3:16 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell left Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers after getting hit in the face by a pitch from right-hander Adrian Houser in the top of the third inning. Russell initially stayed in the game but came out after he scored. “By the time he got to
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3:16 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell has left Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers after getting hit in the head with a pitch by right-hander Adrian Houser in the top of the third inning. Russell, 25, was hit by a fastball on a 1-2 pitch but didn’t immediately come out of
2:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki is day-to-day after an MRI on his right elbow revealed inflammation. This is good news for the Nationals and Suzuki, who said before the MRI that he felt tingling in his arm after an awkward throw to second base. Suzuki was a seventh-inning defensive replacement
2:43 PM ET Associated Press Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki had an MRI on his right elbow because he still felt tingling in his arm after an awkward throw to second base. Suzuki was a seventh-inning defensive replacement Saturday and got injured in an unsuccessful attempt to catch Atlanta’s Rafael Ortega stealing. He left before the
12:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia star Bryce Harper is still out of the starting lineup because of an injured right hand, but he did pinch hit in the Phillies’ 10-7 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. Harper drew a bases-loaded walk as a seventh-inning pinch-hitter to cap a three-run outburst to
12:43 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper is still out of the starting lineup because of an injured right hand. Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said he hoped Harper could pinch-hit Sunday against the New York Mets if needed. Harper could start Monday night at home against Atlanta. The Phillies
9:20 AM ET On June 19, 2018, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Brault sang the national anthem before a home game against the Milwaukee Brewers. He crushed it, which should come as no surprise given his background. Growing up outside of San Diego, Brault (rhymes with “salt,” not with “so”) started performing as a kid. His
9:26 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BOSTON — As Gio Urshela tries to explain the unexplainable — how an all-field, no-hit player became a bona fide Bronx Bomber — he has a twinkle in his eye. Urshela says all the right things. He gives credit
3:00 AM ET ESPN News Services After making his comeback from Tommy John surgery and a career-threatening broken humerus, Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Aaron Barrett was consoled by manager Dave Martinez as he wept in the dugout following his first major league appearance in four years on Saturday. Barrett faced four batters in a scoreless
2:08 AM ET MILWAUKEE — As if the Chicago Cubs didn’t have enough to contend with — including a scorching-hot Arizona Diamondbacks team nipping at their heels in the National League’s wild-card race — now they likely have to finish the regular season without last year’s runner-up to the MVP, Javier Baez. A hairline fracture