8:14 PM ET CHICAGO — It took 14 home starts spread across two seasons and 17 calendar months, but Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish finally earned his first win at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. “It’s amazing,” Darvish said after leading the Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. “First win at Wrigley. I
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player on the Boston Red Sox, has died. He was 85. A Red Sox spokesman confirmed his death Wednesday night. Green played parts of four seasons with the Red Sox and one with the New York Mets from 1959-63, batting .246 with
1:18 AM ET Los Angeles Angels All-Star outfielder Mike Trout was out of the lineup for the third straight game Wednesday night against the Houston Astros because of a calf injury. Trout expects to return to the Angels’ lineup on Thursday. “I feel good,” Trout told reporters Wednesday. “I feel fine. Just being cautious. I
6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has suspended Los Angeles Angels reliever Noe Ramirez for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for throwing a pitch Tuesday near the head of Astros center fielder Jake Marisnick. Angels manager Brad Ausmus was hit with a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine Wednesday
6:08 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Phillies closer Hector Neris has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the area of the head of Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman David Freese. Joe Torre, chief baseball officer for Major League Baseball, announced the suspension and
5:53 PM ET Oakland Athletics All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman left Wednesday’s game against the Seattle Mariners with what the team called left ankle soreness. Chapman, who homered and had five RBIs in Oakland’s 9-2 win over Seattle on Tuesday, appeared to hurt himself after fouling back-to-back balls off his left lower leg during the
4:48 PM ET A two-year old spat between Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, who is a TV analyst for the team, rose up again this week in the midst of a disappointing season in Boston. Two years ago, Price was upset about a comment the analyst made on
4:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with left-shoulder subluxation after leaving Tuesday night’s game. Mondesi left Tuesday’s game in the fifth inning after diving on the warning track in a failed attempt to catch a pop foul by the Chicago White
2:24 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols hit a bases-clearing double during the Angels’ six-run first inning, and Los Angeles remained unbeaten in five games since the All-Star break with a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Jake Marisnick was drilled between the shoulder blades by Angels reliever Noe
9:38 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Every game, the old chestnut goes, counts the same in the standings. And this is true. Baseball gives no additional weight to extra-inning games, blowouts or comebacks. Each is 1/162nd of an