6:25 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Not many teams can claim having a no-hitter, posting a franchise-record losing streak, firing a manager and then having a player hit for the cycle in the span of nearly five weeks. Well, the Los Angeles Angels can. Jared Walsh continued one of the wildest spans in
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9:36 PM ET NEW YORK — Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matt Swarmer tied a record on Saturday night, giving up six solo home runs to the New York Yankees before being pulled after five innings. Swarmer, 28, is the second pitcher in MLB history — and first since 1932 — to allow six solo home
10:08 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Bob Melvin and bench coach Ryan Christenson entered COVID protocols in between games of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. That forced quality control coach Ryan Flaherty to serve as acting manager for the second game. The Padres made the announcement about 40
2:47 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Former Dodgers player Steve Sax says his 33-year-old son, who had always dreamed of being a pilot, was among five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight crash earlier this week in the California desert. Capt. John J. Sax was among the aircrew of an Osprey tiltrotor
7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Loud chants of “Fire Tony!” broke out at Guaranteed Rate Field as manager Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox blew a five-run lead and lost to the Texas Rangers 11-9 in 10 innings on Saturday. La Russa has been under increased scrutiny this week since
7:16 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a right forearm strain, and the team awaited MRI results to determine the severity. Buehler left Friday night’s start at San Francisco after four innings when his elbow began bothering him.
6:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Chicago Cubs placed pitcher Wade Miley on the injured list Saturday because of a left shoulder strain, one day after the veteran was activated. Miley threw 30 of 42 pitches for strikes in three scoreless innings Friday night at Yankee Stadium. He was pulled after throwing
1:43 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler will undergo an MRI on Saturday after leaving his start early due to discomfort in his right elbow in a 7-2 loss Friday night to the San Francisco Giants. Buehler said he felt something in the elbow in the last couple of innings of the start
9:36 PM ET The Boston Red Sox on Friday placed right-hander Garrett Whitlock on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his right hip. The move is retroactive to Thursday, two days after Whitlock allowed four runs in as many innings in a no-decision against the Los Angeles Angels. Whitlock was a standout reliever
9:45 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Andrew Kittredge, a 2021 All-Star, will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery in another blow to the team’s banged-up bullpen. Manager Kevin Cash announced the news before the game in Minnesota on Friday night. Kittredge, 32, went on the injured list Thursday, but the