Kepler Homers to Lead Twins in 6-2 Win Over Orioles  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Rookie Max Kepler continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two RBIs as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night.  —  The teams were squeezing …

Giants Acquire Eduardo Nunez  —  The Giants have announced a deal to acquire Twins infielder Eduardo Nunez, as LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune first reported (via Twitter).  Lefty Adalberto Mejia is headed to Minnesota in return.  —  Nunez, 29, has revived his career in Minnesota over the last two years.

Cardinals rally past Mets as Jeurys Familia blows first save of season … NEW YORK — Just shy of a year.  That's how long Jeurys Familia's saves streak lasted — until Yadier Molina ended it with one perfectly timed swing.  —  Molina and pinch hitter Kolten Wong each stroked an RBI double …

Moreland, Hamels Lead Rangers in 3-2 Win Over Royals  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Mitch Moreland's second home run of the game broke a tie in the eighth inning and Cole Hamels earned his 12th win of the season as the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Thursday night.

Altherr Makes Big Return in First Game Back for Phillies  —  ATLANTA — Aaron Altherr and Maikel Franco homered, Aaron Nola won for the first time in eight starts and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Thursday night.  —  Altherr returned to the lineup after missing …

Diaz's Homer Helps Cardinals Beat Marlins and Fernandez, 5-4  —  MIAMI — Aledmys Diaz homered, doubled and drove in three runs against childhood pal Jose Fernandez, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 Thursday.  —  Fernandez gave up five runs in five innings and fell to 26-2 at Marlins Park.

Top options for Chris Sale; Are Yankees in play?  —  With the New York Yankees' smart trade to land a quartet of young players for 105-mph-throwing rental reliever Aroldis Chapman, some people around the game are now speculating that the Yankees could surprise folks by reversing course …

Reds waiting for teams to get serious about Jay Bruce  —  SAN FRANCISCO - It was six days until the Aug. 1 trade deadline when Walt Jocketty sat down with a pair of reporters before Wednesday's win over the San Francisco Giants.  The the Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations didn't have much new to report.

Diamondbacks Nearing Daniel Hudson Trade  —  2:33pm: The D-backs don't expect to finalize a Hudson swap today but are getting heavy interest from three teams, Nightengale further tweets.  —  2:28pm: Despite the fact that the Mets have been linked to Hudson on occasion this summer …

Warren Sapp bit in arm by shark while lobstering  —  Former Bucs defensive tackle Warren Sapp, a regular on charter fishing trips in his retirement these days, was bitten in the arm by a shark while lobstering on a charter based out of Marathon in the Florida Keys.  —  3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago

Marlins Reinstate Dee Gordon  —  The Marlins announced today that they've activated Dee Gordon from the restricted list and designated infielder Don Kelly for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 25- and 40-man rosters.  —  [Related: Updated Miami Marlins Depth Chart]

Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says  —  Daniel Rushing was arrested after an Orlando cop searched his car and tested Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze as positive for methamphetamine.  He was charged with possession of meth and carrying a firearm. … Privacy Policy