Twins at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 23  —  Its Wednesday, July 23 and the Twins (49-52) are in Los Angeles to close out their series against the Dodgers (59-43).  —  Chris Paddack is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Tyler Glasnow for Los Angeles.

2025 MLB trade deadline preview: Passan's intel on every team  —  Eight days out from the 2025 MLB trade deadline, nearly three-quarters of major league baseball teams reside within 5½ games of a playoff spot.  The downstream effect of expanding the postseason to a dozen teams becomes …

Verlander ends historic 16-game winless streak as Devers' 2 homers power Giants past Braves 9-3  —  ATLANTA — Justin Verlander ended the longest streak of starts in a season without a win in Giants history, Rafael Devers drove in four runs with three hits, including two home runs …

Guardians outfield prospect Chase DeLauter has surgery on his right wrist  —  CLEVELAND — Outfielder Chase DeLauter, widely considered one of the top prospects in the Cleveland Guardians organization, had surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured hamate bone in his right wrist.

Shohei Ohtani homers in fifth consecutive game, tying a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record  —  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani homered for the fifth consecutive game on Wednesday, tying a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record.  —  Yankees star Aaron Judge was the last player to homer …

Royals place infielder/outfielder Nick Loftin on concussion IL, recall MJ Melendez  —  CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals placed infielder/outfielder Nick Loftin on the seven-day concussion injured list and recalled outfielder MJ Melendez from Triple-A Omaha before Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the Cubs in Chicago.

Twins starting pitcher David Festa placed on the 15-day IL with right shoulder inflammation  —  LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Twins starting pitcher David Festa has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.  —  The 25-year-old Festa was scheduled to consult with a doctor and get an MRI on Wednesday.

Fenway Park Workers Give Aramark 48-Hour Strike Deadline … Unite Here Local 26 has given food and beverage provider Aramark until 12 p.m. ET on Friday to offer the stadium's hospitality staffers a new contract.  Should Aramark miss the deadline, the unionized workers will walk off the job during the three-game set this weekend.

Braves option right-handers Davis Daniel and Wander Suero to Triple-A Gwinnett  —  ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves optioned right-handers Davis Daniel and Wander Suero, who combined to give up nine runs in Tuesday night's 9-0 loss to San Francisco, to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez shows he has come a long way with complete-game victory  —  PHILADELPHIA — As recently as two years ago, Cristopher Sánchez was a pitcher in transition, earning some major league time yet frequently shuttling between the Phillies and their Triple-A affiliate in the Lehigh Valley.

Rafael Devers error free in debut at first base for Giants  —  ATLANTA — Rafael Devers started at first base for the San Francisco Giants against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, the slugger's first appearance at the position that he refused to play for his prior team, the Boston Red Sox.