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 …

USC's Alijah Arenas to miss 6-8 months with knee injury  —  USC freshman basketball player Alijah Arenas will sit out six to eight months after suffering a knee injury that will require surgery, the school announced Wednesday.  —  Arenas, the son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

What I'm hearing about the Royals, Twins and Astros' trade deadline plans and more  —  With the trade deadline eight days away, here is the latest information from major-league sources:  —  The Kansas City Royals, 4 1/2 games back in the AL wild-card race, are making it clear to clubs …

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.