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How do you solve the puzzle of rising strikeouts? For Betts and the Red Sox, it's all about jumping on the good stuff early.

Racking up regular-season wins is great, but Boston will be remembered for how it fares in October.

With the awards battles far too close to call, we created a new formula to separate the favorites from the pack. Plus, a chat with Terry Francona.

After going the distance and improving to 4-0 since being acquired by Chicago, Cole Hamels is looking like this year's Justin Verlander.

Atlanta rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his 21st home run and got hit by another Miami pitch, though tempers stayed in check this time and the Braves went on to beat the Marlins 5-0 on Thursday night.

Giants pitcher Derek Holland issued an apology Thursday, a day after he appeared on the television show Intentional Talk and spoke in a mock Asian accent.

Don't look now, but the Phillies' Aaron Nola might have passed Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom as the top candidate for the Cy Young Award.

Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish said Thursday that until doctors diagnosed him with a stress reaction in his right elbow, he had concerns that the pain he was feeling was a "mental weakness."

Wearing black spikes from 2007 -- his new ones arrive Friday -- Matt Holliday finished 0-for-3 but nearly hit a home run in Colorado's 4-3 win against the Padres on Thursday.

White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech said offensive tweets he posted in high school and has since deleted do not represent who he is now.

David Price earned his fifth straight win for the Red Sox, who had three bases-loaded doubles in a six-run fifth to help split a four-game series vs. the Indians.

Matt Holliday, who played for the Rockies from 2004 to 2008, was called up and is back with the team, starting in left field against the Padres on Thursday.

As two of the NL East's three Cy Young contenders square off in Washington, we go inside the stats behind their dominance.

Kenley Jansen gave up another ninth-inning home run as the Cardinals completed a sweep that might be the beginning of the end for L.A.

For the Nationals to get back in the playoff hunt, they can't count on ninth-inning comebacks. They need Stephen Strasburg at his best.

Matt Carpenter, who is making a late-season push for MVP, and the Cardinals seek a third-straight win against the Dodgers as they climb the NL Central standings.

Padres infielder Wil Myers has a cut on his nose after taking a ground ball to the face while practicing at third base, his new position.

While Cleveland Indians outfielder Leony Martin is recovering well after being treated for a life-threatening bacterial infection, he won't play again this season, manager Terry Francona said Wednesday.

All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman wants to use his 10-day stint on the DL to "recuperate" after dealing with knee pain much of the season.

Outfielder Rajai Davis was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a non-baseball-related medical condition, the Indians said.