The Cubs are becoming nearly unbeatable at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
Ron Clements
White Sox ace Chris Sale returned from his bizarre five-game suspension Thursday, but fell to the Cubs 3-1.
Joe Rodgers
Tyler Saladino drove in J.B. Shuck to give the White Sox three straight walk-off wins for the first time since 1962.
The White Sox earned two walk-off wins against the Tigers Sunday.
Alec Brzezinski
As we learned in the Home Run Derby, Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton can absolutely crush a baseball.
Chip Hale may be on the hot seat, but the Diamondbacks manager is going to stick up for his players until the bitter end.
The Yankees may be rumored sellers at the trade deadline, but the Pinstripes moved to 4-1 since the All-Star break.
Arizona Triple-A manager Phil Nevin would step in as Hale's replacement, according to multiple reports.
Marc Lancaster
The Red Sox are in first place in the AL East for the first time since June 4.
Tuesday's marquee pitching matchup didn't exactly live up to the hype, but it didn't disappoint, either, on a night full of no-decisions.
The 27-year-old right-hander is 13-0 and is dominating the competition. That was once again quite apparent Friday night
Arthur Weinstein
The left-hander (11-2, 1.79 ERA) could face the Nationals on Thursday in D.C. but should be back by the end of the month at the latest.
Bob Hille
The Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak Sunday to enter the All-Star break on a high note amid their midseason struggles.
Fighting for a wild-card spot, the Yankees got some much-needed momentum Saturday by beating the Indians in 11 innings.
The D-backs, who have lost 10 of their past 12 games, traded closer Brad Ziegler to the Red Sox late Friday for a pair of prospects.
The Pirates have struggled against Jake Arrieta of late but they got revenge Friday night, knocking the Cubs ace out in an 8-4 victory.
Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders and Giants first baseman Brandon Belt win fan voting
Jays starter Marcus Stroman carried a perfect game through five innings as the club went on to beat the Royals for its fifth straight win.
Carrasco tossed another gem as the Indians beat the Tigers for an 11th straight time.
Polanco goes deep twice in Pittsburgh's Independence Day victory over its NL Central rival.
Flores finished with six hits and two home runs Sunday to lift the Mets past the Cubs.
Kepler set a Twins rookie record with seven RBIs Saturday to lead the Twins past the Rangers.
The Yankees ended a losing streak in dramatic fashion Wednesday in the Bronx
Kluber took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as he led the Indians to their another victory.
Zack Greinke's up-and-down inaugural season in Arizona took another unexpected turn Tuesday.
Kris Bryant accomplished a feat Monday that Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Barry Bonds never did.
Adam Jones now has eight hits in his last three games after posting four more Sunday.
Carlos Carrasco and Francisco Lindor helped the Indians win their eighth straight game Saturday against the Tigers.
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.
Bogaerts knocked in Mookie Betts in the bottom of the 10th inning to send the Red Sox past the White Sox.
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.
Clayton Kershaw was dominant again, this time against the NL East-leading Nationals.
Watching the Braves the last five games, you wouldn't have figured the club owns the second-worst record in all of baseball.
The game-tying homer in the fifth inning also gave Bryant his 49th run scored of the season, the most in the NL.
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
A look back at three dominant pitching performances — and one off-color postgame interview.
The Pirates might have something special in the 24-year-old rookie.
Max Scherzer was perfect through five as the Nationals finally beat the Cubs this season.
Yordano Ventura took advantage of his opportunity to pitch while his nine-game suspension is being appealed.
Xander Bogaerts has 28 multi-hit games this season and is a virtual lock to play in his first All-Star game this July.
Carlos Beltran and Chris Parmelee, who was making his first start at first base, blasted the Yankees past the Angels on Wednesday.
The Manny Machado-Yordano Ventura throwdown wasn't the only drama in the major leagues Tuesday night.
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.
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.
Detroit moved back to .500 on the season Sunday after completing a sweep against the White Sox.
All of the pertinent stats, highlights and everything else you need to know from Saturday's slate of baseball games.
Jordan Heck
Baltimore pounded seven home runs Thursday to beat Boston, even as the Red Sox shortstop kept his hitting streak alive.
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.
The last two times the Cubs lost a game started by Jake Arrieta, the club has combined for one hit of support.
Monday's 4-2 victory over the Yankees gave the Jays their fifth AL East win in their past six games.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi was close to a no-hitter, but then the seventh inning rolled around.
Kansas City stormed back to beat the White Sox by scoring seven runs in the ninth inning.
The Houston right-hander struck out 10 batters and allowed just one hit in a victory over Baltimore.
Gabrielle McMillen
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.
