PITTSBURGH — After passing a Pirates legend, Andrew McCutchen stood and waved to the crowd.

McCutchen hit his 241st home run as a Pirate on Wednesday, breaking a tie with Roberto Clemente for the third-most homers in Pirates history. The homer, a three-run blast in the fifth inning, led the Pirates to a 5-2 victory against the Miami Marlins. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — There was a moment in the second inning Wednesday when it seemed like things were about to spiral out of control for Jesús Luzardo.

The Phillies left-hander had given up a historically bad 20 earned runs across his previous two starts, which had both begun to unravel shortly after his first pitch of the game. After a scoreless...Read more

ANAHEIM — Travis d’Arnaud and Nolan Schanuel rode to the rescue for the Angels, even if it was a shade late to benefit Jose Soriano.

Nearly 11 months into a home winless streak, Soriano still made the Angels’ 2-1 victory in 10 innings possible with a career-high 12 strikeouts over seven innings against the Athletics.

On an off night for ...Read more

This was bigger than just a victory over the Dodgers.

The opponent was largely immaterial for what was important in this game in the middle of June.

Yes, beating the Dodgers 11-1 at packed Petco Park on Tuesday meant the Padres moved to within a game of first place in the National League West.

But how they won is what could help them remain ...Read more

PHOENIX — Now it starts all over.

Remember when the Mariners were eight games over .500? Well, that’s gone.

That lead in the AL West? That was gone last week.

The momentum earned from that hot first six weeks, and a glimmer of optimism for the most loyal of fans? You know the answer.

For the seventh time in eight games, the Mariners ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The most important pitches for the Dodgers on Tuesday came long before the start of their game that night.

In the second of a key three-game series against the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers found themselves in an uncomfortably familiar position: Lacking an available starting pitcher amid a wave of early-season injuries, and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Austin Wells provided plenty of thump on Tuesday night in Kansas City.

The Yankees’ backstop drove in five runs thanks to a three-run homer and a two-RBI double in their series-opening 10-2 victory against the Royals. Wells’ 11th homer of the season came in the fourth inning as his big night brought his season numbers up to ....Read more

The Giants, truly, are never out of a ballgame.

Hours after Matt Chapman was placed on the 10-day injured list with right hand inflammation, the Giants scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to erase a three-run deficit and stun the Colorado Rockies, 6-5. They not only extended their winning streak to six games but avoided a loss to a ...Read more

BOSTON — Roman Anthony’s first big league game was a roller coaster. Having learned he was headed to Boston hours before first pitch on Monday, the top Red Sox prospect was thrown right into the fire with no time to prepare and the results were predictably uneven.

But with a night to process things and his family in the stands, Anthony was ...Read more

NEW YORK — In the battle of Juan Soto versus the players he was traded for, it was a fairly even battle.

C.J. Abrams went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored for the Washington Nationals, while Soto hit his fourth home run in 10 games against his former team and helped his current team tie the game in the bottom...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It’s one thing for Phillies officials to say that they believe longtime starter Taijuan Walker can help solidify a shorthanded group of relievers.

But there’s only one way to know for sure.

So, when the bullpen door swung open before the sixth inning Tuesday night, it was Walker who stepped out onto the outfield grass and ...Read more

It’s as if all this is scripted. The moment the Twins’ pitching rotation is diluted by shoulder injuries, they’re facing their former right-hander who would really look good in a Twins uniform right now.

Drama, comedy, tragedy — you decide. All the Twins know is, it kind of hurts to get beat by an old friend.

Tyler Mahle, who pitched ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Although Willson Contreras provided a three-run jolt that clawed his team back within one run and set fireworks off Tuesday night at Busch Stadium, the threat of a Cardinals comeback ended one pitch later.

A groundout from Alec Burleson in the following at-bat sealed a 10-9 win for the Toronto Blue Jays, who staved off a Cardinals...Read more

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – As the New York Yankees prepared for their series opener in Kansas City on Tuesday, Giancarlo Stanton readied for a game over 1,100 miles away.

The designated hitter, who missed all of spring training due to tennis elbow injuries, began a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset. The Patriots had him batting second against ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — His first season back from Tommy John surgery, Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara has had a rough 2025 campaign — excluding his work against the Pirates. After striking out seven in 4 2/3 innings on opening day, the former Cy Young winner was even better Tuesday, tossing six scoreless frames to help hand the Pirates a 3-2 loss...Read more

BALTIMORE — The talk coming into the game was how could the Tigers neutralize the Orioles and their potent crop of left-handed hitters.

Should have been the other way around, because it was the Tigers’ versatile and opportunistic offense that carried the night.

With lefty-swinging Riley Greene and Zach McKinstry providing the spark against...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. sat in front of his locker late Monday night, assessing his San Diego Padres in the wake of an extra-inning loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He did not have much to say, but he did not have to say much.

"We can still play better," he said. "It's that simple."

Tatis reached base three times Monday, but his OPS ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Rivalries in baseball can sometimes be difficult to define.

There are the obvious ones. Like the Yankees and Red Sox. The Cardinals and Cubs. And for the Dodgers, going all the way back to their founding in New York, a generations-old hatred for the Giants.

“By definition, you can’t just decide to choose your rivalry because...Read more

ANAHEIM — Once they overcame the shock of it all, the Angels were off and running Monday.

Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke froze time in the first inning with a stunning home-run robbing catch that nearly carried him over the wall. Two innings later, the Angels finally were able to spring forward toward a 7-4 victory.

Nolan Schanuel ...Read more