ST. LOUIS — A Cardinals club that had not secured a one-run win through their first 25 games of the 2025 season had its bullpen seal the Milwaukee Brewers offense just enough to secure a 3-2 win Friday at Busch Stadium.

After Matthew Liberatore delivered six-plus innings and was charged with two runs (one earned), right-handers Kyle Leahy and...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Pablo López was only on the injured list for 16 days, but he might not have recognized the Twins he rejoined Friday. With their Opening Day starter back on the mound, the Twins provided him with more runs to work with than in his three previous starts this year — combined.

Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach each homered, Larnach...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Houston Astros were reintroduced to vintage Seth Lugo on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals veteran was masterful across eight innings in the club’s 2-0 victory. The Royals have now won five consecutive games after dropping six straight from April 14-19.

Lugo surrendered three hits in the game....Read more

WASHINGTON — The New York Mets’ winning streak came to an end Friday night at Nationals Park, but the controversy surrounding will undoubtedly provide a few days of fodder.

Jesse Winker hit into what was ruled as a triple play in the top of the fourth inning, but replays showed that first-base umpire Alfonso Marquez made the wrong call. ...Read more

NEW YORK — With two Toronto Blue Jays already on, nobody out and the Yankees clinging to a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning, the Bronx faithful began begging for Luke Weaver on Friday night.

“We want Weaver,” the crowd demanded with Devin Williams on the mound.

The embattled closer went on to surrender a two-run double to Alejandro Kirk. ...Read more

CHICAGO — With two out in the seventh inning Friday, Trea Turner came to the plate as the tying run. On deck: Bryce Harper. Kyle Schwarber waited in the wings.

Everything lined up for a Phillies comeback.

Turner got ahead in the count, then took a strike. He got a fastball over the plate and hit it hard — 105.8 mph off the bat, according ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Pittsburgh Pirates appeared well on their way to their first sweep after going up three runs in two innings. The Angels fought back from there.

The Angels scored four unanswered runs — three off starter Carmen Mlodzinski and a Zach Neto solo homer off reliever Chase Shugart in the eighth inning — to win 4-3 on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Entering Thursday, the Nationals’ MacKenzie Gore had been perhaps the most dominant left-handed starting pitcher in baseball this season.

Through five starts, Gore had struck out a whopping 37.8% of opposing batters — the highest rate of any lefty starter in the major leagues. Meanwhile, the Orioles’ Cade Povich entered ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans exited early during Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies.

Ragans, who drew the matinee start, pitched three innings at Kauffman Stadium. He allowed four runs, including two homers, on 62 pitches. Additionally, Ragans walked two batters. He registered four ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — With the exception of Tuesday’s blowout loss, the Giants have been in every game that they’ve played this season. Comeback victories, whether in Cincinnati or New York or Philadelphia, have become the norm. Thursday, then, provided more of the same — with an added twist.

Willy Adames, who played for Milwaukee for three ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer pitches halfway around the world these days. On the day before he was scheduled to make his second start of the season, he signed a sworn statement in support of a lawsuit he filed last year in Los Angeles Superior Court. The final line of the statement: "Executed on this 11th day of April, 2025, at Yokohama, Japan."...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The hats the Twins wore on Thursday said “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”

Make it 10,001.

With standing water accumulating on the Target Field infield and warning tracks, Thursday’s finale against the White Sox was delayed after seven innings, and ultimately ended prematurely, with Chicago claiming a 3-0 victory.

Lenyn Sosa and ...Read more

BOSTON — After running over to protectively cover first base as the final out of the sixth inning was recorded, Bryan Woo turned and started toward the dugout. Slowly. Methodically.

If this was at home, a standing ovation would probably be in order. As it was at Fenway Park, the deserved applause for Woo came from the visiting dugout and the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Umpires call it a train wreck, a play that results in a horrific collision through no fault of the baserunner or fielder. No interference or obstruction is called. It’s considered “just baseball” and seemingly unavoidable.

The most recent example began with a bunt by Luis Arráez of the San Diego Padres against the Houston...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Roughly two weeks ago, Logan Webb took the mound at Oracle Park against the ace of a team from the NL Central, pitched a fantastic outing and ended up with a no decision. On Wednesday night, Webb again took the mound at Oracle Park against the ace of a team from the NL Central and pitched a fantastic outing. This time around, ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In his return to the ballpark where he spent the first half of his career, Andrew Heaney combined with three relievers for a two-hit gem.

The Pirates beat the Angels 3-0 at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night, facing just three batters over the minimum. Heaney had a no-hitter through the first four-plus innings and the Pirates ...Read more

BOSTON — When Emerson Hancock made his return to the majors last week after getting unexpectedly, and maybe unfairly, shipped to the minors following one start, there wasn’t a sense of bitterness even if it could be justified.

The way Hancock carried himself upon coming back to the Mariners was noticeable to the teammates around him.

“...Read more

CHICAGO — The stage was set for an intentional walk.

The Dodgers had the potential go-ahead runs in scoring position. First base was open with two out in the sixth. And, in his fourth at-bat of the night against Chicago Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, none other than Shohei Ohtani was at the plate.

For much of his Dodgers tenure over the last two...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals will conclude their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday after Wednesday’s game was postponed.

Inclement weather Wednesday initially delayed play at Kauffman Stadium. A significant line of rainstorms — with thunder and lightning — hit the KC metro around game time.

Neither...Read more