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.

Over ...Read more

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

SAN DIEGO — Not even the Padres believed they’d win out the rest of the season.

But one loss could not — we repeat, could not— become two.

Not at this juncture.

Jase Bowen hit his first big-league homer, his teammates chased Giants rookie Carson Whisenhunt in the fourth inning and the Padres, behind more chaos-theory pitching, blanked...Read more

BALTIMORE — Friday was shaping up to be an all-too-familiar loss for the Orioles — at a time when they couldn’t afford it, with Monday’s trade deadline looming and president of baseball operations Mike Elias clearly on the fence about which direction to go.

But a player who’s consistently struggled in high-leverage spots this season ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The first White Sox home run might have been a bad omen for the Rays. The second was certainly worrying. But the third and fourth were nails in the coffin, putting Tampa Bay on the wrong end of a 6-1 score in Friday’s series opener.

Starting pitcher Nick Martinez gave up a career-high four homers in his six innings on...Read more

NEW YORK — Freddy Peralta has likely thrown his last pitch in a Mets uniform. It’s more than likely that Clay Holmes has too.

The scheduled starter for the second game of a four-game set against the Miami Marlins was on track to pitch as early as Friday morning. As negotiations progressed ahead of Monday’s trade deadline, the Mets ...Read more

CINCINNATI — The worst month of Paul Skenes’ career ended in the fourth inning in Cincinnati.

A nightmare loss had only just begun.

Skenes was charged with five earned runs for the second consecutive start, but the Pirates rallied back to take a two-run lead in the eighth. What followed was a bullpen collapse and a game-deciding error, as ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said in a statement Friday that the team will be “suspending payment” to outfielder Harrison Bader following his late-night scooter accident this past weekend.

“Over the weekend, Harrison Bader was involved in an accident that has delayed Harrison’s prior treatment ...Read more