Rangers at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 20  —  It's Wednesday, August 20 and the Rangers (62-65) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (65-61).  Noah Cameron is slated to take the mound for Kansas City, while Texas has not announced its starter yet.

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.

Red Sox can't capitalize on late-inning, bases-loaded opportunities, lose to Orioles in 11  —  With another sellout crowd in the stands and a downright autumnal chill in the air, Fenway Park boasted elements vaguely reminiscent of playoff baseball Tuesday night.

Mariners' Victor Robles suspended 10 games for throwing bat at pitcher  —  Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles has received a 10-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his conduct during the top of the third inning in Sunday afternoon's game in Las Vegas during a rehab assignment, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …