The Orioles had reached a breaking point. One that had Mike Elias calling for the organization to take a hard look in the mirror.

Just over 13 months ago, the Orioles decided to make a change. After fizzling out down the stretch in 2024 and getting off to a 15-28 start last season, the team fired manager Brandon Hyde in its biggest shakeup of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Another night, another ninth inning homer for the Phillies.

This time, it was Bryce Harper, who delivered a two-run, go-ahead home run that put the Phillies ahead for the 10-5 win over the team that drafted him.

He silenced the “Tarps Off” section in the third deck at Nationals Park, made up of shirtless men waving their ...Read more

NEW YORK — There seems to be no let-up in these Mets.

And not in a good way as the losses just keep on coming.

The Amazin’s fell to the Cubs in extra innings on Thursday night for their fifth straight loss, just one day after an embarrassing doubleheader sweep at Citi Field. Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 10th-inning double gave Chicago the 4-3 ...Read more

DETROIT — Every loss feels devastating for the Tigers these days. But this last one might leave a mark.

Until Dillon Dingler launched his 19th home run in the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers had managed just three singles and struck out 13 times. The solo homer was too little, too late and the Houston Astros took the first of a three-game ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — If the Giants are going to claw their way out of the massive hole they’ve dug for themselves, they’re going to need to win a lot of baseball games in a very short time. Recording a sweep would certainly help.

The team’s troublesome bullpen let another opportunity slip away.

San Francisco’s relievers allowed seven runs...Read more

Well, that might have been the most impressive Rays victory in a long time.

It was certainly among the most entertaining for a midday crowd filled with young campers.

Three Tampa Bay pitchers came within two outs of a combined no-hitter, and Junior Caminero had the first three-homer game of his career in a 13-2 victory against the Royals ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates continually walked a tightrope. The Seattle Mariners never let them fall.

The Pirates beat the Mariners 5-1 on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park on two homers — a solo shot from Brandon Lowe and Henry Davis’ two-run blast in the third inning. The Mariners left 11 runners on base, going 1 for 10 with runners in ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants beat the Athletics 2-1 in walk-off fashion on Wednesday night at Oracle Park as rookie Victor Bericoto hit a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning.

San Francisco entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 1-0, the only run of the game courtesy of a solo homer by Max Muncy, but Rafael Devers tied...Read more

SAN DIEGO — In the latest sign the San Diego Padres’ listing season may have stabilized, they completed a sweep of one of the best teams in the major leagues on Wednesday at Petco Park.

It was as much the manner in which they went about completing their 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves as the result.

The game went about as perfectly as ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The series finale between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins featured a marquee pitching matchup between Shohei Ohtani and Joe Ryan. But the Dodgers’ 4-3 win on Wednesday wasn’t quite the pitcher’s duel it was advertised to be, in front of the Twins’ first sellout crowd of the season at Target Field.

The ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Hurt by big innings and homers in previous starts, Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore had the combination of the two flip what began as a scoreless start on Wednesday vs. the Diamondbacks.

After working three scoreless innings vs. Arizona, Liberatore surrendered six runs in the fourth inning of his start at Busch Stadium. ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When you’re struggling like the Tampa Bay Rays have been, losing 18 of their previous 27 games, scoring three or fewer runs in 14, coming up a single run short eight times, you’ll take anything to get you going.

Wednesday, it was an errant throw home by Royals first baseman Jac Caglianone in the third inning that led to two ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A few softly hit balls — one the Angels converted into an out and two the Baltimore Orioles didn’t — decided Wednesday afternoon’s series finale.

The Angels won, 7-6 in 10 innings, with Logan O’Hoppe’s game-winning “hit” traveling about 15 feet from the plate.

“It’s just one of those freak plays where it...Read more

CHICAGO — The never-say-die attitude of the Chicago White Sox was on full display Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians. Down to their last out in the ninth inning, Braden Montgomery and Randal Grichuk hit back-to-back home runs to tie the score.

But the Guardians shook off the rally, scoring a run in the 10th to defeat the Sox, 4-3, in ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Wednesday night didn’t start the way Braxton Ashcraft wanted. He made sure it finished according to plan.

Ashcraft allowed three consecutive singles to start, then settled down for six strong innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 11-1 win against the Seattle Mariners at PNC Park. Ashcraft didn’t walk anyone and struck ...Read more

DETROIT — Tarik Skubal, in his third start back after arthroscopic elbow surgery, struck out nine in six innings Wednesday. His four-seam fastball hit 99.6 mph and sat at a season-best 97.5 mph.

With his change-up, he got 12 misses on 19 swings.

He looked like his Cy Young self. Almost.

The outing was spoiled by three home runs, the last a ...Read more