MILWAUKEE -- The Marlins finally got the starting pitching performance they were hoping to get Sunday.

And they still found a way to lose.

Rookie Caleb Smith struck out a career-high 10 batters and allowed only two runs on two hits in six innings.

Unfortunately, the Marlins (5-16) were unable to back him up enough offensively and committed ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Carlos Gomez blasted a two-run homer off Addison Reed in the ninth inning, handing the Twins a 8-6 walk-off loss that also completed a sweep of the three game series.

The Twins had fought back from a 6-3 hole to tie the game in the eighth on Brian Dozier's two-run single. The Twins failed to score in the ninth, and Reed,...Read more

DETROIT -- A mantra bearing an acute resemblance to the Royals' 2015 postseason slogan has recently taken over the Royals dugout.

"Keep getting on until we get guys in."

The words originated from hitting coach Terry Bradshaw. He sought to put a positive spin on the Royals' early offensive woes: Through 19 games the Royals had stranded 139 men ...Read more

White Sox officials say reliever Danny Farquhar remains in critical but stable condition after collapsing in the dugout Friday and suffering a brain hemorrhage.

Manager Rick Renteria, speaking Sunday morning at Guaranteed Rate Field, said he has addressed Sox players about it but is keeping updates brief out of respect for Farquhar's family.

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DETROIT -- The Royals' scuffling offense should receive a jolt soon.

Catcher Salvador Perez, who started a minor-league rehab assignment on April 15, is nearing his return to the Royals lineup. He could make his season debut at Kauffman Stadium this week when the Royals return for a six-game homestand that begins against the Milwaukee Brewers ...Read more

DENVER -- Cubs slugger Kris Bryant had to leave Sunday's game at Coors Field in the first inning after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch from Rockies starter German Marquez.

Bryant was hit for a National League-leading seventh time on a 96 mph pitch on a 1-2 count. Bryant stayed on his feet but manager Joe Maddon ran out to prevent Bryant ...Read more

BALTIMORE -- Yan Gomes doesn't like the term pitch "framing," even if he currently tops that leaderboard.

He doesn't want it to sound like he's about to put on a ski mask and climb into the getaway car with a big bag of money, even though the numbers indicate Gomes has done well enough in the first few weeks of this season to be charged with ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sean Manaea watched as Marcus Semien fired a ball from short to second baseman Jed Lowrie, turned around, and jumped into the arms of catcher Jonathan Lucroy. History was made at the Coliseum.

Manaea no-hit the Boston Red Sox Saturday, requiring just 108 pitches to clinch a 3-0 victory against the best team in baseball ...Read more

CHICAGO -- From the start of Saturday night's game against the Astros, it seemed clear the White Sox players' heads were elsewhere.

With reliever Danny Farquhar hospitalized and in critical but stable condition after suffering a brain hemorrhage during Friday night's game, you couldn't blame anyone for lacking the focus necessary to compete at ...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- The Marlins haven't had many chances to win this season.

And they're not protecting those rare opportunities.

Despite an offensive outburst that gave them a four-run early lead, the Marlins saw it gradually evaporate until Jesus Aguilar homered off Junichi Tazawa in the bottom of the ninth to give the Brewers a 6-5 comeback ...Read more

BALTIMORE -- For a team with hitters struggling despite making solid contact, launching balls over the fence is a pretty good way to take care of that problem.

That was the blueprint the Indians followed on Saturday afternoon, when they hit three solo home runs en route to a 4-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola began his latest gem Saturday at Citizens Bank Park by giving up a titanic opposite-field home run to Pittsburgh Pirates leadoff man Sean Rodriguez on the second pitch of the game. He ended it by striking out Jordy Mercer on a wicked changeup 101 pitches later to complete the seventh inning.

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DETROIT -- The Royals were unable to build on Friday night's unconventional, slump-busting win on Saturday afternoon. They lost to the Tigers, 12-4, at Comerica Park.

Starter Danny Duffy -- forced to pitch on fewer than the usual four days' rest because of the two doubleheaders the Royals played in four days -- allowed six earned runs on 10 ...Read more