CHICAGO — Between the cold, the shadows and the dozen base runners stranded through the first seven innings, the Orioles’ lineup couldn’t break through. Runs have been difficult to come by under any conditions thus far this season, but the Orioles were in the midst of perhaps their most frustrating offensive performance to date.

Then it ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For a second consecutive April, the Chicago Cubs must navigate losing arguably their best starting pitcher for the rest of the season.

Initial optimism about right-hander Cade Horton’s forearm strain instead became another worst-case scenario Tuesday, when Cubs manager Craig Counsell revealed that Horton has a torn ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Kansas City Royals starter Noah Cameron took his usual pregame stroll in front of the visiting team’s dugout at Progressive Field Tuesday afternoon.

He headed to the field a little over an hour before his start against the Cleveland Guardians. As Michael Massey began his pregame defensive work, Cameron took his slides off to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ronny Mauricio was ready for the moment.

A day after he was called up from Triple-A Syracuse, Mauricio delivered a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the 10th inning of the Mets’ 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field.

It was the first-ever walk-off RBI for Mauricio, who lined an 0-2 pitch from Paul Sewald to the right-...Read more

TORONTO — Fans lined up before the game, waiting patiently for the chance to take a selfie with trophies that commemorated the back-to-back World Series championships.

Dodger Stadium is not the only place you can do this. The trophies were from 1992 and 1993, and they honored the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Dodgers matched that back-to-back feat ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — What do you remember most about the epic, riveting, thrill-a-minute Game 7?

The home run? Which one?

That crazy play at the plate? The rubber-armed starter-turned-closer? The last out?

So many moments, so many stories that will be told and retold among this generation of Los Angeles Dodgers fans and passed down to the next.

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SAN FRANCISCO — After a four-hit night at Oracle Park last season, Bryce Harper made a declaration.

“I’m really good,” he said on July 9. “Like, I really am. I don’t want to put that out there and everybody go, ‘What’s he talking about?’ But I know when I’m going well, I’m one of the best in baseball.”

With the Phillies...Read more

ANAHEIM — Once in a while, everything works out optimally.

Even with the Angels.

José Soriano pitched eight dominant innings and the hitters took advantage of a sloppy Chris Sale in the Angels’ 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

And they did it without two of their best hitters. Mike Trout is out with a bruised hand, ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time in as many games, the Giants have been sunk by a four-run frame late in a ballgame.

After allowing four runs in the eighth inning of Sunday’s loss, San Francisco (3-8) allowed four runs in the top of the seventh of Monday’s 6-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies (6-4) at Oracle Park, turning a two-run ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — All it took for the Minnesota Twins offense to show signs of life after a couple of anemic performances was their best hitters looking like, well, their best hitters.

Luke Keaschall lined a go-ahead, two-run homer over the left-field wall in the fourth inning. Byron Buxton ended a 0 for 20 streak with a double. Trevor Larnach ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — When Cal Raleigh’s 12-pitch battle with Jacob deGrom in the top of the first inning ended with a baseball-sized comet traveling into the right-field seats, it seemed like the sort of moment that might unlock an inconsistent Seattle Mariners offense that has been truant a little more than expected this season.

It was ...Read more

DENVER — On Monday, it looked like the baseball gods owed the Colorado Rockies one.

Colorado entered the fifth inning of the series opener against the Houston Astros down 3-0, and got two runs the honest way when Edouard Julien singled home a couple to cut the score to 3-2.

Then came the help from the LoDo heavens in a 9-7 win, marking the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Germán Márquez turned toward left field to make sure the fly ball was caught and, with another runner stranded at third base at the end of an inning, pumped his right fist in front of his body.

Then he turned and walked toward the dugout, pounding his bare hand against his glove.

His night was finished. He had done his job.

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TORONTO — Two players with ties to Canada had the big swings for the Los Angeles Dodgers early in a 14-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays Monday, and the Dodgers piled on with a big boost from backup catcher Dalton Rushing.

Left fielder Teoscar Hernández, who escaped the boos during lineup introductions because of the six seasons he spent ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Baltimore Orioles needed a strong pitching performance to stabilize their rotation. It came from one of their most unlikely sources Monday night.

Making his first major league start of the season, Brandon Young threw five scoreless innings to lead the Orioles to a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. The right-hander was perhaps ...Read more

BOSTON — “Sell the team” chants rang out from fans at Fenway Park for the second consecutive game Monday night.

It was the top of the fourth inning as reliever Danny Coulombe tried in vain to clean up a bases-loaded mess left behind by starter Brayan Bello, pulled by manager Alex Cora after 3 1/3 frenetic innings.

Hours later, the Boston...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Kansas City Royals needed a quality start.

After a tough home series against the Milwaukee Brewers, the bullpen was taxed coming into Monday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians.

Royals starter Michael Wacha answered the call — with some help. Wacha allowed one earned run in six innings as the Royals won 4-2 over the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The St. Louis Cardinals found a limit to their early habit of coming back.

Down early and tied in the middle, the Cardinals found multiple ways to take a lead Monday night against the Washington Nationals.

They just could not overcome their bullpen.

The Nationals hit three home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to ...Read more

TORONTO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts struck an optimistic tone in front of his locker at Rogers Centre on Monday. But neither he nor manager Dave Roberts put a date on the star’s return from a right oblique strain.

“Just as fast as possible,” Betts said. “But obviously, I know I need to be smart with obliques. They ...Read more