Baseball News

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New York finished with five home runs Wednesday night and 14 in the series sweep of the Rays, tying a major league record (Reds, 1999) for most homers in a two-game series.

Giants right-hander Landen Roupp will undergo an MRI on his knee after leaving Wednesday night's game against the Padres on a cart.

Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo was removed in the second inning against Washington because of neck stiffness.

Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson was placed on the injured list Wednesday because of a small fracture on the tip of his left thumb.

Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker, whose production at the plate has plummeted since July, was diagnosed in June with a hairline fracture in his hand, sources told ESPN.

The Red Sox called on the 2005 Silver Slugger (and current Boston coach) to be the deciding factor of their fantasy draft order.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will miss Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals while tending to a personal matter.

Trea Turner had five hits and a pair of RBIs, Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in five runs, and the Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Mariners with an 11-2 victory Wednesday.

Baseball's top pitching prospect, Bubba Chandler, is getting called up to the majors by the Pirates.

After crashing into the center-field fence in the first inning Wednesday, Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell had to leave the game on a cart.

Orioles closer Félix Bautista has had another major operation, this time to repair a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum.