NEW YORK – The Yankees have spent most of their season living on the edge, leading the Majors in contests decided by two runs or fewer. It’s been a steady diet of nail-biters, prompting manager Aaron Boone to remark that “nothing comes easy” for his club. They were due for

BOSTON -- After taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his last start, Tarik Skubal was nearly perfect through four innings against the Red Sox on Saturday in yet another masterful performance from the Tigers’ ace. Detroit would go on to win the game, 4-1, halting a nine-game road

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies badly need a break, and maybe they got one in the first inning on Saturday night. Brandon Marsh robbed Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. of a home run on the first pitch of the game at Citizens Bank Park. Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez started Acuña

PITTSBURGH -- It was just after 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon and the queue to enter PNC Park had stretched across the entirety of the Roberto Clemente Bridge into downtown Pittsburgh. Paul Skenes was 90 minutes away from making his fifth start of the season on his own bobblehead day at

PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Sale matched up against a fellow Cy Young Award candidate, but it was his battle against a fellow Hall of Fame candidate that highlighted his performance in the Braves' 3-1 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night. Sale limited the Phillies to one

There are marathon ballgames, and then there's whatever happened here. Let's paint a picture. Yesterday, the University of St. Thomas Tommies and the University of Northern Colorado Bears settled in for your standard Friday afternoon baseball game. First pitch took place, as scheduled, at 3 p.m. local time.

DENVER -- The Dodgers are planning to call up slugging left fielder/first baseman Ryan Ward, their No. 19 prospect per MLB Pipeline, according to a report by The Athletic. The club has not confirmed. “There’s some talk and right now, I’m gonna kind of stay hush on this,” manager Dave

Never take your friends for granted. Especially those who are willing to dress up like a hot dog to celebrate you at a baseball game. One Cubs fan celebrated her 50th birthday at Wrigley Field on Saturday, and she had one rule for her friends -- nearly 100 of them

It’s a classic ballplayer’s dream: having your name announced over the PA system as part of the starting lineup. But having your name announced by … Mickey Mouse? That probably wasn’t part of the equation. Until Saturday, anyway.

NEW YORK – For the first time this season, Salvador Perez wasn’t in the lineup on Saturday afternoon against the Yankees, with the Royals instead giving their veteran catcher a “mental breather,” according to manager Matt Quatraro. Perez is usually the designated hitter for day games after night games, like

It's a new era for the longstanding relationship between MLB and ESPN. Though ESPN is no longer the home for “Sunday Night Baseball” (now on NBC) or the Home Run Derby (now on Netflix), the sports broadcasting network is actually bringing fans more baseball than ever.

CHICAGO -- Cubs manager Craig Counsell was asked prior to Saturday’s game about an aspect of his aggressive mid-game decisions involving pinch-hitters. At times, it has been to replace rookie Moisés Ballesteros, a gifted hitter still developing at the Major League level. “This is a team,” Counsell said. “This is

CHICAGO -- If there was ever a matchup to snap the Mets’ nine-game skid, this was it. Freddy Peralta, who owned more wins (nine) and struck out more batters (131) against the Cubs than any other team in his career from his time with the Brewers, made his first start

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Throughout what has been a slow start to his sophomore campaign, neither Nick Kurtz nor the Athletics have shown an ounce of worry. For the A’s, there’s still no hitter they’d rather have up at the plate in a critical moment than the reigning American League Rookie

PITTSBURGH -- The funny thing is that the Rays and Pirates moved up Saturday’s first pitch by 30 minutes. Because in the end, it turned out to be a waiting game at PNC Park. First, the Rays had to stay patient through a frustrating start to the game, including a

CLEVELAND -- Guardians starter Gavin Williams snapped off a 2-2 slider to Samuel Basallo in the seventh inning on Saturday. The 85.7 mph offering landed on the outer half of the plate and froze the left-handed-hitting Orioles backstop, who was rung up for strike three. That punchout was part of

PHILADELPHIA – Phillies manager Rob Thomson hoped calling up Felix Reyes might provide a “a little bit of a shot of energy” Saturday night against Atlanta. Truthfully, he would’ve been happy to see anybody hit.

CLEVELAND -- The most dominant reliever in baseball so far this season has been Padres closer Mason Miller, and there's no question about it. The 27-year-old flamethrower has tossed 9 1/3 scoreless innings with only one hit allowed, 23 strikeouts and one walk over his first nine outings, riding a

PHILADELPHIA -- Things are going so poorly for the Phillies lately that closer Jhoan Duran hasn’t pitched since April 11, but he still landed on the 15-day injured list with a “very mild” strained left oblique. The Phillies placed him on the IL on Saturday (retroactive to Wednesday), recalling right-hander

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Kurt Suzuki’s impact on baseball extends well beyond the Major Leagues. At the Jackie Robinson Training Complex at Vero Beach, two of the players he once coached in Hawaii, twins Kelcee and Rylee Scarlett, are now taking part in the Trailblazer Series, an annual development event

SEATTLE -- George Kirby already paints the strike zone as well as any arm in the sport, but he’s extended his artistry to canvases away from the mound. And quite literally. Kirby has taken up painting as a way to harness his ever-evolving grasp of baseball’s mental side, which was

HOUSTON -- Masyn Winn, José Fermín and Alec Burleson all homered as the Cardinals extended their winning streak to four games with a 7-5 victory over the Astros on Saturday night at Daikin Park. Winn launched a two-run homer to the Crawford Boxes in left field in the third to

MIAMI — With all the injuries the Brewers’ offense has been hit with, they needed a strong performance from starter Brandon Woodruff on Saturday, what with the Marlins throwing ace Sandy Alcantara at them and all. Turns out, the Brewers got plenty against Alcantara, especially with Woodruff dealing the way

NEW YORK – Saturday afternoon’s 13-4 loss at Yankee Stadium had barely started before Matt Quatraro was forced to take an early exit. The Royals’ manager was ejected in the middle of the first inning for arguing with the umpiring crew about a lack of a balk call on Yankees