12:46 AM ET Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles, a trade target of bullpen-needy teams, has been unavailable the past two games because of elbow soreness, manager Charlie Montoyo said. “He’s working through it. If he’s not 100 percent, we’re not going to pitch him,” said Montoyo, who added that he wasn’t sure if Giles
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12:58 AM ET It was a light schedule of games Monday, although the Nationals did have a big win over the Braves, with Anthony Rendon‘s grand slam in the sixth inning off Chad Sobotka breaking a 2-2 tie. The Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette delivered the first hit of his career in his first game. We
9:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Troy Tulowitzki was frustrated his body kept letting him down. “There came a point in time this year after I strained my calf that it just wasn’t as enjoyable as it once was because I couldn’t do some of the things work wise that I had had
7:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Marcus Stroman vows not to be one of those pitchers crushed by the pressure of pitching in New York — after all, he’s a native. A 28-year-old All-Star right-hander who grew up in Medford on Long Island, Stroman was acquired by the Mets from Toronto and hopes
5:15 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired left-hander Jason Vargas in a trade Monday with the division rival New York Mets. The Mets received minor league catcher Austin Bossart in the deal, which could help improve a Phillies starting rotation that has struggled throughout the season. The Phillies also received cash
3:52 PM ET Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer is headed back to the injured list for the second time this month, meaning the three-time Cy Young Award winner will miss this week’s series against the Atlanta Braves. The Nationals announced hours before Monday’s series opener against Atlanta that Scherzer has been placed on the 10-day
3:23 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In return, the Pirates will receive Double-A right-hander Cody Ponce. Lyles is 5-7 with a 5.36 ERA and has made it out of the fourth inning just once in his four July starts. However, he has
3:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick has lost his appeal of a two-game suspension resulting from a violent home plate collision with Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy on July 7. Lucroy, who was carted off after the collision, suffered a concussion and a broken nose on the play that
11:22 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said he is glad to be home with family after a botched assassination attempt in his native Dominican Republic. More than seven weeks after he was shot, Ortiz said on Instagram in his first public comments, “Being at home and look at
8:12 AM ET WASHINGTON — Too bad Stephen Strasburg can’t pitch every day. If he could, the Washington Nationals wouldn’t have to worry about the suddenly questionable health of Max Scherzer. They wouldn’t have to worry quite so much about who’s going to gobble up all those bullpen innings. Perhaps most importantly, they wouldn’t have