CHICAGO — The knockout blow came in the second inning.

Aaron Nola seemed on the verge of wriggling out of the jam he’d put himself in while only conceding one run to the Cubs. Chicago loaded the bases with no outs in the second on two walks and a single, but then Nola induced a double play to get back in the driver’s seat.

But another ...Read more

MIAMI — There would be no comeback this time, no scrappy retort to yank the Cardinals back into the game like so many before in this opening month of the season, no extra innings to continue their April excellence after the ninth.

They would give themselves chances.

They would just whiff on them.

Jordan Walker generated the first two runs ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays will be happy to be done with the National League Central.

Monday’s 6-1 loss to the Reds was their ninth in 13 games against teams from that impressively competitive division. They have lost two of three to, in order, the Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs and Pirates, with the Reds the last team to face.

That is a ...Read more

DENVER — The Dodgers thought something was not right with their new closer. And they were right.

They placed Edwin Diaz on the injured list with loose bodies in his right elbow on Monday. Diaz will have surgery to address the issue. His return date will be determined after the procedure, but it is possible he will not pitch again this season....Read more

BOSTON — Boston Marathon weekend is always the most grueling of the Red Sox season: a night game Friday, afternoon games Saturday and Sunday, and the annual 11:10 a.m. Patriots’ Day game on Monday.

Between the schedule, and back-to-back short starts by Brayan Bello and Garrett Crochet in the second and third games of this Detroit Tigers ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Andrew Painter sat on a bench in the dugout in the fifth inning and stared straight ahead as another lead — and another game — vanished into the South Philly night.

Want to get away?

The Phillies surely did. So, after a 4-2 loss Sunday night that capped a 2-7 homestand and left them five games under .500 for the first time...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chicago White Sox starter Noah Schultz earned his first major-league victory on Sunday, allowing one run over five innings in a 7-4 win against the Athletics in front of 12,070 at Sutter Health Park.

He received plenty of offensive support, with Derek Hill (solo), Miguel Vargas (two-run), Munetaka Murakami (two-run) ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The San Diego Padres got away with a lot and took advantage of the few opportunities they were given Sunday while squeaking out a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

In the end, the difference was the fill-in heroics by seldom-used outfielder Bryce Johnson and rookie reliever Bradgley Rodriguez and another dominant save...Read more

HOUSTON — Having found a way to get the St. Louis Cardinals offense off the ground with a two-out single in the fifth inning that broke up a bid for perfection, shortstop Masyn Winn came through once again to help his club leave his hometown with their first series sweep since last June.

Batting with the bases loaded and one out in the 10th ...Read more

SEATTLE — Maybe summer might arrive a little earlier for the Seattle Mariners and their warm-weather loving hitters.

On a perfect sun-drenched Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, the Mariners secured their second series win of the season and looked quite strong in doing it.

Riding another strong outing from Bryan Woo and getting homers from ...Read more

NEW YORK — After a long rain delay, the New York Yankees were ready to go.

The Yankees mashed three homers en route to a 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep. Aaron Judge (first inning two-run shot), Ben Rice (solo blast in the second) and Trent Grisham (three-run homer in the fifth) ignited the ...Read more

DENVER — The times might be a-changin’ at Coors Field.

Sparked by Mickey Moniak’s two-run homer in the seventh and a 15-hit attack, the Colorado Rockies ripped the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-6, on a perfect spring Sunday in front of a crowd of 42,627.

For the second straight game, it was Colorado, not the two-time defending World Series ...Read more

BOSTON — Dillon Dingler grew up in central Ohio. You think a little rain and a little April chill is going to bother him?

No, sir.

Dingler knocked in career-high four runs Sunday to propel the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. It was raining throughout the game, with the game time temperature at 45 degrees, ...Read more

CHICAGO — In an effort to try something different to snap a 10-game losing streak, the New York Mets put a right-handed opener in front of left-hander David Peterson on Sunday in the series finale against the Chicago Cubs.

It almost worked.

Everything was working for the Mets until the bottom of the ninth, when Michael Conforto pinch-hit an ...Read more

CLEVELAND — From the time he made his 2025 debut in May, Baltimore Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers was one of MLB’s best starting pitchers, ending the season with a 1.81 ERA.

In 18 starts en route to earning a Cy Young Award vote, Rogers allowed more than three runs only one time — in his final outing of the season.

He’s now done so ...Read more

The San Francisco Giants (9-13) couldn’t finish off a sweep of the Washington Nationals Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park, ending their three-city, nine-game road trip with a 3-0 shutout loss.

After totaling 17 runs in the first two games of the series, San Francisco went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position despite totaling eight hits,...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After Saturday’s 13-inning marathon, the Pittsburgh Pirates needed a gem from Mitch Keller. Keller certainly delivered.

Keller completed seven innings for the first time since July 2, leading the Pirates to a 6-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pirates took two of three in the series and have not lost a game on consecutive ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It took a while for the San Diego Padres to create their first bit of offense in a couple nights.

It got a little scary after that. But the offense they ended up managing was plenty.

Two runs in the top of the eighth, which were answered by the Angels scoring once in a similar manner, were followed by two runs in the top of...Read more

SEATTLE — Luke Raley belted his fifth home run of the season to lead a long-awaited offensive breakthrough for the Seattle Mariners, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers before a sold-out crowd of 45,552 at T-Mobile Park Saturday afternoon.

Three days after the worst outing of his career, Andrés Mu�...Read more