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Rasmussen allows one hit over seven innings, Caminero reaches base five times as Rays beat Marlins

Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in seven dominant innings, Junior Caminero reached base five times and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 6-0 on Friday night.

Tigers beat Mariners in first meeting since ALDS

Gleyber Torres had three hits and Detroit beat Seattle 7-3 on Friday night in their first meeting since the Mariners eliminated the Tigers in the AL Division Series.

Jays’ Varsho exits vs. Orioles with left wrist discomfort

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho left Friday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with left wrist discomfort, the team announced.

Jays’ Scherzer throws 73 pitches, strikes out five in Triple-A rehab start

Toronto Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer made a rehab start with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Friday as he works his way back to the major league roster.

Chapman has two HRs, career-high eight RBIs, as Giants go deep seven times to rout Cubs

Matt Chapman hit his fourth career grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco’s seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3 on Friday.

RHP Woods Richardson joins Blue Jays, Dallas optioned to Triple-A Buffalo

Pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson has reported to the Toronto Blue Jays and will be active for Friday’s series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. To make room for Woods Richardson, the Blue Jays optioned right-handed pitcher Chad Dallas to Triple-A Buffalo.

What Judge injury means for Yankees, AL East, MLB trade deadline

What you need to know about the three-time MVP's rib fracture.

MLB post-hype check-in: Evaluating former top prospects

From a vaunted Japanese star to a former No. 1 pick, let's examine some of baseball's young players taking time to hit their stride.

Four takeaways from this week’s owners meetings as MLB labour talks continue

Here's the latest on baseball's labor negotiations from MLB HQ in New York.

Marte hits walkoff homer as Diamondbacks rally after scary collision to beat Dodgers

Ketel Marte hit a solo homer in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied after a hard collision injured two players to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Thursday night.

Rojas has go-ahead, two-run single as pinch hitter in Royals debut as Kansas City tops Twins

Pinch-hitter Josh Rojas had a go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning in his Kansas City debut and the Royals outlasted the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Thursday night.

Jays P Dallas says ‘a little God wink’ set stage for impressive major league debut

Chad Dallas' call to the majors came on Lou Gehrig Day, and it happened to be about a year since Dallas’s father, Tony, died from ALS, the neurodegenerative disease now commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease in honor of the New York Yankees Hall of Famer.

O’Hearn powers Pirates past Astros with three-RBI night

Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.

Yankees’ Judge out with stress fracture in rib on his right side

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side, the team announced Thursday night.

Dallas combines with five Toronto pitchers for four-hitter in MLB debut as Blue Jays stop Braves

Chad Dallas allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings in his major league debut and combined with five other Toronto pitchers on a four-hitter as the Blue Jays beat Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.

Report: Red Sox optioning Bello after another poor start

The Boston Red Sox reportedly are optioning Brayan Bello to Triple-A Worcester, making the move after the right-hander struggled in yet another start Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Cease throws 75 pitches for Triple-A Bisons in potential lone rehab start

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease throw four innings in a rehab start with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Thursday, where he allowed five earned runs and threw 75 pitches.

Schmitt homers on game’s first pitch as Giants beat Brewers

Casey Schmitt homered on the game’s first pitch, Eric Haase hit the Giants’ fifth grand slam in a 17-game span as they opened a nine-run lead, and San Francisco beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-9 Thursday for a a four-game split.

Orioles score 6 runs in the 1st inning to beat the Red Sox 8-2

García homers, Wheeler sharp as Phillies beat Padres for season sweep

Adolis García hit his first home run in nearly a month, Zack Wheeler allowed two hits in seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies passed the San Diego Padres in the NL wild-card standings with a 6-4 victory on Thursday to complete a season sweep.