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Cubs place RHP Gavin Hollowell on IL, closer Daniel Palencia nears return and Justin Steele throws

Matt Carlson, The Associated Press 3 minute read 1:18 PM CDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed reliever Gavin Hollowell on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation before their series opener against the New York Yankees on Friday and recalled left-hander Antoine Kelly from Triple-A Iowa.

Manager Craig Counsell said injured closer Daniel Palencia will throw a live bullpen session in Chicago on Saturday and is nearing a return. Palencia, who led the Cubs last season with 22 saves, has been out since June 16 with a mild right elbow flexor strain.

Hallowell’s injury flared during the Cubs' series in St. Louis earlier this week. He has a 2.51 ERA over 14 1/3 innings in 14 games this season, striking out 13 and walking eight while not factoring into a decision.

Kelly was 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA in 19 1/3 innings over 13 games with Iowa since the Cubs acquired him for cash from the Dodgers on June 6. The 26-year-old from suburban Park Ridge, Illinois, has yet to pitch in the majors.

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MLB trade deadline: Tarik Skubal is the big prize, but buyers have other options, too

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MLB trade deadline: Tarik Skubal is the big prize, but buyers have other options, too

David Brandt, The Associated Press 6 minute read 12:57 PM CDT

A trio of powerful pitching arms — including two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, Freddy Peralta and Mason Miller — highlight the intriguing candidates who could switch teams as Major League Baseball's trade deadline approaches.

The deadline is Monday at 6 p.m. EDT.

Skubal — a 29-year-old left-hander who will be a free agent this offseason — is in the midst of another strong year for the Detroit Tigers after winning back-to-back Cy Youngs in 2024 and 2025. The left-hander missed about five weeks earlier in the season because of surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow, but he has bounced back quickly.

He's been excellent over his last five starts, with a 2.03 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 31 innings.

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Twins acquire veteran reliever A.J. Minter from the last-place Mets for a pair of infield prospects

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Twins acquire veteran reliever A.J. Minter from the last-place Mets for a pair of infield prospects

The Associated Press 2 minute read 9:11 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Minnesota Twins acquired left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets for minor league infielders Bruin Agbayani and Billy Amick on Friday, reinforcing a thin bullpen ahead of the trade deadline.

The 19-year-old Agbayani, who is the son of former Mets fan favorite Benny Agbayani, is a middle infielder who hit .268 in 10 games for Fort Myers in low Class A this season. The sixth-round 2025 draft pick, a native of Hawaii, has been limited by injuries.

The 23-year-old Amick batted .217 with 23 homers in 86 games for Double-A Wichita this season, playing first and third base. He was a second-round draft pick in 2024.

Minter had a 2.35 ERA in 23 innings with 20 strikeouts and only two walks. He didn't make his season debut until May 26, going more than a year between major league appearances. His 2025 season ended after 13 appearances when he injured his left lat muscle in his back and needed surgery.

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Blue Jays likely sellers this weekend ahead of MLB’s trade deadline on Monday

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Blue Jays likely sellers this weekend ahead of MLB’s trade deadline on Monday

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: 2:37 PM CDT

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to be sellers ahead of Monday's Major League Baseball trade deadline.

Toronto (50-59) is in last in the American League East and is 5 1/2 games out of a wild-card berth.

The Blue Jays could move several players over the weekend to reload for next season.

Starting pitchers Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber as well as outfielders Daulton Varsho and George Springer could all be traded.

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Updated: 2:37 PM CDT

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Dalton Rushing, second from left, hits a three-run home run as Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo, left, and catcher Cal Raleigh watch during the fourh inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Rushing and Hernández go deep as the Dodgers beat the Mariners 6-2

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Rushing and Hernández go deep as the Dodgers beat the Mariners 6-2

Beth Harris, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:58 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dalton Rushing hit a three-run homer, Teoscar Hernández added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Thursday night.

The Mariners fell to 23-33 on the road, where they haven't won a series since the end of May. They took the series opener 7-6, hitting five homers, before dropping the final two games.

Roki Sasaki (5-5) dominated through the first five innings, allowing just two hits while working with a 5-0 lead. The right-hander wobbled in the sixth, giving up two runs, including one on a bases-loaded walk to Cal Raleigh, and three hits as the Mariners closed to 5-2.

