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Playing during the age of strikeouts might provide the answer for which feat is more likely for the Angels' two-way star.

David Peralta connected twice in his first multihomer game and Nick Ahmed scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, sending the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

The Giants' Pablo Sandoval was summoned from third base to begin the ninth inning and, in his first major league pitching appearance, retired three straight batters on grounders.

This year's Cubs were built to win the way they did in 2016: with strong starting pitching. Now they're starting to fulfill those expectations.

Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, who is hitting .344 with eight home runs this season, left Saturday's game with hamstring tightness.

Dodgers' Yasiel Puig ran into a wall chasing down a foul ball and exited his team's first game in a doubleheader vs. the Giants with left hip soreness.

Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was not in the Angels' starting lineup Saturday, a day after suffering a mild ankle sprain during a loss to the New York Yankees.

The Giants activated starter Chris Stratton and plan to have him start Game 1 of the team's double-header against the Dodgers.

The Minnesota Twins say outfielder Byron Buxton is out indefinitely with a hairline fracture of his left big toe.

Kris Bryant, who missed four games, and Ben Zobrist, activated off the DL, are both returning to the Cubs' lineup against the Brewers.

Confusion remained the predominant feeling for the Yankees on Friday night as a few still struggled to figure out what all happened during a bizarre sequence in the middle of their game against the Angels.

Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani left Friday night's game against the Yankees with a mild ankle sprain and is day-to-day.

Early in the second inning, Rockies pitcher Tyler Anderson left his team's Friday win against the Marlins after concerns with his heartbeat.

The Brewers expect to be without first baseman Eric Thames for six to eight weeks.

Retired usher Phil Coyne turned 100 on Friday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates threw a party.

Yu Darvish righted the ship Friday, allowing an unearned run in six relaxed innings as Cubs fans serenaded him with calls of "Yuuuu!"

Rays manager Kevin Cash said of Chris Archer's sprint: "If I could have run out there myself and stopped him, I would have done it."

Boston's recent hot hitter Brock Holt goes to the disabled list with a hammy injury, but the Red Sox will see Xander Bogaerts return.

Jung Ho Kang apologized to his family and friends as well as the Pirates' franchise, players and fans after his DUI arrest in South Korea that led to him missing all of the 2017 season.

The Diamondbacks' ace you haven't heard of yet just might become the best pitcher in this offseason's loaded free-agent class.