BOSTON — Tarik Skubal has reached a level of dominance where any smudge on his line score draws a gasp.

Given an early four-run cushion Saturday, Skubal, despite one little hiccup, made it stand up and the Tigers evened the series with a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Skubal, the reigning two-time Cy Young winner, blew ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Mets’ losing streak has now hit double digits.

It almost felt inevitable. Tied with the Chicago Cubs at 1-1 for nearly four innings, something had to break, and the Mets, at the moment, are fundamentally broken. Right-hander Freddy Peralta came out of the game in the bottom of the sixth after getting the first two outs, then ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ vision is finally coming into sight.

Back in December of 2024, when the Yankees signed Max Fried to a historic contract, they envisioned the left-hander forming an elite one-two punch with right-hander Gerrit Cole atop their rotation.

Left-hander Carlos Rodón, a multi-time All-Star in his own right, was supposed to...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The back-and-forth discussion spanned a dozen minutes before 11 of 13 city council members metaphorically raised their hands, pledging up to $600 million to the Kansas City Royals for a downtown baseball stadium.

The overwhelming vote represented a major step forward in a conversation that has frequently stepped sideways, ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — I'd heard Arte Moreno had told people recently that he thought the Angels could command $4 billion. He might sell the team. He might not. But the figure seemed ambitious, since no major league team ever had sold for even $3 billion.

Until Friday, that is, when the Wall Street Journal first reported the San Diego Padres were ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The San Diego Padres’ winning was interrupted Friday night by their starting pitcher problems.

Their starters at times struggle to keep them in games, and they even more frequently struggle to get opposing starters out of games in a timely manner.

Both happened Friday, as the Angels ended the Padres’ winning streak at ...Read more

SEATTLE — June can’t get here soon enough.

A somber spring slumber rolled along for the Seattle Mariners and their lackluster lineup Friday, shut down 5-0 in a series-opening loss to the Texas Rangers before a crowd of 28,253 at T-Mobile Park.

For the Mariners (8-13), it was another sleepwalking performance in a young season quickly ...Read more

HOUSTON — Facing a starter making his season debut Friday night at Daikin Park, the Cardinals' offense got off the ground early to take a lead against the Astros. And late-inning blasts by two bats looking to lift their production added to it.

Clinging to a 4-3 lead through six innings in a series-opening matchup vs. Houston, the Cardinals ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Ryan gave up three hits and zero walks across six innings on Friday, another quality start from the ace of the Twins' starting rotation, and it will only be remembered as a loss.

Ryan surrendered a two-run double to Eugenio Suárez in the fourth inning, five pitches after an error in the infield, and the Twins failed to ...Read more

DENVER — The hottest team in baseball, the coldest game in franchise history.

And a California kid on the mound, battling the inclement elements, this time beating the 35-degree chill.

Last April, a deluge in Philadelphia derailed the Dodgers and Tyler Glasnow in a frustrating defeat against the Phillies.

On Friday, in his first game at ...Read more

The Giants rediscovered their offense Friday, battering one of their former pitchers and winning, 10-5, against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.

Coming as it did after a 3-0 win over Cincinnati to close out that series, the Giants improved to 8-12 and could return home with a 5-4 road trip should they sweep Washington with wins on ...Read more

NEW YORK — Ryan McMahon’s struggles have been well documented during the early parts of his 2026 season.

The third baseman entered the night hitting .119 with just five singles to account for.

He had yet to have an extra-base hit until Friday night — a go-ahead, two-run home run that helped the Yankees secure a 4-2 win against the Kansas...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Ahead of Taijuan Walker’s start against the Braves Friday night, the Phillies tried changing up his routine.

The first inning has been especially problematic for Walker this season: In his first three starts, he had a 27.00 ERA in the first inning. The idea was that ramping up his pitches at the end of his pregame bullpen and...Read more

BOSTON — When the Red Sox signed Ranger Suarez to a five-year, $130 million contract this past offseason, this is exactly the kind of performance they had in mind.

No overpowering stuff. Not a lot of swing and miss. But a never ending stream of soft contact leading to one zero after another on the scoreboard.

Suarez was excellent on Friday, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — After Brandon Lowe’s deep fly ball skipped off the warning track and into the left-field stands for a ground-rule double, fireworks — which are intended for home runs — boomed above PNC Park.

That was in the bottom of the second inning Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. Four innings later, in the sixth, the fireworks ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Orioles were nearly no-hit on Thursday. Somehow, the offense looked just as bad on Friday.

Through seven innings, it appeared the Orioles had left their bats back in Baltimore and were still waiting on them to be shipped to Cleveland. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, they came alive in the eighth inning, scoring three runs to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Fans chanted his name. Teammates toasted his name. His manager deified his name, claiming he had just unleashed one of the greatest bullpen performances in baseball history.

Everybody loved him. Nobody doubted him. And in the middle of the Dodgers' postseason run last October, nobody was more valuable than him.

Remember Roki ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Orioles’ decision to shut down Jackson Holliday after he struggled at the plate during his minor league rehabilitation assignment raised concerns about the health of his wrist.

The Orioles didn’t provide much clarity about Holliday’s injury, only describing the cause of the shutdown as “mild right wrist soreness.” ...Read more