4:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays expanded their lead over Baltimore for the final AL wild card to 1½ games with a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Rasmussen allowed his first baserunner when Jorge
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5:24 PM ET The Washington Nationals are calling up top prospect C.J. Abrams, one of the main returns in the Juan Soto trade, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. Abrams, a 21-year-old shortstop, debuted with the San Diego Padres this year. Infielder Luis García is headed to the injured list to make room on
6:43 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols homered twice and Miles Mikolas tossed eight effective innings, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Sunday. Dylan Carlson and Tyler O’Neill also connected for St. Louis, which pushed its National League Central lead over second-place Milwaukee to 1½ games. Carlson
2:17 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle was out of the starting lineup for Sunday’s 4-1 loss at Tampa Bay one day after being hit on his left hand by pitched ball. Manager Brandon Hyde said Mountcastle is day to day. Mountcastle was struck by a
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12:00 PM ET The questions about how Red Sox Nation would receive Andrew Benintendi upon his return to Fenway Park as a member of the New York Yankees were in full force Friday, the day the latest rivalry series was due to begin. The Boston crowd has a long history of booing former players who
7:15 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin reached out to suspended All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. in a phone call Saturday and said the player “feels remorseful.” Melvin did not reveal anything else about what he termed a “private conversation” with Tatis, the dynamic fan favorite whose 80-game ban
10:35 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jacob deGrom struck out 10 in six dominant innings and Edwin Diaz earned his 200th career save, helping the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 on Saturday night. DeGrom (2-0, 1.62 ERA) allowed two hits and walked none in his third start after spending
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3:31 PM ET The Houston Astros have activated right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. from the 60-day injured list. McCullers will make his season debut starting at home against Oakland on Saturday. He has been sidelined all season after suffering a setback during the lockout while recovering from a flexor tendon injury suffered during the playoffs last