Reliever Jack Dreyer came in and struck out pinch-hitter Rob Refsnyder before Weston Wilson grounded out to end the threat. Freddie Freeman salvaged shortstop Mookie Betts' errant throw with a leaping tag on Wilson for the third out.

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San Francisco Giants first baseman Rafael Devers, center, celebrates with teammates second baseman Luis Arraez, left, and third baseman Christian Koss after the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 4-1 in a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Rookie Susac homers again, Ray wins his 7th straight decision as Giants beat Padres 4-1

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Rookie Susac homers again, Ray wins his 7th straight decision as Giants beat Padres 4-1

Bernie Wilson, The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 11:41 PM CDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Daniel Susac hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs, and Robbie Ray pitched six impressive innings to win his seventh straight decision and lead the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.

The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.

Susac drove the first pitch he saw from JP Sears (3-4) onto the balcony on the third level of the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse in the left field corner for a 3-0 lead with no outs in the second. Willy Adames was aboard on a leadoff single.

Susac added a sacrifice fly in the fifth for a 4-1 lead. He hit his first two home runs in a 16-3 win against Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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Red Sox hit back-to-back HRs in 8th to beat A’s 5-4

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Red Sox hit back-to-back HRs in 8th to beat A’s 5-4

Michael Wagaman, The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 11:19 PM CDT

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night.

Ceddanne Rafaela added two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox, who have had to come from behind in eight of their last 12 victories.

Trailing 4-3 in the eighth, the Red Sox tied it when Abreu hit his 16th home run on changeup from Luis Media (2-3) 422 fee. Contreras connected on the following pitch for his 23rd home run.

Lawrence Butler had two hits and scored two runs for the A’s. Jacob Wilson also had two hits and an RBI.

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Robert has a 2-run single in the 8th to lift the Mets past the Marlins, 4-2

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Robert has a 2-run single in the 8th to lift the Mets past the Marlins, 4-2

Jerry Beach, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:47 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. had a two-run single to cap an eighth-inning rally in the New York Mets' 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.

Bo Bichette doubled off Michael Petersen (1-2) with two outs, and Carson Benge singled and swiped second to set up Robert’s hit — just his fourth in 29 at-bats since he returned to the Mets on July 20 following a three-month stint on the injured list.

Brooks Raley (5-2), an impending free agent who is a candidate to be traded by the last-place Mets before the deadline Monday, got five outs in the seventh and eighth.

Devin Williams earned his 16th save by working around Heriberto Hernandez’s leadoff walk in the ninth.

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Bregman lifts Cubs to victory over Cardinals in 10 innings.

The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 12:28 AM CDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alex Bregman drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and the Chicago Cubs went on to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

Bregman went 9 for 18 as the Cubs took three games in the four-game series, with six doubles, a home run and three RBIs.

Bregman scored the final run on a double by Ian Happ off Luis Gastelum (2-2).

Jacob Webb (4-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief for the win and Aaron Civale finished to get his first save of the season.

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Elly De La Cruz scores in the ninth as the Reds beat the Pirates 3-2

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Elly De La Cruz scores in the ninth as the Reds beat the Pirates 3-2

Jeff Wallner, The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:29 PM CDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder's choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game series.

Cincinnati loaded the bases against Gregory Soto (5-3) with one out. Lowe grounded softly to second for a potential game-ending double play but beat the throw as De La Cruz scored easily. De La Cruz hit three doubles, stole two bases and had an RBI.

Emilio Pagan (3-1) got the win.

Pirates opener Yohan Ramírez pitched two scoreless innings allowing one hit with a walk and four strikeouts in his first career start after 208 relief appearances, the most by a Pirates pitcher before making a start.

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San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. makes the catch above the wall for the out on a sacrifice fly by San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Tatis makes spectacular catch to rob Devers of a 3-run home run

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Tatis makes spectacular catch to rob Devers of a 3-run home run

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:44 PM CDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a spectacular leaping catch to rob San Francisco's Rafael Devers of a three-run home run in the first inning of the Padres' 4-1 loss Thursday night.

