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Manny Machado and Nelson Cruz homered, Steve Pearce had three hits and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday for a split of the four-game series....

Alex Rios tripled and drove in three runs, and the Rangers rolled to another Texas-sized rout of Detroit, beating Justin Verlander and the Tigers 12-4 on Sunday....

Derek Jeter had four hits and Masahiro Tanaka rebounded nicely from his first major league loss, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday....

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The World Series champion Boston Red Sox lost their 10th straight game, skidding to their longest slump in 20 years and brawling with the Tampa Bay Rays during an 8-5 defeat Sunday....

Josh Beckett pitched the first no-hitter of his stellar career and the first in the majors this season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Sunday....

Today’s outright assignments.. The White Sox have outrighted Frank Francisco to Triple-A Charlotte, according to the MLB.com transactions page.  In 3 2/3 innings for the White Sox this season, the 34-year-old allowed 5 earned runs on 7 hits (2 home runs) while striking … Continue reading → ...

In today’s column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe looks at the 20 biggest disappointments of the 2014 season so far.  Near the top of the list: the Rangers unfortunate rash of injuries.  Texas will be without Prince Fielder for the rest … Continue reading → ...

Reliever Frank Francisco has elected free agency rather than accept his outright assignment from the White Sox, MLBTR has learned. Francisco, 34, struggled in his limited time with Chicago this year. Through 3 2/3 innings, he allowed 5 earned runs on … Continue reading → ...

On this date in 1999, the Diamondbacks tied a 68-year old major league record when their catcher, Damian Miller, starts three double plays. Arizona’s 3-2 victory over San Diego at Bank One Ballpark also featured two 100-mph pitches thrown by southpaw … Continue reading → ...

The Cubs announced that they have signed Manny Ramirez to a minor league deal to be a player-coach at Triple-A Iowa.  Ramirez is represented by Praver/Shapiro, as shown in the MLBTR Agency Database. “While Manny is not and will not … Continue reading → ...

Scott Atchison says he isn’t bothered by being in a closer-by-committee with the Cody Allen, Bryan Shaw, and Marc Rzepczynski, writes Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer.  “I think everyone has handled it well, while still being ready to pitch whenever … Continue reading → ...

Here are Sunday’s minor moves from around MLB: The Rays have released right-hander Juan Sandoval, tweets Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Sandoval, who is completely blind in his right eye, has appeared in 14 games (1 start) for … Continue reading → ...

The Padres announced on Twitter they have designated right-handers Billy Buckner and Blaine Boyer for assignment. The Padres needed to clear roster space for left-lander Troy Patton, who was acquired from the Orioles yesterday for catcher Nick Hundley. San Diego … Continue reading → ...

The Baltimore Orioles have placed first baseman Chris Davis on paternity leave and added catcher Nick Hundley, who was obtained in a trade with San Diego on Saturday....

The Philadelphia Phillies have placed third baseman Cody Asche on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring....

Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke is coming to Ryan Braun's defense over the baserunning blunder that cost their team a run in Saturday's 2-1 loss at Miami....

With some reluctance, but feeling they had no other choice given the state of their bullpen, the Boston Red Sox placed first baseman Mike Napoli on the 15-day disabled list Sunday....

The Washington Nationals have activated first baseman Adam LaRoche from the 15-day disabled list, and he is batting cleanup against the Pittsburgh Pirates....

The Chicago Cubs have signed Manny Ramirez to be a player coach at their Triple-A affiliate, hoping that the once-feared slugger will help mentor their minor league prospects....