The new Greg Maddux?  A healthy Hyun-Jin Ryu comes close  —  LOS ANGELES — It took Hyun-Jin Ryu 93 pitches to complete a shutout against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  —  On 58 of those pitches, his catcher, Russell Martin, barely moved his glove.  —  Martin is a veteran of 14 major league seasons.

Austin Riley starts in left field for fourth time in five days  —  When the Braves decided to give Austin Riley more time in Triple-A Gwinnett's outfield, big-league manager Brian Snitker said it'd only be twice a week.  —  And yet, the Braves' third-base prospect started in left field for the fourth time in five days Sunday.

Giants lose; Holland chides front office after being moved to bullpen  —  When a season is going bad, changes occur, more so under new management.  The players are hired help.  If they have any complaints, they usually keep them in house.  —  That changed after the Giants lost …

Rays' Cash on Yankees' plunking outrage: Chirinos ‘obviously’ wasn't trying to hit Voit in tied game Saturday.  —  Yonny Chirinos hit Luke Voit two pitches after allowing a game-tying homer to D.J. LeMaheui.  —  TAMPA — When Yonny Chirinos plunked Yankees first baseman Luke Voit …

Finding the silver lining in Gregory Soto's struggles in Detroit Tigers' debut  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Shortly after Gregory Soto arrived in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse on Friday afternoon, his jacket still hanging on a pink-tagged suitcase, he was approached by a familiar face.

Day after rocking by Red Sox, King Felix to IL  —  The Seattle Mariners have placed right-hander Felix Hernandez on the injured list with a strained right shoulder, a day after he became the 36th pitcher in major league history to reach 2,500 strikeouts.  —  The 33-year-old Hernandez (1-4 …

Royals taking deliberate approach with Nicky Lopez's development  —  Royals prospect Nicky Lopez, the organization's George Brett Award winner last year, is in Triple-A and knocking on the door.  Perhaps that knocking has become a banging this year.  —  After having spent most of spring training …

‘You owe it to the game’: Yelich driven to show last year was anything but luck  —  CHICAGO — By winning the National League MVP Award last season, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich set expectations for what's next for him on their collective head.

Munoz to start in center and lead off for Cardinals  —  Yairo Munoz will be in center field and leading off for the Cardinals Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  This is happening for two reasons.  Normal leadoff man Matt Carpenter said he was told before the series that he would be sitting …

Contreras homers in 15th, Cubs beat Brewers 2-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras homered in the 15th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.  —  Contreras turned on a 1-2 pitch from Burch Smith (0-1), sending a long shot to left field that gave Chicago its 11th win in 13 games.

Lifeless bats doom Cardinals in another loss to Pirates  —  The good news, after Saturday's repeat 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium, was that the Cardinals somehow still were leading the National League in team batting average,

Tigers-Twins Preview  —  After getting shut out in back-to-back games, the  —  Detroit Tigers broke loose for five home runs while splitting Saturday's doubleheader with the  —  Minnesota Twins.  —  Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire is hoping that offense will carry over into Sunday's finale …