2:30 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — DJ LeMahieu led off the 11th inning with an RBI double and the New York Yankees, after blowing four late leads, finally held off the Kansas City Royals 8-6 on Monday night. Brett Gardner drove in three runs for the Yankees, two on a sharp
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12:36 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox already were enjoying quite a season despite missing two key players. Now with Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert back in the lineup, the AL Central leaders are looking even more formidable. Jimenez hit two homers with five RBIs for the second straight game,
7:58 PM ET New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres was placed on the injured list Monday after an MRI revealed a left thumb sprain, the team announced. New York manager Aaron Boone, speaking before the Yankees opened a road series vs. the Kansas City Royals, said he believed the club received some “good news” in
1:14 PM ET The Colorado Rockies say that a fan did not yell racial slurs during Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins and that the man instead was shouting at the team’s mascot. The Rockies said Sunday that they were “disgusted” at what was widely believed to be a racial slur directed at Miami’s Lewis
10:15 PM ET The Colorado Rockies said they are investigating after a racial slur was used by a fan during an at-bat by Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson, who is Black, on Sunday at Coors Field. Microphones on the television broadcast picked up a fan yelling the N-word multiple times after the second pitch during
8:42 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols hit his first home run against the Los Angeles Angels since they released him in May, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-2 win Sunday. Pujols hit a two-run homer in the second inning, connecting as a pinch-hitter for Justin Turner, who exited with
7:07 PM ET Associated Press Manager Terry Francona is recuperating at his Cleveland apartment after hip replacement surgery Monday. “He’s doing at-home physical therapy,” Chris Antonetti, Cleveland’s president of baseball operations, said Sunday. “At some point that therapy will transfer to the ballpark. He’s doing well. He’s in really good spirits.” Francona stepped down for
5:20 PM ET CHICAGO — The White Sox continue to get good news about their walking wounded. Center fielder Luis Robert is the latest to return to action as he’ll be activated and in the starting lineup on Monday against the Minnesota Twins after being out since early May due to a hip flexor injury.
11:26 AM ET Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is coming back, and it can’t come soon enough for Boston. Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters that Sale has completed his minor league rehab assignment and will start Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Sale made five rehab starts in the minors, and Cora said
6:25 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler pitched a two-hitter and struck out 11, Bryce Harper homered and the first-place Philadelphia Phillies finished off a three-game sweep for their eighth straight victory, 3-0 over the fading New York Mets on Sunday. Jean Segura and J.T. Realmuto also homered for the Phillies, who