Cubs player Albert Almora Jr. was visibly shaken after hitting a child with a foul ball  —  Almora Jr.'s line drive down the third base line hit a young child in the stands.  The fan was taken to the hospital.  —  HOUSTON (AP) — A young fan was taken to the hospital after getting struck …

Alfaro has career-high 4 hits as Marlins beat Giants 4-2  —  Marlins hand San Francisco seventh consecutive loss … MIAMI - Jorge Alfaro has put an 0-for-20 skid behind him and been a catalyst for the Marlins in their recent surge.  —  Alfaro had a career-high four hits and the Miami Marlins handed …

Red Sox Roster Moves: Hector Velazquez To IL; Mike Shawaryn Recalled From Minors  —  The Boston Red Sox roster shuffle continued Thursday ahead of a pivotal four-game series in the Bronx.  —  The Sox placed right-handed pitcher Hector Velazquez on the 10-day injured list with back tightness, the team announced.

Rays vs. Twins lineups for Thursday, with Rocco Baldelli back at the Trop  —  Longtime Rays player, exec and coach returns with majors-best Twins, and brings some other familiar faces.  —  The series between the surprising Twins, who have the majors best record at 37-17, and Rays …

Edwin Diaz, Mets better hope that's their most painful loss of the year  —  LOS ANGELES — Edwin Diaz, in 19 pitches, wiped out the Mets' big lead and allowed the Dodgers to walk off on what will go down as one of the ugliest blown saves of the closer's young career.

Mock drafts expect the Cincinnati Reds to target pitching in the 2019 MLB Draft  —  With a few days remaining before the 2019 MLB Draft, which begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Reds scouting director Brad Meador and the organization's amateur scouting department are in meetings essentially all day to put …

Cratering Cardinals can't play much worse than they do in brutal loss to Phillies  —  Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper follows the flight of the ball after hitting a home run off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Genesis Cabrera during the third inning of Wednesday's game.  (AP Photo)

Could the Texas Rangers new ballpark someday be a place for betting on baseball?  —  Imagine you're at a Texas Rangers baseball game on a typical mid-summer weeknight and, during some down time in an early inning, an app on your phone opens and offers you 5-to-1 odds that Joey Gallo will hit a home run in his next at bat.

Johan Camargo's transition has been anything but smooth  —  Pin it on sporadic playing time, his decision not to play winter ball, the Josh Donaldson signing or whatever means of finger-pointing you so choose, but the numbers tell the story: Johan Camargo is off to a disappointing start in the role of Braves utility-man extraordinaire.