The controversy around the Pride Night protest by three San Francisco Giants pitchers continues to grow.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., entered the fray Tuesday, demanding answers from Major League Baseball after it issued warnings to Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker about writing on their uniforms. The players added a Bible verse on their ...Read more

SEATTLE — When Kyle Bradish has one of his breaking balls working, opponents are usually in for a tough night. When both of them are on, they don’t stand a chance.

Bradish was masterful with both his curveball and slider Wednesday night, striking out a dozen Seattle Mariners for a new career high in the Orioles’ 5-3 win. The right...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tuesday’s win was one the Pirates needed. Wednesday’s win, clinching a series, may have been just as important.

The Pirates beat the Athletics 12-4 on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park, taking the final two games of the series. Ryan O’Hearn went 3 for 5 with six RBIs; Marcell Ozuna added a solo homer; and ...Read more

Seven deadly runs on seven deadly hits in the second inning sank the Rockies and rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan.

Toss out that ugly inning and an 8-6 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field could have been a much different story.

Because the Rockies did so many things right after falling behind 7-0, beginning with rookie ...Read more

BOSTON — The Red Sox have had no shortage of scoring opportunities this week, and in Tuesday night’s series opener the offense endured one of its most frustrating performances of the season, going 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position while stranding 13 batters in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Somehow, the Red Sox outdid themselves ...Read more

The Giants won Game 1 of Wednesday’s weather-induced split doubleheader thanks to three homers from the offense and an excellent outing from a left-handed pitcher. That formula worked so well that they stuck with it for Game 2.

Behind a trifecta of homers from Bryce Eldridge, Luis Arraez and Willy Adames and five solid innings from rookie ...Read more

NEW YORK — With the Yankees facing Blue Jays southpaw Patrick Corbin and the lefty-swinging Spencer Jones out of the lineup on Sunday in Toronto, Aaron Boone was asked if the young outfielder could get some chances against left-handed pitches moving forward.

“Yeah, I think so,” the manager replied. “I’m sure at some point I’ll do ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — A strong and persistent wind blew through Busch Stadium on Wednesday, ruffling pant legs on the field and whipping pennant flags affixed to poles atop the ballpark.

All manner of paper and plastic dotted the grass in the outfield. Empty bags that once held peanuts and chips rolled across the infield. Waxed paper that had been ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Cedric Mullins collided chest first into the blue padding of the center field wall as he made one last-ditch effort to save his team from the series-finale loss. His glove, though, came up empty.

Not even a leaping Mullins, one of baseball’s veteran home-run robbers, could stop Freddie Freeman ...Read more

HOUSTON — The Tigers lost another road series on Wednesday, dropping the rubber match against the Houston Astros, 4-2, at Daikin Park.

They have won just two of 13 road series this season and now come home Friday 14 games under .500. Meaning, despite a brief flurry of wins at the start of June, they find themselves farther out of contention ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner didn’t waste any time in his return to the Phillies lineup.

The shortstop sat out Tuesday’s game with a bruised wrist after getting hit by a fastball the day prior. But once the swelling went down, he was back in the lineup on Wednesday — and was back atop the order for the first time since May 25.

Turner ...Read more

What a difference a strong start makes.

Nolan McLean stuck to his fastball against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ballpark, giving the Mets a badly needed pitching performance in a 9-1 win.

The Mets have been tinkering with their rookie right-hander over the last few months in an attempt to get his stuff to land ...Read more

Earlier this spring, Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro said 24-year-old pitcher Luinder Avila had the potential to be a frontline starter.

The Royals have raved about Avila’s stuff since signing him as an international free agent in 2018.

It’s easy to see why the Royals fell in love with his metrics: Avila threw an upper-90s ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County’s piggy bank is overflowing, and now comes the hard part:

What do you do when tourists hand you $400 million a year?

The county’s Tourist Development Tax revenue — the 6% surcharge paid primarily by visitors staying in hotels, Airbnbs and vacation rentals — is exploding. Collections are on pace to top $...Read more

For an almost perfect summer evening in Seattle — the pleasant kind of night that people outside of the area can’t comprehend — all was right and comfortably familiar for the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

On a day that featured more roster chaos due to nagging injuries, including Randy Arozarena being placed on the 10-day injured list an ...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tuesday’s first inning was a continuation of Monday’s nightmare. Bryan Reynolds and Brandon Lowe woke the Pirates up.

Reynolds went 4 for 5 with two homers, three runs and three RBIs; Lowe hit a go-ahead home run in the ninth; and the Pirates responded to a rough Monday loss with a 6-5 win on Tuesday night ...Read more

PHOENIX — At this point, there’s no way to figure out Reid Detmers.

And that’s a good thing for the Angels.

Since allowing eight runs in a loss to the Athletics on May 19, Detmers has embarked on an impressive stretch that has seen him post a 1.36 ERA over his past five starts.

Relying on a speed limit curveball that supplemented a ...Read more

Whenever Shohei Ohtani is questioned, it seems, he does something spectacular.

On Tuesday, with discussion still swirling over whether his knee problem from the week before would influence his two-way availability when he took the mound Wednesday, Ohtani broke open a scoreless standoff with a sixth-inning solo home run.

It held as the winning ...Read more

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