Rangers at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20  —  Its Friday, June 20 and the Rangers (36-39) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (30-46).  —  Jacob deGrom is slated to take the mound for Texas against Mike Burrows for Pittsburgh.

Phillies place Aaron Nola on 60-day IL, call up Buddy Kennedy and send Weston Wilson to Triple-A  —  The Philadelphia Phillies moved right-hander Aaron Nola to the 60-day injured list on Thursday, a week after he injured his ribcage while trying to work himself back from a sprained right ankle.

Diamondbacks put catcher Gabriel Moreno on 10-day IL with right-hand contusion  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks put catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a contusion on his right hand.  The move is retroactive to June 16.  —  Arizona selected catcher Aramis Garcia from Triple-A Reno.

Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone goes deep twice at Texas for his 1st big league homers  —  Jac Caglianone went deep twice for his first two homers in the big leagues as the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday.  The 22-year-old prospect won lefty-lefty matchups …

Rays pitcher carted off field after foul ball strikes him in dugout  —  Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene Thursday night after he was struck by a foul ball in the dugout.  In the top of the seventh inning, Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman fouled …

Shohei Ohtani will pitch for the Dodgers against the Nationals on Sunday  —  Shohei Ohtani will next pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday against the Washington Nationals.  The two-way superstar made his mound debut for the Dodgers on Monday against the San Diego Padres, throwing one inning and allowing one run and two hits.

Who Says No?  Cardinals-Red Sox Post-Rafael Devers Proposal  —  Could there be another big move on the way?  —  Trade season has kicked off early in Major League Baseball.  —  The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants pulled off a stunner as All-Star slugger Rafael Devers was shipped out of town.

Lakers selling majority ownership of franchise to Dodgers owner  —  The Los Angeles Lakers, a family-run business since Jerry Buss purchased the franchise in 1979, will be sold to Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and TWG Global, according to multiple people briefed on the deal.