SAN DIEGO — Luis Campusano arguably saved the game three times before he won it.

On a night in which he threw out three runners trying to steal, including for the second out in the 10th inning, Campusano homered on the first pitch he saw in the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 3-2 walkoff victory over the New York Yankees.

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On Date Night at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers looked like they had a sure thing only to struggle to close the deal.

The Dodgers cruised into the ninth inning with a five-run lead and a shutout only to trip up on the way to the exit. The Washington Nationals scored three runs in the ninth inning to make it awkward, but...Read more

SEATTLE — The pitcher the Seattle Mariners have turned to so often when they desperately needed a victory this season unexpectedly faltered Friday night.

Asked to stymie losing streaks with a strong start or follow up crushing losses with momentum-changing outings, Logan Gilbert has embraced the responsibility that comes with being atop a ...Read more

DENVER — A blown lead and then a completely blown call at home plate nearly cost the Cardinals a victory Friday night in a chaotic sixth inning at Coors Field.

It took Ivan Herrera to lift them back into the lead.

The Cardinals’ designated hitter drilled a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to vaporize all of the frustration ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — With the Yankees at Petco Park for the start of a three-game series against the Padres, Aaron Judge took on-field batting practice on Friday afternoon. It was the back-to-back MVP’s first time hitting in front of fans and reporters since going on the injured list with a stress fracture in his first right rib on June 5.

“...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are in evaluation mode as they finish out the final month of a disappointing 2026 campaign.

A litany of injuries has plagued the pitching staff. The Royals are missing key starters — such as Cole Ragans and Stephen Kolek — among others this season. And their absence has created opportunities for ...Read more

CLEVELAND – It couldn’t happen again, could it? Lightening doesn’t strike twice.

Sure it does.

After the Tigers watched a 6-1 lead evaporate in a 7-6, walk-off loss to the Guardians in Game 1 Friday, a 3-1 lead went up in literal smoke in the eighth inning in Game 2 when Travis Bazzana’s two-run homer off Jacob Waguespack tied the game...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rays insisted their three-plus-year losing streak, and overall dismal record, at Globe Life Field, was not in their heads.

But when they extended that skid to 10 defeats in Thursday’s series opener, then before Friday’s game lost two pitchers (starter Shane McClanahan to forearm tightness and reliever Manny ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Never mind the 85-degree heat and 65% humidity. If you focused on everything else — Sánchez vs. Sale; Game 1 of 7, albeit over two weekends; a jam-packed ballpark — you would’ve sworn this was October.

Call it what it was, then: a dress rehearsal.

Because even if the Phillies don’t run down the Braves for the division...Read more

Throughout the past month, Zebby Matthews has been the most reliable member of the Twins’ starting rotation.

Beginning an important six-game road trip Friday, against the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox, the Twins moved up Matthews’ start to keep him on regular rest following an off day.

Matthews, facing the White Sox for...Read more

After an excruciating loss the night before, the Giants tasted a different flavor of agony in Friday night’s 10-6 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field.

The Giants’ loss to the Pirates on Thursday night was an especially frustrating defeat because the pitching staff essentially beat itself. It gave up only five singles singles, but ...Read more

When the Red Sox signed Ranger Suarez to a five-year, $130 million deal in free agency this past offseason, they did so with nights like Friday in mind.

With less than a month remaining and the club looking to shore up its playoff position after a rocky week, Suarez took the mound and was absolutely brilliant. The left-hander delivered seven ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — For much of this season, the Pirates have implored Jared Jones to expand his arsenal to more than two pitches.

But on Friday, those two pitches were all Jones needed.

Jones threw six shutout innings on Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels, leading the Pirates to a 1-0 victory at PNC Park. Eighty-three of his season-high ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Funny thing about baseball, what takes so long to build can be knocked down so quickly. Like in one inning or one swing.

The Tigers were sailing along with a 6-1 lead. They scored four, two-out runs in the first inning against lefty Logan Allen. Rookies Ben Malgeri and Max Clark both delivered two-run singles.

Spencer Torkelson ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent a text message to Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday night informing him that he wasn’t going to be in the lineup Thursday in the series finale against the Cardinals.

Ohtani responded with a salute emoji, Roberts said.

“At the end of the day, he wants to be in there,” Roberts said. �...Read more

SEATTLE — It’s only easy if they play well.

For those maintaining the perhaps foolish hope that the Seattle Mariners might sneak their way into the postseason by winning the American League West, the optimistic justification has always centered on the remainder of their regular season schedule.

Starting with Thursday’s homestand opener ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was out of the lineup Thursday and his availability is a "day-to-day situation," manager Dave Roberts announced before the Dodgers' series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals.

The area around Ohtani's right biceps and neck was bothering him during the Dodgers' loss Wednesday, Roberts said.

"It just wasn't ...Read more

CHICAGO — More than three years after a mysterious shooting during a White Sox home game left two women injured in the bleachers, the singular question — “How were they shot?” — may soon have an answer.

While White Sox players and coaches will be enjoying the offseason, attorneys for the team will be at the Richard J. Daley Center for...Read more

Wander Franco will have his next day in court on Tuesday.

Both Franco and the prosecutors filed appeals after he was found guilty in May for the second time in the Dominican Republic for sexual abuse of a minor, though Franco was spared punishment by a judicial pardon.

The Court of Appeal in Puerto Plata will hear the appeals from both sides ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins, Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone was presented with his AL Player of the Month Award from general manager and president of baseball operations J.J. Picollo. The way he’s going, Carter Jensen might press Picollo into the same duty next month.

Jensen’s RBI triple and two...Read more