7:00 PM ET ESPN News services Martin Maldonado celebrated Father’s Day by wearing a blue necktie on his chest protector and had three hits to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday. Maldonado had several names scribbled on the tie, along with “Happy Father’s Day.” Pittsburgh Pirates backstop Elias Diaz

10:41 AM ET The New York Mets have placed pitcher Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring. The Mets announced the roster move Sunday, one day after Syndergaard suffered the injury during his start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Syndergaard was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Sunday morning. The

2:11 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard left his start for the New York Mets with a hamstring injury in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Syndergaard reached for his right hamstring after throwing a pitch. Mets manager Mickey Callaway and an athletic trainer went

6:32 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Kyle Hendricks on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to right shoulder inflammation. During Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hendricks (7-5) gave up five runs and six hits in 4⅓ innings — his shortest outing since lasting four innings at Milwaukee

12:59 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Dodger Stadium doesn’t provide the best of memories for Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish, and he’ll try to exorcise more than one demon when he takes the mound there on Saturday night against his old team. In 2017, Darvish helped the Dodgers get to the World Series before famously

2:25 AM ET BOSTON — The same story has been written about the 2019 Boston Red Sox countless times. Inconsistency, inconsistency and inconsistency have been the buzzwords surrounding the defending World Series champions, and for much of Thursday night, things looked much the same. Just a day after avoiding slipping back to .500 with a

4:25 PM ET Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty had successful surgery Thursday to remove a melanoma from his right ear, the team announced Friday. The melanoma, a form a skin cancer, was discovered during a routine spot check with a dermatologist when a suspicious mole was identified on Piscotty, and a subsequent biopsy came back

10:00 AM ET While the big bats and long balls are garnering most of the headlines, we’re seeing some special — and surprising — performances on the mound as well. We look at some of them and the other big storylines that will play out this weekend. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito, who is 7-0

5:49 PM ET Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado is in Thursday night’s lineup against the San Diego Padres, batting fourth a day after he was hit on the left forearm with a pitch. X-rays on Arenado’s forearm were negative and the Rockies had described him as day-to-day on Wednesday after he was plunked by

1:19 AM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer during Milwaukee’s three-run 14th inning, and the Brewers struck out 15 times against Houston ace Justin Verlander before rallying for a 6-3 victory over the Astros on Wednesday night. Christian Yelich started the 14th with a single against rookie Cionel Perez