White Sox at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 19  —  It's Tuesday, August 19 and the White Sox (44-80) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (56-68).  Shane Smith is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Bryce Elder for Atlanta.

Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to have MRI on hamstring after leaving game  —  PITTSBURGH — Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left a 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh in the fifth inning with hamstring tightness following a pair of stellar defensive plays.

Giancarlo Stanton is back in the Yankees' lineup while Aaron Judge's status remains unchanged  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton is returning to the New York Yankees' lineup after missing three games with what the team described as general soreness, manager Aaron Boone told radio station WFAN.

Pirates ace Paul Skenes is having a Cy Young-worthy season everywhere but the win  —  PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes is a numbers nerd.  Well, most of the time anyway.  —  The Pittsburgh Pirates ace will make it a point to glance up at the ribbon boards that instantaneously spew …

Rockies were once in danger of breaking MLB mark for losses.  Now, they're piling up wins  —  DENVER — This was a cool moment for Warming Bernabel — being doused with an icy bucket of water.  —  Not that long ago, winning moments like this were few and far between for the Colorado Rockies.

MLB 2025: Overreactions to Brewers' wins, Mets' losses, more  —  Whew.  That was some weekend.  The Milwaukee Brewers kept winning — until they finally lost.  The New York Mets kept losing — until they finally won.  The Los Angeles Dodgers made a big statement, the Philadelphia Phillies suffered …

Padres' Xander Bogaerts loses homer on fan interference call, manager Mike Shildt ejected in 4-3 loss  —  SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres had a home run overturned due to fan interference, and manager Mike Shildt was ejected for coming out of the dugout to talk to the umpires …