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Buffalo, New York – Rowdy Tellez drove in four runs, and the Blue Jays bullpen provided Toronto’s injury depleted group of starters a much needed rest. And yet overshadowing Toronto’s 9-1 route of the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night were questions of whether both teams should have played as […]

Chicago – Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Tuesday night. With the seats at Guaranteed Rate Field empty, the hollers of his teammates echoed around […]

Cleveland – The Minnesota Twins are halfway to another division title. Now if they could just get fully healthy. Miguel Sano hit a two-run homer, Kenta Maeda struck out seven over five innings and Nelson Cruz connected for a solo shot to lead the injury-riddled Twins to a 3-2 win […]

The three men who managed the Orix Buffaloes prior to Norifumi Nishimura — Akinobu Okada, Hiroshi Moriwaki and Junichi Fukura — had two winning seasons in a combined nine years in charge. They made just one trip to the postseason — in 2014 when Moriwaki’s team finished in second place […]

Chicago – Chicago Cubs ace Yu Darvish is rolling. Not even the slugging White Sox could take him down. Darvish struck out 10 in his career-high fifth consecutive victory, and the Cubs beat the White Sox 2-1 on Sunday to stop the South Siders’ seven-game win streak. “Seeing what he […]

San Diego – There were no flashy grand slams for the San Diego Padres, just a gritty, grind-em-out effort from the bullpen after Garrett Richards lasted only two innings. Javy Guerra took over after Richards departed and Manny Machado hit a pair of RBI singles for the Padres, who beat […]

Washington – Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with carpal tunnel neuritis on his throwing hand after seeing a nerve specialist, manager Dave Martinez said Friday. Martinez said surgery could be an option but he has yet to talk with the 2019 World Series MVP. Strasburg was put on […]

MIAMI – The New York Mets found two in their organization had tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, Major League Baseball said, prompting the postponement of two games. The finale of the Mets’ four-game series at Miami was called off an hour before it was scheduled to start Thursday night. […]

OSAKA – Norifumi Nishimura announced Thursday that he will step down as manager of the Pacific League’s Orix Buffaloes and that farm manager Satoshi Nakajima will take charge as acting manager. Norifumi Nishimura | KYODO The 60-year-old Nishimura was promoted from head coach to manager last season and finished last […]

SEATTLE – Yusei Kikuchi, who was scratched from his last start due to neck spasms, lasted just 4 2/3 innings as the Seattle Mariners fell 6-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Kikuchi (0-2) started opposite Clayton Kershaw (3-1) and gave up five runs on four hits with five […]