CINCINNATI — For as challenging a second half of the season as it’s been at times for Mitch Keller, the right-hander’s woes cratered to new lows on Friday night.

Keller was tagged for eight earned runs across 3⅓ innings in an 8-3 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park, raising his ERA after the All-Star break to 5.68 and his ...Read more

CHICAGO — With nine days remaining in the regular season, the Chicago Cubs aren’t officially eliminated from postseason contention, but that is merely a formality at this point.

It’s a disappointing position for the organization to be in, not even making it to the final weekend, like last year, with the potential to make things ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The final weeks of a season that is ending short of the playoffs can be a drag for some players.

But for those who haven’t previously had much of an opportunity in the big leagues, the late September games can provide a chance to establish themselves as potential key pieces for the next season or create trade interest...Read more

The Orioles’ frustration has been mounting for weeks, if not months. They took it all out on the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Baltimore exploded for five home runs to back ace Corbin Burnes’ seven dominant innings in a 7-1 series-opening win, helping put a stretch of nine losses in 12 games further in the rearview mirror.

Anthony ...Read more

Everything about him is unanimous.

He’s the best player in baseball history. He just had the best offensive day in baseball history. He’s having the best offensive season in Dodgers history.

And when it comes to the National League’s highest honor, there no longer should be a debate.

Shohei Ohtani should be the unanimous most valuable ...Read more

On the eve of Shohei Ohtani's greatest night in the majors, Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough made a prediction.

As a key character in Ohtani's chase for 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases this season, McCullough had watched much of the Japanese star's campaign from the first base coach's box, marveling at the pursuit of a landmark no ...Read more

Shawn Green was driving back to Orange County from Stanford University, where he had dropped his youngest daughter off for her freshman year of college, when the text messages began pouring in.

"My phone started blowing up," the former Dodgers slugger said, "so it wasn't hard to figure out what was going on."

Green set a Dodgers franchise ...Read more

HOUSTON — Jose Suarez showed more promising signs in his return to the starting rotation, but the Angels were once again plagued by a lack of run support in Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Jon Singleton provided the decisive margin with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning off reliever Ryan Miller.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rays bosses had hopes but weren’t sure what to expect from converted reliever Zack Littell as he went into a season as a full-time starter for the first time in the big leagues.

Littell, who moved from the bullpen to the rotation out of necessity in the middle of last season, handled the transition quite well and put ...Read more

NEW YORK — After four games without their biggest offensive driver, the Mets are producing more than enough runs to win in his absence.

The bats have absolutely exploded at Citi Field this week, with the Mets having scored 10 runs in three consecutive nights for the first time in franchise history. They crushed four home runs and a triple off...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Well out of the playoff hunt, each member of Derek Shelton’s roster has to find their own personal motivation to finish the season strong. For Nick Gonzales, that means capping off what has been an overall solid first full year in the big leagues.

After making a splash upon being called up in May, Gonzales cooled off as the year...Read more

Shohei Ohtani made history Thursday, and Major League Baseball almost immediately rolled out a collection of commemorative merchandise.

The Dodgers’ superstar became the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season. Now available in the league’s online shop: 50-50 T-shirts ($37.99).

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MIAMI — From the moment his walk-off grand slam cleared the right-field wall at Dodger Stadium last month, giving Shohei Ohtani his 40th home run of the season on the same night he recorded his 40th stolen base, all the attention immediately turned to what could be next.

Five players in major league history had accomplished a 40-40 season ...Read more

CINCINNATI — In a time when they cannot afford losses to inferior teams, the Braves sent a message.

They scored a season-high 15 runs (they had scored 13 runs one time) and tied a season high with 18 hits (done one other time). They took two of three from Cincinnati.

Thursday’s final from Great American Ball Park: 15-3, Braves.

“These ...Read more

BALTIMORE — For a moment, all was forgotten. It didn’t matter that the Orioles had recently lost nine of their past 12 games as the postseason approached, or that their closer had blown a save or that their center fielder had just been shaken up after a scary collision.

No, for a moment, the Orioles were walk-off winners, and that’s what ...Read more

CLEVELAND – The Twins packed up and headed to the airport in a hurry on Thursday. They didn’t need to watch the Guardians celebrate something that is rapidly slipping away from the Twins: A playoff berth.

Andrés Giménez lined a Caleb Thielbar fastball into right field for a single, scoring courtesy runner José Ramírez from second base, ...Read more

Here’s the thing about scoreboard watching and hoping for other teams to suffer defeat to aid your postseason hopes, you still need win your own games for it to truly make a difference.

On a night where they could’ve gained ground in the American League West standings with the Astros losing and also pick up a game the chase for the third ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The angle from which the video was shot obscures whether the haymaker thrown by Julio Urías struck his wife.

What's indisputable is this: He threw the punch.

The Los Angeles Times obtained from the California Highway Patrol a 72-second recording of the incident that derailed Urías' once-promising baseball career, and its ...Read more

CINCINNATI — The Braves had lost three in a row — all in disappointing and frustrating fashion. And at this time of the season, the potential consequence is this: Any slide can effectively end a club’s season.

The Braves are still alive.

They stopped the skid at three games and beat the Reds, 7-1, on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park...Read more

NEW YORK — If you heard an explosion in Flushing on Wednesday, don’t worry, it was just the Mets‘ bats.

Questions about how the Mets would produce offense without Francisco Lindor have quieted for another night after they used a nine-run fourth inning to finish a sweep of the Washington Nationals. The Mets smacked the Nats, 10-0, at Citi ...Read more