ST. LOUIS — Taking the mound a day after rotation-mate Dustin May went the distance for a nine-inning shutout of the Padres, starter Andre Pallante provided the Cardinals with his longest outing of the season.

Pallante tossed a season-high seven innings, struck out six batters, walked one and kept the Padres quiet enough on Tuesday at Busch ...Read more

The Minnesota Twins are playing their best baseball this month, steamrolling the Texas Rangers during a 12-2 victory Tuesday at Globe Life Field, and rotation reinforcements are likely on the way.

Mick Abel struck out five batters over five innings while pitching for the Class AAA St. Paul Saints on a rehab assignment, and the next step may be ...Read more

CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong’s scorching offensive stretch is approaching a must-watch level.

Coming off hitting for the cycle, a feat accomplished by just 11 other players in the franchise’s history, Crow-Armstrong didn’t wait long Tuesday to again make an impact for the Chicago Cubs. The 24-year-old center fielder took Colorado ...Read more

HOUSTON — The Tigers, after bashing five home runs on Monday, couldn’t score enough to offset a few defensive misplays Tuesday and the Houston Astros evened the series with a 4-2 win.

The Tigers took a 2-1 lead into the eighth inning and rookie Hao-Yu Lee was the impetus for that. He singled in the first Tigers’ run and scored the second ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Marsh took to his new spot in the Phillies batting order right away.

The left fielder, whose .324 average is fourth-highest in baseball, has been hitting well no matter where he’s been in the lineup. But Tuesday was his first time starting a game in the leadoff spot since 2022, when he was with the Los Angeles Angels....Read more

BOSTON — Normally if you were facing one of the game’s best pitchers and someone told you that you’d drive up their pitch count and get them out of the game early, you’d probably feel good about your chances.

Yet while the Red Sox made Dylan Cease work, they got nothing to show for it.

The Red Sox offense spun its wheels again on ...Read more

Kansas City Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch IV has been a breakout star this season.

Prior to Tuesday’s game against the Washington Nationals, Lynch owned a 1.80 ERA in 30 relief appearances. He limited opponents to a .167 batting average and had issued one hit in his last five outings.

In the seventh inning, Lynch got the call out of the ...Read more

The Giants’ series-opening game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Tuesday was suspended due to inclement weather.

With rain coming down and infield conditions deteriorating, the game was halted after the top of the second inning with the Giants leading 3-2. The game will resume at 2 p.m. (ET), with the second game of the series set...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If fans all around the major leagues are sick and tired of the Dodgers, they have a funny way of showing it.

The Dodgers win too much and spend too much, so offensive to so many outside Los Angeles that the league shutting down next season has somehow become an acceptable outcome if the Dodgers cannot be stripped of their ...Read more

SEATTLE — Jump on, everybody. The piggyback is back.

The Mariners are reviving their piggyback pitching plan this week, with one significant alteration: All six of their starting pitchers will rotate through and have one piggyback outing through the All-Star break.

This was a “unanimous” decision with all six starters involved in the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before Monday’s game at Sutter Health Park, Pirates manager Don Kelly was asked about the game plan for Jared Jones and Carmen Mlodzinski moving forward.

“We have to see how today goes,” Kelly said in part.

This game couldn’t have gone much worse.

Jones struggled, allowing five runs in four innings. The Pirates ...Read more

PHOENIX — Mike Trout looked everything like an All-Star that early voting returns project.

Walbert Ureña probably deserved better.

But a tainted run, an unearned run and a home run that clanked off the right field foul pole negated their best efforts in a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series on Monday ...Read more

Eleven years and one day after Byron Buxton made his major league debut in Arlington, Texas, a highly anticipated arrival for one sport’s best athletes, he’s a hitter at the peak of his powers.

Buxton is the reigning American League player of the week, the second time this season he has earned the award, and he belted a solo homer to left ...Read more

HOUSTON – The Detroit Tigers won a baseball game Monday night, beating the Houston Astros 9-3 in the first of three at Daikin Park.

But, stop us if you’ve heard this before, they might’ve also lost two more players to injury.

Will it ever end?

It started before the game. Right-hander Troy Melton, who was supposed to make the start, was ...Read more

CHICAGO — Two days ago, Pete Crow-Armstrong was a triple away from the cycle at Oracle Park.

The Chicago Cubs’ center fielder was well aware of how close he was to the feat and had it on his mind during the final five innings. He fell short, though, striking out in his final two at-bats.

Crow-Armstrong avoided the same fate Monday night at...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Gabriel Rincones Jr. let the bat flip off his fingertips as he started towards first base.

Miami right fielder Owen Cassie made a futile jog towards the wall, but the ball kept carrying and carrying until it landed just inside the foul pole, Rincones’ first major league hit and home run all at once.

The rookie outfielder ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Kansas City Royals granted right-hander Mitch Spence a spot start Monday night against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.

And it turned out to be a good decision … for about four innings.

Spence had pitched well up to that point. He allowed two earned runs and avoided trouble while navigating the Washington ...Read more

The search for starting pitching continues for the New York Mets, but so too does the search for hits with runners in scoring position.

The Mets recalled right-hander Tobias Myers from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday afternoon to pitch as the opener in an opening game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark. His return to the big ...Read more