Chicago Cubs top the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in the Field of Dreams game on a picturesque night in Iowa  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 34  —  Cubs and Reds players walk onto the field before the Field of Dreams game on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa.  (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Mychal Givens and Trevor May will have a lot of say in how far the Mets ultimately go  —  A Major League Baseball postseason game tends to follow a familiar pattern.  —  Mirroring a trend that has taken over the regular season, starting pitchers are often yanked at the first sign of trouble …

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa may sit out preseason opener at Bucs while Tom Brady is away from team  —  TAMPA — Both starting quarterbacks in the Miami Dolphins' preseason opener at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be kept off the field.  —  Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is leaning toward …

Orioles pitching prospect DL Hall to make major league debut Saturday vs. Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Left-hander DL Hall will make his major league debut Saturday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said, adding an electric arm to the club's pitching staff for the season's final stretch.

Chicago White Sox waste another strong Dylan Cease start, stranding 11 baserunners in a loss to cap a 3-5 trip  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Vaughn blooped a single to right field in the third inning Thursday against the Kansas City Royals.  —  Seby Zavala, who began the inning with a single …

Ravens extend preseason winning streak to 21 with 23-10 win over Titans.  Here's who stood out — and who didn't.  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 44  —  Baltimore Ravens sideline cheer on safety Geno Stone (26) who runs past them after intercepting a Tennessee Titans pass during the fourth quarter …

The Padres Got a Sword.  But Can They Slay the ‘Dragon’?  —  Juan Soto headlined San Diego's audacious haul at the trading deadline.  Keeping up with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in spending and on the field, won't be easy.  —  SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto had barely landed, Josh Bell had just sat …

John Angelos: My brother has gone ‘nuclear’ with his lawsuit over control of Orioles and other assets of our father  —  John P. Angelos, the chairman and CEO of the Orioles, is decrying that his brother took what he calls “the nuclear option” of filing suit over a dispute in how to handle their father's assets.

New York state of mind: Francisco Lindor, the $341 million shortstop, a big reason behind the Mets' success  —  NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor, the Mets' $341 million man, is thriving in Year 2 of his 10-year deal and is proving why he was worth the investment.

Diamondbacks explode for 7 runs in 7th inning for comeback win over Pirates  —  Emmanuel Rivera cost the Diamondbacks a chance to tie or maybe even win Wednesday night's game with a mental lapse on the basepaths late in the game.  Thursday, he atoned for that by delivering the day's clutch hit …

Oakland Athletics Injuries  —  Cusick (oblique) began a rehab assignment with the Athletics' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate Tuesday, covering two innings and striking out three while allowing two earned runs on three hits and zero walks.

‘I felt our progress certainly stalled’: Tigers owner Ilitch fires GM Avila  —  Detroit — For the most part, Christopher Ilitch delivered the news like you would expect from the CEO.  Directly.  Unemotional.  —  “I'm looking for us to make progress each and every year and if we do that …