LOS ANGELES — This was not the encore Bobby Miller had in mind.

Last year, the hard-throwing right-hander and first-round draft pick emerged as a breakout rookie in the Dodgers rotation.

He posted an 11-4 record and 3.76 ERA, establishing himself in the big leagues with a triple-digit fastball and fiery, competitive mindset. He earned a spot...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Orioles designated veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment Wednesday, the team announced before their game against the San Francisco Giants. They recalled right-hander Bryan Baker in a corresponding move.

Kimbrel, 36, joined the Orioles on a one-year, $13 million deal this offseason to take over for the injured closer F�...Read more

Already, the Mariners were trailing by two runs when Victor Robles stepped to the plate in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday night.

The first pitch from Yankees right-hander Luis Gil, a 92-mph fastball, whizzed by Robles’ face and hit the Mariners’ leadoff hitter in the right hand.

Robles danced around in front of the plate, shaking ...Read more

ANAHEIM — Before the Angels beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-0, to break their six-game losing streak on Tuesday night, Manager Ron Washington explained that all of this losing has been tougher on the players than him.

“It’s easy for me,” Washington said, “because I’ve been through it. They’ve never been through it.”

What’s more...Read more

The Padres had all kinds of help through the National League on Tuesday.

They just needed a bit more than Manny Machado’s dramatics.

The Padres’ all-time home run leader launched a game-tying home run in the sixth inning after plate umpire Brennan Miller insisted he swing the bat, but the Padres needed more than one big swing if they were ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — A stellar outing from Zack Wheeler against the Brewers and some firepower from Bryce Harper lifted the Phillies over the Brewers, 5-1, on Tuesday night.

Wheeler’s four-seam was extremely effective, touching 97 miles per hour and inducing 13 swing-and-misses. As a result, he leaned heavily into the pitch, turning to it 64% of the...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before the game Tuesday, Matt Vierling was talking about how the Tigers almost feel like they’re playing with house money this month.

“In all honesty, us being in this position right now, no one thought we would be here,” he said. “We’re just really grateful and happy and just having fun and our young guys are ...Read more

There seems to be a disconnect in the way the Dodgers are perceived these days.

From the outside – i.e., observers who don’t see the team every day – they’re still considered favorites, or close to it, to go all the way. The smart guys in Las Vegas, in fact, listed the Dodgers as the favorites to win the World Series as of Monday, at ...Read more

MIAMI — As his march toward history has neared its final destination in recent weeks, Shohei Ohtani has tried to side-step all the chatter surrounding his chase for 50-50.

“It’s something I will look back on at the end of the season,” the Dodgers slugger, who is attempting to become the first player in Major League Baseball history ...Read more

NEW YORK — It didn’t take long for Luisangel Acuña to atone for his first MLB error.

After the rookie shortstop’s missed catch at second base helped give the Nationals an early lead Tuesday, Acuña delivered an RBI double and his first MLB home run in the Mets’ 10-1 win.

With the victory, the Mets (83-68) opened up a two-game lead ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The offense had to do its part to rally for a lead and the bullpen had to do its part to hold the lead through some eighth-inning turbulence, but by the end of the ninth there it was – a parting gift if that’s what Tuesday night’s start was for Lance Lynn.

He would leave Busch Stadium a second time as a winner.

In his 100th...Read more

The beauty of the San Francisco Giants’ remaining schedule is that, even if they’ve fallen out of contention, the team on the other side is playing with real postseason implications at stake.

On their first visit to Camden Yards since 2019, it wasn’t such an exciting proposition for the Baltimore Orioles, who are still jostling with the ...Read more

CLEVELAND — For the second night in a row, the Twins eked out a bare minimum of offense, then watched a dramatic eighth-inning home run provide the game-winning cushion.

But there was a twist.

Instead of a Twins reliever surrendering the big blast, this time it was Cleveland right-hander Nick Sandlin who left a belt-high fastball over the ...Read more

Major League Baseball is letting Alex Cora off the hook.

The Red Sox skipper has avoided a suspension after insinuating that Boston threw at Aaron Judge over the weekend, a source confirmed to the New York Daily News. The league reached this conclusion after speaking with Cora and looking into his comments and other events that took place ...Read more

It had been a good night for a team close enough to its goal that it could be affected by events thousands of miles away.

The Padres inched closer to that goal even before Yu Darvish returned to something resembling his best form and the Padres began building a lead that survived a few missed opportunities and a big scare and led to a 3-1 ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Sometimes the at-bat before the at-bat leads to damage.

Luis Robert Jr. fouled off a pair of 3-2 pitches before drawing a walk in the top of the first inning Monday.

Andrew Benintendi came to the plate following the eight-pitch at-bat and drilled a two-run home run on an 0-2 slider from Los Angeles Angels starter Reid ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — In Monday’s heavyweight battle between two of the top teams in the National League, the Phillies had their chances to jump on the Brewers and shrink that magic number even further in the process.

The Phillies outhit Milwaukee, 11-8, but left seven men on and were 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. The missed opportunities...Read more

DENVER — Monday night’s headliner was right-hander Antonio Senzatela on his comeback tour. But it was the Rockies’ ninth-inning rally that brought down the house.

The Rockies beat the Diamondbacks, 3-2, at Coors Field on a throwing error by shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.

The rally began with a leadoff single by Brenton Doyle off reliever ...Read more

NEW YORK — No Francisco Lindor? No problem.

For one game, at least.

Starling Marte’s 10th-inning walk-off single fueled the playoff-hopeful Mets’ come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the Nationals on Monday night to kick off the final homestand of the season.

Marte began the game on the bench due to a forearm issue stemming from a hit-by-...Read more