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Justin Upton hit one of the longest home runs ever seen at Atlanta's spring training complex, a towering drive that cleared the grass berm beyond left field, as the Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 7-6 Monday.Upton's teammates estimated the homer went at least 450 feet. It was his first hit of spring since joining the Braves in a blockbuster trade with Arizona.The Marlins led 1-0 when Jason Heyward opened the fourth with a drive over the right-field wall. Upton made it back-to-back homers off loser Scott Maine, and brother B.J. Upton chipped in with a double, coming around to score on a stolen base and wild pitch.Atlanta extended the lead to 7-1 before Miami put together a five-run eighth. Anthony Varvaro worked the ninth for a save....
Tony Abreu hit the go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 14th inning as the Kansas City Royals edged the Cleveland Indians, 7-6, in the middle installment of a three...
It usually isn't good when a position player finishes a game on the mound. That's where Joe Mather found himself on Monday night.Aramris Ramirez hit two of Milwaukee...
Alexi Casilla drove in the go-ahead run and scored a vital insurance run in the top of the 12th inning, as the Minnesota Twins held off the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, i...
The Cleveland Indians have found many different ways to lose in their epic stretch of bad baseball.They came up with a new one Tuesday night in their 6-5, 12-inning ...
The Minnesota Twins try to stretch their winning streak over the Cleveland Indians to five straight games on Wednesday evening in the continuation of a three-game se...
Justin Verlander tries to rebound from a shaky outing and get the Detroit Tigers back atop the American League Central standings on Friday when they open a three-gam...
Jason Kipnis hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Joe Nathan and the Cleveland Indians snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Texas Rangers 5-4 Thursd...
The Cleveland Indians fell out of the AL Central race when they went all of August without winning a series.Now, they're giving the playoff-chasing Detroit Tigers al...
Jim Leyland loaded the lineup with lefties against Justin Masterson, then watched his Detroit Tigers struggle to another loss.Afterward, there wasn't a hint of panic...
Top draft picks Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters got a typical Chicago Cubs' welcome to the major leagues: Chicago blew three leads and lost 7-6 to the Los Angeles Dod...
Hanley Ramirez lined an RBI single over a drawn-in infield in the ninth inning, and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a seesa...
Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run double in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs Saturday afternoon.After Drew Stubbs doubled and B...
The Chicago Cubs on Wednesday placed reliever Lendy Castillo on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain and recalled Scott Maine from Triple-A Iowa.The 23-...
The Toronto Blue Jays signed center fielder Rajai Davis to a one-year, $2.5 million contract for the 2013 season, among a slew of roster moves.Davis, who had a club ...
Darwin Barney played another errorless game — barely. Unfortunately his teammates committed enough miscues to spoil another solid start by a Cubs starter.Mike Fiers ...
Darin Mastroianni and the Minnesota Twins hustled to an extra-inning win.Meanwhile, Matt LaPorta and the Cleveland Indians stood and watched another disheartening lo...
Ezequiel Carrera and Jason Kipnis both homered in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers, 5-4, and salvage the finale of a ...
The Chicago Cubs placed pitcher Ryan Dempster on the 15-day disabled list on Monday and activated catcher Geovany Soto from the 15-day DL.Dempster heads to the DL wi...
Former No. 1 overall pick Luke Hochevar faces the Cleveland Indians for the 15th time in his career on Sunday when the Kansas City Royals visit them at Progressive F...