play in his first All-Star game this July.

Alec Brzezinski

Yankees' bats awaken to outslug Angels

Carlos Beltran and Chris Parmelee, who was making his first start at first base, blasted the Yankees past the Angels on Wednesday.

Alec Brzezinski

Dramatic night in big leagues includes brawl, walkoff winners

The Manny Machado-Yordano Ventura throwdown wasn't the only drama in the major leagues Tuesday night.

Ron Clements

Potential top-five draft pick Delvin Perez reportedly fails drug test

Delvin Perez has been projected to go as high as No. 2 in this week's MLB Draft, but his stock may have taken a hit.

Ron Clements

Red-hot Cubs on pace to tie all-time wins record

The 1906 Cubs and 2001 Mariners both hold the MLB record for most victories in a season with 116. These Cubs are on track to tie the mark.

Ron Clements

Tigers remain a work in progress, but they're starting to heat up

Detroit moved back to .500 on the season Sunday after completing a sweep against the White Sox.

Alec Brzezinski

Correa hits walk-off winner; Cubs stay hot with Hammel

All of the pertinent stats, highlights and everything else you need to know from Saturday's slate of baseball games.

Jordan Heck

Xander Boegarts extends streak for Red Sox, but Orioles crush seven HRs in slugfest

Baltimore pounded seven home runs Thursday to beat Boston, even as the Red Sox shortstop kept his hitting streak alive.

Alec Brzezinski

Mookie Betts at it again; Michael Fulmer flirts with no-no

There were four games Wednesday in which a team was held to just one run. There were also two shutouts, but plenty of offense in Baltimore.

Ron Clements

Cubs finally lose with Arrieta on mound, fail to set MLB record

The last two times the Cubs lost a game started by Jake Arrieta, the club has combined for one hit of support.

Joe Rodgers

Blue Jays finally hit stride, continue to march up AL East

Monday's 4-2 victory over the Yankees gave the Jays their fifth AL East win in their past six games.

Joe Rodgers

Yankees make history while spoiling Jake Odorizzi's no-hit bid

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi was close to a no-hitter, but then the seventh inning rolled around.

Ron Clements

Royals defy major odds in comeback win against White Sox

Kansas City stormed back to beat the White Sox by scoring seven runs in the ninth inning.

Alec Brzezinski

Lance McCullers shows why Astros are counting on him now, in future

The Houston right-hander struck out 10 batters and allowed just one hit in a victory over Baltimore.

Gabrielle McMillen

Russell Martin ends homerless drought as Blue Jays blast Yankees

Russell Martin and other Blue Jays batters have had a rough start to their season. Wednesday's game may help to kick-start the sputtering offense.

Joe Rodgers

D-backs' Chip Hale says maybe Pirates P Arquimedes Caminero shouldn't be in the majors

Pirates relief pitcher Arquimedes Caminero hit a pair of Diamondbacks players in the head and Chip Hale didn't like it one bit.

Ron Clements

Stephen Strasburg outduels Matt Harvey — again

The Nats right-hander pitched light years better than his Mets counterpart for the second time in a week Tuesday.

Alec Brzezinski

Yasiel Puig's heroics lead Dodgers to 17th-inning win over Padres

The Dodgers used all but three players in a 9-5, 17-inning win over the Padres to snap a four-game losing streak.

Joe Rodgers

Jackie Bradley Jr. continues to streak for Red Sox

Jackie Bradley Jr. continued to hit and Mookie Betts caught fire to help the Red Sox topple the Indians.

Alec Brzezinski

Bartolo Colon's bad day ends with wild outing vs. Nationals

It probably wasn't related, but Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon struggled on the same day news of a lawsuit alleging he has a secret family.

Ron Clements

Hal Steinbrenner faults players for Yankees' poor start, not Joe Girardi

The Yankees owner is taking a page from Dad's playbook in an attempt to spark his last-place franchise.

Brandon Schlager

Chase Anderson steals spotlight from Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer

Syndergaard and Scherzer each struck out 10, but Anderson no-hit the Cubs through seven innings in a 4-2 Brewers victory.

Ron Clements

Yankees rocked by D-backs in Chad Green's major league debut

Making his MLB debut, right-hander Chad Green lasted just four innings for the Yankees in Arizona.

Joe Rodgers

Gerrit Cole says he doesn't think Cubs are best team in baseball

Pirates ace Gerrit Cole has other ideas about baseball's best team after he held the Cubs to three hits Sunday.

Alec Brzezinski

Jake Arrieta remains undefeated in regular season since last July

Jake Arrieta continued to mow down opponents Saturday in Chicago.

