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Brewers smash Mariners 22-0, matching baseball’s modern-era record for biggest shutout
Since 1901, the only previous 22-0 victories were by Pittsburgh over the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975, and by Cleveland at the New York Yankees on Aug. 31, 2004.
Cardinals’ Joshua Báez hits 3 homers in his first 3 at-bats in historic major league debut
Joshua Báez became the first player to hit a home run in each of his first three at-bats in the majors, leading the Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
The month that turned the Red Sox from a disappointment into MLB’s hottest team
A month ago, the Boston Red Sox were 32-46 and facing a lost season. Since then, they matched a historic 1946 winning streak and clawed back into the playoff race. Here’s how they turned it around.
Bryce Harper says FanDuel used his Cameo video as reward to gambler without his consent
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that FanDuel customer Terry Thompson lost $1.5 million, according to a lawsuit.
Skenes, Misiorowski, Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances. 4 Dodgers elected to start.
Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes, Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski and the Dodgers’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances because of starts next weekend, while four players from the World Series champion Dodgers were voted to the National League’s starting lineup.
Nats’ Cade Cavalli apologizes for telling Willson Contreras to ‘sit down, boy’
Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting, “Sit down, boy!” at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches-clearing scrum a night earlier.
Guardians rookie loses track of outs and tosses live ball into stands in costly gaffe
Cooper Ingle lost track of the number of outs in the seventh inning and threw the ball into the stands, allowing the Texas Rangers to score the go-ahead run in a 4-2 victory over the Guardians on Tuesday night.
Disappointing Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza amid six-game losing streak
Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green
Shohei Ohtani could return Saturday after welcoming second child
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani could be back in the Los Angeles lineup on Saturday after missing one game for the birth of his second child
Ball bounces off Angels outfielder Jo Adell’s head for a home run
Earlier this season, Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell had an incredible night to remember on defense, when he robbed the Seattle Mariners of three home runs.