CLEVELAND — From the time he made his 2025 debut in May, Baltimore Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers was one of MLB’s best starting pitchers, ending the season with a 1.81 ERA.

In 18 starts en route to earning a Cy Young Award vote, Rogers allowed more than three runs only one time — in his final outing of the season.

He’s now done so ...Read more

The San Francisco Giants (9-13) couldn’t finish off a sweep of the Washington Nationals Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park, ending their three-city, nine-game road trip with a 3-0 shutout loss.

After totaling 17 runs in the first two games of the series, San Francisco went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position despite totaling eight hits,...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After Saturday’s 13-inning marathon, the Pittsburgh Pirates needed a gem from Mitch Keller. Keller certainly delivered.

Keller completed seven innings for the first time since July 2, leading the Pirates to a 6-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pirates took two of three in the series and have not lost a game on consecutive ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It took a while for the San Diego Padres to create their first bit of offense in a couple nights.

It got a little scary after that. But the offense they ended up managing was plenty.

Two runs in the top of the eighth, which were answered by the Angels scoring once in a similar manner, were followed by two runs in the top of...Read more

SEATTLE — Luke Raley belted his fifth home run of the season to lead a long-awaited offensive breakthrough for the Seattle Mariners, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers before a sold-out crowd of 45,552 at T-Mobile Park Saturday afternoon.

Three days after the worst outing of his career, Andrés Mu�...Read more

DENVER — First baseman Troy Johnston got the big hits, but it was the Rockies’ resplendent relievers who deserved to take a bow on Saturday night at Coors Field.

In a heart-in-your-throat, 4-3 victory over the Dodgers, Colorado relievers Brennan Bernardino, Jaden Hill and Victor Vodnik combined to pitch 3 1/3 scoreless innings.

Vodnik ...Read more

HOUSTON — As he spoke about the significance of playing back home in Houston at the ballpark he saw big league games in growing up, Masyn Winn recalled what he did in 2024 during his first trip to face the Astros as the Cardinals’ shortstop.

“I homered into the Crawford Boxes. That was great. I want to say it was game two. Hopefully I can...Read more

Matt Chapman hit a run-scoring single in the top of the 12th inning and Caleb Kilian made it stand up as the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 for their third straight win.

Now 9-12, the Giants will look to sweep Washington Sunday and complete a 5-4 road trip. After an off day, the Giants open a three-game series against ...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Chicago White Sox saw an early five-run lead slowly slip away Saturday, suffering a 7-6 loss in 11 innings to the Athletics in front of 11,131 at Sutter Health Park.

Colson Montgomery, Andrew Benintendi and Munetaka Murakami homered for the Sox. The A’s Nick Kurtz hit a tying two-run home run in the seventh ...Read more

BOSTON — Tarik Skubal has reached a level of dominance where any smudge on his line score draws a gasp.

Given an early four-run cushion Saturday, Skubal, despite one little hiccup, made it stand up and the Tigers evened the series with a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Skubal, the reigning two-time Cy Young winner, blew ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Mets’ losing streak has now hit double digits.

It almost felt inevitable. Tied with the Chicago Cubs at 1-1 for nearly four innings, something had to break, and the Mets, at the moment, are fundamentally broken. Right-hander Freddy Peralta came out of the game in the bottom of the sixth after getting the first two outs, then ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ vision is finally coming into sight.

Back in December of 2024, when the Yankees signed Max Fried to a historic contract, they envisioned the left-hander forming an elite one-two punch with right-hander Gerrit Cole atop their rotation.

Left-hander Carlos Rodón, a multi-time All-Star in his own right, was supposed to...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The back-and-forth discussion spanned a dozen minutes before 11 of 13 city council members metaphorically raised their hands, pledging up to $600 million to the Kansas City Royals for a downtown baseball stadium.

The overwhelming vote represented a major step forward in a conversation that has frequently stepped sideways, ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — I'd heard Arte Moreno had told people recently that he thought the Angels could command $4 billion. He might sell the team. He might not. But the figure seemed ambitious, since no major league team ever had sold for even $3 billion.

Until Friday, that is, when the Wall Street Journal first reported the San Diego Padres were ...Read more