ANAHEIM, Calif. — Chaos is more of what the Seattle Mariners wanted. Chaos is what they got and not the good kind.

It started with Julio Rodríguez getting injured after being hit on the leg by a batted ball while trying to steal third base and leaving the game in the third inning. His replacement in center field, Leody Taveras, followed by ...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles dug themselves such a deep hole in the first two months that every game feels more important than a typical regular-season contest.

The Orioles have no margin for error. That means losing two straight games to the Athletics — the American League’s second-worst team that entered the weekend ...Read more

DENVER — Perhaps the Colorado Rockies should order takeout, because their home cooking isn’t very good.

The New York Mets clobbered the Rockies, 8-1, Saturday night at Coors Field in front of 38,279 fans, hitting three leadoff homers off Colorado right-hander German Marquez. New York’s win streak over Colorado grew to seven games.

But at...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Julio Rodríguez limped off the field in obvious discomfort in the third inning of Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit on the lower right leg by a batted ball off the bat of teammate Randy Arozarena.

Rodríguez was attempting to steal third base when Arozarena made contact with the pitch ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox starter Adrian Houser wasn’t feeling all that well in the sixth inning.

The training staff briefly went to check on the right-handed pitcher.

“I’ve been kind of dealing with some sickness the last few days,” Houser said. “I was running out of gas there in the last inning, almost had breakfast come up.

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MILWAUKEE — The Padres are winning close games in ways that they believe will steel them for later success.

They are losing a number of the same kinds of games as well.

And after those games, it is always a relief pitcher sitting dazed in the clubhouse, trying to process what happened.

Following Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Brewers on Caleb...Read more

NEW YORK – “This is one that I’ve had circled for a long time,” Hunter Dobbins told the Boston Herald as he stood in the visitors dugout watching passing showers soak Yankee Stadium.

The 25-year-old right-hander is among several Red Sox rookies who arrived in the Bronx eager to make their mark on what many consider the greatest rivalry ...Read more

NEW YORK – It’s been a long time since the Boston Red Sox had an ace left-hander to bring to a southpaw showdown with the New York Yankees.

The Red Sox won 10-7, but it wasn’t much of a showdown.

Garrett Crochet yielded a season-high five earned runs on six hits in six topsy-turvy innings. He issued one walk, struck out nine and was ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — A celebratory day ended in disappointment for the Rays with an 11-10 loss in 10 innings to the Miami Marlins.

Heriberto Hernandez, one of several former Rays minor-leaguers on the Miami roster, singled off Garrett Cleavinger to score Otto Lopez, who was the runner positioned at second, to put Miami ahead.

The Rays had a chance ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals still have postseason dreams, but their offense in clutch situations has become a nightmare.

The Royals can’t seem to produce with runners in scoring position. It’s a never-ending discussion among the fan base. Prior to Saturday’s game, the Royals entered with a major league-worst .606 OPS (on-base plus ...Read more

NEW YORK — There are many reasons the Yankees have been in first place in the American League East since April 14, perhaps the most significant of them being right in front of them at Yankee Stadium this weekend.

That would be the Red Sox, who seemingly made all the right moves last winter to shore up their weak spots — starting pitching, a...Read more

DETROIT — The language barrier between Seiya Suzuki and his teammates disappears on days like Saturday at Comerica Park, where the Japanese slugger hit two home runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.

No interpretation was necessary in the Cubs dugout after five home run celebrations.

“Happiness after home runs ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants recorded their second walk-off win in as many days as Matt Chapman hit a walk-off, two-run home run to deliver a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park.

Chapman’s game-winning home run gave San Francisco its eighth walk-off win of the season, coming on the heels of Tyler Fitzgerald ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Deadlocked in a tie against their Keystone state rival, Henry Davis put the Pirates ahead for good with a solo homer to left-center field in the bottom of the seventh inning, securing a 2-1 victory over Phillies Saturday afternoon at PNC Park.

Davis’ homer came against Phillies starter Ranger Suarez, who was the game’s losing...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Last year, Bryce Harper played through a right wrist injury that produced, as he recalled in spring training, “pretty good pain” but subsided with rest in the offseason.

It’s back.

After sitting out Friday’s game to receive treatment and undergo a late-night MRI exam, Harper went on the 10-day injured list Saturday. ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Griffin Jax left an elevated changeup to Toronto Blue Jay designated hitter George Springer in the eighth inning Saturday, and he started talking to himself as soon as Springer hit the ball.

Twins left fielder Willi Castro raced the base of the wall, timed his jump, but the ball dropped a few rows into the seats for a go-ahead, ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Standing in front of his locker late Friday night, Julio Rodríguez could have pushed the discussion to another day. Coming off a fourth straight Mariners loss wasn’t necessarily the optimal time to talk about something as personal as having his home invaded.

But Rodríguez wanted to address what happened more than a month...Read more

ST. LOUIS — And it was supposed to be his day off.

Nolan Arenado put on his cleats, grabbed a bat, and came out of the dugout and into one of the most entertaining and captivating games of the season. He was just in time to deliver a walk-off RBI double in the ninth inning and send the Cardinals to a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles ...Read more

DETROIT — The Chicago Cubs came into the game Saturday leading baseball in runs scored (360) and runs driven in (345) and were fifth in home runs (85).

And that was after Tarik Skubal and Will Vest held them in check Friday night.

It wasn’t likely they’d be so quiet again. And they weren’t.

The Cubs slugged five home runs and rode a ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The number of Dodgers pitchers on the injured list grew by one Saturday when the team sidelined Tony Gonsolin because of discomfort in his surgically repaired right elbow.

An All-Star in 2022 when he won 16 games, Gonsolin missed all of 2024 and the first 30 games this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned to ...Read more