CLEVELAND — The thunderstorms that were forecasted never materialized. But the Tigers’ brought their own thunder — finally.

After being limited to three runs or fewer the last four games and scoring seven runs total in those games, the Tigers plated seven runs in the first two innings Tuesday, on their way to a rollicking 11-7 win against...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Orioles have been shut out twice this season. Both times, they tallied only a few hits, barely had any opportunities to score and squandered the couple they had. And both times, ace Corbin Burnes pitched well enough to win but didn’t get any run support.

For the second time this month, Burnes delivered a quality start only ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The wins, of course, are the most important thing, and the Rays on Tuesday extended their streak to five straight with a 5-1 victory over the White Sox at Tropicana Field.

The City Connect uniforms have gotten a nice bump in attention, as the Rays’ fortunes turned with Friday’s debut of the gray-and-back, neon-...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Early on, it looked as though Quinn Priester had picked up right where Mitch Keller left off Monday evening. Through the first three innings, the 23-year-old righty was well in control, allowing just one opposing batter to reach base.

But in the fourth inning, things took a turn. And as the game progressed, they only got worse, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — José Berríos entered Tuesday’s game with an MLB-leading 1.44 ERA. By the time the Blue Jays starter walked off the mound, that number had ballooned to 2.85, thanks to a Phillies lineup that did not contain Trea Turner, J.T. Realmuto and Alec Bohm.

Turner is on the injured list with a left hamstring strain. Realmuto and Bohm...Read more

CHICAGO — Dylan Cease initially thought of the logistics after being traded from the Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres.

After all, the Padres were on their way to South Korea to open the season in March against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right-hander figured it out, just like he has on the mound during a bounce-back season with the ...Read more

NEW YORK — For former Mets star Darryl Strawberry, suffering a heart attack was life-changing.

Strawberry experienced the health scare on March 11 and underwent a stent procedure at Missouri’s SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital that he said saved his life.

“Having a heart attack is different,” Strawberry told SNY on Monday at St. Louis’ ...Read more

NEW YORK — Even after a power-packed performance against one of baseball’s best pitchers, Aaron Judge wasn’t ready to declare himself close to being where he wants at the plate.

The Yankees star had just turned a pair of 97-mph fastballs from the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal into a 399-foot home run and a booming double — both to the opposite...Read more

It took all of seven pitches for Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler to exceed the expectations of manager Dave Roberts, who prefaced Buehler’s first major league start in 23 months Monday night by saying, “I don’t expect to see the 96-97 mph that he had before [Tommy John] surgery.”

After completing his warmup pitches with Rage Against...Read more

An old-fashioned pitchers' duel at one of baseball's cathedrals turned quickly on some old-school small ball and devolved into a little bit of a free-for-all.

The Padres scored six runs on six hits, a walk and intrepid baserunning in the sixth inning before having to hold on by the strength of closer Robert Suarez's arm for a 6-3 victory over ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals’ offense has come in waves this season.

On Monday, the Royals needed a big surge against the Milwaukee Brewers. And it took a while, but they finally got it.

The Royals scored all of their runs in the seventh inning to beat the Brewers 3-2.

Royals infielders Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia fueled...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins frequently use pinch-hitters and empty their bench, but they opted to keep Christian Vázquez in the batter's box with the bases loaded and the score tied in the seventh inning Monday.

There were four other righthanded hitters on the Twins' bench, including hot-hitting Ryan Jeffers and Jose Miranda, when the Seattle ...Read more

All it took was one big swing, and the Mets walked away with a series-opening victory in St. Louis against the Cardinals. Brandon Nimmo’s solo homer in the 7th inning led the Mets to a 4-3 victory on Monday night.

Entering the frame with a 3-3 tie, Nimmo’s solo shot — his fourth of the season — was all the Mets would need to hold on for...Read more

CLEVELAND — No active player in baseball has hit more home runs against the Tigers than Jose Ramirez. Few have a better slash-line against them, either.

So, it wasn’t much of a shock that it was Ramirez who delivered the killing blow Monday night in the Central Division-leading Guardians' 2-1 win against the Tigers in the first of three ...Read more

Mitch Keller will be the first to say that he’s had far more dominant outings than his start Monday evening. But as far as results are concerned, it was one of his most effective.

With their ace leading the charge, the Pirates continued their winning ways against a new opponent, besting the Angels by a final score of 4-1 at PNC Park. The ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It wasn’t just the uniforms. The Rays looked like a completely different team against the White Sox on Monday night.

A week after Chicago swept Tampa Bay in the Windy City, which was a low point in a rough start to the season, the Rays dominated the White Sox 8-2 in front of an announced crowd of 12,042 at Tropicana ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler made his point.

Wheeler doesn’t like extra rest between starts when it’s avoidable. He finds it more inconvenient than restorative. It disrupts his routine. So, when the Phillies pushed back his turn on the mound by one day last week, the ace didn’t feel sharp and said as much after the game.

Back on his ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — This wasn't October. This can't be confused with October. This has nothing to do with October.

Yet make no mistake, the Dodgers' weekend sweep of the Atlanta Braves at a rollicking Dodger Stadium was a fair predictor of an entirely different sort of October.

An October with Shohei Ohtani.

Goodness, the imagination soars, like ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Six weeks into the season, ESPN brought its national baseball showcase to Philadelphia, and well, what did you expect?

Sunday Night Bryceball, naturally.

Bryce Harper is off to an uneven start, by his standards. But teammates don’t call him “The Showman” for no reason. On cue, he smashed a three-run homer against Giants ...Read more

For just the second time this season, Paul Skenes allowed an earned run. In fact, the Pirates top prospect allowed two, one coming from a solo homer, the first he has allowed in seven starts this year.

While he wasn’t as dominant as usual, Skenes was fine overall, allowing the two runs, both earned, off three hits and a pair of walks in 4 �...Read more