The Baltimore Orioles are set to host the Houston Astros for a star-studded showdown on Sunday Night time Baseball. Baltimore has gained two straight towards Houston after dropping the opening sport of this collection 6-0 on Thursday. The Astros (69-60), who lead the American League West, are 18-14 towards AL East opponents this season. The…

Getty Pictures Toronto Blue Jays right-handed starter Bowden Francis got here inside three outs of throwing the fourth no-hitter of the season and the 326th no-hitter in Main League Baseball historical past on Saturday in a 3-1 win towards the Los Angeles Angels (field rating).  Francis required 111 pitches to get by the primary eight innings….

Jordan Montgomery’s disappointing season with the Arizona Diamondbacks has hit one other bump within the highway. D-Backs supervisor Torey Lovullo introduced Friday that Montgomery is transferring into the bullpen, in accordance with the Arizona Republic. Righty Ryne Nelson, who has a 2.82 ERA in his final eight begins, will stay within the rotation. “(Nelson has)…

As a perennial All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts is aware of a factor or two about swinging for the fences. Effectively, in a couple of weeks, America will be capable of watch him swinging for … the kitchen cupboards? The Dodgers celebrity, who returned the workforce’s lineup in mid-August after lacking two…

Getty Photographs Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz leads the majors in stolen bases, simply as he has many of the 12 months. He had really been going by means of a stolen base drought these days. He hadn’t swiped a bag since Aug. 8 heading into Wednesday’s motion.  De La Cruz ended the drought…

Getty Photographs The Baltimore Orioles entered Tuesday a half sport again of the New York Yankees within the race for the American League East crown. It is to be seen if the Orioles can overtake the Yankees and win consecutive division titles for the primary time in a half century, however within the brief time…

Getty Photographs Justin Verlander will make his return to the Houston Astros rotation on Wednesday towards the Boston Purple Sox, supervisor Joe Espada advised reporters on Monday (together with Chandler Rome of The Athletic). It will function his first look for the Astros on the big-league degree since June 9 after a chronic bout of…

Getty Pictures The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners will meet within the 2025 Little League Basic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, MLB introduced Sunday night time. The sport is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 17, and might be a house sport for the Mets. As a part of the Little League Basic custom, Mets and Mariners gamers…

This weekend noticed the return of Main League Baseball’s Gamers’ Weekend initiative, a well-liked theme weekend the place gamers are allowed to specific their individuality and bend a number of the conventional guidelines of baseball gear. Whereas this 12 months’s Gamers’ Weekend would not characteristic customized names on jerseys as has been seen prior to…

Getty Photographs Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve recorded an uncommon extra-base hit in the course of the third inning of Friday night time’s sport towards the Chicago White Sox (GameTracker). Altuve laced a 108.4 mph line drive off White Sox lefty Garrett Crochet that barreled by way of the out-of-town scoreboard — particularly the…