Alec Brzezinski

Clayton Kershaw adds to list of accomplishments in shutout of Mets

The Dodgers ace went the distance and allowed just three hits with 13 strikeouts to beat the Mets 5-0 on Thursday.

Alec Brzezinski

Red Sox on 2013 pace after dominant sweep of A's

The Sox compiled 40 runs on 48 hits in the three games. They have the same record after 34 games as the '13 world champion squad.

Joe Rodgers

AL East gearing up for another wild season

The Red Sox and Orioles are tied atop the AL East lead, but the Blue Jays and Rays are right behind them.

Alec Brzezinski

Strasburg's contract, Harper's potty mouth take spotlight in Nationals' win

A game that started with a surprise contract extension upped the intrigue with a walk-off hit and an F-bomb from Bryce Harper.

Ron Clements

Cubs' Bryce Harper strategy works in win filled with historic oddities

Sunday's game at Wrigley Field didn't want to end. The Cubs also didn't want to pitch to Bryce Harper.

Ron Clements

Cubs are surging past the rest of the National League

The Cubs won their sixth straight Saturday with an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field.

Ron Clements

David Ortiz loses his mind over questionable call in Red Sox's loss to Yankees

David Ortiz and Red Sox manager John Farrell were ejected in the ninth inning over pitches that were ruled strikes but looked like balls.

Gabrielle McMillen

Cubs look like World Series contenders with solid pitching, explosive lineup

It's early, but the Cubs simply look better than any team right now.

Alec Brzezinski

Jake Arrieta still king of the road, turns back Bucs in Pittsburgh

Jake Arrieta improved to 6-0 with yet another scoreless start Tuesday.

Alec Brzezinski

Chris Sale continues to dominate the American League for White Sox

Chris Sale didn't have his best stuff Sunday, but the White Sox beat the Orioles 7-1 anyway.

Alec Brzezinski

Rick Porcello has come up big for the Red Sox

Rick Porcello continued his fine start to the 2016 season by setting up a sweep opportunity against the Yankees.

Alec Brzezinski

Orioles go deep to end White Sox six-game win streak

The Orioles used back-to-back jacks by Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo and a grand slam by Manny Machado to hammer the White Sox.

Arthur Weinstein

Mighty McCutchen busts out of slump, powers Pirates to victory

Andrew McCutchen broke out of his slump in a big way with three home runs in the Bucs' victory over the Rockies.

Alec Brzezinski

Twins' tribute to Prince builds up to walk-off celebration

The Twins paid tribute to lifelong Minnesotan Prince before Monday's game and Oswaldo Arcia made it a celebration with a walk-off home run.

Joe Rodgers

Sunday's MLB rundown: Anthony Rizzo, Jason Heyward have Cubs rolling early

The Cubs are looking for their first World Series title since 1908. Can this be the team to do it?

Alec Brzezinski

Dodgers' Kenta Maeda pitches himself into the record book

Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda made history Saturday, while Tanner Roark looked sharp against the Twins.

Alec Brzezinski

Dad holding baby makes great one-handed catch on home run

Justin Kirkpatrick made a nice barehanded grab of Wellington Castillo's home run Friday. In his other arm, his infant son barely stirred.

Arthur Weinstein

Watch Pirates solve power outage with three monstrous HRs against D-Backs

The Pirates entered Friday with only seven homers in 2016, but they crushed three tape-measure blasts in two innings against the D-Backs.

Arthur Weinstein

For Jake Arrieta, another year, another no-hitter

Jake Arrieta became the first Cubs pitcher to record a no-hitter in back-to-back seasons.

Alec Brzezinski

Bryce Harper's grand April continues; Nats star belts another HR in win

Bryce Harper's grand slam against the Marlins on Tuesday was his fifth home run in his last six games.

Alec Brzezinski

Rockies stun Cubs

Nolan Arenado has continued his hot hitting this season after crushing 42 home runs last year.

Alec Brzezinski

Matt Harvey, Mets embroiled in early-season struggles

Matt Harvey fell to 0-3 when the Mets were beaten by the Indians Saturday.

Alec Brzezinski

Cardinals benefiting from pleasant surprises early in season

Pitching dominated the day as Vince Velasquez and Jaime Garcia tossed complete-game shutouts.

Alec Brzezinski

Reds continue to surprise as Tim Melville impresses in debut

The Cincinnati Reds improved to 5-1 Sunday after defeating the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates.

