13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (285+ words) The Padres lead the Arizona Diamondbacks by 2 1/2 games for the National League’s final wild-card spot. Jackson Merrill’s two-run, opposite-field double off Logan Webb (8-9) put San Diego ahead to stay in the first inning. The Padres got three more in the…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (273+ words) Tolle is the first Boston pitcher to throw an immaculate inning (three strikeouts on nine pitches) to start a game since Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez did it on May 18, 2002. Caleb Durbin hit a solo homer and Trevor Story added…...

17+ hour, 16+ min ago   (669+ words) Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. watches his ball after hitting a solo home run and his first of the season at home while playing against the Baltimore Orioles during fifth inning American League MLB baseball action in…...

16+ hour, 38+ min ago   (230+ words) Seager, who had three RBIs, hit his 18th homer, a two-run drive off Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6) over the pool deck in right-center in the first inning. The Rangers took advantage of two Arizona errors to score three runs in the fifth. Texas…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (253+ words) The Indians are one game ahead of Toronto, and have a 5 1/2-game lead over Minnesota, in the race for the final AL wild-card spot. Cleveland hosts the White Sox for a three-game series beginning Monday. Travis Bazzana drove in three…...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago   (263+ words) Peralta (9-11) walked three and threw 86 pitches for the Rays, who became the first AL team to reach 90 wins this season. The right-hander won his fourth straight start and has surrendered two runs over his last 23 innings. Victor Mesa Jr. had…...

19+ hour, 4+ min ago   (365+ words) Schlittler (14-6) allowed one hit over six innings, his 21st start this year allowing one run or none. The only other pitcher 25 or younger with more in the last 110 years was the Los Angeles Angels’ Dean Chance with 22 in 1964, according to Major…...

21+ hour, 17+ min ago   (89+ words) Toronto Star The 34-year-old went on the IL Aug. 31 with a strained left hamstring. Contreras leads the Red Sox with a career-best 26 homers and 79 RBIs while entering with a.274 average. He played two rehab games for Double-A Portland, going 2 for 7 with…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (317+ words) William Contreras hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning and Brice Turang added a two-run shot one night after the Brewers clinched a playoff berth by trouncing the Reds 20-0. Never before in franchise history had the Brewers totaled…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (181+ words) Michael King (11-9) worked around solo homers from Rafael Devers and Shay Whitcomb to pitch three-run ball over seven innings, but the Giants rallied against reliever Bradgley Rodriguez. Drew Cavanaugh led off with his first career homer, and Drew Gilbert added…...