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Andrew Cashner, who is 9-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 17 starts for the Orioles this season, had been traded to the Red Sox in exchange for two minor league prospects.

Blue Jays closer Ken Giles was unavailable for Saturday's game against the Yankees because of nerve inflammation in his elbow that potentially stemmed from a massage he had over the All-Star break, manager Charlie Montoyo said.

Back from a tiring stretch before the All-Star break, the Cubs look ready to bust out for some impressive numbers on the scoreboard.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, who was 7-0 with a 0.84 ERA in his last nine starts before the All-Star break, has gone on the injured list with a back strain.

Andrew Cashner, who is 9-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 17 starts for the Orioles this season, had been traded to the Red Sox in exchange for two minor league prospects.

Francisco Cervelli, who suffered his sixth documented concussion in the major leagues, denied saying that he wanted to stop playing the catcher position for the Pirates.

Frustrated with the strike zone, Rangers pitcher Jesse Chavez removed his glasses and offered them to the plate umpire Rob Drake as he walked off the mound Friday night.

Taylor Cole and Felix Pena wore Tyler Skaggs' uniform while combining to no-hit the Mariners in the Angels' first home game since their teammate's death.

Taylor Cole and Felix Pena are combining for a no-hitter in Los Angeles through seven innings.

Mike Trout, one of Tyler Skaggs' closest friends on the team, crushed a first-inning home run that, fittingly, traveled 454 feet.

Brodie Van Wagenen expressed confidence in the New York Mets shortly after the former agent was hired for his first general manager job in the offseason.

Reliving the play at the plate that landed him in the hospital on Sunday, Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy said Friday that he remembers getting leveled by Jake Marisnick and nothing else until he was carried onto a golf cart in Houston.

Zack Cozart will not return this season but is hopeful of swinging the bat again in six weeks and heading into a healthy offseason.

Zack Cozart will not return this season but is hopeful of swinging the bat again in six weeks and heading into a healthy offseason.

The Mets signed Matt Kemp to a minor league contract in May. He appeared in eight games for Triple-A affiliate Syracuse.

The Indians hope starter Corey Kluber might be able to come back sometime later this season.

Manager Dave Martinez says an MRI on Max Scherzer's back came back negative.

Astros shortstop Alex Bregman, who needed four stitches after a ground ball bounced up and hit him on the chin Thursday, is out of the lineup on Friday.

The Cardinals have scratched Adam Wainwright from Friday's start due to back spasms. Daniel Ponce de Leon will take the place of Wainwright, who has not been placed on the injured list.

Dwight Gooden said he became hooked on cocaine during the Mets' World Series championship season in 1986 and missed the teams' victory parade as he sat in a drug dealer's apartment.