Shohei Ohtani seeking second opinion on elbow as he faces the Mets: 'It sounds like he'll continue to hit'  —  Shohei Ohtani will continue to swing the bat until he's told not to, or until he decides he can't.  Mike Trout, however, will not be active this weekend when the Los Angeles Angels face …

Orioles closer Félix Bautista exits win vs. Rockies with right arm discomfort: 'That's never a good feeling'  —  Orioles closer Félix Bautista exited in the ninth inning of Friday night's game against the Colorado Rockies with right arm discomfort, manager Brandon Hyde said after the comeback win.

2 more Cook's Corner mass shooting victims ID'd as deeper picture of accused killer emerges  —  Two more people killed in a shooting rampage at a Trabuco Canyon bar were identified on Friday, as a clearer picture emerged of the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of the gunman who authorities …

Stephen Strasburg, the Nats' World Series MVP, plans to retire  —  Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg plans to retire, according to three people familiar with the matter, ending a career that started with unprecedented hype, peaked with a World Series MVP award in 2019, and ultimately was derailed by injury.

Corbin Carroll's late HR powers Diamondbacks past Reds  —  Nick Piecoro Theo MackieArizona Republic  —  The Diamondbacks won on Thursday night, a point manager Torey Lovullo made multiple times during his postgame session, a point that, in theory, is supposed to allow him to focus …

2 women shot during White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago police say  —  Post-game Vanilla Ice, Tone Loc concert cancelled  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — Two women were wounded in a shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field during the Friday night game between the White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, according to Chicago police.

Joshua Kelley, Chargers beat 49ers in preseason finale  —  SANTA CLARA — On a night when the Chargers and San Francisco 49ers took different approaches to their preseason finale, running back Joshua Kelley made his case to be Austin Ekeler's backup with a long touchdown run.

Gerrit Cole, DJ LeMahieu power Yankees past Rays in series opener  —  TAMPA — The last time Gerrit Cole pitched at Tropicana Field, his start went from a gem to a disaster in the blink of an eye.  —  That came on May 7 of this year.  The Yankees blew a 6- lead with their ace on the mound …

Mets to retire numbers of Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry next season  —  NEW YORK — Dwight Gooden's No. 16 and Darryl Strawberry's No. 18 will be retired by the New York Mets in separate pregame ceremonies next year honoring players who were keys to the team's most recent World Series title in 1986.

Guardians Down Jays 5-2  —  The Jays lost this one the way they lose most of them, with bad hitting (especially with men on base).  We joked in the game thread that it's getting so predictable that an AI could write the recap.  At the risk of giving SB Nation ideas, I've decided to ask ChatGPT …