11:12 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees hit five more home runs at Camden Yards, including two by Mike Tauchman, to set a major league record and win their 13th straight game in Baltimore, 9-6 over the Orioles on Monday night. New York’s power surge and sixth straight win overshadowed a
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1:10 AM ET This might seem like a strange game to write this off, considering the New York Yankees bashed five home runs in beating the Baltimore Orioles 9-6 at Camden Yards on Monday, creating a bunch of home run-related trivia: • The Yankees have now hit 32 home runs in eight games at Camden
9:49 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Julio Urias, not long removed from being one of the brightest prospects in the industry, has been everything and nothing for the 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers, operating as a multi-inning reliever with no solidified responsibility and no set schedule. His role for 2020 has already been determined. “We project
8:16 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Pedro Martinez had signed his autograph on the sweet spot of the baseball when he grabbed it by the seams and pointed out that his middle and pointer fingers should not have been touching on the ball. The Hall of Fame pitcher used the demonstration to show why
7:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Marlins prospect Isan Diaz picked a perfect time to get his first big league hit in his MLB debut Monday afternoon against the New York Mets. Moments after his parents were asked if this was an emotional day for them on the Marlins broadcast, Diaz rocketed a 422-foot
5:54 PM ET Zack Godley has been designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks, ending a disappointing season with Arizona for the former 15-game winner. The 29-year-old right-hander was just 3-5 with a 6.39 ERA this season — significant dips from a 2018 campaign that saw him go 15-11 with a 4.74 ERA. Most notably, Godley’s
4:37 PM ET Gleyber Torres is in the New York Yankees‘ lineup Monday against the Baltimore Orioles, a day after leaving Sunday night’s game with a “core issue.” Torres was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he underwent tests and was later released. Torres is batting cleanup against the Orioles and serving as the
3:19 PM ET Chicago Cubs All-Star catcher Willson Contreras will miss four weeks with a strained right hamstring, the team announced Monday. Contreras was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, less than 24 hours after suffering the injury while running out a fly ball in Saturday’s game against Milwaukee. He had an MRI, which
3:09 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Braves have recalled right-hander Mike Foltynewicz from Triple-A Gwinnett to take a spot in the starting rotation after Kevin Gausman was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. Foltynewicz was a 13-game winner and an All-Star for the Braves in 2018, but he struggled to regain that
2:51 PM ET The Miami Marlins apologized on Monday for making light of Steve Irwin’s death in a tweet to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. “This was a regrettable exchange by our otherwise creative social media team. Unfortunately, in this medium, sometimes we swing and miss, and this was definitely a miss,” the team