1:23 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted power-hitting first-base prospect Nate Lowe from the minors. The Rays announced Lowe’s promotion Monday but have not yet announced a corresponding roster move. Nate Lowe follows through on a solo home run during a spring training game in March. Associated Press The Tampa Bay Times reported that
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11:24 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Reynaldo Lopez of the Chicago White Sox threw what he called one of the best games of his career on Sunday, striking out 14 Detroit hitters in just six innings, en route
7:00 AM ET Some perspective: On this date a year ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers were 12-16, fourth in the National League West and a whopping eight games behind the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks. Meanwhile, the New York Mets were 17-9 and enjoying the view from the top of the NL East. So yes, it is
12:15 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stood wide-eyed outside the Raptors‘ locker room on Saturday night as a familiar figure headed over and embraced him, saying, “Welcome to the city, man.” Vladdy Jr., meet Drake. Drake, Vladdy Jr. Only in
11:37 PM ET PHOENIX — Perhaps Chicago Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood knew what was coming from his good friend when he doubled off of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Matt Andriese to start a 15th-inning rally in the Cubs’ wild win over Arizona on Sunday. The game was tied 3-3 until Ben Zobrist drove home Chatwood not
11:06 PM ET It was a wild day on Sunday with walk-off hits, extra-inning games, injuries to Christian Yelich and Fernando Tatis Jr. that are hopefully not serious, a strikeout record, an actual complete game (congrats, Zach Eflin!), a rare trio of home runs and a Manny Machado web gem at shortstop. The big highlight,
6:11 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — San Diego rookie shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. left Sunday’s game against the Washington Nationals after he did an awkward-looking split while trying to stretch for a throw at second base. Tatis was unable to keep his foot on the bag on the play. He moved around gingerly
6:46 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox entered their series finale on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers with the worst rotation ERA in baseball and the second-worst overall mark. They exited it with a new strikeout record. Reynaldo Lopez and three relievers combined to strike out 20 Tigers during Chicago’s 4-1 win at
10:06 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela became the latest Yankees to get hurt as New York completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with an 11-5 win on Sunday that included another long home run by Gary Sanchez. LeMahieu was removed in the bottom of the third because
5:57 PM ET BOSTON — When talking about the Tampa Bay Rays, it’s easy to forget the team still has elite starting pitching. So much of the discourse around the Rays has centered around their use of the opener, a bullpen day they have integrated this season every fifth day as a regular part of