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Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings in his return from elbow ligament reconstruction that caused a 569-day absence, leaving with a 1-0 lead against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
Kyle Manzardo hit a pinch-hit homer off Phillies closer Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning to preserve a terrific outing for starter Gavin Williams and lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 1-0 win over Philadelphia on Friday night.
The Los Angeles Angels optioned struggling left fielder Josh Lowe to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday and placed third baseman Yoán Moncada on the 10-day injured list because of right knee inflammation.
Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans is expected to make a rehab start at Triple-A Omaha on Saturday as he works his way back from an elbow injury, the team announced on Friday.
The New York Mets designated pitcher Craig Kimbrel for assignment Friday, ending the veteran reliever’s short stint with the club.
Christian Vazquez homered, Spencer Arrighetti threw five scoreless innings and the Houston Astros topped the scuffling Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday.
The Seattle Mariners reinstated outfielder Victor Robles from the 10-day injured list on Friday and optioned utilityman Connor Joe to Triple-A Tacoma.
The Cincinnati Reds’ struggling offense got a boost on Friday when designated hitter Eugenio Suárez was activated from the 10-day injured list.
Struggling Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story could be out several weeks after sports hernia surgery.
The New York Mets are bringing up Canadian pitcher Jonah Tong, it was announced Friday afternoon. Reliever Craig Kimbrel has been designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
Toronto isn’t off to a great start, but the Jays are still in a strong spot to make the playoffs with so many AL teams struggling to find traction, Steve Phillips writes.
Former Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Eric Lauer told reporters earlier this week he meant no harm when he said he did not like pitching behind an opener and felt his comments from earlier in the season were blown out of proportion.
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Zack Gelof’s fielder’s choice groundout in the 10th inning drove in Nick Kurtz to give the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
Corbin Carroll lined a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.
Patrick Bailey hit a solo home run, Joey Cantillo threw 5 2/3 shutout innings and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
George Springer homered, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 2-0 on Thursday night to split a four-game series.
Michael Harris II hit a two-run homer and a solo shot, Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-3 on Thursday night.
Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was removed in the sixth inning of Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins as a precaution because of pain in his left thumb, the team said.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes sent a home run over the centrefield wall in his second rehab game with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays on Thursday.
Athletics outfielder Denzel Clarke was returned from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas because of a “significant left hamstring strain” suffered during Tuesday night’s game and will be sidelined at least through the All-Star break, according to the team.
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