8:17 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The rout-filled Dodgers-Marlins season series ended Thursday afternoon, and look who’s laughing now. Last-place Miami turned the tables on NL West leader Los Angeles, winning 13-7 despite giving up four home runs, including Cody Bellinger‘s 40th. “It wasn’t a good day of pitching for us,” Dodgers manager Dave
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8:13 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Mets first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 39th home run of the season on Thursday to tie the National League rookie home run record. The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Cody Bellinger set the NL rookie record when he hit 39 in the 2017 season. Alonso’s
5:22 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-hander Robbie Ray on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of lower back spasms. Ray left his start on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies in the bottom of the third inning because of the spasms. He struck out two, walked two and allowed one run over two innings.
1:16 PM ET The Minnesota Twins are taking pitcher Michael Pineda off the 10-day injured list, and the right-hander is expected to start Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers. Pineda had been on the IL since Aug. 3 with a right triceps strain. He has made 21 starts this season and is 7-5 with a
Aug 16, 2019 NEW YORK — Jimmy O’Brien’s mind began racing. The clock on this mid-July afternoon was ticking past 5 p.m. He needed to work fast. His first thought? This will be big. REALLY BIG. Get something to the masses as quickly as possible. They’ll devour it. With his brain flipped into hyperdrive, the
12:30 PM ET Maybe Mets fans can take solace in the idea that perhaps Justin Dunn was never destined to pitch for their team anyway. Dunn grew up in Freeport, Long Island, 23 miles from Citi Field and attended games as a kid there and at old Shea Stadium. When the Mets drafted Dunn in
11:53 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — One reunion got off to a great start, while another was anything but impressive, as new Philadelphia Phillies hitting coach Charlie Manuel saw his lineup score 11 runs on Wednesday — eight of them against former Phillies star Cole Hamels. Hamels got a hero’s welcome back to Philadelphia then promptly
11:48 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols had two hits and three RBIs Wednesday and set the major league record for career hits by a foreign-born player, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pujols had an RBI single in the 4th inning. His 3,167th hit
10:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Veteran right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey has agreed to a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to multiple reports. Harvey, 30, was designated for assignment last month by the Los Angeles Angels, with whom he signed a one-year, $11 million deal before the season. Harvey was 3-5 with
10:59 PM ET This has been the Dream Team versus Angola, the 49ers versus the Broncos, Pujols versus Lidge, Reagan versus Mondale. The Yankees beat the Orioles 6-5 on Wednesday, finishing their season showdown with 16 consecutive victories and a 17-2 overall record. Along the way, the Yankees hit .303 against the Orioles, averaged 7.95