12:05 PM ET The Minnesota Twins have placed newly acquired reliever Sam Dyson on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis. Dyson, who was traded to Minnesota by the San Francisco Giants on July 31, has struggled in two appearances with his new team, allowing six earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. The
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12:07 PM ET Los Angeles Angels pitcher Felix Pena will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee. Pena, who pitched in a combined no-hitter less than a month ago, suffered the injury in Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Indians and was carried off the field. The Angels placed
11:54 AM ET St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter has been activated from the injured list after missing nearly three weeks with a foot injury. The Cardinals announced Carpenter’s activation amid a series of roster moves before Sunday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. St. Louis also recalled right-hander Ryan Helsley from Triple-A Memphis, optioned infielder
Aug 3, 2019 The Chicago Cubs have placed All-Star catcher Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. The Cubs announced the move Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after Contreras suffered the injury while running out a fly ball in Saturday’s game against Milwaukee. It marks the second trip to
9:21 AM ET Pitcher Shane Bieber is 10-4 with a 3.40 ERA for a Cleveland Indians team that leads the AL wild-card race. One thing he is not: pop singer Justin Bieber, a fact that baseball card maker Topps seems to have forgotten. The 24-year-old righty tweeted a photo of his baseball card that mistakenly
12:28 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz hit three home runs in a game for the second time in 10 days, powering the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Saturday night. A day after he homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs, Cruz again had five
12:40 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor is in the market for a new jersey. Lindor and Jason Kipnis homered during Cleveland’s five-run fifth inning, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Saturday night. Cleveland’s rally came moments after Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was shown on the scoreboard, sitting in
11:47 PM ET The Houston Astros spun the 12th no-hitter in franchise history, holding the Seattle Mariners hitless in a 9-0 victory in Minute Maid Park behind four pitchers — starting with Aaron Sanchez, who was making his Astros debut after going to Houston at the trade deadline. He could not have chosen a better
10:31 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in a 9-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Sanchez was an All-Star in 2016 and led the American League in ERA, but he’s
Aug 3, 2019 The 2019 Boston Red Sox have been a team searching for its identity the entire season, marked by a series of false starts. At times, this club has shown flashes of being capable of making noise in the postseason. The latest example came over a week ago, when Boston wrapped up wins