Major League Baseball News

Johnson homered twice and Minor hit his second career home run, leading the Atlanta Braves over the Chicago Cubs 11-6 on Saturday.

Jose Abreu hit his major league-leading 29th homer, a two-run shot that sent the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Saturday.

Pablo Sandoval homered and drove in three runs to break out of a slump that extended back to late June.

Rookie Christian Vazquez got his first three major league hits and drove in three runs, while David Ortiz had three RBIs to break open the game in the sixth inning and lead Boston over the Houston Astros 8-3.

Dan Haren pitched much better last season after the All-Star break than he did before it - and he's hoping the same scenario will play out this time around.

Felix Hernandez outpitched Jeff Samardzija, Robinson Cano hit a go-ahead double and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Friday night.

Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Reyes, center, acknowledges teammate Steve Tolleson after his single scored Reyes and Dan Johnson in front of Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jose Molina during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 11, 2014 ST.

Distraught manager Ron Roenicke closed the clubhouse and didn't take reporters' questions, citing a death in the family of a player he didn't identify.

That might still happen, although the task became a bit tougher after a 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in 10 innings on Friday night.

KPIX-TV reports the confrontation happened Thursday outside the stadium after the Giants lost to the Oakland A's.

Twins rookie right-hander Yohan Pino earn his first major league victory, 4-2 over the Seattle Mariners Thursday night.

For the fourth straight time, the Tigers waltzed into Kauffman Stadium and made themselves feel right at home.

Roberto Perez hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, Carlos Santana also connected and the Cleveland Indians scored nine runs in their last two innings at bat for a 9-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

Clayton Kershaw and batterymate A.J. Ellis were in agreement for nine innings, especially on one specific point: Losing the game would be much worse than seeing the Los Angeles Dodgers' ace lose his scoreless innings streak.

Masahiro Tanaka has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, and the New York Yankees are hoping their rookie sensation will be able to pitch again this season.

Chicago's Jose Quintana started with five perfect innings. Conor Gillaspie hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth.

A seven-run outburst in the eighth inning by the Philadelphia Phillies led to a 9-1 loss for the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Homer Bailey left his start against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday with an apparent injury in the sixth inning.

The squabble between the Chicago Cubs and the owners of the rooftop venues across the street from Wrigley Field is returning to City Hall.

The right-hander labored through five innings and had a weird cramp in the thumb on his glove hand as Oakland's six-game winning streak ended with a 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.