Giants at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 13  —  Its Friday, June 13 and the Giants (40-29) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (41-28).  Logan Webb is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles.

Nationals' bat-retrieving dog Bruce laps up pregame attention, makes MLB debut  —  WASHINGTON — The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park.  —  Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals' game against the Miami Marlins as part of a Pups in the Park promotion.

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet happy to ‘live and die with my best pitch’ against Aaron Judge  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox have had a chance in games whenever Garrett Crochet has been on the mound this season.  —  And with the exception of one pitch in Friday's 2-1, extra-inning win over the Yankees …

Harris, Acuña, Ozuna provide boost to lineup, give Braves hope they can save season  —  ATLANTA — With Michael Harris II finding his power stroke, Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting .375 after missing almost a full season and Marcel Ozuna fighting his way through a hip issue …

Justin Martinez needs elbow surgery; A.J. Puk shuts down throwing program  —  If the Arizona Diamondbacks were holding out hope that their injured relievers could eventually return to provide a boost to the bullpen.  But that thinking took a hit with word that right-hander Justin Martinez …

Misiorowski dominates before departing MLB debut with leg cramps as Brewers blank Cardinals 6-0  —  MILWAUKEE — Jacob Misiorowski pitched five no-hit innings before leaving his major league debut with cramping in his right calf and quadriceps as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Thursday night.

Knicks set to interview Taylor Jenkins, Mike Brown next week: Sources  —  The New York Knicks' search for a head coach is ongoing, but it's possible that a conclusion could come within the next two weeks.  —  Former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown …

MLB's baseball is behaving differently again, but no one seems to know why  —  Something's up with the baseball.  Again.  —  Deep flies aren't flying as far this year in Major League Baseball, and the league office is acknowledging as much.  A review by The Athletic of MLB's publicly available data shows …

Zack Wheeler's way: The ace who knows what he likes — and has no time for everything else  —  As Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler threw his between-starts bullpen session a few weeks ago in Cleveland, he heard something. … From the corner of his eye, he saw reliever Orion Kerkering chuck a weighted ball against a nearby wall.

Brewers trade RHP Aaron Civale to the White Sox for 1B Andrew Vaughn  —  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have traded right-hander Aaron Civale and cash to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Andrew Vaughn.  —  The Brewers moved quickly after they announced they were removing Civale from their rotation.

Detroit's Tarik Skubal Ignores Skenes Comparison and Racks up Ks  —  BALTIMORE—Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal is everything you can ask for in a starting pitcher, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday night at Camden Yards.  —  What's so special about the 28-year-old Skubal?  —  “Everything,” Hinch said.