11:23 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have suddenly won nine games in a row, turning what appeared to be a tedious season of subpar mediocrity into something interesting. They hit four home runs in a 9-2 victory Sunday over the Reds — Corey Dickerson hit his fifth in four games as he went 4-for-5 —
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7:40 PM ET William Weinbaum It’s common during the dog days of summer for a team short of starting pitchers to call up a hot minor leaguer to make his major league debut, but the Daniel Poncedeleon saga is anything but typical. The Cardinals plan to bring up the 26-year-old righty and give him the
Jul 20, 2018 NEW YORK — Aaron Boone appeared annoyed by the question, one he’d fielded several times already during the opening half of his first season as a big league manager. Can this team really thrive relying so heavily on home runs? Arms raised wide above his head, shoulders shrugged, the New York Yankees
12:46 AM ET ESPN News Services Shin-Soo Choo‘s streak of reaching base safely has been snapped at 52 games — the longest such single-season streak in Texas Rangers history. Choo went 0-for-4 in Saturday night’s 16-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians in Arlington, Texas. Choo was pulled from the game in the eighth inning after
6:59 PM ET Binghamton outfielder Tim Tebow was put on the disabled list Saturday with a right hand injury and is scheduled to see a specialist in New York on Monday, the team said. Tebow was injured in Friday night’s game against Eastern League opponent Trenton. Binghamton is the Mets’ Double-A affiliate. Binghamton manager Luis
8:32 AM ET Sean Doolittle (Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was named an All-Star for the second time in his career. A converted first baseman, his previous selection came in 2014, when he was pitching for the Oakland Athletics. That year, the Midsummer Classic took place in Minneapolis, some 2,000
2:06 AM ET The New York Mets and Oakland Athletics are working on a trade that would send closer Jeurys Familia to the A’s, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Friday. The teams have an agreement on structure, but some issues remain, sources said. Yoenis Cespedes, who hasn’t played since mid-May with hip flexor and
6:43 PM ET The Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have put right-hander Michael Fulmer on the 10-day disabled list with a left oblique strain. The Tigers announced the move Friday. Detroit also activated outfielder Leonys Martin from the DL, optioned outfielder Mikie Mahtook to Triple-A Toledo and recalled right-hander Victor Alcantara from Toledo.
10:31 AM ET Small sample size carries weight in July in a way it does not the rest of the baseball season, as teams get inspired — or spooked — by a couple of really good or really bad games leading up to the trade deadline. An evaluator told a story recently about how one
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Help might be coming just in time for the Chicago Cubs. The team used six relievers in their first game back from the All-Star break, and considering their busy second-half schedule, the addition of righty Jesse Chavez from the Texas Rangers on Thursday might not be the last move the