Chris Sale knows it will be hard not to crack a few smiles when he takes the mound at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday night against some of his former White Sox teammates.

That doesn't mean the Red Sox left-hander is going to take it easy on them.

"I'm still going to compete, that's for sure," Sale said. "They're still my friends, but I'm not...Read more

ST. LOUIS -- Chase Utley, Cody Bellinger and Logan Forsythe launched homers, Rich Hill gave up one run in five innings and the Dodgers bullpen shut down the Cardinals in a 5-1 victory Monday at Busch Stadium. The Dodgers have now won 10 of their last 12.

Utley and Bellinger punished Cardinals starter Mike Leake. Forsythe supplied some insurance...Read more

Orioles starter Dylan Bundy certainly didn't look like a guy who was carrying the weight of the Orioles lengthy slump on his shoulders.

The young right-hander took the mound on Memorial Day against the first-place New York Yankees and did what he's been doing all season. He delivered another quality start and the Orioles ended their seven-game ...Read more

That five-game losing streak?

It's already a distant memory for the Milwaukee Brewers, who save for a late hiccup by the bullpen put together a second consecutive inspired performance on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.

Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 over seven innings in his strongest start of the season and Domingo Santana hit his first career ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- The Dark Knight rose again Sunday night.

New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey, unable to complete six innings in five consecutive starts prior to Sunday, tossed six innings of one-run baseball in the series finale against the Pirates, and the Mets offense sprang to life against rookie right-hander Tyler Glasnow to take the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A highly anticipated pitcher's duel between Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester turned into a power-point presentation on Sunday, the teams combining to club seven home runs and neither esteemed starter lasting five innings.

The Dodgers weathered one of the worst regular-season starts of Kershaw's ...Read more

Chris Sale will pitch for the Sox again Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

But the left-hander will be on the mound representing the Red variety when he makes his first start against the White Sox, with whom he spent his first seven seasons.

Sale was traded to Boston in December for a haul of prospects, including second baseman Yoan Moncada, ...Read more

ERIE, Ohio -- Jameson Taillon, a 25-year-old Pirates pitcher, had plenty of time to think these past three weeks. Days of doubt and soul-searching followed after he discovered a cancerous lump while in a Cincinnati hotel room the night of May 3. He underwent surgery for testicular cancer five days later, and baseball went on the back burner for ...Read more

CLEVELAND -- It was Francisco Lindor's first day of rest this season. The lineup, for one day, was just fine without him.

With Lindor on the bench, the Indians exploded for 10 runs on 18 hits and Josh Tomlin went the distance to down the Kansas City Royals 10-1 Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.

The Indians (25-23) scored all 10 runs ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO -- Johnny Cueto's blisters have either healed up or he's growing accustomed to pitching with the nagging discomfort. After four rough outings, the 31-year-old right-hander threw like an ace on Sunday.

Cueto (5-3) followed up strong performances from Matt Cain and Ty Blach this weekend by surrendering just one earned run on six ...Read more

BOSTON -- The Mariners not only scored a run, but they won a game. Neither was a certainty given their recent showings on this road trip. But after being shut out on back-to-back days at hitter-friendly Fenway Park, something no Mariners team had happen before, Seattle managed to direct more than a few baserunners to home plate, making sure a ...Read more

CLEVELAND -- For at least a short stretch, Indians pitcher Danny Salazar will be working out of the bullpen.

Salazar has struggled this season, posting a 3-5 record and 5.50 ERA in 10 starts. The club revamped his pregame routine a few weeks ago to try to fix his first-inning issues. Now, the hope is that some time in the bullpen might be the ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- In consecutive games at Nationals Park, the Padres were made to look silly by a pair of aces. Max Scherzer struck out a season-high 13 batters on Friday. Stephen Strasburg struck out a career-high 15 on Saturday. Given a sizable gap in talent and experience, the dozens of empty at-bats were not entirely unexpected.

On Sunday, the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Dozier pumped his right fist in the air as he rounded first base. It was fitting he used his right hand, because he came up with the right hit at the right time to right field.

Dozier's two-run, opposite field homer helped lift the Twins to a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday, rescuing a game that was bogged down by ...Read more

One day early this season, Padres first baseman Wil Myers stopped by manager Andy Green's office with a question. He left feeling better informed. Soon, a habit developed.

"I don't really know if it was just like, 'Hey, let's start coming in every day,' " Myers said. "I just went in there to try to talk to him, and then I was like, 'You know ...Read more

MIAMI -- For the first time since visiting San Diego last month, the Miami Marlins won a series Sunday.

The Marlins topped the Angels, 9-2, behind another big day from rookie shortstop J.T. Riddle to take two of three from Los Angeles. This is Miami's first series win in their last 11, with nine losses and two two-game splits filling the past ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies right-hander Zach Eflin will surely be glad to flip the calendar. Eflin, like his team, has had a rough month of May that continued Sunday with an 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.

The Reds, off to a fairly surprising 24-25 start, hit five home runs, including two each by Adam Duvall and Patrick ...Read more

MIAMI -- The Angels' 10-game trip down the East Coast ended in disturbing fashion on Sunday.

Mike Trout left the game after spraining his left thumb. Trout underwent X-rays, which showed no fracture. There was no immediate word on how much time he might miss.

That was merely one of the negatives on a day the Angels' lost 9-2 to the Miami ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO -- Like Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants starter Ty Blach continues to dish out his best stuff in the pitcher-friendly confines of AT&T Park.

The only difference is that Blach actually received some run support, and plenty of it, Saturday as the Giants (21-30) returned to the win column with a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

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