Alec Brzezinski

Cubs remain perfect after slugfest with D-backs, await word on Schwarber injury

While the Cubs came away with the victory, not everyone was smiling. Left fielder Kyle Schwarber was carted off after colliding with center fielder Dexter Fowler.

Joe Rodgers

Kenta Maeda outscores Padres all by himself in debut for Dodgers

The right-hander goes deep in another shutout victory by LA over San Diego.

Joe Rodgers

Johnny Cueto's terrific Giants debut helps ease doubts

The Giants will be a real threat this season if they can get Johnny Cueto to pitch like this more often than not.

Alec Brzezinski

Jose Reyes remains invisible to Rockies — besides the $47M he's owed

As MLB's domestic-violence case continues, the Rockies have "very much been bystanders," GM Jeff Bridich said.

Bob Hille

Zack Greinke and the Diamondbacks would probably like a do-over

The right-hander's first start after signing a $206.5 million contract did not go so well.

Joe Rodgers

A.J. Pollock's elbow fracture deals Diamondbacks a deadly blow

A.J. Pollock suffered a right elbow fracture and will require surgery.

Joe Rodgers

Diamondbacks threaten to leave Chase Field

The club's contract with Maricopa County runs through 2028 and officials can't even begin negotiating a new stadium until 2024.

Joe Rodgers

Former MLB player, broadcaster Joe Garagiola dead at 90

Joe Garagiola, who played nine MLB seasons before a long broadcasting career, died Wednesday at the age of 90.

Ron Clements

D-backs reliever Andrew Chafin living cheap and easy in luxury RV

Chafin, who had a 2.76 ERA last season in 75 innings last season, got the idea from bullpen coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr.

Travis Durkee

D-backs' Tony La Russa: 'You can't fake this s—. I'm fired up.'

Arizona's chief baseball officer is eager to see if his team's offseason moves have improved it enough to catch the Giants and Dodgers.

Bob Hille

Diamondbacks acquire infielder Jean Segura from Brewers in 5-player trade

The Brewers have traded one former top prospect to make room for his highly touted replacement.

Brandon Schlager

Pennant Pursuit: Postseason field set as Rangers clinch AL West, Astros sneak in

The Rangers clinched the AL West with a big win against the Angels Sunday, and the Astros snuck into the playoffs with it.

Alec Brzezinski

Astros clinch, Rangers win AL West

The Astros are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2005, and the Rangers clinched the AL West with a win against the Angels.

Alec Brzezinski

Pennant Pursuit: Angels rally in ninth to beat Rangers, keep playoff hopes alive

The Angels scored five runs in the ninth inning to beat the Rangers and keep their playoff hopes alive.

Alec Brzezinski

Angels score 5 runs in 9th, keep playoff hopes alive with win over Rangers

The Rangers were three outs away from their third AL West title in the past six years, but the Angels scored five runs in the ninth to win.

Joe Rodgers

Pennant Pursuit: Dallas Keuchel earns 20th win in Astros' 21-5 thrashing of Diamondbacks

Dallas Keuchel had an at-bat before throwing a pitch Friday night in Phoenix.

Alec Brzezinski

MLB playoff scenarios: Sorting out a three-way tie for the AL's second wild card

If the Angels, Astros and Twins finish in a three-way tie for the second AL wild card, then who plays who, where and when? It's complicated.

Bob Hille

Pennant Pursuit: Angels overtake Astros in race for final playoff spot

It only took 15 days for the Astros to go from AL West leaders to trailing in the wild-card race.

Joe Rodgers

Clayton Kershaw livid about getting pulled from game after five innings

Kershaw argued in the dugout with manager Don Mattingly, but refused to discuss the situation after the Dodgers rallied for a win.

Jordan Heck

Pennant Pursuit: Yankees reduce AL East gap as A-Rod reaches new milestone

With a win over ace Chris Sale and the White Sox, the Yankees reduced their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to six.

Joe Rodgers

Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully sets world record for longevity

The Dodgers legend was awarded a Guinness World Record on Wednesday for longest career as a sports broadcaster for a single team.

Joe Rodgers

Pennant Pursuit: Cardinals clinch playoff berth, Yankees gain ground

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was pleased with his team's accomplishment, but realizes there's still a lot to play for.

Alec Brzezinski

Cardinals are first team in MLB to clinch playoff spot

With the Giants losing 6-0 to the Diamondbacks, the Cardinals clinched a spot in the postseason for the fifth consecutive season.

Joe Rodgers

Diamondbacks hire bilingual coach

The Diamondbacks have added former major league pitcher Ariel Prieto to their staff to work as both a coach and translator.

Arthur Weinstein

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