2:24 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Relievers Sergio Romo and and Roenis Elias were cut Monday by the struggling Seattle Mariners to make room for reliever Ken Giles and infielder Kevin Padlo. Romo and Elias were designated for assignment, Giles was activated from the 60-day injured list and Padlo was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.
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3:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — All-Star Mets sparkplug Jeff McNeil left a game against the Miami Marlins on Monday with tightness in his right hamstring. McNeil walked off uneasily after taking home on a wild pitch in the fourth inning and went straight to the clubhouse. Luis Guillorme replaced him at second
5:51 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Jack Suwinski hit his third homer of the game in the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3, walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. The rookie drove a slider from sidearming Tyler Rogers (0-3) to right for his
6:38 PM ET Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was not in his team’s lineup for Sunday night’s series finale against the Chicago White Sox because of a hand injury and is considered day-to-day, manager Dusty Baker said. “Hopefully it will just be a few days,” Baker said. Baker told reporters that the “prognosis was better
7:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jerar Encarnacion was called up to the major leagues, and Miami Marlins teammate Sandy Alcantara made a promise to the 24-year-old. “I told him if you get a hit or a homer, I’m going to buy something,” the pitcher recalled saying on the way back to the
5:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Mookie Betts is hoping that his latest stint on the injured list only lasts a couple weeks. The Dodgers‘ star outfielder is sidelined because of a cracked right rib. It his his third stint on the IL the past two seasons. “It’s sore but it is what it is,”
4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado has left Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies after injuring his left leg while taking a tumble at first base trying to beat out an infield grounder. Machado’s leg appeared to turn awkwardly while he was running to first
3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez is out of the lineup Sunday for the second straight game because of right thumb soreness. Ramirez underwent an MRI on Sunday morning and results are expected Monday. Saturday’s game was the first he has missed this season. Ernie Clement got the start
11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts is headed to the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday night. Roberts scratched Betts from the lineup for the second consecutive game Saturday, but said previously that he didn’t expect the injury to be serious and that the star
3:49 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain was designated for assignment on Saturday, the team announced before its game against the Cincinnati Reds. Cain, 36, was hitting .179 in 145 at-bats while the Brewers’ offense struggled throughout June. The veteran was 4-for-26 this month with no walks and seven strikeouts. As a team, the