Pillar, 'always ready,' posts 1,000th career hit
Los Angeles Angels veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar, 35, playing for his ninth big league franchise over 12 seasons of service time, recorded the 1,000th hit of his career on Sunday, securing a series-clinching 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. ...
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Rangers' Garcia scratched with forearm soreness
Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia was scratched from the starting lineup Sunday against the Angels, but manager Bruce Bochy said after the game that an MRI looked good. ...
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Twins RHP Jackson DFA'd after May struggles
Veteran Jay Jackson has been designated for assignment by the Twins as the club recalled fellow right-hander Caleb Boushley from Triple-A St. Paul. ...
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Mets' Diaz open to change in role amid struggles
Struggling star Edwin Díaz is open to a change in role -- even if it means losing his job as the closer -- in an effort to help the slumping Mets. ...
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'Joy to watch': Cubs' Imanaga lowers ERA to 0.84
Chicago starter Shota Imanaga lowered his ERA to 0.84 on Saturday after throwing seven shutout innings in the Cubs' 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the lowest mark through a pitcher's first nine career games since ERA became official in 1913. ...
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Pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Monday's MLB games
Everything you need to know to place your MLB bets and set fantasy baseball lineups for Monday. ...
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How Luis Arráez is following in Tony Gwynn's footsteps
The two-time batting champ has been compared to the late Hall of Famer. Now he's on Mr. Padre's former team. ...
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Gil sets Yanks' rookie record; Soto mashes 2 HRs
Luis Gil set a Yankees franchise record for a rookie with 14 strikeouts, and Juan Soto went deep twice for his first multihomer game of the year. ...
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Rays get RHP Lovelady from Cubs for LHP Belge
The Rays acquired reliever Richard Lovelady from the Cubs on Saturday in exchange for fellow left-handed pitcher Jeff Belge. ...
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What we learned from MLB’s new bat-tracking numbers
MLB's latest metric is here, measuring what hitters really do with the bat in their hands. ...
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'NBA teams have been tracking this kind of stuff for years': Why load management is MLB's next big thing
Front offices are measuring what players do on the field like never before. Here's how it could rock baseball. ...
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Braves activate RHP Johnson (elbow) from IL
The Braves activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list and sent fellow right-hander Jackson Stephens to Triple-A Gwinnett. ...
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Pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Sunday's MLB games
Everything you need to know to place your MLB bets and set fantasy baseball lineups for Sunday. ...
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Buxton back from 14-game absence; Twins lose
Byron Buxton, activated from the 10-day injured list after missing 14 games due to knee inflammation, went 1-for-4 in the Twins' 11-4 loss Saturday. ...
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Gil sets Yanks' rookie record, Soto mashes 2 HRs
Luis Gil set a Yankees franchise record for a rookie with 14 strikeouts, and Juan Soto went deep twice for his first multihomer game of the year. ...
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