ATLANTA — A bruising road trip was five outs away from an uplifting finish for the Cardinals, but then finishes haven’t really been the Cardinals’ bailiwick this season.

Hounded all road trip by leaks in the bullpen, the Cardinals could not outrun them one last time before heading home from this lengthy swing through two National League ...Read more

NEW YORK — Just when it looked like the Mets’ luck was about to run out, they did the unthinkable once again.

Down 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning after Edwin Diaz gave up an RBI single to Nick Castellanos in the top of the inning, Pete Alonso evened the score with an RBI double off Jordan Romano. With two outs, Starling Marte hit a ...Read more

Batting average doesn’t carry the same weight it once did, but the Yankees have to be happy that two of their own lead the majors in that category.

That would be Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt, who continued to rack up hits in the Bombers’ 5-1, series-salvaging win over the Guardians on Wednesday. Judge went 2 for 4 with an RBI triple in ...Read more

DETROIT — You know when managers talk about efficient pitching performances?

This is what they’re talking about.

Reese Olson put on a master class in strike-zone domination Wednesday, helping the Detroit Tigers win their sixth series of the young season, beating the San Diego Padres, 6-0, at Comerica Park.

Olson, spinning the ball with ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — At home games, Bailey Falter’s walkout song is ‘60s classic “California Dreamin’.”

In the Pirates’ first 2025 game in California, the SoCal starter got the sort of run support Pirates pitchers dream about.

The Pirates scored six runs before Falter was removed with lower back tightness in the fifth inning and ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The first iteration of the Giants’ City Connect uniforms weren’t an instant hit, but they won over fans by winning in them. Safe to say, the black, orange and purple “Remix” versions unveiled this season will have to survive on style alone.

The Giants certainly weren’t winning any style points with their play Tuesday...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals starter Kris Bubic needed just 90 minutes to earn a standing ovation from the home fans at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals, however, ended up needing much more to earn Tuesday’s 4-3 home victory over the Colorado Rockies in 11 innings.

This time, an atypical meltdown from the Royals bullpen forced KC to ...Read more

CHICAGO — Tuesday night’s game at Wrigley Field mirrored what much of this young season has felt like at large.

Every time the Los Angeles Dodgers looked to be gaining real traction, they quickly spun out. Every time they seemed to find their top gear, they instead slipped back into reverse.

Despite leading by three runs in the first ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Pitching with runners on the corners and one out in the fifth inning in a one-run game Tuesday, Bailey Ober induced his first ground ball all night.

His reaction summarized it best: A fist pump and a scream as he walked off the mound following an inning-ending double play.

Ober, who high-fived his fielders in front of the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Mets didn’t do much against the first three pitchers they faced, but they did just enough to maintain an edge and blow the game open with a two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh.

Pete Alonso and Luis Torrens combined for three runs in the seventh to help the Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, on Tuesday night at...Read more

ATLANTA — The reason St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol gave early Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park for wanting to give Nolan Gorman a “run” with a lot of playing time arrived just in time that evening for the Cardinals to end their sidewinding road skid.

Gorman, the young infielder searching for his swing since returning from a ...Read more

BOSTON — It took three hours and 14 minutes, and the Red Sox emerged victorious over the visiting Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Tuesday night.

Brayan Bello didn’t exactly dominate in his season debut, but backed by an effective Red Sox defense, he made it through five innings with only one run on the board. It was the team’s seventh consecutive...Read more

DETROIT — Nick Pivetta pitched on Tuesday like something he has never been before this season.

An ace.

He huffed and puffed. He stalked. He made his displeasure with a few ball calls known.

He allowed two hits and shut out a first place team over seven innings and did all he could to get the San Diego Padres a victory they badly needed.

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WASHINGTON — The Orioles were supposed to show up to Nationals Park Tuesday night “pissed off.” Jordan Westburg had said Sunday’s drubbing was a kick in the pants — not to change anything, but presumably to heighten the sense of urgency for a sub-.500 ball club teetering between showing the chutzpah for an upswing and completely ...Read more

After only recording five outs in his last start, Will Warren didn’t have to clear a high bar for a better outing on Tuesday night.

But the Yankees’ rookie looked as good as he has all season against the Guardians, keeping the Guardians scoreless for the first five innings. Alas, that wasn’t enough for the Yankees in a 3-2 loss.

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A month ago Dodgers gear festooned with colorful flowers in the unmistakable designs of acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami sold out in minutes at a pop-up on Fairfax Avenue. A couple of hundred Angelenos lined up overnight to purchase gear.

The pop-up, called the MLB Tokyo Series collection, preceded the two-game, season...Read more

DETROIT — The short-handed San Diego Padres weren’t given much of a chance to win or lose Monday night.

They lost.

And who knows what they might have been able to do had Luis Arraez and/or Jake Cronenworth and/or Jackson Merrill been in the lineup rather than on the injured list?

But a 6-4 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Tigers was not...Read more

ATLANTA — The first walk of the season allowed by reliever Phil Maton proved the spark that led to a bonfire the St. Louis Cardinals could not contain in the eighth inning.

With the Cardinals holding tight to a one-run lead earned in the sixth inning, the Atlanta Braves spun an infield single, two walks and a sacrifice fly into a lead, and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Juan Soto rounded the bases as the lights flickered and the fans roared. Finally, he had hit a home run in his new home ballpark.

Or so he thought.

Soto’s monstrous three-run shot to the second deck in right field off Aaron Nola was called back after a review. At the last second, the ball had hooked foul.

The Mets were already ...Read more