3:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Padres‘ three-game series against the Mariners, originally scheduled to begin Friday in Seattle, has been moved to San Diego’s Petco Park because of air-quality issues in Washington state. The Mariners will be the home team for all three games, meaning the Padres could be in position to clinch

8:15 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson left his start Thursday night after two innings because of right elbow tightness. Hudson did not allow a run while walking two and giving up one hit against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is 3-2 with a 2.77 ERA in eight starts this

11:41 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft In a season filled with injuries thus far, fantasy managers are surely seeking replacements. Here are three players well worth adding in ESPN leagues: Matt Carpenter, 3B/1B, St. Louis Cardinals 2 Related You’re going to want a piece of the Cardinals offense during these final 11 regular-season days. The

4:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Yankees activated All-Star right fielder Aaron Judge on Wednesday and batted him second against Toronto, giving the team a full stable of active regulars for the first time since Aug. 8. Judge went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 13-2 victory over the Toronto

8:06 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the pandemic-shortened Major League Baseball season, beating the San Diego Padres 7-5 on Wednesday behind Dustin May‘s gutty effort out of the bullpen and home runs from A.J. Pollock and Chris Taylor.

6:15 AM ET White Sox broadcaster Ken “Hawk” Harrelson was furious with umpire Joe West, as many have been these past 44 years. On this day in 2010, West had called a second balk of the game on Mark Buehrle, and Hawk was so outraged he said on the air, “Joe West should retire!” Two

5:17 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The two-game series between the San Francisco Giants and Mariners in Seattle that was scheduled to start Tuesday was postponed because of poor air quality caused by the West Coast wildfires. Although the air quality seemed to be improving somewhat Tuesday afternoon, Giants manager Gabe Kapler said

11:02 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers‘ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, and Major League Baseball hopes fans can attend. The division series, league championship series and World Series all will be part of a bubble designed to minimize exposure to the coronavirus,

Sep 13, 2020 Chicago Cubs righty Alec Mills threw the league’s second no-hitter of the season Sunday, shutting down the Milwaukee Brewers in a 12-0 victory. Mills, 28, struck out five while walking three. Asked in the postgame interview on the Marquee Sports Network how he felt, Mills responded: “I have no idea. It hasn’t

2:12 AM ET If you had any doubt about whether this was real — whether Monday’s Major League Baseball game meant more than any had all year and whether the San Diego Padres had elevated themselves enough to become a legitimate concern for the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers — consider the disdain with which Trent