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Cubs activate reliever Daniel Palencia -- out since June -- from the 60-day injured list
SEATTLE — The Chicago Cubs bullpen has “La Gasolina” back.
The Cubs activated right-handed reliever Daniel Palencia from the 60-day injured list before Friday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. In a corresponding move, the Cubs optioned right-hander Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa.
Palencia isn’t expected to...Read more
Luis Robert Jr. reflects on his 'beautiful journey' with White Sox in his return with Mets
NEW YORK — Luis Robert Jr. was glad to be back at Rate Field on Friday. Even though there were a few differences.
“It feels great to return,” the outfielder said through an interpreter. “But at the same time, it feels a little weird coming through the way of the visitors. It feels a little strange, it feels a little bit foreign. But I�...Read more
Orioles' Pete Alonso blasts 30th homer, flashes leather in 5-3 win vs. Rays
BALTIMORE — On a milestone night for Pete Alonso, the Orioles’ first baseman was everywhere.
He greeted the Tampa Bay Rays with an RBI single in the first inning, giving the Orioles an early lead. Baltimore soon fell behind, but there Alonso was again, hitting the go-ahead home run in the fifth for his 30th long ball of the season. He made ...Read more
If Dodgers are put up for sale, previous runner-up Patrick Soon-Shiong is interested
LOS ANGELES — Mark Walter is not selling the Dodgers, his people say. The team, as a Los Angeles Times headline put it, is the “crown jewel” of his sporting empire.
Walter was not selling the Lakers, either, until he suddenly did last week. And, amid a cash crunch triggered by a federal investigation into insurance firms his companies ...Read more
Mariners call up Kade Anderson: What to expect with top pitching prospect's debut
SEATTLE — One of the most hyped prospects in Mariners history will arrive in Seattle for his major league debut Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.
Whether the arrival of 22-year-old left-hander Kade Anderson can help spark a late-season surge for the underperforming Mariners will be one of the most intriguing storylines around the club over ...Read more
Mike Sielski: He was the first Phillies pitcher to return from Tommy John surgery. He still wonders what might have been.
PHILADELPHIA — Steve Ontiveros was for once healthy, and had not yet joined the Phillies, when he and Tommy John became teammates, pitchers on the Oakland Athletics in 1985. Ontiveros was 24 years old, a right-hander having a terrific rookie season: a 1.93 earned-run average, eight saves. John was already 42, still the same soft-throwing lefty...Read more
The Dodgers are Mark Walter's crown jewel. Can he hold on to it amid federal probe?
LOS ANGELES — When the news broke last week that Mark Walter was selling the Lakers just one year after buying the storied basketball franchise, executives working for another crown jewel in his sports empire — the Dodgers — were quick to say the billionaire had no plans to sell the team.
The Dodgers have won three of the last six World ...Read more
Zach Neto drives in 7 as Angels erupt for season-high 18 runs
HOUSTON — Starved for clutch hits for more than a month, the Angels gorged themselves on Thursday night.
And Zach Neto took the most trips through the buffet line.
Neto drove in seven runs on five hits in the Angels’ 18-3 victory over the Houston Astros, as the Angels won a road series for the first time since May.
Neto’s RBIs and hits ...Read more
'It's going to be so fascinating': What Boston media has to say about Giants' Devers' return to Boston
Rafael Devers evolved into one of baseball’s best left-handed hitters during his time with the Boston Red Sox, earning three All-Star selections and helping them win the 2018 World Series. He also had a tumultuous final chapter that ended with him being traded to the Giants. And in San Francisco, he’s primarily played first base, the same ...Read more
Tarik Skubal is returning to Detroit ... to pitch against the Tigers
DETROIT — Yes, Tarik Skubal will pitch in Detroit.
Skubal, the former Tigers ace, is on track to start against his former team during the three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tigers at Comerica Park set for Friday, Aug. 28, through Sunday, Aug. 30.
Skubal is scheduled to start Saturday for the Dodgers, and on five days' rest...Read more
Yankees sweep Orioles with help from scuffling trade deadline acquisitions
BALTIMORE — Moments after flaring a third-inning single on Wednesday night, Heliot Ramos playfully made a request that is typically reserved for milestones.
Having recorded just his fourth hit since being dealt to the Yankees on Aug. 3, Ramos jokingly asked for the ball. It was a light-hearted acknowledgement of just how much the former Giant...Read more
White Sox held to 1 hit -- an Andrew Benintendi single in the 7th -- in 2-0 loss to Braves
CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox designated hitter Andrew Benintendi made sure there wouldn’t be history Thursday, breaking up a no-hitter in the seventh inning with a single to left field against Atlanta Braves starter Grant Holmes.
That turned out to be the team’s only hit in a 2-0 loss to the Braves in front of 17,052 at Rate Field.
“...Read more
A's have spent $600M on Las Vegas ballpark construction
LAS VEGAS — The Athletics have spent $600 million on the construction of their Las Vegas ballpark project, 14 months after breaking ground on the $2 billion project, according to the team.
A’s brass were scheduled to provide a stadium progress update Thursday to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority. Team executives will highlight recent ...Read more
Mariners promoting top pitching prospect Kade Anderson
MILWAUKEE — No more waiting. Kade Anderson is on his way to Seattle.
The Mariners’ top pitching prospect will be called up to start on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, a source confirmed to The Seattle Times on Thursday. ESPN first reported the move.
Anderson has dominated the Double-A level this season at Arkansas. The left-hander and ...Read more
Mariners unravel quickly, lose to Brewers to cap losing road trip
MILWAUKEE — The discontent about pitchers and their performance away from T-Mobile Park has centered primarily on Bryan Woo. And to be fair, Woo hasn’t been great away from home on the whole.
Maybe George Kirby deserves some of the same critique.
For the third straight start away from the friendly confines of home, Kirby was thumped on ...Read more
Royals extend winning streak to five games with 6-2 victory vs. A's
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have put together a strong week.
After a disappointing West Coast swing in Los Angeles, the club rebounded with a four-game sweep of the Athletics.
And while it wasn’t the cleanest game, the Royals earned a 6-2 victory on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium, extending their winning streak to five games.
...Read more
Rays finish homestand 2-5 as Ian Seymour allows 3 HRs in loss to Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ian Seymour could not have started Thursday’s matinee any better on the mound for the Rays.
He struck out Toronto leadoff man Charles McAdoo on three pitches and did the same to Daz Cameron. Seymour then got ahead of Alejandro Kirk 0-2, leaving him one strike shy of an immaculate inning.
But Kirk wasn’t going down ...Read more
Cardinals make most of Reds error, hang on in ninth inning for comeback win
CINCINNATI — When it appeared the Cardinals were going to finish their four-day, five-game stay in Cincinnati with a loss, the window to take back their lead opened with a botched play in the ninth that might have have otherwise sealed their fate.
Down to their last out Thursday with the game-tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position, the ...Read more
Giants' Adames reaches milestone but sloppiness proves costly in loss to Guardians
Willy Adames hit a special career milestone on Thursday as he hit the 200th home run of his major league career in the fourth inning of the Giants’ game against the Cleveland Guardians.
Unfortunately for Adames, he also committed the 137th error of his career, and his 18th of the season, in the first inning when he couldn’t field a sharp ...Read more
John Romano: Time to ponder how the Rays handle the rotation in the postseason
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — What do you do?
Six starting pitchers, five spots in the rotation.
What do you do?
Three starting pitchers already on pace to set career highs for innings pitched with an entire postseason still ahead.
What do you do?
Two starting pitchers with five elbow surgeries between them, and a third starter who just took a ...Read more
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