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Brewers infielder Joey Ortiz is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left hamstring after leaving Thursday's 4-1 win against the Chicago Cubs following a groundout in the fifth inning.

The Yankees, in search of some bullpen depth, signed veteran right-hander Paul Blackburn on Thursday.

The Orioles placed catcher Adley Rutschman on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, less than a month after he returned from a left oblique strain.

Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (sore right shoulder) and left fielder Brandon Nimmo (neck) were held out of the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Nationals.

Slumping All-Star slugger Kyle Tucker returned to the Chicago Cubs' lineup Thursday and went 0-for-4 with a walk.

Baseball's top team is still rolling -- though it might be slowing down -- while one NL contender continues its fall down our list in Week 21.

Giants right-hander Landen Roupp will undergo an MRI on his knee after leaving Wednesday night's game against the Padres on a cart.

New York finished with five home runs Wednesday night and 14 in the series sweep of the Rays, tying a major league record (Reds, 1999) for most homers in a two-game series.

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani gave up five earned runs and nine hits in four innings, and got hit on his thigh by a 93 mph line drive in an 8-3 loss to the Rockies.

Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson was placed on the injured list Wednesday because of a small fracture on the tip of his left thumb.