Lawrence Butler lined a two-run, tie-breaking triple in the ninth inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series with a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.In a 4-all game… MORE

Lawrence Butler lined a two-run, tie-breaking triple in the ninth inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series with a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.In a 4-all game… MORE
Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs and the Boston Red Sox scored seven runs in the first inning en route to a 13-6 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.Abreu hit an inside-the-park… MORE
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 5-4 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.Guerrero’s two-run single in a four… MORE
Andrew Heaney and Chase Shugart combined on a four-hit shutout and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense remained hot during a 7-0 rout of the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.Heaney (4-7) he… MORE
Zack Wheeler struck out 10 over eight effective innings as the host Philadelphia Phillies posted a 4-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday.Wheeler (8-3) allowed six hits without a walk before T… MORE
For the second time this season, Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Eflin has been placed on the injured list.The Orioles recalled right-hander Brandon Young, and, according to reports, he wil… MORE
The New York Yankees placed reliever Fernando Cruz on the injured list Monday with a left oblique strain.The move is retroactive to June 28.Cruz returned June 3 from a previous 15-day IL stint,… MORE
Eight-time All-Star Bryce Harper was reinstated to the Philadelphia Phillies’ active roster on Monday after missing the last 22 games with right wrist inflammation.During Harper’s stint on the 10-d… MORE
Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured rib.The team announced the decision after imaging revealed Pena has a “small fracture in one of th… MORE
Catcher Austin Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the San Francisco Giants.The 35-year-old Barnes is expected to train at the Giants’ rookie facility in Arizona. San Francisco opens a serie… MORE