5:47 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Yusei Kikuchi took a no-hit bid into the the seventh inning, and Taylor Trammell homered and made a sliding game-ending catch, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros 1-0 on Thursday to avoid a four-game series sweep. Kikuchi (1-1) did not allow a hit until Carlos Correa
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10:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd left the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox after facing seven batters because of an injured left knee. With the score 0-0, the 30-year-old left-hander walked Yasmani Grandal leading off the second and gave up a double to Andrew
7:34 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies selected the contract of veteran first baseman Matt Adams from the team’s alternate training site. The 32-year-old Adams was signed by Colorado in late March. He’s a career .259 hitter with 118 homers and 397 RBIs in stints with St. Louis, Washington and Atlanta. Adams
7:00 AM ET Believe it or not, we are already just about a month into the 2021 MLB season with the calendar set to flip to May this weekend. What does that mean for this week’s edition of our MLB Power Rankings? Well, yes, it is still early — but it also isn’t too early
12:10 AM ET Every Jacob deGrom start these days is a testament to pitching perfection, the most impressive combination of power and command since the peak of Pedro Martinez’s Hall of Fame career. Yet, once again, the New York Mets and their fans were left frustrated Wednesday, able to appreciate deGrom’s brilliance but staring at
9:30 PM ET Jacob deGrom tied Nolan Ryan’s record for most strikeouts through a pitcher’s first five starts of a season, finishing Tuesday’s start with nine strikeouts over six innings to run his five-game total to 59, matching Ryan’s achievement set in 1978. DeGrom departed with the Red Sox leading 1-0. It is his 33rd
10:05 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals after getting hit in the face by a 96.9 mph fastball from reliever Genesis Cabrera. Harper walked off the field on his own accord, displaying some blood on the left side of his nose. Cabrera then hit the next
6:25 PM ET Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell wasn’t pleased with a second-inning obstruction call on his pitcher, during the Brewers’ 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins Wednesday. With one out and runners on first and third, Marlins second baseman Isan Diaz hit a soft ground ball between the pitcher’s mound and first base. Brewers starter
10:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor‘s contract negotiations with the Mets seemed pretty smooth. His swing certainly has not. The $341 million star shortstop entered Wednesday batting .212 with three RBIs through 18 games with his new team and started hearing boos Tuesday night at Citi Field after grounding out late
4:09 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — George Springer is set to make an impact with the Toronto Blue Jays. Springer is in the lineup as the designated hitter and will hit leadoff Wednesday night in his Blue Jays debut when Toronto plays Washington. The slugger started his first season with Toronto sidelined by