CHICAGO — With two out in the seventh inning Friday, Trea Turner came to the plate as the tying run. On deck: Bryce Harper. Kyle Schwarber waited in the wings.

Everything lined up for a Phillies comeback.

Turner got ahead in the count, then took a strike. He got a fastball over the plate and hit it hard — 105.8 mph off the bat, according ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Pittsburgh Pirates appeared well on their way to their first sweep after going up three runs in two innings. The Angels fought back from there.

The Angels scored four unanswered runs — three off starter Carmen Mlodzinski and a Zach Neto solo homer off reliever Chase Shugart in the eighth inning — to win 4-3 on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Entering Thursday, the Nationals’ MacKenzie Gore had been perhaps the most dominant left-handed starting pitcher in baseball this season.

Through five starts, Gore had struck out a whopping 37.8% of opposing batters — the highest rate of any lefty starter in the major leagues. Meanwhile, the Orioles’ Cade Povich entered ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans exited early during Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies.

Ragans, who drew the matinee start, pitched three innings at Kauffman Stadium. He allowed four runs, including two homers, on 62 pitches. Additionally, Ragans walked two batters. He registered four ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — With the exception of Tuesday’s blowout loss, the Giants have been in every game that they’ve played this season. Comeback victories, whether in Cincinnati or New York or Philadelphia, have become the norm. Thursday, then, provided more of the same — with an added twist.

Willy Adames, who played for Milwaukee for three ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer pitches halfway around the world these days. On the day before he was scheduled to make his second start of the season, he signed a sworn statement in support of a lawsuit he filed last year in Los Angeles Superior Court. The final line of the statement: "Executed on this 11th day of April, 2025, at Yokohama, Japan."...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The hats the Twins wore on Thursday said “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”

Make it 10,001.

With standing water accumulating on the Target Field infield and warning tracks, Thursday’s finale against the White Sox was delayed after seven innings, and ultimately ended prematurely, with Chicago claiming a 3-0 victory.

Lenyn Sosa and ...Read more

BOSTON — After running over to protectively cover first base as the final out of the sixth inning was recorded, Bryan Woo turned and started toward the dugout. Slowly. Methodically.

If this was at home, a standing ovation would probably be in order. As it was at Fenway Park, the deserved applause for Woo came from the visiting dugout and the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Umpires call it a train wreck, a play that results in a horrific collision through no fault of the baserunner or fielder. No interference or obstruction is called. It’s considered “just baseball” and seemingly unavoidable.

The most recent example began with a bunt by Luis Arráez of the San Diego Padres against the Houston...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Roughly two weeks ago, Logan Webb took the mound at Oracle Park against the ace of a team from the NL Central, pitched a fantastic outing and ended up with a no decision. On Wednesday night, Webb again took the mound at Oracle Park against the ace of a team from the NL Central and pitched a fantastic outing. This time around, ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In his return to the ballpark where he spent the first half of his career, Andrew Heaney combined with three relievers for a two-hit gem.

The Pirates beat the Angels 3-0 at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night, facing just three batters over the minimum. Heaney had a no-hitter through the first four-plus innings and the Pirates ...Read more

BOSTON — When Emerson Hancock made his return to the majors last week after getting unexpectedly, and maybe unfairly, shipped to the minors following one start, there wasn’t a sense of bitterness even if it could be justified.

The way Hancock carried himself upon coming back to the Mariners was noticeable to the teammates around him.

“...Read more

CHICAGO — The stage was set for an intentional walk.

The Dodgers had the potential go-ahead runs in scoring position. First base was open with two out in the sixth. And, in his fourth at-bat of the night against Chicago Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, none other than Shohei Ohtani was at the plate.

For much of his Dodgers tenure over the last two...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals will conclude their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday after Wednesday’s game was postponed.

Inclement weather Wednesday initially delayed play at Kauffman Stadium. A significant line of rainstorms — with thunder and lightning — hit the KC metro around game time.

Neither...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — When Trevor Larnach lifted a go-ahead home run over the right field wall in the sixth inning Wednesday, it was fitting it came with no runners on base.

The Minneapolis Twins were busy on the basepaths totaling 12 hits, six walks and two hit batsmen against seven Chicago White Sox pitchers. They had at least two batters reach ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Tomoyuki Sugano watched Nationals ascendent youngster James Wood rip a sinker 116.3 mph off the bat, 431 feet over his head toward the right-field bleachers. It was the eighth hardest hit ball in Major League Baseball this season. Josh Bell followed Wood’s lead moments later with a two-run home run off Baltimore’s best healthy...Read more

ATLANTA — A bruising road trip was five outs away from an uplifting finish for the Cardinals, but then finishes haven’t really been the Cardinals’ bailiwick this season.

Hounded all road trip by leaks in the bullpen, the Cardinals could not outrun them one last time before heading home from this lengthy swing through two National League ...Read more

NEW YORK — Just when it looked like the Mets’ luck was about to run out, they did the unthinkable once again.

Down 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning after Edwin Diaz gave up an RBI single to Nick Castellanos in the top of the inning, Pete Alonso evened the score with an RBI double off Jordan Romano. With two outs, Starling Marte hit a ...Read more

Batting average doesn’t carry the same weight it once did, but the Yankees have to be happy that two of their own lead the majors in that category.

That would be Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt, who continued to rack up hits in the Bombers’ 5-1, series-salvaging win over the Guardians on Wednesday. Judge went 2 for 4 with an RBI triple in ...Read more