Yankees OF Dustin Fowler crashes into rail in MLB debut, ruptures patellar tendon  —  CHICAGO — New York Yankees rookie outfielder Dustin Fowler suffered an open rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee crashing into the first-base-line rail at the White Sox's Guaranteed Rate Field …

Braun starts Brewers' 6-HR barrage for 11-3 win over Reds (Jun 29, 2017)  —  CINCINNATI (AP) Ryan Braun's homer was as close as could be, smacking into the screen alongside the left field foul pole - a modest start to Milwaukee's big night.  —  Braun began Milwaukee's six-homer barrage …

Bartolo Colon, 44, draws interest from Mets on return  —  The New York Mets are considering whether to bring back pitcher Bartolo Colon, a person familiar with the team's thinking told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  —  The team has had internal discussions on whether Colon, who was designated …

Bruce's 2 RBIs help Mets take series by beating Marlins 6-3 … MIAMI (AP) — Scoring early and often, the  —  New York Mets made up for a slow start to their 10-game trip.  —  The Mets took the lead in the first inning for the fourth game in a row and won the rubber game of their series against the

Rangers Reaction: Rebuild?  Cut payroll?  You might want to reconsider  —  CLEVELAND  —  The Texas Rangers will reach the halfway point of the season Saturday, when they face left-hander Derek Holland at Chicago.  The best record they can hope for is 41-40.

Price, Betts, Ramirez lead Red Sox over Twins 6-3 (Jun 29, 2017)  —  BOSTON (AP) David Price's strength and command appear to be back.  —  After falling behind 3-0, the Boston Red Sox rallied behind Price to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night, with Price picking up his second win in his last three starts.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitch near-perfect in win over Tampa Bay Rays  —  PITTSBURGH — A strong outing from Jameson Taillon and Tony Watson's clutch relief work paced the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday at PNC Park.  —  John Jaso and Gregory Polanco hit solo homers …

Padres blank Braves 6-0 behind Lamet's gem … Dinelson Lamet was so good against the Atlanta on Thursday night they thought he was cheating.  —  Lamet allowed four hits over seven innings, and  —  Hunter Renfroe hit two-run homers as San Diego beat the Braves 6-0.

Nationals speedster Trea Turner fractures wrist on hit by pitch  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals have lost Trea Turner indefinitely due to a broken wrist suffered Thursday.  —  In the bottom of the seventh inning of Washington's 5-4 loss to the Cubs, Turner was hit in the right wrist …

Cards rally for 8 late runs (5 driven in by Grichuk) to beat D'backs  —  PHOENIX  • Simply, it's all in the eyes of the beholder.  —  In one eye is the mediocre 37-41 record compiled by the Cardinals.  In the other is the fact that, after a 10-4 win over Arizona Thursday …

J.D. Martinez fouls pitch off foot, singles to end 15-pitch at-bat  —  J.D. Martinez eventually came out of the game, but not until he finished a 15-pitch at-bat with an RBI single in the seventh inning.  —  Martinez fouled a pitch off his right foot — the one he sprained in spring training — in the seventh inning.

Belief in bright future helps ease pain of mounting White Sox losses  —  Carlos Rodon and Rick Renteria on the White Sox loss to the Yankees.  (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The rain that fell on general manager Rick Hahn while he stood on the field …

Is MLB's ball juiced?  Pitchers strongly believe something's not right  —  MIAMI - Major League Baseball pitchers have spent this season trying to stay cool about it, keeping their angst to themselves, hoping it was nothing more than an anomaly.  —  Well, with the game's home-run surge …

Royals: All in  —  “I like good baseball.”  — Dayton Moore  —  All season long, people— present company included— have assumed that the Kansas City Royals would be sellers this year.  Well, it just stands to reason.  When the season ends, the core of this Royals team (Eric Hosmer …