DETROIT — You don’t expect Tarik Skubal to give back a three-run lead in the seventh inning of any start, let alone one where he had 11 strikeouts coming into the inning.

But here we are.

The Boston Red Sox KO’d Skubal in the seventh but couldn't quite avoid getting swept out of Comerica Park.

Andy Ibanez, summoned to pinch-hit against ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The city of Anaheim is likely to wait until after the baseball season to address the future of Angel Stadium.

With the city expecting to complete a long-awaited assessment of the condition of the stadium this summer, deputy city manager Ted White told the City Council on Tuesday that the prudent course of action would be for his...Read more

SEATTLE — The afternoon started with Julio Rodríguez robbing a home run with a leaping catch at the wall just five pitches into the game.

It ended with Rodríguez and Randy Arozarena standing and watching, and neither really moving as Aaron Judge provided another reminder that ultimately he is inevitable.

Relatively quiet for most of the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Giants loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning but could not get the decisive hit in an 8-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday at Oracle Park.

Matt Chapman, Willy Adames and Patrick Bailey all reached base with one out in the ninth against Diamondbacks closer Shelby Miller. LaMonte Wade ...Read more

BALTIMORE — After Kody Clemens connected with a first-pitch change-up from Baltimore Orioles reliever Yennier Cano in the eighth inning, he stood in the batter’s box for a few moments as he watched the ball sail beyond the right-field wall.

With the way the Twins have played during their 10-game winning streak, all the bounces that have ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Don’t kid yourself, it wasn’t MLB commissioner Rob Manfred who reinstated Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and made them eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this week. It was President Donald Trump.

Does anybody really think it’s just a coincidence that Rose was reinstated just a couple of weeks after ...Read more

BALTIMORE – Christian Vázquez bought the Spartan-style helmet the Twins give their home run hitters for their dugout celebration, which he found browsing Amazon at the start of the season, and Wednesday he was finally allowed to put it on himself.

And he was the one to break it.

After Vázquez homered for the first time this season, a three...Read more

CHICAGO — Pete Rose owes his eternal gratitude to President Donald Trump, Commissioner Rob Manfred and the Baseball Hall of Fame for getting him into Cooperstown in 2028, assuming he’s rubber stamped by the 16-member Classic Baseball Era Committee when he’s placed on the ballot in two years.

Since he’s no longer living, we’ll have to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies pulled out a slim 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, but for the first time this season, Kyle Schwarber didn’t touch first base.

Schwarber’s on-base streak came to an end at 47 games, after going 0 for 4 on Wednesday. He fell just short of tying Bobby ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Better late than never, you could say.

Tuesday brought unexpected news that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has removed Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other deceased players from the league’s permanently ineligible list. The commissioner ruled that punishment of banned individuals ends upon their deaths.

Around ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Like pretty much every other time the Dodgers have found themselves in a self-made mess, the task of downplaying a major problem once again was made the responsibility of manager Dave Roberts.

So, in the aftermath of a deflating 11-1 defeat by the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night, Roberts trudged into the interview room at ...Read more

Manager Dave Roberts continued to give Michael Conforto his chances at the plate.

The former Giant was pegged to do what he’s done his entire career: hit with power. Instead, he’s struck out 41 times and hits a whopping .153, comfortably bottom of the barrel in the Dodgers lineup.

For Chris Taylor, starts are few and far between. The ...Read more

For the better part of six innings on Tuesday night the Mariners offense was atrocious and on the verge of ruining a terrific night of pitching.

It took two pitches to change the entire tenor of the evening and snap the Mariners’ four-game losing streak.

J.P. Crawford delivered the final blow with a single that scored Leody Taveras in the 11...Read more

The Padres keep professing faith in their bullpen.

“Why wouldn’t I have the confidence?” manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday afternoon. “I mean, everybody gets a little bit of grace, right? … I mean, track record gives you confidence.”

A few hours later, another Padres reliever continued the bullpen’s ride off the rails.

But the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants carried two starkly different trends into Tuesday. They’d never lost a game where Robbie Ray started. They’d also never won a game with their new City Connect jerseys.

Something had to give. By night’s end, their four-game losing streak was a remnant of the past.

Christian Koss hit a grand slam for his first ...Read more

The director might have changed, but the Rox Show looks the same.

In their second game under interim manager Warren Schaeffer, the Colorado Rockies’ offense was once again a no-show in a 4-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Globe Field. Schaeffer was named interim manager on Sunday when Bud Black was fired.

The Rockies ...Read more

NEW YORK — Manager Don Kelly shuffled the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lineup on Tuesday night, likely hoping some changes would change the Pirates’ offensive fortunes.

Those changes had little effect. The Pirates lost to the New York Mets 2-1 on a rainy Tuesday at Citi Field. The Pirates have now scored four or fewer runs in 19 consecutive games,...Read more

There were several points Tuesday when it appeared the Rays did enough to beat the Blue Jays.

But it wasn’t until rookie reliever Mason Montgomery retired Daulton Varsho, who had already homered twice, with two on to end it that they did, 11-9.

After taking an early 4-0 lead and carrying a 6-4 advantage into the eighth, the Rays saw it go to...Read more