Who’s next?

Well, the Mariners still have one more game left in this homestand and the chance to sweep the Atlanta Braves.

But with their 3-2 victory Tuesday night T-Mobile Park, they secured a series win over the Braves.

It was their fifth straight series victory. And their last three series wins came against the World Series champion ...Read more

As Yu Darvish rocked and fired through his warm-up pitches, a beat plenty familiar to Nick Martinez poured into Petco Park. Bakermat’s “Baiana” had been Martinez’s warm-up song of choice both years in San Diego. Naturally, the 33-year-old right-hander laughed from the visiting dugout in appreciation of the nod from a former teammate ...Read more

OAKLAND — JJ Bleday hit a pair of home runs and the Athletics bullpen did what it’s done all season Tuesday night in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Bleday hit a solo home run in the fifth and two-run shot against reliever Josh Fleming in the seventh, his second and third home runs of the season.

Mitch Spence, who pitched three ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nick Castellanos had barely finished his swing when he took his right hand off the bat and pointed to right field.

Castellanos got it.

And he knew it.

Two outs from a second consecutive loss at Angel Stadium — a place that they seldom visit and hadn’t won a game at in 21 years — the Phillies got a game-tying solo ...Read more

Giants ace Logan Webb entered Fenway Park with an MLB-best streak of 19 scoreless innings. That stretch quickly ended Tuesday night, and another began: the Red Sox scored a single run in each of the first four innings to chase Webb.

That 4-0 deficit held up as the final score in the Giants’ second shutout loss this season.

So began the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Three of the four runs the Mets scored Tuesday night were unearned, but earned or not, they still counted.

The Mets evened the series with the Chicago Cubs with a 4-2 win Tuesday night at Citi Field, with DJ Stewart hitting a go-ahead three-run homer off right-hander Adbert Alzolay. Stewart’s fourth home run of the season broke a...Read more

DETROIT — The Tigers mustered one run in the first game Tuesday, spoiling a 14-strikeout performance by Jack Flaherty.

But in Game 2, the bats came alive.

Switch-hitting rookie Wenceel Perez hit home runs from each side of the plate and drove in three runs, helping the Tigers get the split, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2, 11-6, at...Read more

Leave it to the Rockies to ruin a couple of storybook stories.

In one of the worst meltdowns in recent memory, the Rockies blew a 5-0 lead in the ninth inning and lost, 7-6, to the Marlins in 10 innings Tuesday night at loanDepot park.

After Ryan McMahon hit an RBI double to right to score Sean Bouchard to give the Rockies a 6-5 lead in the ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — The Rays went down again, 8-2, on Tuesday, but not without a fight.

Jose Siri was in the center of the action for the Rays throughout the night, capped by the benches clearing in the eighth.

First, he hit a massive homer, estimated at 452 feet, in the third inning and took a long look at it, and a slow trot around the bases.

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CHICAGO — The Twins had two runners thrown out on the basepaths, committed a costly error and saw a reliever give up a game-tying homer in the eighth inning.

Despite the Twins making life more difficult for themselves Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, it didn't stop them from extending their winning streak to nine games with a 6-5 victory ...Read more

BALTIMORE — During the Orioles’ rebuild, facing starting pitcher Nestor Cortes was about as close to an automatic loss as there can be in the major leagues. Although, assuming those Orioles teams would lose was a safe bet most nights either way.

Cortes, a New York Yankees left-hander, dominated Baltimore in 2021 and 2022, recording a 1.06 ...Read more

TORONTO — The Kansas City Royals turned to ace Cole Ragans to snap a three-game losing streak on Tuesday night.

And Ragans delivered in a big way against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The left-hander, who entered the day with a 3.90 ERA, was locked in from the start. He allowed one earned run across seven innings in the Royals’ 4-1 victory.

The ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout fought back tears as he stood in front of reporters and described the latest blow to a career that has gone painfully off track.

The Angels’ three-time AL MVP center fielder learned on Tuesday that he has a torn meniscus in his left knee, which will require surgery that will cost him a significant chunk of the ...Read more

DETROIT — Jack Flaherty stood in front of his locker on Monday and talked about facing the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time.

He grew up in that organization and spent his first seven seasons wearing the Cardinal red. Still, he tried to downplay the gravity of the matchup.

“Job’s the same,” he shrugged.

Hmm. Maybe so, but there ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Brock Stewart arrived in Anaheim over the weekend throwing 97 mph, and where was that when he pitched for the Dodgers?

It's a long story, and a good one. It also puts a face on the issue that has dominated the major league conversation this month: What is causing all these pitching injuries, and what can we do about them?

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Shortly before a recent start in Toronto, Marcus Stroman emerged from the Yankees’ clubhouse, walked up the dugout stairs, and stepped onto the field without any socks or shoes.

The starting pitcher enjoys taking barefoot strolls in the outfield grass multiple times a week. On this particular day, however, Rogers Centre’s artificial turf ...Read more

With the Mariners seemingly three outs away from wasting a brilliant starting pitching performance from Bryce Miller while being held scoreless due to another night of swings-and-misses and squandered scoring opportunities, Mitch Garver turned the looming night of frustration into a walk-off celebration with one swing the bat.

Garver unleashed ...Read more

OAKLAND — Joe Boyle and two relievers shut down the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Athletics played a fundamentally efficient game on offense Monday night in a 5-1 win at the Coliseum to kick off a 10-game homestand.

The paid attendance was 3,528, the fourth time in 14 home dates the A’s have drawn fewer than 4,000 fans.

Tyler Nevin hit a solo...Read more

The Padres have myriad problems.

It can be argued that it is a toss up as to which is their biggest.

Their No.2 and No.4 hitters (not to mention the guy who was their lead-off hitter and is now batting fifth) all have offensive numbers well below what their salaries and past performance suggest they should be.

In Monday night’s 5-2 loss to ...Read more

PHOENIX — The Dodgers sent 44 batters to the plate Monday night.

They struck out a grand total of zero times.

In an 8-4 win that featured 10 hits, eight walks and the Dodgers’ seventh victory in their last eight games, the most important number was zero.

As in the club’s first game of zero strikeouts since August 2006.

In what just ...Read more