PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm fouled off back-to-back two-strike pitches. He took a close pitch to work the count full and got a piece of another to extend the at-bat.

Then, at last, on Pitch No. 9, Bohm dropped a two-out, three-run double past the diving left fielder, the Phillies’ biggest hit Sunday night in a sweep-averting 11-4 victory over ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul Saints reliever Woo-Suk Go, demoted from the Minnesota Twins bullpen Tuesday, started serving a 10-game suspension Saturday after he was caught with an illegal substance in his glove.

Go was ejected before he took the mound in the seventh inning Friday at CHS Field, which was his first career appearance with the Saints....Read more

ST. LOUIS — Facing the Cincinnati Reds on a sweltering Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals had two slim leads erased on solo homers and their chances to come away with a series win over Cincinnati dashed in the 10th inning on singles that left them with a 5-3 loss.

The Cardinals reached the 10th inning tied 2-2 with the...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Kent’s father made him a simple bet.

As Kent stood on the dais at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., he recalled his days of racing motorcycles and driving his grandparents’ Plymouth Volare as a 16-year-old. Alan Kent, Jeff’s father, knew his son’s future wasn’t in motorcycles. So, Alan made a wager: ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox had a Munetaka Murakami bobblehead giveaway promotion on Sunday.

“Excited for him to go out there and hopefully have a great day on his bobblehead day,” manager Will Venable said before the game against the Houston Astros.

Murakami obliged, hitting two home runs while collecting a career-high six RBIs in a...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Angels’ 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday was like an infomercial for the products they have to sell.

José Soriano gave up one unearned run in five innings, and Jo Adell and Jorge Soler each hit homers. Any or all of those players could be traded by the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

Mike Trout, ...Read more

MIAMI — Not yet. And just maybe.

That is what the San Diego Padres effectively shouted by roaring back for a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

A game that appeared to be rolling toward a familiar finish and what would have been another blow to their playoff chances turned quickly in the eighth inning, when Manny Machado tied the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Will Klein had just induced the New York Mets’ Marcus Semien to whiff on a high fastball. So, he went there again, a little further inside. But Semien got a hold of it for a three-run home run that put the game thoroughly out of reach.

The Dodgers ended an impressive road trip on a sour note with the...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins haven’t made things easy on themselves all year. They have a bad bullpen and poor defense, and Sunday was another one of those days.

The Athletics lost their starting pitcher, Jeffrey Springs, to an injury in the second inning Sunday. The A’s defense committed four errors. They trailed by as many as seven...Read more

BALTIMORE — Gunnar Henderson stepped to the plate with the bases loaded, no outs and a chance to end Sunday’s game in the 10th inning. The crowd at Camden Yards stood in excitement, desperate for a second straight Baltimore Orioles walk-off win. Then, the shortstop endured a result that’s become all-too familiar for him this season.

A ...Read more

The Colorado Rockies were on the wrong end of another Jacob Misiorowski chapter in baseball history.

As Colorado dropped the series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at American Family Field in an 11-2 loss, Misiorowski was nearly unhittable through five innings. The Brewers right-handed ace set a Milwaukee record with seven strikeouts to...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Following a shutout loss in front of a sellout crowd on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bats woke up in a major way on Sunday to avoid a series sweep against the Chicago Cubs.

Esmerlyn Valdez, Shawn Ross and Ryan O’Hearn teed off on former Pittsburgh starter Jameson Taillon, each hitting a home run to fuel the Pirates’ 8-...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The New York Yankees will be without Cody Bellinger for a bit after placing the left fielder on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies.

Bellinger suffered a left hamstring strain while legging out a double in the eighth inning of Saturday’s win over Philadelphia. While the All-Star didn...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Yes, the Tampa Bay Rays are playing small ball as well as any team in recent years.

Yes, Yandy Diaz is contending for another batting crown and Junior Caminero is doing Junior Caminero things.

But in case anyone has forgotten, this franchise is still built around starting pitching.

Just ask the Cleveland Guardians.

The Rays ...Read more

BOSTON — A tall order greeted the Boston Red Sox when they emerged from the All-Star break last week.

After riding into the break on a perfect 9-0 road trip, the Red Sox had to open the second half of the season with 10 games against American League East rivals who whalloped them in prior meetings, and at Fenway, where they had compiled a ...Read more

BOSTON — Just a little over a week before the MLB trade deadline and Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow orchestrated what could be the first of many deals late Saturday night.

And it was a stunner, but not for the right reasons.

The Red Sox traded starting pitcher Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Hands on his hips, Bryan Woo lingered in the middle of the pitcher’s mound, looking out toward center field with a stilted blank stare after allowing a fifth run early in Saturday’s game.

As Woo wrestled with another baffling road start, it would be impossible for someone else to articulate exactly what the Seattle ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — For as quiet as the Cardinals’ lineup had been coming out of the All-Star break, it looked as if their Saturday showing would have some similar silence after a chance to rattle off multiple runs in the first inning ended with one run to show for it.

The Cardinals had their first two batters reach base against Reds starter Hunter...Read more