Baseball News

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper homered for the first time this season in the fifth inning, but Philadelphia lost its sixth straight game, 7-4, to the Boston Red Sox.

Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup against the Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh because of left wrist discomfort.

Harrison Bader played hero in a 3-2 win over the Rays.

After losing the series against the Rockies, the Mets will head to Cincinnati for three games against the Reds beginning on Tuesday.

The Red Sox placed Christian Arroyo on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain Sunday.

The Marlins reinstated infielder Joey Wendle from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and optioned infielder Xavier Edwards to Triple-A Jacksonville.

New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino said it was "unnecessary" that the team decided to have him pitch in a controlled minor league intrasquad game on Friday and not in a game with Class A Tampa.

Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out the starting lineup for the second straight game due to left wrist discomfort.

Severino, working his way back from a lat injury suffered at the end of spring training, will begin a rehab assignment this week with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Vida Blue, who won the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young awards and three straight World Series titles with the A's, has died at 73.

Hamilton, often reserved, flashed large smiles after the game and kept the ball from his first save.

Dodger Stadium is the home to the seven-time world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. But in the 1950s, the land around it belonged to families who are now seeking reparations for what they lost.

Andrew McCutchen led the last successful era of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. The veteran outfielder is back and thriving -- and so is the team.