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Clayton Kershaw sharp in return, gets no-decision as Dodgers rally
More Teams. More Games. Clayton Kershaw speaks with the media after making his first start since the end of June. (1:03) LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw didn’t get the win in his return to the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers are just glad to have him back. “He’s not the most enjoyable guy when he’s […]
Continue readingOrioles move into 1st place in East, down Dodgers behind Urías’ 3 RBIs
Gunnar Henderson homered and scored three runs and Urías doubled twice for the Orioles (58-37), who at a .611 winning percentage moved in front of the Rays (60-39), who dropped to .606 with a 5-1 loss at Texas. Baltimore is 50-30 following an 8-7 start, while the Rays have lost 11 of 14. Los Angeles […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 13: Mets keep sliding, Giants rise
Our top five teams — the Rays, Braves, Rangers, Orioles and Diamondbacks — have remained dominant, leaving the top of our rankings unchanged. Tampa Bay holds steadfastly to the No. 1 spot while Arizona keeps its advantage over the Dodgers. Elsewhere in the NL West, the Giants have continued their rise, earning their highest ranking […]
Continue readingDodgers place outfielder Chris Taylor (knee) on 10-day injured list
Taylor is batting .206 (34-for-165) with 11 home runs, 26 RBIs and 7 stolen bases in 59 games. “That’s not completely healed, and you can just see him compensating,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday. “And he’s as tough as anyone, so it just doesn’t look right.” Third baseman Max Muncy is set to return […]
Continue reading‘Tough way to lose’: Astros fall to Dodgers after balk call
LOS ANGELES — Trailing by two runs in the eighth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers received some help from the Houston Astros bullpen … and the umpire. James Outman scored the go-ahead run on a balk by Ryne Stanek and the Dodgers rallied to defeat the Astros 8-7 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball weekend watch: London calling for NL Central rivals
All eyes are on the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals series at London Stadium this weekend, as the teams play a two-game set there on Saturday (1:10 p.m. ET, nationally broadcast) and Sunday (10 a.m. ET, on ESPN), the first time Major League Baseball has played in London since 2019. As was the case with April’s […]
Continue readingReds mark top prospect Elly De La Cruz’s debut with comeback win
Trailing 8-6 with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Cincinnati loaded the bases against reliever Caleb Ferguson. Ferguson walked Curt Casali, scoring Spencer Steer and cutting the deficit to a run. Jake Fraley was hit by a pitch, scoring T.J. Hopkins and tying the game at 8. Ferguson (3-1) was pulled for Shelby […]
Continue readingAaron Judge lifts Yankees with homer, highlight-reel catch at wall
LOS ANGELES — Aaron Judge slugged his 19th home run of the season Saturday, but it was his spectacular running catch at the fence that had people talking after the New York Yankees’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The homer, off Dodgers reliever Shelby Miller, traveled only 360 feet, but Judge’s 113.7 mph […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands entering June
Move over, Atlanta — Texas has entered the top three! Yes, that means the Rangers and Orioles are for real — and not to mention the Rays, whose hot start, thought by some to be the result of an easy early schedule, has proven to be no fluke. Can these teams keep up this level […]
Continue readingHow MLB’s new rules — shift ban, pitch clock, bigger bases — will change this offseason’s free agency
Major League Baseball will look appreciably different in 2023, when pitch clocks are implemented, bigger bases are introduced and defensive shifts are practically outlawed. But the effects of those changes might start to be felt now, while rosters are being constructed. The industry’s front-office executives gathered for the general managers meetings in Las Vegas earlier […]
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