Pirates relief pitcher Arquimedes Caminero hit a pair of Diamondbacks players in the head and Chip Hale didn't like it one bit.
The Nats right-hander pitched light years better than his Mets counterpart for the second time in a week Tuesday.
The Dodgers used all but three players in a 9-5, 17-inning win over the Padres to snap a four-game losing streak.
Jackie Bradley Jr. continued to hit and Mookie Betts caught fire to help the Red Sox topple the Indians.
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.
The Yankees owner is taking a page from Dad's playbook in an attempt to spark his last-place franchise.
Brandon Schlager
Syndergaard and Scherzer each struck out 10, but Anderson no-hit the Cubs through seven innings in a 4-2 Brewers victory.
Making his MLB debut, right-hander Chad Green lasted just four innings for the Yankees in Arizona.
Pirates ace Gerrit Cole has other ideas about baseball's best team after he held the Cubs to three hits Sunday.
Jake Arrieta continued to mow down opponents Saturday in Chicago.
The Dodgers ace went the distance and allowed just three hits with 13 strikeouts to beat the Mets 5-0 on Thursday.
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.
The Red Sox and Orioles are tied atop the AL East lead, but the Blue Jays and Rays are right behind them.
A game that started with a surprise contract extension upped the intrigue with a walk-off hit and an F-bomb from Bryce Harper.
Sunday's game at Wrigley Field didn't want to end. The Cubs also didn't want to pitch to Bryce Harper.
The Cubs won their sixth straight Saturday with an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field.
David Ortiz and Red Sox manager John Farrell were ejected in the ninth inning over pitches that were ruled strikes but looked like balls.
It's early, but the Cubs simply look better than any team right now.
Jake Arrieta improved to 6-0 with yet another scoreless start Tuesday.
Chris Sale didn't have his best stuff Sunday, but the White Sox beat the Orioles 7-1 anyway.
Rick Porcello continued his fine start to the 2016 season by setting up a sweep opportunity against the Yankees.
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.
Andrew McCutchen broke out of his slump in a big way with three home runs in the Bucs' victory over the Rockies.
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.
The Cubs are looking for their first World Series title since 1908. Can this be the team to do it?
Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda made history Saturday, while Tanner Roark looked sharp against the Twins.
Justin Kirkpatrick made a nice barehanded grab of Wellington Castillo's home run Friday. In his other arm, his infant son barely stirred.
The Pirates entered Friday with only seven homers in 2016, but they crushed three tape-measure blasts in two innings against the D-Backs.
Jake Arrieta became the first Cubs pitcher to record a no-hitter in back-to-back seasons.
Bryce Harper's grand slam against the Marlins on Tuesday was his fifth home run in his last six games.
Nolan Arenado has continued his hot hitting this season after crushing 42 home runs last year.
Matt Harvey fell to 0-3 when the Mets were beaten by the Indians Saturday.
Pitching dominated the day as Vince Velasquez and Jaime Garcia tossed complete-game shutouts.
The Cincinnati Reds improved to 5-1 Sunday after defeating the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.
The right-hander goes deep in another shutout victory by LA over San Diego.
The Giants will be a real threat this season if they can get Johnny Cueto to pitch like this more often than not.
As MLB's domestic-violence case continues, the Rockies have "very much been bystanders," GM Jeff Bridich said.
The right-hander's first start after signing a $206.5 million contract did not go so well.
A.J. Pollock suffered a right elbow fracture and will require surgery.
The club's contract with Maricopa County runs through 2028 and officials can't even begin negotiating a new stadium until 2024.
Joe Garagiola, who played nine MLB seasons before a long broadcasting career, died Wednesday at the age of 90.
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
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.
The Brewers have traded one former top prospect to make room for his highly touted replacement.
The Rangers clinched the AL West with a big win against the Angels Sunday, and the Astros snuck into the playoffs with it.
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.
The Angels scored five runs in the ninth inning to beat the Rangers and keep their playoff hopes alive.
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.
Dallas Keuchel had an at-bat before throwing a pitch Friday night in Phoenix.
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.
It only took 15 days for the Astros to go from AL West leaders to trailing in the wild-card race.
Kershaw argued in the dugout with manager Don Mattingly, but refused to discuss the situation after the Dodgers rallied for a win.
With a win over ace Chris Sale and the White Sox, the Yankees reduced their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to six.
The Dodgers legend was awarded a Guinness World Record on Wednesday for longest career as a sports broadcaster for a single team.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was pleased with his team's accomplishment, but realizes there's still a lot to play for.
With the Giants losing 6-0 to the Diamondbacks, the Cardinals clinched a spot in the postseason for the fifth consecutive season.
The Diamondbacks have added former major league pitcher Ariel Prieto to their staff to work as both a coach and translator.
