5:40 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the best stories of baseball’s first half, entering Thursday with a 41-26 record that’s among the best in the majors. It’s the type of performance that typically warrants multiple All-Star Game selections. But when the initial All-Star voting results were released Monday, only one
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5:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed shortstop Corey Seager on the injured list with what an MRI revealed to be between a Grade 1 and a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring. Seager injured his hamstring while trying to score from second base in Tuesday’s ninth inning. The
1:19 AM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer during Milwaukee’s three-run 14th inning, and the Brewers struck out 15 times against Houston ace Justin Verlander before rallying for a 6-3 victory over the Astros on Wednesday night. Christian Yelich started the 14th with a single against rookie Cionel Perez
8:00 AM ET We’ve all seen the ridiculous moon-orbiting blasts and never-ending barrage of home runs. On Sunday, the Nationals tied a record with four consecutive home runs. On Monday, the Diamondbacks and Phillies set a record by combining for 13 home runs. On Tuesday, the Braves hit four home runs in one inning. Jerad
1:06 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants activated catcher Buster Posey off the 10-day injured list on Wednesday before their game against the San Diego Padres. Posey batted cleanup in manager Bruce Bochy’s lineup, going 1-for-4 with a single in the eighth inning. The Giants won 4-2. Posey missed
8:58 PM ET DENVER — Despite the bumps and bruises after four players — two on each side — got hit by pitches in the Chicago Cubs‘ 10-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, both teams played it cool afterward. Rockies star Nolan Arenado was the first to get nailed, as veteran Cubs starter
5:46 PM ET BALTIMORE — Things just got worse for the lowly Toronto Blue Jays. On Wednesday afternoon, closer Ken Giles landed on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Giles hasn’t pitched since June 5, when he threw a scoreless inning against the Yankees for a second straight day. It was the fourth
6:46 PM ET ESPN News Services SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Six suspects, including the alleged gunman, have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz, the Dominican Republic’s chief prosecutor said Wednesday. Other suspects were also being pursued in the shooting, which witnesses said was carried out by two men
4:07 PM ET Boston Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez lamented the fact that David Ortiz was shot in his native Dominican Republic, calling the incident an “international shame.” Nunez, who is friends with Ortiz and shares an agent with the former Red Sox star, told ESPN’s Marly Rivera that he spoke with Ortiz on the
1:18 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Mike Clevinger is rejoining the Cleveland Indians‘ rotation sooner than anyone — other than him — expected. The right-hander, whose season seemed in jeopardy when he strained a muscle in his upper back on April 7, will start Monday when Cleveland opens a four-game series on the road