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With his Yankees in a tailspin after a four-game sweep to the Red Sox, manager Aaron Boone said he hoped his team could look at this weekend as "the one that brought us together and allowed us to really grow even more as a club."

Free-agent reliever Greg Holland has reached agreement with the Nationals, according to a Fancred report.

Boston Red Sox left-handed ace Chris Sale, on the disabled list because of shoulder inflammation, will not return for this week's series in Toronto.

As he continues to rehab from the chip fracture he sustained in his right wrist a little over a week ago, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is still dealing with pain and discomfort and has yet to take any swings.

The A's added another arm to their bullpen on Sunday, acquiring reliever Shawn Kelley from the Nationals.

Astros outfielder George Springer left Sunday's game in Los Angeles with what the team called left thumb discomfort after trying to steal second base on a headfirst slide.

Roberto Osuna met his new Houston Astros teammates and addressed the club for 10 minutes in a closed-door meeting Sunday.

Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with right elbow discomfort, the team announced Sunday.

The Padres are allowing the Cardinals to claim Tyson Ross and the Brewers to take Jordan Lyles.

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.