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Dodgers place pitcher Noah Syndergaard on injured list with no timetable for return

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Noah Syndergaard on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a blister on the index finger of his right throwing hand. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the timetable for Syndergaard's return is unknown despite the 15-day designation. "The physical, the mental, the

Jun 08

Reds' De La Cruz hits 1st homer, Dodgers skid at 4 with 8-6 loss

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a 458-foot drive for his first major league homer and Will Benson hit a game-ending home run in the ninth that lifted the Cincinnati Reds over Los Angeles 8-6 on Wednesday night and extended the Dodgers' losing streak to a season-high four.

Jun 08

Rosario, Naylor each have 3 hits and RBI, Guardians beat Red Sox 5-2

CLEVELAND (AP) — Amed Rosario and Josh Naylor each had three hits and an RBI, Josh Bell drove in a run for the sixth consecutive game and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Wednesday night. Rosario singled twice against Kutter Crawford (1-3), then had an RBI

Jun 08

Reds' De la Cruz hits 1st big league homer, then triples

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds newcomer Elly De la Cruz hit his first major league homer with a 458-foot, two-run drive off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday night and then tripled in an 8-6 win. With fellow rookie Matt McLain on second base, De la Cruz hit

Jun 08

Browns QB Deshaun Watson feeling confident, less burdened a year after NFL suspension

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The uncertainty shrouding Deshaun Watson has lifted along with the intense scrutiny about his personal life. There's a tightness and velocity to his passes these days, and a noticeable change in his demeanor — on and off the field. There's an ease about him. Nearly one

Jun 07

Elly De La Cruz: 10 impressive details about his MLB debut with the Reds

Ranked by the consensus among the top seven or eight prospects in Major League Baseball in spring training, 21-year-old Elly De La Cruz made his much-anticipated debut Tuesday night in the Cincinnati Reds' 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jun 07

McLain hits game-winning single in 9th, Reds rally past Dodgers 9-8

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds newcomer Elly De La Cruz predicted Matt McLain's late-game heroics. McLain's single to deep center field highlighted a three-run comeback in the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 on Tuesday night. Trailing 8-6 with one out in the bottom

Jun 07

Refsnyder has go-ahead RBI single in 4-run 8th, Red Sox beat Guardians 5-4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rob Refsnyder had the go-ahead RBI single in a four-run eighth inning and James Paxton tied his season high with nine strikeouts, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. Kiké Hernández drove in two runs and Masataka Yoshida had

Jun 07

Flyers trade Pride-night boycott defenseman Provorov in 3-team deal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have traded Ivan Provorov, sending away the defenseman who boycotted the team’s Pride night as part of a three-team trade that included the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Los Angeles Kings. The seventh overall pick of the 2015 draft, the 26-year-old Provorov lands in

Jun 06

Browns defensive players robbed of jewelry, vehicle by masked men in downtown stickup

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski expressed relief that two of his defensive players were not physically harmed while being robbed at gunpoint by six masked men outside a downtown nightclub. According to Cleveland Police, the players had jewelry and a truck taken during the early morning

Jun 06

What Andrew Abbott's historic MLB debut says about his Reds future

A top-100 prospect who had more strikeouts than anyone else in the minor leagues this season, left-hander Andrew Abbott brought a lot to the mound in his major-league debut for the Cincinnati Reds in Monday's 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. What impressed manager David Bell the most about Abbott

Jun 06

Abbott allows 1 hit in six innings of his MLB debut as Reds beat Brewers 2-0

CINCINNATI (AP) — All Andrew Abbott could think about was the four walks he allowed. Stuart Fairchild and Tyler Stephenson hit solo home runs and Abbott threw six scoreless innings in his major league debut, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.

Jun 06

What Triston McKenzie's impressive season debut could mean for Guardians

The belated debut of right-hander Triston McKenzie made it a big day for the Cleveland Guardians. Just how big depends on how far McKenzie and the Guardians can take it the rest of the way in 2023. Making his first start of the season Sunday after being sidelined about 10

Jun 05

Roger Craig, former MLB pitcher and manager who was World Series fixture, dies at 93

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93. A spokesperson for the Giants said the team was

Jun 05

Guardians top Twins 2-1 to split series, as McKenzie sizzles with 10 Ks in debut

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Triston McKenzie eased right back into the rotation, hopeful that he can be part of an early summer spark for the lagging Cleveland Guardians. McKenzie tossed five scoreless innings in his injury-delayed season debut, and Josh Naylor delivered a breakthrough RBI double in the seventh to give

Jun 04