PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani needed just one well-spotted fastball to Corbin Carroll to get out of the only real jam of his start against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Ohtani zipped it in at knee level, and Carroll drilled it into the ground, right to second baseman Alex Freeland. As the Dodgers defense turned a quick double play, Ohtani pumped ...Read more

HOUSTON — The Pirates were 28-3 when leading after seven innings. They — along with likely most others watching — expected that first number to become 29 when they led the Astros 8-3 after the seventh Wednesday night.

Then, a complete, and total collapse ensued.

Mason Montgomery and Gregory Soto allowed a combined six runs with two outs ...Read more

ANAHEIM — This wasn’t the lineup that you would expect to produce one of the Angels’ best offensive games of the season.

Powered by four hits apiece from Nick Madrigal and Wade Meckler, the Angels snapped their three-game losing streak with an 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

Only four players from the Opening ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Looking to avoid their third sweep of the season and first since they left Milwaukee without a win near the end of May, the Cardinals’ carousel of hits and timely relief work helped send them into Thursday’s scheduled off day with a win.

The 11 hits the Cardinals collected added up to five runs and the scoreless relief outings...Read more

MILWAUKEE — Logan Webb couldn’t quite complete his bid at history, but for the first time this season, Webb truly looked the part of an ace.

Webb took a perfect game into the sixth and a no-hitter into the seventh en route to delivering seven shutout innings in the Giants’ 1-0 win on Wednesday at American Family Field, allowing just one ...Read more

The Kansas City Royals raced to an early lead against the Cincinnati Reds. But they needed a late surge on the road at Great American Ball Park for a chance at victory.

They got it — and won, 5-2, Wednesday night — to take their first series of June.

Royals infielders Michael Massey and Nick Loftin combined for three RBIs in the ninth ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Cristopher Sánchez uncorked his last warmup pitch and bobbed his head to “Coronao Now,” the song that precedes his starts at home.

On the edge of history, the Phillies ace was cool as ever.

“You know,” interim manager Don Mattingly said a few hours earlier, “at some point this year, he’s going to give up a run.”...Read more

BOSTON — Home hasn’t been a happy place for the Red Sox, who came into Wednesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with both the worst home record in MLB and their worst home record up to this point in nearly 100 years.

But Wednesday, Fenway Park felt the friendliest it’s been in ages.

Boston enjoyed one of its best home wins ...Read more

SEATTLE — Maybe the Mets should adopt a new philosophy: Play small to win big.

That’s what they did Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park to salvage a series against the Seattle Mariners. The Mets staved off a sweep with a 7-1 win, doing everything right that they usually do wrong.

“We needed that one,” said manager Carlos Mendoza.

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NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. didn’t expect his Monday appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to spark so much negative feedback. After all, he went on NBC’s late-night talk show to promote his charity, the Jazz Chisholm foundation.

And yet, Chisholm’s chat with Fallon sparked some jokes and blowback after the host asked ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don’t let the Tigers get hot.

After grinding through a miserable 6-22 month of May that cratered with three straight losses to the White Sox in Chicago, they came into Tropicana Field and swept a three-game series from the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.

The Tigers capped it with a workmanlike 7-2 win in...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A simple way to determine whether Taj Bradley will have a strong start on that particular day is watching how his first inning unfolds.

For the bulk of Bradley’s starts this season, if he pitches a clean first inning, he typically has a solid outing. If an opposing lineup scores on him, typically it happens right away.

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LOS ANGELES — These are Rob Manfred's words, from four years ago: "If there is one thing I could wish for, more than anything else, it would be the ability to give our fans that frictionless experience of being able to watch what they want to watch, where they want to watch."

This is what it means to be fan-friendly: enjoy your team on a ...Read more

PHOENIX — The Dodgers weathered a comeback attempt from the Diamondbacks to claim a 6-5 win Tuesday, evening the series.

Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman teamed up to give the Dodgers an early lead against Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka, one they’d maintain despite a late surge by Arizona.

After Ohtani hit a double to lead off the ...Read more

How do you link one of the Rockies’ most complete games of the season to Jose Canseco’s memorable fielding gaffe?

Here’s how: In the fourth inning of the Rockies’ 8-2 win over the Angels on Tuesday night, TJ Rumfield hit a 97.1 mph line drive to right center. Angels right fielder Jo Adell caught up to the ball, but it glanced off his ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The late-inning offense the Cardinals created Tuesday night at Busch Stadium was enough to chase Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi before he could secure an out in the seventh and helped them close a two-run deficit.

It was just not enough for them to regain the lead they had lost innings earlier.

Down 4-2 at the start of the ...Read more

HOUSTON — Oneil Cruz paused for a moment of admiration. Across from him on the mound, Mike Burrows shook his head in frustration.

Both knew the outcome the moment the ball cracked off the bat. Cruz walloped a go-ahead, three-run homer 419 feet to center field in the top of the sixth inning Tuesday night as the Pirates beat the Astros, 10-6, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — With runners on the corners and nobody out in the sixth inning Tuesday night, Alec Bohm grounded into a double play.

And that was how the Phillies took the lead.

It had to be the Phillie-est of all 2026 Phillies victories, this 3-2 tiptoe past the Padres to begin a three-game series in Citizens Bank Park. But how else did you ...Read more

The Kansas City Royals have searched for ways to ignite their offense.

They might’ve found a potential spark on Tuesday in Cincinnati ... although it was washed away in a 4-3 loss to the Reds in 10 innings at Great American Ball Park.

The Royals utilized a small-ball approach in the fourth inning and it led to a early three-run lead. ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The bottom three hitters in the Twins lineup gave Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin his worst outing of the season in an otherwise banner start to the year, and the Twins bullpen staved off rallies with key strikeouts.

Maybe not the way everyone would have predicted, but the Twins outlasted Chicago for a 6-4 victory Tuesday...Read more