2:22 AM ET What we learned from three games between the two best teams in baseball, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros … The two best teams played three excellent games: There was a bit of an October feel to the series, in part because of the weather that suddenly turned cooler in New
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6:02 PM ET WASHINGTON — The schedule was supposed to do the Chicago Cubs some favors down the stretch, but now it could help derail their division title hopes after a historically bad weekend of weather in the nation’s capital. “This is a first [for him] with this intensity throughout the entire weekend, especially at
10:59 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Kansas City rookie Jorge Lopez came within three outs of a perfect game before Max Kepler walked to lead off the ninth inning and Robbie Grossman followed with a single in the Royals’ 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. The 25-year-old right-hander was making just
1:50 AM ET New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard left his start in the seventh inning after taking a line drive off his lower right ribs. X-rays on Syndergaard were negative, the team announced. The 109th pitch of Syndergaard’s outing was laced back at him by Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez. Syndergaard immediately fell to
6:30 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana may miss the rest of the season while receiving a series of platelet rich plasma injections in the middle finger of his pitching hand. Santana is 0-1 with a 8.03 ERA in five major league starts this season. “He had one done,” Minnesota
12:46 AM ET BOSTON — A year ago at this time, David Price was on the disabled list, still more than a week away from making his first appearance following eight weeks of inaction because of inflammation in his left elbow. He did return, albeit in a limited role, pitching in five games down the
11:11 PM ET SEATTLE — New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge on Friday continued to take positive steps forward in his recovery from a broken wrist, swinging on a field for the first time since being injured six weeks ago. About five hours before the Yankees faced the Seattle Mariners in their series opener
6:22 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — The Reds have dropped Homer Bailey from the rotation, leaving their highest-paid pitcher with no role for the rest of a disappointing season. Bailey is 1-14 with a 6.09 ERA and has lost nine straight decisions. The Reds are 1-19 in his starts this season, his fourth in
1:25 AM ET WASHINGTON — First impressions can be deceiving — and sometimes lasting. Just ask any politician in this city. That also applies to relief pitchers, where a bad half-season can label you as untrustworthy for years to come. But in Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s world, there is no doghouse — and there’s
10:55 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association faulted the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday for not calling up touted prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., saying the decision was bad for all involved. “The union’s position on service-time manipulation is clear, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and other great young talents around baseball have earned the right