ST. LOUIS -- The Cubs overcame two deficits Saturday night to take a 6-3 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Ian Happ's two-out double down the right-field line scored Anthony Rizzo with the go-ahead run in the seventh, and Jason Heyward cranked a two-run home run in the eighth off hard-throwing Jordan Hicks.

Kyle Hendricks allowed a two-...Read more

ATLANTA -- Every team wants a pitcher that it knows will stop or prevent a losing skid. The Braves appear to have found one in Sean Newcomb.

The 25-year-old left-hander fired off six shutout innings in the Braves' 1-0 win over the Padres on Saturday. And Newcomb, who threw 84 pitches, likely would've gone deeper had it not been for a 25-minute ...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- Zach Eflin sat in the Phillies dugout Saturday afternoon after throwing his 73rd pitch. He had retired 14 of his previous 15 batters as he breezed through five innings.

But his afternoon would not go any further. The Phillies, then clinging to a one-run lead, had two runners on with two outs in the sixth inning of a 4-1 win over ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The A's used a four-run sixth inning highlighted by a clutch two-out single by Stephen Piscotty en route to a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels Saturday at the Coliseum, snapping a four-game losing streak.

The A's improved 35-36 with a rare win over a division opponent, having lost six straight and 12 of 13 to teams in the ...Read more

CLEVELAND -- Eddie Rosario is so hot, he's ignited his teammates now, too.

Rosario, batting .450 on this road trip so far and .470 against the Indians this season, collected two singles, a double and a home run on Saturday, helping to power the Twins to a 9-3 victory in Progressive Field.

The Twins scored in four different innings, and Rosario...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The break of Royals outfielder Jorge Soler's left first metatarsal is not severe enough to require immediate surgery, a CT scan confirmed on Saturday morning. However, Soler will miss a minimum of six weeks.

The Royals don't yet have a long-term plan for Soler's recovery, as they will re-evaluate the break in a week.

Soler ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Friday began with the Angels on a four-game losing streak and four players, Garrett Richards, Nick Tropeano, Zack Cozart and Jim Johnson, all placed on the disabled list.

They were in need of a break, and the schedule conveniently offered up the Oakland A's, who were just swept here by Houston.

Two early errors by the A's ...Read more

LOS ANGELES--The Los Angeles Dodgers are a full-fledged media company, with their own television and radio stations and enthusiastic participation on social media outlets. They satisfy the need for constant content in a variety of ways, including something called "The Doc and Joe Show."

It is not a variety show, although Dodgers broadcaster Joe...Read more

CHICAGO -- If Omar Narvaez's game-tying three-run homer didn't get the White Sox fired up enough, Mike Fiers' curveball into Tim Anderson's back on the next pitch certainly got them riled up.

Players started leaving the Sox dugout as Anderson jawed a bit with Fiers on his way to first base. Fiers shrugged. It was likely more fatigue than ...Read more

ST. LOUIS -- Kris Bryant regained his power stroke Friday night, and the rest of the Cubs offense followed his lead as they rolled to a 13-5 victory against the Cardinals at warm Busch Stadium.

Bryant snapped an 0-for-16 slump by hitting a two-run home run in the third. Bryant's homer snapped a streak of 107 at-bats without a home run -- the ...Read more

Commissioner Rob Manfred revealed that adding the designated hitter rule to the National League was being considered by Major League Baseball. The Cubs, with their glut of young outfielders, would stand to benefit from the ability to play one of them at DH.

General manager Jed Hoyer declined to respond to comments Manfred made to reporters ...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- Jake Arrieta had just allowed a run by plunking the opposing pitcher when he grabbed a new baseball on Friday night and rubbed it with both hands.

It was the second inning of a 13-2 blowout loss to the Brewers. But it was then just a one-run game with the bases loaded and no outs. The Brewers had the top of their order coming up ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Globe Life Park was hallowed ground for Trevor Story while growing up about 15 minutes away in Irving.

The Colorado Rockies' shortstop burst on the national scene with an impressive start as a rookie in 2016.

He hit home runs in his first three major-league games (a record) and became the first player ever to hit a homer ...Read more