ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2023, 06:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — Brandon Belt had his second multihomer game this season, Hyun Jin Ryu won consecutive starts for the first time since his latest Tommy John surgery, and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 Sunday to win the series between playoff contenders. Kevin
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Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 04:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball’s career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro. Scherzer, making his fourth start for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers since getting traded from the New York Mets, struck
Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 03:28 PM ET WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The New York Yankees will play the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 MLB Little League Classic on Aug. 18 next year at Bowman Field. Detroit will be the home team for the game, originally scheduled for Comerica Park, where the teams meet on Aug.
Aug 20, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Seattle Mariners rookie right-hander Emerson Hancock exited Sunday’s game against the host Houston Astros because of a right shoulder strain. Hancock, 24, scattered two hits over two scoreless innings. The sixth overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft, Hancock had yet to record a decision and owned a 5.40
Aug 20, 2023, 03:12 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies recalled outfielder Brandon Marsh from his rehab assignment and activated him in time for Sunday night’s game against the Washington Nationals in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was reinstated from the 10-day injured list, where he was placed Aug. 6 with a left knee contusion. He was 3-for-6
Associated Press Aug 20, 2023, 01:30 PM ET ATLANTA — All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford was put on the 10-day injured list by the San Francisco Giants on Sunday because of a strained left forearm. San Francisco made the move retroactive to Saturday, when Crawford was held out of a 6-5 loss to Atlanta. Rookie outfielder
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. CLEARWATER, Fla. — The car ride to meet Lyn and Garrett Reid is quiet, each mile taking Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Andrew Bellatti back 13 years, to the accident, the jail cell and
Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 09:22 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Astros star Jose Altuve has reached 2,000 career hits, becoming the third player in franchise history to reach the milestone. Altuve hit a leadoff single in the fifth inning against Seattle Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert on Saturday night. He was thrown out trying to
Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 06:49 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton could play in the outfield “on occasion” when he returns from the injured list, after making all of his starts for Minnesota this season at designated hitter in an effort to keep him healthy. After appearing in 85 games, Buxton is currently rehabbing
Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 05:57 PM ET CLEVELAND — With an eye toward improving their catching in the future, the Detroit Tigers designated veteran Eric Haase for assignment and signed free agent catcher Carson Kelly on Saturday. Haase, 30, has been with Detroit since 2020. The 30-year-old has struggled at the plate, especially against