2:45 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Brock Holt hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Thursday to complete the weather-suspended game that began Aug. 7. The original contest was halted after a 1 hour, 49 minute-rain delay early
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1:23 PM ET Houston Astros reliever Ryan Pressly will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday morning and is expected to miss four to six weeks, according to Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow. Luhnow told reporters Thursday that the injury was found during testing this week. Pressly had complained of discomfort after pitching in
8:00 AM ET Miami has been missing something in its sports scene despite being a city full of international flavor, diverse culture and party-filled fun. Much of the buzz is in the past, and South Florida fans are spending a lot of time (too much time?) reminiscing about the glory days. Granddad leans back in
11:17 AM ET The Houston Astros denied a reporter access to Justin Verlander following the team’s 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. At the pitcher’s request, Detroit Free Press writer Anthony Fenech was not allowed to attend Verlander’s postgame media availability, Astros vice president of communications Gene Dias told the newspaper. Verlander
6:55 AM ET CHICAGO — Not even a full week has passed since the Chicago Cubs experienced back-to-back, heartbreaking, ninth-inning defeats, but here they are feeling good about a bullpen that has done nothing but blow leads all season. It happened again Wednesday night, but the Cubs righted the ship in time for what they
8:00 AM ET WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Alex Anderson wants the Yankees to go away. A die-hard Red Sox fan, the 11-year-old New Englander would like his team’s archrival to disappear. Not just from the 2019 American League pennant race, but from baseball. Like, for good. Last week, I spent two days in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home
12:57 AM ET NEW YORK — As in so many games in this season of bountiful home runs, it appeared that a home run would decide Wednesday’s clash between playoff contenders at Citi Field. Carlos Santana, the veteran first baseman who has been Cleveland’s best hitter all season, slugged his 30th home run in the
1:04 AM ET CHICAGO — They’re calling it a signature victory. And why not? The Chicago Cubs blew two leads but came back to win 12-11 over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday in a wild affair at Wrigley Field. “We haven’t won a game like that all year,” first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. “They
12:03 AM ET For the second time in two weeks, the Houston Astros lost as historic favorites with Justin Verlander on the mound, helping sportsbooks to a profitable night Wednesday. Despite closing as +435 underdogs at Caesars Sportsbook and only managing two hits off Verlander in their 2-1 victory, the Tigers pulled off the largest
7:30 AM ET There are several series in Major League Baseball this weekend with playoff implications, but the main focus has to be on a potential World Series preview — and a blockbuster matchup at that. Here’s what we’re looking forward to this weekend: There’s no bigger marquee matchup in baseball right now than Yankees-Dodgers,