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Braves place All-Star 2B Ozzie Albies (fractured toe) on IL
Atlanta Braves standout second baseman Ozzie Albies was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a fractured right big toe....

Gio Urshela, Casey Mize help Tigers beat Rangers
Gio Urshela's two-out single knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the host Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers, 4-2, on Tuesday afternoon.,Detroit starter Casey Mize, making his first home start since April 9, 2022, held Texas to two runs and five hits in six innings with six strikeou...

Gio Urshela, Casey Mize help Tigers beat Rangers
Gio Urshela's two-out single knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the host Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers, 4-2, on Tuesday afternoon....

Dodgers great Carl Erskine dies at 97
Carl Erskine, who made the move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles with the Dodgers, died Tuesday at his home in Anderson, Ind. He was 97.,The Indianapolis Star reported he succumbed after a brief illness.,One of the "Boys of Summer," as immortalized by author Roger Kahn, Erskine appeared in 335 games (21...

Dodgers great Carl Erskine dies at 97
Carl Erskine, who made the move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles with the Dodgers, died Tuesday at his home in Anderson, Ind. He was 97....

Reports: Dodgers to call up top OF prospect Andy Pages
The Los Angeles Dodgers, seeking a spark from their outfielders' bats, are calling up Andy Pages from Triple-A Oklahoma City, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,Pages, who had shoulder surgery last season, was with the Dodgers in spring training. His blistering start to the season -- .371 average, f...

Reports: Dodgers to call up top OF prospect Andy Pages
The Los Angeles Dodgers, seeking a spark from their outfielders' bats, are calling up Andy Pages from Triple-A Oklahoma City, multiple outlets reported Tuesday....

Hall of Fame skipper Whitey Herzog dies at 92
Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager of the 1982 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, died Tuesday at the age of 92.,"On behalf of the entire St. Louis Cardinals organization, I would like to offer our condolences to the family and many friends of Whitey Herzog," team chairman and chief exe...

Hall of Fame skipper Whitey Herzog dies at 92
Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager of the 1982 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, died Tuesday at the age of 92....

Rangers calling up RHP Jack Leiter for Thursday debut
The Texas Rangers are calling up right-hander Jack Leiter to make his major league debut on Thursday.,Leiter, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft, is scheduled to start the series finale against the Tigers in Detroit.,Leiter is 1-1 with a 3.77 ERA in three games (two starts) this season at Trip...

Rangers calling up RHP Jack Leiter for Thursday debut
The Texas Rangers are calling up right-hander Jack Leiter to make his major league debut on Thursday....

Report: Twins sign 2B/OF Tony Kemp to minors deal
The Minnesota Twins signed second baseman/outfielder Tony Kemp to a minor league deal, the New York Post reported Tuesday.,Kemp, 32, opened the season with Baltimore but was designated for assignment last week when the Orioles called up No. 1 overall prospect Jackson Holliday.,Kemp went unclaimed on...

Beleaguered Marlins look to halt slide in rematch vs. Giants
The Miami Marlins are 3-14 and off to the worst 17-game start in franchise history.,The Marlins are determined to take their frustration out on the other side Tuesday when they host the San Francisco Giants in the second game in a three-game series. The Giants rallied from a three-run deficit to pos...

Report: Twins sign 2B/OF Tony Kemp to minors deal
The Minnesota Twins signed second baseman/outfielder Tony Kemp to a minor league deal, the New York Post reported Tuesday....

Beleaguered Marlins look to halt slide in rematch vs. Giants
The Miami Marlins are 3-14 and off to the worst 17-game start in franchise history....

Nationals' Patrick Corbin hopes to rebound in matchup vs. Dodgers
Intent on getting his season on track, Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin will visit familiar surroundings on Tuesday night.,When he faces Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, the outing will give Corbin (0-2, 8.44 ERA) his most appearances at a venue he has never called his home park.,Once a...

Nationals' Patrick Corbin hopes to rebound in matchup vs. Dodgers
Intent on getting his season on track, Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin will visit familiar surroundings on Tuesday night....

Amid 'different' pregame meetings, M's look to top Reds again
It took one-tenth of the season, but the Seattle Mariners finally showed what they're capable of doing offensively Monday night.,Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger homered as the Mariners defeated Cincinnati 9-3. The three-game interleague series between the teams will continue Tuesday night in Seattle...

Veteran Lance Lynn looks for first win in 2024 vs. A's
Lance Lynn attempts to trace the footsteps of fellow veteran righty Sonny Gray and break into the win column as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals go for a second straight victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.,Pitching at the site of his early career success, Gray dominated the series o...

Amid 'different' pregame meetings, M's look to top Reds again
It took one-tenth of the season, but the Seattle Mariners finally showed what they're capable of doing offensively Monday night....