ANAHEIM — The Angels found themselves in a quick hole on Monday, one that didn’t get much deeper the rest of the night but was still deep enough.

Most of their early hard-hit balls went for outs, giving Cincinnati Reds right-hander Brady Singer time to settle in and limit the Angels’ bats in the 4-1 victory at Angel Stadium.

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SAN DIEGO — All in all, Monday will go down one of the most unique days of Heliot Ramos’ career.

His comments about Giants fans were misinterpreted and taken out of context. His leadoff home run kickstarted a three-homer first inning and the Giants’ 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres. His embracing of the villain role at Petco Park after ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies are officially one of the hottest teams in baseball.

Warming Bernabel singled home Ezequiel Tovar in the bottom of the ninth to give the Rockies a 4-3 win Monday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of 27,259 at Coors Field.

A game-tying home run from Tovar in the seventh and five strong innings from ...Read more

MIAMI — In the inning after their one-run lead disappeared two pitches into the bottom of the sixth inning, a mistake by the Miami Marlins with two outs in the seventh inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a lane to regain what they had just lost.

Making the most of additional scoring opportunities in the frames that followed added to it.

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PHILADELPHIA — On Sunday afternoon against the Washington Nationals, Trea Turner hit an infield ground-ball, and the Phillies jumped into action to retrieve the ball.

His two hits earlier in the day brought him to 1,499 in his career, putting him on the brink of personal history. For a moment, the Phillies believed his grounder — deflected ...Read more

BOSTON — Back where it all started, Trevor Rogers ventured where no Baltimore Orioles starter has ever gone before.

The left-hander completed seven innings of one-run baseball in their 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday to lower his ERA to 1.41, the best by any Orioles pitcher through his first 12 starts to begin a season in the ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals just keep on winning.

Hot since the All-Star break, the Royals on Monday evening defeated the Texas Rangers 4-3 to open a series at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City’s winning streak is now at four games and the team is 6-1 on its current homestand.

With the victory, the Royals (64-61) are now also 2 ...Read more

NEW YORK — It’s crunch time for the Mets.

If they’re going to show that they’re worthy of a playoff spot, they need to prove it over the next two weeks. Their schedule the rest of the way through is unforgiving, with the only soft spot coming this week with three games against the Washington Nationals on the road. But then they continue...Read more

DETROIT — This is a completely different looking Detroit Tigers team from a month ago.

They weren't pitching very well, didn't generate much offense during the mid-July slump and looking like a team with waning confidence.

They took apart the AL West-leading Houston Astros 10-0 Monday, further putting away the mystifying blip of a month ago ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Some late game fireworks — and a late game defensive implosion from the Toronto Blue Jays — gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-2 win against Toronto on Monday night at PNC Park.

The Blue Jays had three errors and a wild pitch in the final two innings, allowing the Pirates to score three runs. The winning run scored in the ...Read more

CHICAGO — The second game of Monday’s split doubleheader between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field was postponed because of the threat of storms.

The game will be played Tuesday as part of a split doubleheader. The first game will begin at 1:20 p.m. CDT, with the second game at 7:05 as originally scheduled.

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CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer glanced from the dugout to the visitors’ side Monday morning, where the Milwaukee Brewers were doing light pregame work.

It’s not quite at the point of the year where Hoyer and the Cubs are regularly checking the scores of other National League playoff-contending teams. ...Read more

CHICAGO — Where will the Chicago Cubs be in 2032?

It’s anyone’s guess, and the way the country is heading, we’re not even sure if there will be a 2032.

But at least we know the Cubs are thinking ahead, making sure their fans will be excited about the team’s 2032 stretch run, which presumably will be led by manager Pat Murphy after ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rob Manfred normally does what many fans consider an annoyingly effective job of keeping Major League Baseball's strategic plans out of the public square.

So maybe the MLB commissioner was caught in an unguarded moment, staring down at a diamond from the ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" booth in the cozy confines of Williamsport, Pa...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler underwent a successful thrombolysis procedure to remove a blood clot in his upper right arm Monday morning, the Phillies announced.

The procedure was completed by Paul DiMuzio at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Wheeler, who is on the 15-day injured list, felt heaviness in his shoulder following his start on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES – A dugout full of San Diego Padres cheered Jose Iglesias as he returned to them Sunday after tying the game in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium.

Iglesias had hit a run-scoring groundout while batting for Jake Cronenworth, who was among those to congratulate him.

Finally, the Padres were looking the Los Angeles Dodgers eye to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Slammed Diego.

Those pesky rivals from down south staggered away from their weekend stay at Dodger Stadium Sunday with spirits bruised, egos bloodied and Manny Machado flattened.

Canned Diego.

Arriving here shortly after stealing first place, little brother spent the next three days giving it back to a Dodger team that met the...Read more

NEW YORK — The Mets used small ball to build an early lead before turning the power on in the fifth inning.

Mark Vientos had four RBI (including a three-run round-tripper during that four-run fifth) and Clay Holmes struck out four over five innings of one-run ball to carry the Mets (66-58) to a 7-3 win over the Seattle Mariners (68-57) in the...Read more

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The Los Angeles Angels finished a disappointing weekend on a high note.

After losing the first two games against the Athletics, the Angels salvaged the final game of the series by winning, 11-5, in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon.

Jo Adell, who started the day with a three-run homer, drove in the tie-breaking run with...Read more

CHICAGO — Fans gathered in the parking lot in front of Rate Field’s Gate 5 for the Before the Peel party. A swarm of yellow crowded in front of the stage to watch the festivities take place.

This is where the first celebrity cameo happened. The afro-mohawk, big gold chain, sideburns, yellow sleeveless vest, blue shorts and a layer of sweat ...Read more