3:43 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz left Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left leg injury following a collision at home plate. Cruz suffered a fractured ankle during the collision, Pirates manager Derek Shelton said afterward. Cruz was attempting to score from third on a chopper
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4:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are putting together one of the best starts ever. The Rays routed the Oakland Athletics 11-0 Sunday to improve to 9-0 as Drew Rasmussen combined on a one-hitter and Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam. Tampa Bay is the first team to
3:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets right fielder Starling Marte left Sunday’s game after the first inning with a strained neck sustained while stealing third base against the Miami Marlins. Marte doubled with one out in the first and stole his fourth base of the season by sliding around the tag of
1:34 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Andrés Muñoz, who led American League relievers in strikeouts last season, was put on the 15-day injured list by the Seattle Mariners on Sunday because of a right deltoid strain. Muñoz struck out 96 while going 2-5 with four saves and a 2.49 ERA in 64 appearances last
2:26 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right-hander Jose Ruiz from the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations on Sunday. Ruiz, 28, was designated for assignment Friday after allowing nine runs on eight hits in four relief appearances this season, his sixth with the White Sox. Arizona also placed Zach Davies (strained left oblique) on
1:08 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired left-handed pitcher Bennett Sousa from the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday and sent him to the Triple-A affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee. Cincinnati received cash and international bonus money in exchange for Sousa. The Reds had designated him for assignment last week. Sousa, 28, went 3-0
10:46 AM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves placed catcher Travis d’Arnaud on the seven-day concussion injured list Sunday. The 34-year-old veteran was injured in a collision at the plate with San Diego‘s Rougned Odor in Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Padres. “He’s had a few of them,” manager Brian Snitker said of d’Arnaud’s
1:14 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ala, — The Los Angeles Angels‘ Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas allowed one hit in a doubleheader and only got a split. Three pitchers combined on a seven-inning, no-hitter for the Trash Pandas only to lose 7-5 to the Cincinnati Reds‘ Chattanooga Lookouts in Saturday’s opener after wildness caused
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1:58 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins placed right fielder Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list Saturday with lingering soreness in his right knee. Kepler missed his fourth straight game with what the Twins officially called patellar tendinitis. His status was still being categorized as day to day, and he was scheduled