Recent series losses aside, the Giants have found some spark as of late, giving the team — and its fans — plenty of reason to think about the possibility of the playoffs.

So it was great to hear that Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi tell SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio this past weekend that the team will be “aggressive...Read more

Texas is on pace to win 106 games. Houston is on pace to win 97. But if you're part of the struggling Mariners' front office, you might be equally concerned with a situation in Anaheim right now — a situation spelled O-H-T-A-N-I.

You know it's on the minds of Seattle baseball fans as the M's are grinding through this sub-.500 season. The best...Read more

SAN DIEGO — If no one was going to ask him, Scott Servais was going to say it because it needed to be said for someone — or everyone — to hear, including his players, which they heard a different, likely more colorful version of it, before Tuesday’s series opener at Petco Park.

In the middle of answering a question about the pregame ...Read more

Last time the Mets and Braves met at Truist Park, the teams played for the National League East lead in the final week of the 2022 season.

The stakes aren’t nearly as high this time, but the games mean just as much for the division rivals.

After an hour and 40-minute weather delay, the Braves beat the Mets 6-4 in their home ballpark Tuesday....Read more

CINCINNATI — The Dodgers thought they were past this. That their once-struggling bullpen was finally becoming a strength.

A glaring weakness at the beginning of the season, the team’s relief corps had appeared to turn a corner during May.

Yes, Evan Phillips rediscovered his dominant form. But just as importantly, Caleb Ferguson, Brusdar ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — It was almost too good to be true.

The Orioles were five outs away from squeaking out a one-run win against the Milwaukee Brewers. Baltimore had overcome a nearly disastrous first inning from Kyle Gibson and got all of its offensive production from two players — Aaron Hicks and Ryan O’Hearn — who weren’t on its major ...Read more

James Paxton gave the Red Sox exactly the kind of dominant starting pitching performance they’ve so badly needed, and yet for most of the outing it looked like it might be wasted by another punchless offensive performance.

It took a while, but eventually the bats did finally come through.

The Red Sox rallied for four runs in the top of the ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Luke Raley and Jose Siri snapped the Rays’ home-run drought in dramatic fashion Tuesday night, and Zach Eflin dominated as Tampa Bay beat the Twins 7-0 in front of a crowd of 14,689 at Tropicana Field.

In what had been hyped as a battle of two American League division leaders, the Rays improved to 44-19, a season-high...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For as much as everyone with the Phillies kept insisting that Taijuan Walker is healthy, there was one thing they could no longer deny: He hasn’t appeared at ease on the mound this season.

Yet before Walker dragged a 5.65 ERA into Tuesday night’s game, his manager was hopeful.

“I think he’s finding something,” Rob ...Read more

MIAMI — Jesus Luzardo faced one batter over the minimum over seven strong innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 6-1 series-clinching win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at loanDepot park.

Miami improves to 34-28 on the season and are on a season-high five-game win streak. Kansas City falls to 18-43.

Luzardo allowed just two hits in ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers owner Ray Davis has now officially learned the hard way what every other owner of the franchise has before him.

You can build a new stadium. You can sign several top free agents. You can even field one of the best team’s in the sport.

For reasons that are forever subjective, the fan base remains the same ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Padres continued to get that Blake Snell and that Gary Sanchez.

If what they got Monday night was also the beginning of getting that Manny Machado, there is a far better chance 2023 turns out the way it was meant to.

Arguably the biggest missing piece so far in the Padres’ disappointing start to the season, Machado had ...Read more

MIAMI — Luis Arraez did it again.

And the bottom of the Miami Marlins’ lineup stepped up once again, too.

Arraez, the Miami Marlins’ hit-collecting second baseman, logged another three hits out of the leadoff spot.

The bottom four players in Miami’s lineup — catcher Nick Fortes, shortstop Joey Wendle, third baseman Jon Berti and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola has always struggled with allowing the home run. It’s the price of a being pitcher who tries to throw strikes. Keeping his pitches in the zone allows him to pitch deeper into games, but it also makes him susceptible to the long ball. On Monday night, in the Phillies’ 8-3 win over the Tigers, that cost him a ...Read more