Angels at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 8  —  Its Friday, August 8 and the Angels (55-60) are in Detroit to open a series against the Tigers (66-50).  —  Kyle Hendricks is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Tarik Skubal for Detroit.

Ke'Bryan Hayes returns to Pittsburgh after being traded to the playoff-chasing Reds  —  PITTSBURGH — Ke'Bryan Hayes said he thought he might be in Pittsburgh to stay before the Pirates traded him July 30 to NL Central rival Cincinnati.  —  He returned to Pittsburgh on Thursday …

How many Schwarbombs can Kyle Schwarber hit?  50?  60?  Phillies slugger on-team record HR pace  —  PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit home runs as far and as fast as any slugger of his era.  He's still the only player to sock one completely into the third deck in 22 years of Citizens Bank Park — and he did it twice.

Max Scherzer vs. Clayton Kershaw: A rare showdown between 3,000-strikeout pitchers  —  LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer vs. Clayton Kershaw sounds like an enticing postseason matchup in October.  Fans won't have to wait that long.  The likely Hall of Famers square off in a rare contest between …

Key Diamondbacks Reliever May Miss Rest of Season  —  One of the Arizona Diamondbacks' few remaining leverage arms may have suffered a season-ending injury.  —  On Tuesday, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo provided a discouraging update on one of Arizona's key relief arms.