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Tigers lose 14-8 slugfest to Rays
TAMPA, Fla. – This is what happens when a hot offensive team faces a pitcher searching for his game.
The Tampa Bay Rays, winners of six of their last eight games, KO’d Jack Flaherty in the third inning and beat the Tigers, 14-8, Friday night at George Steinbrenner Field.
Flaherty was charged with eight runs in just 2 1/3 innings. After a ...Read more

Twins' June struggles continue with 17-6 loss to Brewers
MINNEAPOLIS — Milwaukee right-hander Jacob Misiorowski was removed from his major league debut on June 12 at St. Louis after slipping on the mound while throwing a pitch because of cramps. He had thrown five no-hit innings at that point, with his fastball reaching 102 miles per hour.
Most of his outing Friday night at Target Field was simply ...Read more

Diamondbacks beat the heat, wallop the Rockies in high-scoring affair
DENVER — There may be no cryin’ in baseball, but there were a whole lot of Ryans at Coors Field on Friday night.
The Ryans in the Colorado Rockies lineup had a good night, much to the delight of a large group of their namesakes taking part in a “Ryan meetup,” but it wasn’t enough to combat the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup in a 14-8 ...Read more

To back Andre Pallante's quality start, Cardinals produce five-run frame in win over Reds
ST. LOUIS — Looking to provide distance for a Cardinals bullpen that needed to use each of its relievers on Thursday during a doubleheader vs. the White Sox, starter Andre Pallante turned in his second scoreless outing of six or more innings this season when he faced the Reds on Friday night.
The stability provided by Pallante’s start ...Read more

Orioles get to Max Fried early, pull ahead late in 5-3 win over Yankees
NEW YORK — The way the Baltimore Orioles must scratch and claw for every win they can get right now, nobody in the third base dugout at Yankee Stadium was going to complain about a wall scraper falling in their favor Friday night.
Ramón Urías hit a go-ahead, 337-foot home run in the eighth inning to help the Orioles (33-42) come back and ...Read more

Phillies knocks off Mets, assume sole possession of first place in the NL East
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler delivered the pitch and looked in at the home plate umpire, as though he expected a called third strike.
Ball three.
It was the right call. Wheeler’s sinker was inside, a smidge off the plate. But Jonathan Parra called strikes on similar pitches Friday night, and if he had done so there, Wheeler would’ve ...Read more

Dylan Hernández: What did bowing to Donald Trump get the Dodgers? A visit from federal agents.
LOS ANGELES — They groveled at his feet when they visited him at the White House in April, owner Mark Walter applauding when he lied about egg prices and team president Stan Kasten laughing at his attempts at humor.
They remained silent when he flooded their city with federal agents, chief marketing officer Lon Rosen refusing to comment on ...Read more
Sloppy outfield play from Oneil Cruz, Alexander Canario dooms Pirates in loss to Rangers
PITTSBURGH — The Pirates had an adventure in the outfield at PNC Park on Friday night. It ended with a 6-2 Texas Rangers win.
It started on the fourth pitch of the game. With a runner on first, outfielder Sam Haggerty hit what looked to be a routine single to center off Mike Burrows. Instead, the ball went under center fielder Oneil Cruz’s ...Read more

Dave Roberts suspended one game by MLB for actions during Dodgers-Padres game
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will serve a one-game suspension Friday night against the Washington Nationals after Thursday’s bases-clearing altercation against the San Diego Padres.
In addition to the suspension, Major League Baseball announced Roberts was fined an undisclosed amount. Padres manager Mike Shildt was also ...Read more

Pirates' Dennis Santana suspended 4 games for incident with fan in Detroit, will appeal
PITTSBURGH — Pirates reliever Dennis Santana has been suspended four games for his “aggressive conduct towards a fan,” Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations, announced Friday. Santana has elected to appeal the suspension and is eligible to play while the appeal is heard.
The suspension stems from an incident ...Read more

Happy in San Francisco, Rafael Devers says he regrets 'nothing' about Red Sox tenure
BOSTON — If the buzzword of Monday evening’s post-trade videoconference with Red Sox president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow was “alignment,” then the theme of Rafael Devers’ media availability on Friday was "Don’t look back, you’re not going that way."
Hours before his first game against the franchise he’...Read more

Cal Raleigh clubs two more homers as Mariners rally past Cubs
CHICAGO — Cubs fans found out early Friday that they would have a chance to honor one of the greatest home run hitters in history, Sammy Sosa, as he made his first public return to Wrigley Field since 2004.
After the 40,787 in attendance got a chance to honor Sosa before the bottom of the second inning, they watched the player who is so far ...Read more

While Dodgers wait to speak, Jaime Jarrín, Kiké Hernández and others support immigrants
LOS ANGELES — Amid the Dodgers' silence about federal immigration raids in Southern California, a familiar voice that has comforted immigrants for years emerged.
Jaime Jarrín, the former Spanish-language voice of the Dodgers who captivated thousands of fans for decades and served as Fernando Valenzuela's translator during Fernandomania, ...Read more

Cal Raleigh clubs two more homers as Mariners rally past Cubs
CHICAGO — Cubs fans found out early Friday that they would have a chance to honor one of the greatest home run hitters in history, Sammy Sosa, as he made his first public return to Wrigley Field since 2004.
After the 40,787 in attendance got a chance to honor Sosa before the bottom of the second inning, they watched the player who is so far ...Read more

Yankees' Luke Weaver makes speedy return from injured list
NEW YORK — The Yankees boosted their bullpen on Friday, activating Luke Weaver from the injured list prior to their series-opener against the Baltimore Orioles.
The expected move marks a speedy, rehab assignment-less return for the righty, who strained his left hamstring during a mid-game stretch at Dodger Stadium on June 1. Weaver was ...Read more

Sammy Sosa returns to Wrigley Field for 1st time since his controversial Cubs exit in 2004
CHICAGO — Sammy Sosa is back.
Again.
The former Chicago Cubs outfielder returned to Wrigley Field Friday for the first time since his controversial exit in 2004 after reuniting with the organization in January at the Cubs Convention.
Sosa’s return was supposed to be a surprise reveal after a video highlight package was played in the “...Read more

Bill Shaikin: Why is Dodger Stadium SO LOUD?
LOS ANGELES — The two New York teams dropped by Dodger Stadium a couple of weeks ago, first the Yankees and then the Mets, and broadcasters for each team made sure to complain about how loud it was.
“The Dodger Stadium center field speakers are in full assault mode,” Yankees radio voice Dave Sims tweeted.
On the ESPN Sunday night ...Read more

Contentious Dodgers-Padres series ends with benches clearing and managers ejected
LOS ANGELES — Seven times in the last 10 days, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have faced one another.
In the last inning of the last one of those games Thursday night, mounting tensions between the clubs — and their respective managers — finally spilled onto the field.
At the end of the Padres’ 5-3 win against the Dodgers...Read more

Orioles bounce back to beat Rays, 4-1, behind clutch start, big blast
TAMPA, Fla. — Before Thursday, the last time an Baltimore Orioles manager pleaded Charlie Morton to eat innings, one of the worst losses in franchise history followed.
On Easter Sunday, Baltimore’s bullpen was gassed. Then-skipper Brandon Hyde didn’t hesitate when expressing what the Orioles needed. “Come on, Charlie Morton. Need you,�...Read more
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