7:14 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Carlos Correa was in the Houston Astros‘ lineup on Friday night for the first time since May 26. The shortstop was set to bat fifth against the St. Louis Cardinals. He missed 50 games with a broken rib, an injury suffered in an accident at home. He
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5:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Max Scherzer, who was only so-so in his return from the injured list Thursday night in a 8-7 loss to the Rockies, had an MRI Friday that revealed a small strain in his back. The Washington Nationals ace told reporters that he had an injection and will take two
5:12 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Infielder Travis Shaw, who slumped badly after hitting 63 homers over the previous two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, was recalled Friday after almost a month at Triple-A San Antonio. Shaw took the roster spot of right-hander Jhoulys Chacin, placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday and expected
3:01 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs, in the market for a left-handed reliever, acquired Derek Holland from the San Francisco Giants for cash, it was announced Friday. The team also recalled versatile Ian Happ from Triple-A Iowa, and he will start in left field against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. As
10:18 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even after a postgame beer shower from his ecstatic Baltimore Orioles teammates, Stevie Wilkerson was shocked to learn he had just become the first position player in major league history to earn a save. The Orioles center fielder certainly couldn’t believe he did it by throwing a
7:26 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The calendar still says late July, but there’s bound to be an October feel inside the National League Central playoff race as the Chicago Cubs face off against their top two rivals nine times over the course of the next 10 days. In between two series with the Milwaukee Brewers
2:12 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mariners second baseman Tim Lopes was hit in the helmet by a pitch during his first major league start Thursday night. Lopes staggered away from the plate after getting beaned by a 91 mph fastball from Detroit Tigers starter Drew VerHagen in the fourth inning. The rookie initially
A few weeks ago, it looked as if the second half of the baseball season would consist of one exciting division race and five that could resemble Secretariat at the Belmont. At the beginning of July, the leads in five divisions were 5½, 6½, 7, 8 and 12 games. Only the NL Central was tight
11:25 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer in a seven-run first inning, then added a solo shot in the eighth as the Boston Red Sox put a historic pounding on the AL East-leading Yankees, beating New York 19-3 on Thursday night in the opener of their four-game series. The
11:00 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Minnesota Twins slugger Nelson Cruz homered three times in the first five innings against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Cruz hit a solo drive in the first, a two-run shot in the third and another two-run homer in the fifth. It’s the first career three-homer