The Angels made a sweeping change to their coaching staff by firing pitching coach Mike Maddux, assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott and bullpen coach Dom Chiti on Tuesday.

Tim Leveque has been named interim pitching coach and Michael Wuertz has been named interim bullpen coach. Leveque was the pitching coach at Double-A Rocket City and Wuertz...Read more

Monday looked like it might be a night for small victories for the Rays, as trade deadline acquisition Freddy Peralta showed better in his second start than his debut, and previously cold at the plate Yandy Diaz stayed hot.

But after an explosive eight-run eighth inning that was their most productive of the season, it turned into a huge ...Read more

Tarik Skubal made his home debut Monday, but the down-on-their-luck Dodgers still needed every bit of offense they could muster to back him up.

They held off Kansas City 6-5, salvaging the Dodger Stadium introduction of baseball’s premier trade-deadline acquisition.

Skubal, the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner, pitched five innings, giving...Read more

ANAHEIM — The Angels’ offense hasn’t exactly been a juggernaut at any point this season.

Still, their recent struggles have plunged the team to new depths.

Mike Trout homered in the first inning, but the Angels failed to score another run the rest of the game and fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1, in 10 innings on Monday night at Angel ...Read more

Casey Mize rebounded, and Jackson Merrill kept hitting.

A night that was slowly rolling toward a lost game in the standings changed with a bang — another one off the bat of Merrill, whose two-run homer in the seventh inning flipped the lead and decided the Padres’ 3-2 victory over the Brewers.

Merrill’s major league-leading ninth home ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Oslevis Basabe looked like he had a beat on the ball. Cam Smith had the speed to leg out an infield single, but if Basabe could at least keep the ball in the infield, he could prevent the tying run from scoring. So, Basabe laid out. He extended his left arm, and his glove made contact with the ball — and sent it straight into...Read more

The Boston Red Sox have been baseball’s best story all summer, going from cellar to skybox the last six weeks.

But on Monday night in Toronto, they were part of one of baseball’s weirdest stories of the season.

They fell to the Blue Jays 2-1 in a game in which their only run came after a 15-minute delay that included multiple conversations...Read more

NEW YORK — Of course, just a week after selling at the trade deadline, the New York Mets are red hot.

The Mets continued swinging the lumber in their 8-5 win on Monday night against the powerhouse Atlanta Braves for their seventh victory in their last eight games. Brett Baty’s first-inning grand slam and Francisco Lindor’s solo shot in ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — I was really hoping I wouldn’t have to write this column.

While I’ve had my doubts about this Pirates team from the very beginning, there was a part of me that always wanted to see it overcome its obvious flaws. I tried my best to fight that feeling. Although the idea of covering October baseball was thrilling, I had to keep ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The injury bug continues to hit the Giants with a vengeance.

San Francisco announced on Monday that third baseman Matt Chapman, as expected, will undergo season-ending surgery to address a hernia and tear in the right side of his abdomen. Additionally, an MRI rookie catcher Daniel Susac underwent after fouling a pitch off his ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's almost time for Dodger baseball. I am standing outside a hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

I could walk six blocks to Union Station and ride the free Dodger Stadium Express. I could jump into an Uber and pay about $18 for the two-mile ride.

Instead, to make that short hop to the ballpark, I am about to board a very nice bus ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — It was one of those.

Fernando Tatis Jr. launched a ball to left field, stood in the batter’s box with his bat in his left hand held straight out in front of him and pointed toward the sky and watched his majestic home run travel almost until it had bounced down in the second balcony of the Western Metal building.

Then he ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — With their lead wiped away by a home run in the top of the eighth and their chance to take it back in the bottom half down to one out, rookie JJ Wetherholt helped swing the Cardinals to a win Sunday against the Rockies.

Hitting with runners on second and third base, Wetherholt sent an 0-0 fastball from Parker Mushinski over center...Read more

SEATTLE — His number is never going to be retired at T-Mobile Park. No statue in his likeness is on the horizon.

But Saturday, Alex Rodriguez received a gift from Mariners fans that might mean just as much to him these days: their appreciation.

We knew the pregame ceremony honoring the Top 50 Mariners of all time was going to spark a series ...Read more

PHOENIX — Dodgers haven't played their best baseball over the last nine days. But during their 4-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, they played some of their worst.

Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski remained in a rut, giving up four runs (three earned) in 3 1/3 innings. The two-run homer he surrendered to Diamondbacks switch hitter...Read more

SEATTLE — The Tampa Bay Rays got the strong start they needed from Ian Seymour and offense from throughout their lineup to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Sunday, completing a series sweep and extending their latest winning streak to six games.

After the bullpen had to cover all nine innings Saturday when Griffin Jax was scratched from a ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Sunday afternoon crowd thinned out by the time the bottom of the 10th inning rolled around. Whether it was the bleachers or the arcade or the lower bowl, it was hard not to notice hundreds of empty seats despite the Giants still being within striking distance. The announced attendance on an idyllic San Francisco summer day ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians were forced to go to their bullpens after rain caused a 2-hour, 23-minute delay just ahead of the second inning on Sunday at Rate Field.

When the game resumed, the Sox turned to 2024 first-round draft pick Hagen Smith.

The lefty struck out three and walked four over two scoreless ...Read more