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Giants second baseman Donovan Solano will be out at least 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19, while Buster Posey missed his second straight game with left knee discomfort.

Chris Sale joined Sandy Koufax on Thursday as the only pitchers on record with three career immaculate innings.

The San Francisco Giants remained without catcher Buster Posey on Thursday night because of discomfort in his left knee, while Brandon Belt went on the bereavement list to attend his grandmother's funeral.

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins will miss the rest of the season with an abdomen tear.

White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon was activated from the injured list and got the win Thursday as Chicago held off the Blue Jays.

The Dodgers have the get-out-of-work/school note that should surely work.

White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon was activated from the injured list Thursday ahead of his start against the Blue Jays.

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Tyler Zombro was unconscious before he hit the ground. He has since had emergency brain surgery. Physical and speech therapies are helping, but his progress serves as a tribute to his love of the game.

AJ Pollock hit a two-run home run in the top of the 16th inning, and the Dodgers beat the Padres 5-3. The game lasted 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 19 pitchers threw a combined 489 pitches.

Clayton Kershaw, who hasn't pitched since July 3 because of inflammation around his left elbow, says his absence has been "frustrating, it's been a long time, it shouldn't have taken this long."

Though the Angels raced out to a 6-2 lead on Wednesday night, the Orioles scrapped their way back, capping a comeback with five runs in the eighth inning en route to a 10-6 win that ended Baltimore's humiliating 19-game losing streak.

Mets ace Jacob deGrom played catch at Citi Field on Wednesday after an MRI showed improvement with the right forearm tightness that has sidelined him since July 7, while Noah Syndergaard will begin a minor league rehab assignment.

Cleveland Indians rookie right-hander Triston McKenzie, who has won his past two starts with 19 strikeouts in 15 innings, went on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of shoulder fatigue.

Astros third baseman Alex Bregman on Wednesday will return from a left quadriceps strain that has kept him out of the lineup since June 16.

Buster Posey was out of the lineup for the Giants on Wednesday one night after leaving a game with left knee discomfort, while Brandon Crawford was set to play shortstop after experiencing lower back tightness.

Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for Nov. 3, its latest since 2009. The latest a World Series game has been played is Nov. 4, in 2001 and again in 2009.

Astros third baseman Alex Bregman on Wednesday will return from a left quadriceps strain that has kept him out of the lineup since June 16.

Jack Flaherty, who returned Aug. 12 after missing 60 games with a left oblique strain, is going back to the IL with a right shoulder strain after feeling soreness during Tuesday's start.

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