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Hunter Greene pitched a one-hitter as the Reds beat the Cubs 1-0 on Thursday night.

Angels pitcher Jose Soriano, who was hit by a line drive on Wednesday, was placed on the 15-day injured list with a bruised right forearm.

Rookie Johah Tong responded with the best performance of his nascent major league career, holding the Padres to four hits and one unearned run over five innings in the Mets' 6-1 victory at Citi Field.

The Red Sox lost 5-3 to the Athletics on Thursday, allowing the Cleveland Guardians to crawl closer to Boston in the AL wild-card race.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal returned from an injury scare and gave up one run over six innings in a 3-1 loss as the Guardians pulled within 3 games in the AL Central.

When he takes the mound for Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday night, Kodai Senga might be pitching for a spot on the Mets' postseason pitching staff.

Giants pitcher Justin Verlander, who has a 2.17 ERA in his past 11 games, wants to return -- after he turns 43 in February -- for a 21st season in 2026.

MLB hopes that a new Amateur Recovery Period Policy, as ordered in a memo obtained by ESPN, will "alleviate the pressure on young players" hoping to play professional baseball.

Royals pitcher Ryan Bergert, who was scheduled to start Friday against Toronto, experienced tightness in his right forearm before Wednesday's win over the Mariners and will go on the injured list.

Dave Roberts said the Dodgers have talked about Shohei Ohtani pitching out of the bullpen in the playoffs. As for playing in the outfield, as Ohtani said Tuesday he would be willing to do, Roberts sai...