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Andrew McCutchen and Pittsburgh open a three-game series against Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park.
Associated Press DETROIT -- The record-setting Cleveland Indians have earned the admiration of an old rival -- former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "Not at the Tigers' expense, obviously, but I'm enjoying that Cleveland run," Leyland said. "I think it's exciting. It'
For most of this season, the Dodgers kept Yasiel Puig in the same spot in the batting order against right-handed pitchers. Even as Puig mashed a career-high number of home runs, manager Dave Roberts kept him in the No. 8 spot. He received something of a promotion in recent weeks, moving into the No.
Major League Baseball went way too easy on the Red Sox. The Red Sox admitted to iGate after the Yankees presented evidence to the league that showed the Boston Cheat Party had used an Apple Watch to steal catcher's signs from the Bombers during their Aug. 18-20 series at Fenway Park. And the numbers
The Diamondbacks are in San Francisco for a weekend road series against the Giants. Check back throughout Friday's game for live updates. Lineup 1. David Peralta LF 2. Ketel Marte SS 3. Jake Lamb 3B 4. Paul Goldschmidt 1B 5. J.D. Martinez RF 6. Daniel Descalso 2B 7. A.J. Pollock CF 8. Chris Herrmann
CINCINNATI — At the start of this season, Ivan Nova set goals of making all of his starts on regular turns and working 200 innings. “That's what every starting pitcher dreams of,” Nova said Friday. “I don't want to be the guy who gets shut down. I worked too hard in the offseason for that to
The Washington Nationals were the first team in baseball to clinch their division last Sunday, but things are only going to get tougher in the postseason. Good thing Bryce Harper may be back to help out the team. Nationals president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo told MLB Network
Daniel Murphy knew the Los Angeles Dodgers had arrived in the District before Thursday night's game was over. When the Nationals were done with a 5-2 win against the Atlanta Braves, Murphy reached for his phone. He dispatched a text message to a former teammate who had arrived with the Dodgers, the
Detroit — Michael Fulmer was back in the Tigers clubhouse Friday, right arm in a sling after ulnar nerve transposition surgery on Monday. “It's going to be 100 percent before spring training,” he said. “So I am expecting to get all my outings in for camp and start the year off right.” He will remain
About one-third of the league is employing a six-man rotation, and even beyond that, teams are giving some of their top minor-league pitchers a start here and there. In other words, it's a good time to be a hitter. Matchups are more favorable across the board, so you might want to be more aggressive
Todd Frazier never imagined his thumbs-down salute becoming a trend. ''You think something so opposite of what's supposed to happen is actually like cliche now,'' the New York Yankees third baseman said Friday, a day after his inverted digit caught on with teammates during a 13-5
Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard could be nearing his first appearance since the opening month of the season. Syndergaard, an All-Star in 2016, has not pitched since suffering a torn lat muscle on April 30. Manager Terry Collins Syndergaard will be evaluated on Saturday after throwing a bullpen session
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Carlos Ramirez still has a lot to prove, but he looks like a guy who's going to be very difficult for right-handers to hit.
In promoting prospect Austin Hays on Sept. 5, the Orioles came to the conclusion that giving the 22-year-old a taste of the major leagues in September would benefit him more than playing through a playoff run at Double-A Bowie. Playing time has been scarce for Hays since his contract was selected by
Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer Scott Lauber covers the Boston Red Sox for ESPN.com. Follow on Twitter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Hanley Ramirez missed his second game in a row Friday night, and it might be a while before he returns to the Boston Red Sox lineup. Ramirez underwent an MRI exam before Friday
The Detroit Tigers have made another lottery pick. This pick, a young right-hander named Elvin Rodriguez, comes from the Los Angeles Angels to complete the Aug. 31 trade of leftfielder Justin Upton. Rodriguez was selected by the Tigers as the Player To Be Named Later in the deal. Rodriguez, 19, was signed
Tigers right fielder Nick Castellanos extended his hitting streak to 12 games with an RBI single to tie the game, 1-1. Alex Presley and Miguel Cabrera hit consecutive singles to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning. White Sox right-hander Carson Fulmer retired eight straight Tigers until Presley
John Lackey is upset after not getting strike three called, then allows an RBI single before getting ejected along with Willson Contreras
The incident popped back into the news cycle this morning, when the Associated Press reported Major League Baseball was investigating home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott being hit by a pitch in Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Indians, and it continued to boggle Buck Farmer's mind Friday afternoon
ATLANTA — Amed Rosario and Travis d'Arnaud were not in the lineup on Friday after both left the game the night before with injuries. The Mets are calling it a tight right hip flexor for Rosario, who said it happened when he slid in the second inning and progressively got worse. He was taken out in
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