Phillies solidify bullpen with Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree  —  The Philadelphia Phillies got an early jump on the trade deadline, moving to fortify their ineffective bullpen by acquiring relievers Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox in exchange …

Isaac Paredes' 1st home run is a grand slam to give Detroit Tigers lead vs. Indians  —  Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes has only been on the big-league roster for five days.  —  And he is only 21 years old.  —  But the Tigers called him up Monday to leave his mark with a power bat …

Nationals Place Stephen Strasburg on 60-Day Injured List, Ending His 2020 Season  —  Strasburg plans to have surgery after being diagnosed with carpal tunnel in his right wrist earlier this week.  —  The Washington Nationals will be without the reigning World Series MVP for the rest …

Crosstown beatdown  —  WHAT.  A. NIGHT.  —  On a national stage, the White Sox just put on an absolute show, thoroughly embarrassing Jon Lester and the Cubs.  —  The offense was ridiculously LOUD.  Like “2,547 feet worth of home runs” loud.  I don't have a clue where to look that up …

Yankees' James Paxton, Gleyber Torres Placed on Injured List  —  NEW YORK — Both Yankees' shortstop Gleyber Torres and left-hander James Paxton are headed to the injured list, the team announced Friday evening.  —  Torres has Grade 1 strains in both his left hamstring and quad while Paxton …

Soler, Dozier power Royals to 7-2 victory over Twins  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the  —  Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Friday night to open the third straight weekend series between AL Central rivals.

Longoria's 300th homer propels Giants past Diamondbacks 6-2  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Wilmer Flores added a two-run shot and the  —  Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night.  —  Mike Yastrzemski had two hits and scored twice for San Francisco.

Piscotty drives in three runs, A's win ninth in row at home  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Stephen Piscotty drove in all three of his runs with two outs, and the AL-best  —  Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Friday night to run their home winning streak to nine games.

Blue Jays winning streak hits six after extra-innings triumph at the Trop … There are few people outside of Tropicana Field who are as well-versed in what makes the Tampa Bay Rays go as Charlie Montoyo.  —  The Blue Jays manager spent four seasons the team's coaching staff and 20 years in total in the organization.

New York Yankees vs. NY Mets Subway Series opener postponed due to Mets COVID cases  —  NEW YORK - This year's initial Subway Series won't be starting Friday night as scheduled at Citi Field.  —  MLB postponed the opener of a three-game set between the Mets and Yankees following positive COVID-19 tests among …

Clayton Kershaw passes Don Drysdale on Dodgers' all-time strikeout list in win  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The 2,487th strikeout of Clayton Kershaw's career, the one that moved him into second place on the Dodgers' all-time strikeout list, was aptly completed, with a biting slider that darted off the plate.