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Since July 7, Kenta Maeda has a 1.95 ERA and 0.99 WHIP — a span that covers his last six starts. The ERA is fourth-best in the Majors since that point (minimum 30 innings pitched). It would be second to Hyun-Jin Ryu if we move the qualifier to 29 innings. Ryu has …

A day after spraining his right ankle, Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger received a day off for Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers. Manager Dave Roberts said Bellinger may also sit when the team travels to Pittsburgh for a four-game series. Roberts described the team’s stance on Bellinger Read MOre      

ESPN.com news services Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Clayton Kershaw will throw a three-inning, 45-pitch simulated game in Pittsburgh Monday. The Dodgers ace left-hander is continuing his rehab from a back issue that has sidelined him since July 23. The three-time Cy Young winner, in the midst of Read MOre      

It’s hard to keep up with the stock of Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera these days. From goat to hero; from an essential building block for the future to an expendable trade chip; from the most valuable Phillie to a disobedient nuisance who bucks baseball norms, Herrera has been all over …

Michel Baez struck out 11 more batters Saturday night. He was also tagged with a second professional loss, the rockiest of his outings since signing for $3 million in December. The 21-year-old Cuban surrendered two homers and gave up five runs in low Single-A Fort Wayne’s 10-1 loss to visiting …

On Saturday night the Indians beat the Royals 5-0 and Kansas City is now 7 ½ games back in the American League Central. The game lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes, and the Royals’ offensive high point was finding out how hard Eric Hosmer can hit a baseball and still …

CHICAGO (AP) — Veteran catcher Rene Rivera has joined the Chicago Cubs and is in the starting lineup for their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. Read MOre      

Veteran catcher Rene Rivera has joined the Chicago Cubs and is in the starting lineup for their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. The NL Central leaders were awarded Rivera on a waiver claim from the New York Mets on Saturday. Rookie catcher Victor Caratini was optioned to Triple-A …

– What started as a protest against police brutality has mushroomed a year later into a divisive debate over the future of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem and now faces what his fans see as blackballing for speaking out in …

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees welcome a new member to their rivalry Sunday. Right-hander Sonny Gray, whom the Yankees acquired ahead of Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, will make his first start against the Red Sox in a Yankee uniform in Sunday’s series finale at Fenway …