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Joe Maddon wasn't pleased with plate umpire Laz Diaz after his Cubs dropped a 2-1 decision to the Cardinals in 10 innings Friday, saying a missed call by Diaz on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the 10th factored into the outcome.

Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went deep in the eighth inning at Colorado on Friday, the final day of the month, to set the record with the 1,120th homer in May.

Josh Bell finished off his historic May with two more hits, Starling Marte added three hits and scored three times and the Pittsburgh Pirates pounced on struggling Milwaukee starter Jhoulys Chacin in a 9-4 victory Friday night.

Astros star Carlos Correa said he heard a "crack" when his masseuse pressed on his right side and figured "something was not right" when it hurt to breathe and while he was walking.

Albert Almora Jr. said he wants MLB to do whatever it takes to make sure no child is in danger of getting hit by a foul ball.

After a stellar 2018 campaign, Freeland has struggled this season, leading the NL in home runs given up and earned runs.

Diamondbacks right-hander Luke Weaver will miss extended time after being place on the injured list Friday due to a mild sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow along with a mild flexor pronator strain.

The Cardinals placed catcher Yadier Molina on the injured list retroactive to Wednesday due to a strained right thumb tendon. Molina suffered the injury last Saturday, but tried playing through the injury.

After a stellar 2018 campaign Freeland has struggled this year, leading the NL in home runs given up and earned runs.

Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin, who is 5-5 with a 3.02 ERA this season, has been placed on the IL with back tightness.

Sure, we've got Yankees-Red Sox. But there's more. Will Josh Bell keep sizzling? What's wrong with the Cardinals? And who's the big dog of the small markets?

Which schools produce the best pros? It's mostly the usual suspects -- plus a couple outliers.

The Cubs star fanned the Cubs-Cardinals flames with his winter comments about Chicago's rival city. Now he's making his first trip to town of the season.

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning of his latest dominant outing, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night.

Angels manager Brad Ausmus realizes he may have disappointed Japanese fans by sitting Shohei Ohtani out of Thursday's game against Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, but said he was just doing his job. Ohtani was 2-for-5 vs. Kikuchi playing in Japan.

Major League Baseball's overall average attendance through Wednesday is 1.4 percent below what it was at a similar point last season.

From the $300 million stars to some surprising bargains, we decide who is winning and losing on their winter investments two months into the season.

A young fan at Wednesday night's game between the Cubs and Astros in Houston was struck by a foul ball hit by Albert Almora Jr. and taken to the hospital.

For two months, the Dodgers outfielder has been virtually flawless in all aspects of the game, giving us a glimpse of what the greatest season ever would look like.

The AL East rivals have been anything but predictable this season. We set the stage for this weekend's series in New York.