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Bryce Harper is in the lineup for Sunday's game, playing center field and batting fourth, a day after being hit in the kneecap by a pitch.

Los Angeles Angels All-Star outfielder Mike Trout is missing his fourth straight game with a nagging right wrist injury.

What chance New York has of reigniting the AL East race might depend on its historic success against the veteran lefty.

Giants catcher Buster Posey passed a concussion test Saturday after leaving Friday's game after taking a foul ball off his mask.

Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. struck out five and allowed two hits in four innings before exiting Saturday's game against the Dodgers with elbow discomfort.

Mike Scioscia, in his 19th season managing the Angels, is expected to step down at the end of this season, The Athletic reported.

Bryce Harper was struck in the sixth inning of Washington's doubleheader nightcap against the Reds on Saturday night and was replaced defensively in the top of the seventh.

The Astros held a pregame meeting inside the visiting clubhouse at Dodger Stadium on Saturday to discuss the arrival of Roberto Osuna, who will be added to the active roster Sunday after serving a 75-game suspension under MLB's domestic violence policy.

Nathan Eovaldi pitched eight innings of three-hit baseball, and the Red Sox stretched their AL East lead on the Yankees to 8.5 games.

Teams finishing up blowouts by using their hitters on the mound might be analytics' latest dubious gift to the game.

Maryland's Chris Rothe, who became the proud new owner of a 1955 Mickey Mantle Bowman card when it was found in a pack this weekend, said he has received a $50,000 offer for the card.

A sore right wrist has kept Angels center fielder Mike Trout out of the starting lineup for a third straight game Saturday at Cleveland. Trout injured his wrist Wednesday while sliding into a base.

Pirates left fielder Corey Dickerson, who is second in the NL with a .318 batting average, has recovered from a strained left hamstring and is off the DL.

An online mental health marketplace is giving free, confidential therapy sessions to Mets fans who fill out a form asking for their most difficult moments.

Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish, who has been on the DL since late May with triceps and elbow injuries, threw 55 pitches during a bullpen session and was pain-free.

Ian Kinsler, who had gone 4-for-10 since joining the Red Sox after a trade from the Angels, was placed on the DL with a strained left hamstring.

Forty years ago, the Yanks hung a near-impossible comeback on Boston. If they're outclassed again the next two games, history would need to repeat itself.

Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs in a game for the first time in his major league career, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-4 on Friday night.

Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler fractured his foot Friday night. He will be re-evaluated later this weekend, at which point the team will have a timetable for how long he'll be sidelined.

Andre Ethier, who spent his entire major league career with the Dodgers, was honored by the team Friday prior to their game against Houston. Ethier hoped to play this season, but realized in February that there wasn't a market for his services.