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Blue Jays designate Daniel Vogelbach for assignment
The Toronto Blue Jays designated Daniel Vogelbach for assignment on Friday and recalled prized prospect Addison Barger from Triple-A Buffalo.,The 31-year-old Vogelbach is batting just .186 with one homer and eight RBIs in 31 games for Toronto. The designated hitter had struck out 17 times in 70 at-b...
Reports: MLB umpire Pat Hoberg disciplined for gambling violation
Umpire Pat Hoberg has been disciplined for violating Major League Baseball's gambling rules and is appealing the decision, The Athletic and ESPN reported on Friday.,Per ESPN, Hoberg -- who has not umpired a game this season -- has denied betting on baseball. MLB issued a statement but did not clarif...
Rockies standout C Elias Diaz (calf) put on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed standout catcher Elias Diaz on the 10-day injured list prior to Friday's home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,The move was retroactive to Tuesday.,The reigning All-Star Game MVP sustained a strained left calf during Monday's loss to the Minnesota Twins. The club was ...
Pedro Pages, Kyle Gibson lift Cardinals past Cubs
Pedro Pages chose a good time to hit his first homer of the season, opening the top of the eighth with a solo shot to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon. ,Pages had one of the nine hits on the day for St. Louis, which opened a three-game seri...
White Sox activate OF Tommy Pham from injured list
The Chicago White Sox activated outfielder Tommy Pham from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,The 36-year-old veteran has been sidelined since June 2 with a sprained left ankle.,Pham is batting .280 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 33 games in his first season with the White Sox.,He is a lifetime .2...
No Sleepers, All Contenders in MLB's National League
There's a ton of contenders in the National League that will be feared come the MLB Playoffs....
Cubs' Jordan Wicks (oblique) exits game vs. Cardinals
Chicago Cubs left-hander Jordan Wicks exited Friday afternoon's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals after just 1 2/3 innings due to an oblique injury.,After striking out the first two batters of the second inning, Wicks allowed a single by Dylan Carlson and appeared to be experiencing some...
Astros release struggling slugger Jose Abreu
The Houston Astros released struggling slugger Jose Abreu from their major league roster on Friday.,The former American League MVP is batting just .124 with two homers and seven RBIs in 35 games this season.,Abreu was demoted to the Astros' Florida Complex League team on April 30. The three-time All...
Giants reinstate SS Nick Ahmed from injured list
The San Francisco Giants reinstated shortstop Nick Ahmed from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,He has been sidelined since being struck on the left wrist by a 108-mph line drive on May 9 at Colorado.,Ahmed, 34, is batting .236 with four doubles and 11 RBIs in 36 games in his first season with the ...
Giants plan to get creative in series opener vs. Angels
The San Francisco Giants will be riding the momentum of a series win over the Houston Astros as well as some good news regarding the health of their pitching staff when they open a three-game set against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.,The Giants have hung around the .500 mark this ...
Mariners turn to ace Luis Castillo in opener vs. Rangers
With the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers coming to Seattle for a three-game series starting Friday night, the Mariners decided to shuffle their starting rotation.,Instead of throwing ace Luis Castillo (5-7, 3.35 ERA) in the finale of a four-game series against the lowly Chicago White S...
Royals aim to take flight vs. Dodgers in opener of road trip
After pulling out a victory on their last breath Thursday, the Kansas City Royals soared toward Los Angeles for the opener of a three-game series against the Dodgers on Friday night., ,Kyle Isbel scored the winning run on Maikel Garcia's two-run double in the ninth inning for the 4-3 victory over th...
D-backs' Christian Walker on roll ahead of White Sox series
Christian Walker showed off his power by hitting two homers that traveled a combined 868 feet on Thursday.,The Arizona first baseman will look to provide more muscle on Friday when the Diamondbacks open a three-game series against the struggling Chicago White Sox in Phoenix.,Walker has hit three hom...
Young players in spotlight as Pirates oppose Rockies
The Colorado Rockies haven't spent much time at home lately, playing 10 of their past 13 games away from Denver. They will get a chance to recover from the road when they open a 10-game homestand Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Colorado will send right-hander Ryan Feltner (1-5, 5.74 ERA...
Twins hope Carlos Correa stays hot vs. Athletics
Carlos Correa is feeling reflective amid one of the hottest stretches of his career.,The veteran shortstop has eight hits in his past two games. He is batting .404 (21-for-52) with two homers and 16 RBIs in his past 13 games.,"I'm glad it's here with the Minnesota Twins," Correa said. "Ever since I ...
Astros, back from up-and-down road trip, take on Tigers
After a 3-3 road trip that included back-to-back, walk-off losses, the Houston Astros return home for a three-game weekend series against the Detroit Tigers that starts Friday.,Kyle Tucker (shin) has missed the past eight games and Yainer Diaz (hand) was out the past three for the Astros, who were u...
Braves, Rays try to get offenses going in series opener
The Atlanta Braves hope their bats will start to click once they return home to begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,Atlanta's offense was in hiding for much of its road trip, during which the Braves went 3-6. Atlanta ended a five-game losing streak, something it hadn't en...
Mets take on Padres with both coming off dramatic wins
Building momentum after a walk-off win wasn't difficult to do this week for the San Diego Padres.,The New York Mets hope they finally will be able to say the same thing Friday.,A pair of teams coming off dramatic wins are slated to begin a three-game series Friday night, when the Mets host the Padre...
Phillies, Orioles limp into weekend showdown
The Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies haven't had much to worry about this season.,However, both teams are probably anxious to wipe away the results from their most recent series finales.,They will get that chance as two of the majors' top three winningest teams begin a three-game series F...
Hot-hitting Red Sox begin series vs. rival Yankees
After a series victory over the National League-leading Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Red Sox will look to continue the momentum against the American League-leading New York Yankees as a three-game set begins Friday night.,The archrivals will be meeting for the first time this season. The series...