BALTIMORE — J.T. Realmuto slid to his left and blocked a sinker in the dirt in the sixth inning Saturday night.

It might have been the play of the game.

The record will reflect a low-stress 5-0 Phillies victory over the Orioles behind Cristopher Sánchez to halt a four-game skid and square a three-game series. But if Realmuto doesn’t knock...Read more

CINCINNATI — The Pirates have ended their losing streak. It took a lot of rain and a long reliever to do so.

In a game largely played in a rainstorm, the Pirates capitalized on wet conditions for a 4-1 victory against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati starter Andrew Abbott walked four batters in a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers won’t be sad to see Ceddanne Rafaela go when this weekend’s series is over.

A day after hitting the go-ahead home run in Friday’s win, Rafaela went deep again in each of his first two at bats on Saturday, powering the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the two-time defending World Series champions.

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DENVER — The Kansas City Royals are limping towards the end of their 10-game road trip.

On Saturday, the Royals dropped their third consecutive game with a 12-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

The loss compounds a rough stretch for the club. The Royals were walked off twice against the Minnesota Twins in the previous series and ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres continued to find ways to win at a point in the season when they almost have to do so.

Jake Cronenworth drove in the winning run with a walk-off single in the ninth inning after the Padres had lost the lead in the eighth.

Saturday’s 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants kept the Padres a game behind the...Read more

SEATTLE — The Mariners have made their first meaningful move of the summer trade season, and it’s the one move they had hoped to make all along.

Veteran right-hander Luis Castillo has been traded to the Chicago White Sox for three players, an industry source with knowledge of the deal confirmed Saturday afternoon.

The White Sox will absorb...Read more

CHICAGO — As the wind swirled and the flags flapped at Wrigley Field, Spencer Jones drilled a ball that could not be swayed by the breeze on Friday.

With a 108.7 mph, 418 foot rocket to right center, the left-handed hitter cleared the ivy with ease for the fourth home run of his young career. The solo shot, hit off Chicago Cubs southpaw ...Read more

NEW YORK — This is a sobering stretch in a lost season for the New York Mets, whose status as trade-deadline sellers underscores how much went wrong for a team once with World Series aspirations.

But if there is one positive takeaway, it’s that young players including Carson Benge and Christian Scott are showing they belong in the big ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Giants hoped third baseman Matt Chapman would return this weekend from the abdominal strain that’s sidelined him for a month, but Chapman told reporters on Saturday that he will be re-evaluated due to lingering soreness while running.

“The plan was for me to try to be able to be ready to play this weekend. Unfortunately, ...Read more

SEATTLE — In their pursuit of upgrades elsewhere for what has been an underachieving roster, the Mariners front office has told teams that they are open to dealing from their surplus of starting pitchers, with veteran Luis Castillo and breakout right-hander Emerson Hancock the two most often discussed with other teams in the past week.

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BALTIMORE — For six weeks, there was a defined order to how Don Mattingly ran the Phillies’ bullpen.

Then, Brad Keller blew out his elbow.

“I think it’s just a man down, right?” Mattingly said Saturday, a night after Orion Kerkering set a two-run lead ablaze in the seventh inning of a 6-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. “It’s one ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Though the Tampa Bay Rays are sitting in a position of power atop the American League standings, there has been considerable speculation about what players could be added by Monday’s trade deadline to help their cause, with reciprocative moves needed to make room.

Manager Kevin Cash said before Saturday’s game that he was ...Read more

TORONTO — Their lineup held quiet through their previous 15 games entering Saturday, the Cardinals found some of the stringy offense that evaded them through the back half of July.

What they couldn’t find, however, were enough runs to come away with a win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

The Cardinals produced 11 hits to the Blue Jays'...Read more

SEATTLE – After the Twins completed two trades Friday to improve their pitching staff, acquiring A.J. Minter for the bullpen and Dean Kremer for the rotation, the offense showed signs of breaking out of its weekslong slumber.

Brooks Lee hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Royce Lewis hit a solo homer in the seventh and Ryan Jeffers ...Read more

DENVER — The Kansas City Royals returned to action on Friday night after being walked off in disappointing fashion against the Minnesota Twins.

It was a new night and a new opponent. The Royals took aim against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field for the first time since 2024.

New game opponent ... but the result remained the same. The ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— When all the pre-game hustle and bustle finally subsided, the Tigers caught their collective breath and did what they came to do Friday night.

They won a baseball game, taking the first of three games from the Athletics at Sutter Health Park, 13-1.

There was so much to sort out beforehand, what with top prospect Max Clark...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Johnson has had some moments as a starting pitcher.

Not enough of them, though.

The right-hander was charged with five runs in the Angels’ 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night, the latest rough outing in his trial as a major league starter.

Johnson now has a 7.63 ERA in 46 innings and has allowed 12 ...Read more