Devers did get a sacrifice fly, but Tatis added on to his impressive list of home run robberies.

Tatis tracked Devers' fly ball and leaped to get his glove high above the short wall in right-center at Petco Park to make the catch. He landed and tumbled onto his backside, but flipped the ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill, who tossed it into the infield.

Merrill helped Tatis to his feet and patted him on the chest. Pitcher JP Sears raised his left arm in celebration.

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Tigers trade Rogers to Baltimore as Orioles try to solve catcher woes

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 9:02 PM CDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles acquired catcher Jake Rogers from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday for minor league right-hander Zane Barnhart.

The Tigers designated Rogers for assignment earlier in the week, and it wasn't a huge surprise Baltimore was interested. The Orioles' top two catchers — Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basallo — are on the injured list. They used Sam Huff and Chadwick Tromp as replacements, getting almost no offense from either, before designating Huff for assignment and bringing up Yohel Pozo from Double-A.

Rogers is batting .161 with three home runs and nine RBIs this season. His career average is .197.

Since July 19, Huff, Tromp and Pozo have gone 2 for 35 at the plate for the Orioles.

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Atlanta Braves' Mike Yastrzemski (18) reacts with Braves third base coach Tommy Watkins (84) while rounding the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Braves overcome 3-run deficit to beat the Nationals 5-4

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Braves overcome 3-run deficit to beat the Nationals 5-4

Bill Trocchi, The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 8:50 PM CDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski homered and the Atlanta Braves overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday night.

Ozzie Albies' two-run single in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie for the Braves, who managed just four hits. Eight of Atlanta's last nine games have been decided by one run.

Victor Mederos (1-0) picked up the first win of his four-year career, giving up a run in an inning of work. Dylan Lee worked a perfect eighth and Raisel Iglesias earned a save for the second straight night, giving him 23 on the season.

Daylen Lile hit two of the three solo home runs for the Nationals off Braves starter Grant Holmes. Lile has 13 for the season. The third was by Luis Garcia Jr., who also had a run-scoring triple and was 3 for 5.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) scores on an infield hit by Freddie Freeman (5) against the Seattle Mariners during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Dodgers rest Shohei Ohtani amid lingering left knee soreness

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Dodgers rest Shohei Ohtani amid lingering left knee soreness

Beth Harris, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 1:05 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was set to return as the leadoff hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, a day after he wasn't in the lineup because of lingering soreness in his left knee that is keeping him off the mound.

The Dodgers open a three-game set against the Boston Red Sox.

The two-way superstar wanted to play Thursday against the Seattle Mariners, manager Dave Roberts said, but it was the team's decision to rest him. Ohtani told the training staff of renewed soreness after Wednesday night's 4-2 win.

“I appreciate the communication,” Roberts said. “I can’t read minds, the training staff can’t read minds, so just for him to communicate that then allows for us to make a decision.”

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Texarkana Pleasant Grove player wins top honors on Texas 4A all-state baseball team

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:16 PM CDT

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state baseball team, distributed by The Associated Press:

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers — Hunter Rose, Texarkana Pleasant Grove, sr.; Collier Carroll, Calallen, sr.; Evan O’Connor, Brock, sr.

Relief pitcher — Caiden Kelly, Frisco Panther Creek, sr.

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Twins take momentum toward the trade deadline with a goal to buy after last year’s stinging sell-off

Dave Campbell, The Associated Press 4 minute read Preview

Twins take momentum toward the trade deadline with a goal to buy after last year’s stinging sell-off

Dave Campbell, The Associated Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 5:08 PM CDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins haven't forgotten the sting from the day of the trade deadline last year.

Their latest feel-good win added yet more fuel for the front office to be in buy mode this time instead of the massive sell-off last summer.

After being no-hit through six innings by Kansas City's Noah Cameron and shut out until the ninth, Minnesota mounted a thrilling two-out comeback to win 4-3 on Thursday and improve to 10-2-1 in their last 13 series since June 12.

With a hit-by-pitch, a single and a walk, the Twins loaded the bases against Royals closer Lucas Erceg. Matt Strahm relieved and served up an 0-2 slider that Kody Clemens smacked into the flower box above right-center field for the sixth walk-off grand slam in team history.

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