WASHINGTON -- Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has been one of the team's few constants, at least offensively, in a wildly inconsistent season for the team as a whole. He tries not to look at it this way, but it couldn't be happening at a better time for him.

Jones entered Thursday night batting .352 with an .870 OPS and four extra-base hits ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- They've had shoulders, elbows and ankles, an adductor and an oblique, a forearm, a knee, a wrist, a hamstring and a lumbar.

They've had strains, sprains and tears, a subluxation and an impingement and an absurdly swelled amount of inflammation.

The one thing the 2018 Los Angeles Angels haven't had, medically speaking at ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO -- It was a familiar sight that conjured up memories of the glory days.

It was an event that even on a chilly evening brought back warm recollections, and it was the type of scene that's become all too infrequent over the last two years as far as the San Francisco Giants are concerned.

When Madison Bumgarner straps up his boots ...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- Their rotation thinned by a serious injury to a leading player and their hold on a winning record starting to loosen, the Cardinals turned to the pitcher they've expected to lead them all season for what could have been a statement game against a rival.

It couldn't have gone worse.

Then it did.

In one of the most lackluster and ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- How does a team with nothing to lose still manage to lose like this?

On Thursday night at Nationals Park, the Orioles fell 4-2 and dropped a league-high 52nd game that was made all the more puzzling in the way they almost avoided that fate.

After a returning Colby Rasmus, whose presence on the roster after an 11-week disabled ...Read more

CINCINNATI -- It was less than a month ago the Cubs were struggling and their fans were full of angst over another slow start.

Reminded of that before Thursday night's 6-2 loss to the Reds, manager Joe Maddon smiled and replied: "People are angst-filled."

The Cubs eventually came around and went into their seven-game trip to Cincinnati and Los...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- At the start of what could be a series of moves this weekend to fortify the bullpen for a four-game series against the second-place Brewers, the Cardinals placed Michael Wacha on the disabled list and brought back John Gant from Class AAA Memphis.

Who will start Monday will depend who is needed in the next four days.

Wacha had the...Read more

As he walked across the Wrigley Field diamond on Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts burst into a smile. Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish had just completed a simulated game and came over to visit with former teammate Kenta Maeda. Roberts extended his hand to embrace Darvish. His affection for the player outweighed the ...Read more

Cubs starter Yu Darvish felt fine the day after his simulated game, but the Cubs haven't announced his next move.

"He's feeling good today, so it's all optimistic now," manager Joe Maddon said.

General manager Jed Hoyer said Wednesday that Darvish could go on a rehab assignment as early as Monday, but nothing is set in stone.

Darvish said he ...Read more

CINCINNATI -- The Cubs may not need a replacement closer for Brandon Morrow before he returns from the disabled list Wednesday in Los Angeles.

The logical choice would be Carl Edwards Jr., but Edwards has been on the DL with shoulder inflammation since the end of May.

So manager Joe Maddon plans to mix and match in the late innings, sharing ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- On the eve of the longest day of the summer, the Orioles endured one of the longest nights they'll face all season, a 3-0 win over the host Washington Nationals interrupted by a two-hour, 43-minute rain delay.

Mark Trumbo's two-run home run, his fifth of the year, came after a rare bunt hit from Jonathan Schoop early in the second...Read more

A video leaked last week that included the audio of an old argument between former Mets manager Terry Collins and a Major League Baseball umpiring crew chief got folks talking.

We were fascinated. We wanted more. We were on the edge of our seats, right where baseball wants us.

Naturally, baseball slammed the door in our faces.

The video ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Scott Servais wore an impish grin when media walked into the manager's office of the visitor's clubhouse a few hours before Wednesday night's game.

He knew what he had done earlier in the morning and he knew what the first question would be. But he tried to play coy at first.

"I don't know what you are talking about," he said ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Franklin Barreto reminded everyone why he's still considered the top hitting prospect in the A's organization.

The second baseman's flashy combination of speed and power was on display as he finished the day 2 for 5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 12-4 victory over the Padres.

It hasn't been a pretty season for Barreto. ...Read more

TORONTO -- After the surging Braves snapped the Blue Jays' seven-game winning streak Tuesday, Anibal Sanchez was knocked around by a nemesis and outpitched by Toronto's J.A. Happ in the finale of a brief two-game series.

Happ gave up two early homers to Kurt Suzuki and Peter Bourjos but nearly shut down the Braves the rest of the way in a 5-4 ...Read more