6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Orioles slugger Manny Machado apologized Wednesday for not running out a double-play ball a night earlier in a loss to the Seattle Mariners. The game in Baltimore was tied 1-1 in the sixth inning when the Orioles loaded the bases on three straight singles. Machado bounced into a 4-6-3
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3:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES — No Kris Bryant? No problem. Hours after putting the former MVP on the disabled list because of a sore shoulder, the Chicago Cubs put their losing streak in the rearview mirror with a break-out-the bats 9-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He could be counting his World Series
2:41 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — New York Yankees starter Luis Severino employed an electrifying array of triple-digit pitches Tuesday night to overpower the Phillies on his way to sole possession of the league lead in pitchers’ wins. “It seemed like the life on his fastball, it’s always good. [Tuesday] it seemed really special,” Yankees manager
6:53 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson has had another setback with his troublesome left calf. Donaldson suffered what the team is calling an acute strain of the calf while fielding ground balls in Florida ahead of a rehab stint. The team says he will be evaluated in three weeks. Donaldson was
7:55 AM ET When it comes to chatter about a “universal” designated hitter, San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is waving the white flag. “I understand they don’t care what I say,” Bumgarner told the San Francisco Chronicle. “I’ll play whatever rules we have, but I think it’s kind of getting out of hand. “Honestly,
1:19 AM ET New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo didn’t start in Monday’s 6-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates because of a sore right pinkie. Nimmo hurt his pinkie when he was hit by a pitch Sunday. An MRI showed no broken bones, and he is day-to-day. “Real good news,” manager Mickey Callaway said. Nimmo
5:53 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Infielder Tim Beckham has been activated from the disabled list by the last-place Baltimore Orioles, who finally have the starting lineup they anticipated when spring training started. Beckham batted .179 with one homer and four RBIs in 23 games before going on the DL with a groin strain
8:03 AM ET It’s more of the same at the top of the rankings, with the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs hanging on to the top three spots. Houston picked up four first-place votes, with Boston picking up the other one. Looking at their impact on their teams’ playoff
8:17 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have placed closer Arodys Vizcaino on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. The decision on Vizcaino was made before Sunday’s 7-3 win over Baltimore after the right-hander had been unavailable to pitch in the first two games of the series due to shoulder
5:54 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Everything was going Clay Buchholz‘s way. Then, a swing-and-miss led to an injury that turned what could have been a gem into a routine solid outing. Buchholz lasted five innings before experiencing tightness in his left side, but the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh