CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox recognized their division-winning 1983 club with several members from that team on the field before Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals.

The 2026 version is also trying to make some waves, sitting in first place halfway through the season.

Fresh off a 22-run outburst Friday, the question became ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — In deciding to be cautious in handling two-time All-Star Shane McClanahan’s return to action for the first time since August 2023 by skipping his turn in the rotation, the Tampa Bay Rays put some extra work on their relievers by designating Saturday as a bullpen game.

That turned out to be no problem.

Five relievers, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Game No. 2 of the Andy Green era was going similarly to the first, and to most of the games the New York Mets had played this season, until Francisco Lindor reminded all of Citi Field why he’s been missed this season.

The Mets’ shortstop, playing in only his third game back since returning from a calf strain, hit a game-tying, ...Read more

BOSTON — If there was ever a time for New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole to turn things around against the Boston Red Sox, it would be when facing this offensively challenged iteration.

But Cole, whose issues against the Red Sox since donning the pinstripes are well-documented, yet again struggled on the mound at Fenway Park on ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – Seven-run efforts helped the San Francisco Giants win back-to-back games last week in Atlanta.

Friday night, the Giants scored a run in the first inning … then none afterward, losing 3-1 at Oracle Park to open a three-game series against the struggling Atlanta Braves.

The defining stat: San Francisco went 0-for-8 with ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It took about 15 minutes for Walbert Ureña to go from the best game of his career to the worst.

The Angels right-hander retired the first 12 hitters he faced on Friday night, barely even throwing a pitch out of the strike zone.

In the fifth, though, Ureña gave up seven runs, sending the Angels on their way to a 9-3 loss ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Walker Buehler did a better job handling the team he used to play for than Roki Sasaski did pitching against the team he decided not to play for.

Even if Buehler wasn’t given a chance to handle the Los Angeles Dodgers for as long as he might like, the Padres made him a winner on the strength of Ty France’s three-run homer, a ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins earned their first walk-off win of the season Friday, but they walked off the field feeling more frustrated than the Colorado Rockies.

That’s what happens when a team carries a seven-run lead into the eighth inning, blows it and trails by a run entering the bottom of the ninth before winning in extras.

Royce Lewis ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have the Kansas City Royals hit rock-bottom?

If there was any notion they could make a late surge in American League Central standings, those aspirations have officially fallen by the wayside.

The Royals lost, 22-1, to the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. In their last two games, the Royals have been outscored by 32 runs...Read more

BOSTON — It’s been more than 124 years since Cy Young pitched the first and only perfect game in Red Sox history, but for a while on Friday it looked like Payton Tolle might have a chance to etch his name into franchise lore.

It wasn’t meant to be, but Friday was still a night the Red Sox rookie will always remember.

Tolle was ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Despite Konnor Griffin’s best efforts, Paul Skenes’ personal losing skid reached eight.

Griffin homered in his first swing off the injured list, but Skenes allowed four runs in the second inning and Mason Montgomery allowed a go-ahead, two-run Noelvi Marte homer in the eighth as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pirates, 6-4, on ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — That didn’t take very long.

A few days ago, there were rumblings about Junior Caminero’s diminishing power numbers. After bashing 45 home runs in 2025, Caminero had a respectable, but unspectacular, 15 homers through 75 games this season.

It’s probably best to consider that matter now closed.

Caminero blasted a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — There’s no doubt about it anymore. Trevor Rogers is back.

After finishing May with a 6.84 ERA that had him searching for answers, the Orioles starter turned a corner when the calendar flipped to June, and he capped off the month with 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball Friday in Baltimore’s 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals. ...Read more

NEW YORK — Zack Wheeler stood on the mound, looked out to center field, and, well, LOL.

For real. He laughed out loud.

How else was the Phillies ace supposed to react? After what Derek Hill had just done — sprinting to the warning track, timing his leap, hanging in the air, and reaching over the wall to take a two-run homer away from Mets ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Four runs? Who needs them?

Well, at least for one game, the Mariners didn’t need to reach that seminal number to find victory.

For the 12th straight game, the Mariners were held to three runs or fewer — a dubious streak to be sure.

But they could’ve won the game only scoring two runs thanks to a solid start from veteran ...Read more

DETROIT — The Tigers’ offense found the pressure valve, opened it up wide and blew out some pent-up steam.

After scratching and scuffling and producing very little the last three games, they busted out Friday and put an 8-0 hurt on the Houston Astros, squaring the series at Comerica Park.

The eight runs came in a two-inning rampage against...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels fired general manager Perry Minasian on Friday and replaced him with former St. Louis Cardinals GM John Mozeliak, who will serve as interim GM while helping to guide the team during the search for a new head of baseball operations.

Although the Angels (34-48) were in the midst of another losing season, the timing ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Hodad's is a third-generation small business, a San Diego treasure that makes a damn good burger. I dropped by one of their two restaurants last winter, but I didn't see what I wanted on the menu.

The burger I get at Petco Park, I explained to the server. She knew exactly what I meant.

"The F— the Dodgers burger," she said, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Something had to give.

With the third-worst record in the National League and amid yet another long losing streak, the Mets have dismissed manager Carlos Mendoza, replacing him in the interim with Andy Green. President of baseball operations David Stearns announced the move Friday morning, ahead of the start of a series against the...Read more