TAMPA, Fla. — Junior Caminero hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Rays pitching staff made it stand up in a 3-1 victory Saturday that ran their winning streak to four, all at Steinbrenner Field.

Shane Baz, coming off a rough four-start stretch, reverted to his strong early season form. He worked into the sixth, and three ...Read more

NEW YORK — It had been more than two weeks since Juan Soto, the only man in baseball with a richer contract than Shohei Ohtani, had recorded an extra-base hit for the New York Mets.

In the bottom of the fourth inning Saturday night at Citi Field, however, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin provided him the perfect opportunity to get ...Read more

BOSTON — On Saturday afternoon, Trevor Rogers starting on the mound felt to some like the Orioles were waving the white flag.

Now, it’s difficult to imagine him not getting another start next week.

Rogers, the much-maligned left-hander, made his season debut in Game 2 of Baltimore’s doubleheader against the Red Sox and twirled the best ...Read more

DETROIT — The Guardians scored four times off reliever Brenan Hanifee in the 10th inning on Saturday and beat the Tigers for a third straight night at Comerica Park, 7-5.

Kyle Manzardo sliced a double to left field to score the free runner. Angel Martinez ripped a two-strike double to right to score another. After a sacrifice fly by Bo Naylor...Read more

DENVER — It was a youth league play. Only the youth leaguer sitting next to me would never have done it.

“That’s illegal,” Easton English said. The 8-year-old from Parker, Colo., then rose higher in his seat in Section 126 at Coors Field. “That is Illegal!”

Sure is. When you’re on the express train to 100-plus losses, you’re ...Read more

CINCINNATI — A left oblique strain that occurred midgame Saturday will require Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya to go on the injured list.

Amaya exited during the fifth inning of the Cubs’ 6-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds after suffering the injury on a throw.

Amaya threw to second base on Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz’s successful ...Read more

CHICAGO — Jonathan Cannon’s lower back bothered him “a little bit” after playing catch Friday.

“I was still confident I was going to be able to throw today and woke up this morning and it was really tight,” the Chicago White Sox pitcher said before Saturday’s game against the Texas Rangers.

The Sox took the steps of scratching ...Read more

NEW YORK — Citi Field is set to host a significant step in Shohei Ohtani’s elbow progression.

The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar is scheduled to throw a live bullpen session before Sunday’s series finale against the Mets, marking his first time facing hitters since he underwent right elbow surgery in September of 2023.

Second baseman ...Read more

BOSTON — When Alex Bregman left Friday’s game with what was initially described as right quad tightness, the hope was that the standout infielder would feel better after a good night sleep.

Unfortunately for the Red Sox that didn’t happen, and now Bregman could be out for a long time.

Bregman was placed on the 10-day injured list ...Read more

HOUSTON — Up to this point of the season, defense has rarely proved to be the Mariners’ issue. Through the first 50 games they had committed just 20 errors and their .989 fielding percentage was tied for fourth in baseball.

But when you’re the Mariners and seemingly all you play is close games, a couple fielding miscues can prove to be ...Read more

ATLANTA — They felt their fortunes had turned.

But then Michael King slept awkwardly, and the San Diego Padres continued to be ineffective on offense.

The relievers who filled in for King were undone by a couple soft hits and a few really hard hits, and a 7-1 Atlanta Braves victory on Saturday was the Padres’ seventh loss in their past ...Read more

On Friday, the Yankees suffered a disappointing loss to MLB’s worst team.

Less than 24 hours later, the Bombers got revenge on the Colorado Rockies by exploding for 10 runs in the fifth inning on their way to a 13-1 victory at Coors Field.

The top of the fifth inning featured seven Yankee hits and three walks (one intentional to Aaron Judge)...Read more

WASHINGTON — Kyle Harrison allowed two earned runs over four innings in his first start of the year, but the left-hander took the loss as the Washington Nationals’ Jake Irvin pitched eight scoreless innings as the San Francisco Giants lost, 3-0, on Saturday evening at Nationals Park.

Harrison got off to a rough start to begin his afternoon....Read more

BOSTON — The Red Sox have let opponents score first 29 times this season, and the end result is usually another game in the loss column.

Not this weekend, though. The Red Sox have pulled off back-to-back come-from-behind victories in the first two games of this quartet with the visiting Baltimore Orioles. They’re 10-19 when opponents score ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The winning streak may be over, but the thrill of victory hasn’t ended for the Twins.

Brooks Lee grounded a single up the middle in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday, driving home Carlos Correa with the game-winning run and the Twins won for the 16th time in 18 games, 5-4 over the Royals.

It was the Twins’ third win in ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Against a 101-mph sinker, Jordan Walker just mustered an encore.

The Cardinals’ right fielder lashed a two-out, RBI single in the eighth inning. His liner up the middle overcame some slippery defense in the top of the inning and carried the Cardinals to a 6-5 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon at ...Read more

BOSTON — Marcelo Mayer is headed to Fenway Park, multiple sources have confirmed to the Boston Herald.

The long-awaited call for the Red Sox’s top infield prospect comes on the heels of Alex Bregman leaving Friday’s game with ‘right-quad tightness.’

Bregman arrived at the ballpark on Saturday morning feeling worse than the day before...Read more

NEW YORK — In the interest of doing things differently last October, the Dodgers made a subtle, but profound, change in their travel plans.

In previous postseasons — many of which ended with disappointing early eliminations — the Dodgers would use one wide-body plane to shuttle players, coaches, executives, staff, broadcasters and other ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — The greatest athlete in the modern era now lives on YouTube, Instagram, our memories and a video game that Bo Jackson swears he has never played, but remains in boxes in his house.

Bo Jackson insists he has never played Tecmo Bowl, the popular late 1980s and early ‘90s video game version of the NFL before “Madden” ...Read more