3:41 PM ET MILWAUKEE — After a dismal start to the season, the Chicago Cubs are calling up reinforcements for the bullpen. Righty Allen Webster and lefty Kyle Ryan will take the place of Carl Edwards Jr., who was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday. Mike Montgomery, meanwhile, was placed on the injured list with
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5:28 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Matt Moore left Detroit’s 7-4 win against Kansas City on Saturday with a right knee injury after pitching the first three innings. The team announced it as a sprain, although Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire described it afterward as a strain. Detroit announced it would put Moore on the
1:29 AM ET MILWAUKEE – One picture tells the story: MVP runner-up Javy Baez, putting his arm around maligned reliever Carl Edwards Jr, as he walks off the mound after serving up a home run to Orlando Arcia in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 13-10 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. It was the Cubs
10:44 PM ET Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats during a 10-4 loss to the host Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Polanco hit a triple in the first inning, a single in the third, a home run in the fifth and a double in the seventh. He added
8:49 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Texas Rangers have put pitcher Edinson Volquez on the 10-day injured list because of a sprained right elbow. The Rangers made the move before Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels and called up pitcher Kyle Bird from Triple-A Nashville. Volquez missed all of last season
6:45 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Seeking to boost a thin starting rotation, the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a $575,000, one-year contact with Dan Straily. The 30-year-old right-hander’s deal was announced Friday. He would get a $250,000 assignment bonus if traded. Baltimore rotation includes Alex Cobb, Andrew Cashner, Dylan Bundy and David Hess, and
11:17 AM ET Mike Sheets After multiple short slates in a row, we’re back at full strength on Saturday, with all 30 teams suiting up for action. Derek Carty provides daily fantasy recommendations for today’s FanDuel contests. A look at the statistics, splits and other factors that matter when deciding which pitchers to start and
4:39 PM ET Jake Lamb is expected to miss six weeks after an MRI revealed a Grade 2 left quad strain, the Diamondbacks said Friday. Lamb had an RBI double in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Padres, but pulled up lame heading into second base. He was tended to by athletic
12:36 AM ET Trevor Bauer will tell you he’s going to win the 2019 Cy Young Award. In fact, he’s already said it. In a profile in Sports Illustrated a couple of months ago — you should read the whole piece — he told writer Ben Reiter: “There’s optimization to be done, but I’m going
12:41 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — For the third time, baseball star Ichiro Suzuki has turned down a prestigious Japanese government award handed to stars in sports, entertainment and culture. A Japanese government spokesman said Friday that Ichiro, who retired last month with the Seattle Mariners, had declined the People’s Honor Award. The most