Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 12:37 AM ET HOUSTON — Jose Abreu scored on catcher Keibert Ruiz‘s throwing error in a wild ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Kyle Tucker led off with a single off Hunter Harvey (2-3), and Abreu followed with an
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ESPN News Services Jun 15, 2023, 12:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger left his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning Wednesday night because of right biceps soreness. The right-hander exited the field in apparent physical discomfort with two outs. Clevinger was biting the top of
Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 09:27 PM ET CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof. The deal still needs
Jun 14, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery Tuesday on his injured right forearm. The Astros announced that McCullers had surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching arm and to remove a bone spur. The injury-plagued right-hander is expected
Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 05:52 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the fifth pitcher and second on his team penalized for using banned sticky stuff. The penalty was announced by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael
Tisha Thompson Jun 14, 2023, 03:59 PM ET A fourth woman has accused former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in Arizona. Bauer has countersued the woman for fraud, saying she is attempting to harass and extort money from him in the wake of similar allegations made by three other
Jun 14, 2023, 06:02 PM ET Atlanta Braves right-hander Jesse Chavez was helped off the field after being drilled in the left shin by a comebacker during the sixth inning of Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. X-rays were negative, Braves manager Brian Snitker said after Game 1. Chavez
ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2023, 05:44 PM ET Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, it was announced Wednesday. “It’s tough,” Pasquantino said. “But this is something where we can just go ahead and
ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will be sidelined at least four weeks with the oblique strain that landed him on the injured list Friday. Astros general manager Dana Brown gave the update on the timeline for Alvarez’s return Wednesday during an interview on SportsTalk 790 AM.
Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 01:06 PM ET ST. LOUIS — The San Francisco Giants recalled outfielder Luis Matos on Wednesday from Triple-A Sacramento. Matos will bat second against the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of their three-game series. Matos, from Venezuela, was hitting .398 with a 1.120 OPS and seven home runs