1:35 AM ET The Houston Astros‘ scariest new weapon delivered some damage on Tuesday. Oh, and Zack Greinke pitched too. Some observations on Houston’s 11-6 win over the Rockies and the debut of their third ace after he came over in that last-second deadline dead that stunned the baseball world … 1. As Greinke warmed
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12:09 AM ET CHICAGO — After giving up 10 earned runs — the second most in any start of his career — Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester called himself the “weakest link” in the team’s rotation. “I feel like they had a better plan than I did,” Lester said Tuesday of the Oakland Athletics hitters.
11:18 PM ET New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres left Tuesday night’s 9-4 win against the Orioles in Baltimore with what the team is calling “core pain.” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Torres was headed back to New York for more tests, and he expected to have an update on his young star Wednesday.
11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Zack Greinke earned his first win with the Houston Astros on Tuesday night, despite an uneven outing in which he gave up five earned runs in six innings of an 11-6 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies. After a solid first three innings, Greinke gave up two earned runs
6:09 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed rookie outfielder Alex Verdugo on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain and sent rookie starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin back to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, one day after Gonsolin helped shut out the St. Louis Cardinals. Left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson and corner
6:09 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed rookie outfielder Alex Verdugo on the injured list with an oblique strain and sent rookie starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin back to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, one day after Gonsolin helped shut out the St. Louis Cardinals. Left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson and corner infielder
4:55 PM ET The San Francisco Giants designated second baseman Joe Panik for assignment on Tuesday, less than a week after acquiring Scooter Gennett from the Cincinnati Reds prior to the trade deadline. Panik hit .235 with three homers and 27 RBIs in 103 games this season. In 643 career games with San Francisco, he
8:00 AM ET Maybe this is the best way to sum up the National League playoff race. Consider the Philadelphia Phillies, with big expectations after a winter of big deals. Here’s what’s happened: • Six of the relievers on the Opening Day roster — and eight overall — are currently on the injured list. •
1:33 PM ET Seattle Mariners infielder Tim Beckham has been suspended 80 games without pay after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Major League Baseball announced the suspension Tuesday, effective immediately. Beckham, the former No. 1 overall draft selection, tested positive for Stanozolol, according to MLB. “I was given a product from a trusted source,
7:00 AM ET We’re almost three-quarters of the way through the 2019 MLB season, and by now you’ve probably heard that this is the Year of the Home Run. Whether it’s the ball itself, the launch angle revolution, a generation of historic young sluggers or some combination of the three, home runs have had us