Over a disconcerting and disorienting 24 hours, the Royals had dismissed Terry Bradshaw from his role as hitting coach (inconveniently after they’d amassed 26 runs in three games at Colorado) only to muster three runs in their next two games and sag to 12-22.

In the second of those, a 3-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday afternoon at ...Read more

CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillén talks too much?

In other news, the earth is round.

The former Chicago White Sox player and manager — and current NBC Sports Chicago analyst — once again has been accused of excessive verbiage, this time by shortstop Tim Anderson.

After Guillén casually mentioned Tuesday night that Anderson should’ve played in...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen delivered another strong start as the Rays beat the Tigers 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field.

Rasmussen worked five shutout innings, scattering four hits and striking out seven while registering a career-best 20 swings-and-misses in throwing 61 of his 87 pitches for strikes.

Rasmussen is now 4-1...Read more

DENVER — As the saying goes, no lead is safe at Coors Field.

Even with offensive outbursts up and down their order, the Giants were left sweating in the late innings of an eventual 10-7 win over the Rockies, extending their winning streak against Colorado to 12 games dating back to last season.

The Giants had to call on closer Camilo Doval ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer bounced back from his demotion to the minors with a dominating performance that included a career-high nine strikeouts and a clear statement about his potential place among the organization’s young cadre of arms.

Singer tossed seven scoreless innings, allowed just four hits (all ...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins weren’t asking Cody Poteet to change anything when he took the mound for his spot start. They liked the work that he was doing as a long reliever out of the bullpen. They hoped, for at least one day, the success would translate as he reverted back to starting pitching duties as he temporarily fills in for the ...Read more

BOSTON — Not one, not two, not three, not four. Five.

On Tuesday night at Fenway Park, Nathan Eovaldi made history – and the Red Sox’ No. 1 starter wasn’t on the right side of it. In a sequence that could only be described as shocking, Eovaldi allowed five home runs in the second inning as the Red Sox were rolled over by the Astros in a...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Yankees will probably never get a bargain now. When the team failed to reach an agreement to make Aaron Judge a Yankee for life this spring, they likely lost their last chance to get any type of favorable deal. Tuesday night, as the MVP chants began at Camden Yards, Judge continued to increase his value on next winter’s free-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts flashed the Dodgers’ new “switch it up” hand sign — his right thumb and pinky extended from his fist — toward the dugout in excitement.

He met third base coach Dino Ebel with a smooth low-five. He finished his trot around the bases with a passionate two-handed exchange with Hanser Alberto at home plate.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After calling out the hitters for being in “a team rut” on Monday, Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Tuesday’s game it would take a group effort to break out of it.

And that’s pretty much what they got in scoring their most runs in a week-and-a-half, beating the Tigers 8-1.

Kevin Kiermaier had a home run and ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez left the Royals’ doubleheader opener on Tuesday afternoon because of a left thumb sprain, according to the team. He suffered the injury while swinging the bat.

Perez, who was the designated hitter, was pulled for pinch-hitter Carlos Santana with the Royals trailing 3-0 and the bases loaded in the bottom of ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper plans to return to the Phillies’ lineup sometime this week, after his right elbow remained sore enough Tuesday from Sunday’s platelet-rich plasma injection to sideline him for a second straight game.

But a timeline for his return to right field remains in question.

“I think we have a little ways to go,” ...Read more

The Matt Harvey story has taken another sad turn.

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced that Harvey has been suspended for 60 games without pay for “participating in the distribution of a prohibited Drug of Abuse in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.”

In February, Harvey testified in ...Read more