Kyle Hendricks got all the run support he needed early, and the right-hander posted his second career complete game in the Cubs’ 4-1 victory Saturday over the Phillies in front of 41,555 at Wrigley Field.

If you thought Royals rookie Brett Eibner’s head was spinning on Friday night when he made his Major League debut and got his first hit, that didn’t even compare to what transpired for him on Saturday.

Matt Wisler, Mallex Smith, Javy Lopez and Brad Clontz represented the team Braves the Southwest Baseball Association’s annual Early Bird All-Star Baseball Tournament as part of Major League Baseball’s “Play Ball Weekend” initiative.

Xander Bogaerts has added power to his mix this season while maintaining the same pure stroke he had throughout last season. The Red Sox’s shortstop ran his hitting streak to 21 games on Saturday afternoon by launching a homer to lead off the fourth inning.

At 40 years old, David Ortiz hammered his 40th career homer at Rogers Centre in the ninth inning on Saturday. For a few minutes, it looked like his dramatic, go-ahead shot would lead the Red Sox to victory over the Blue Jays.

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Infante might have lost a popup in the sun, but Escobar found it.

Melvin Mora and Jerry Hairston Jr., a pair of unassuming middle infielders, supplied all the power in both the Home Run Derby and the Knucksies’ come-from-behind, 5-4, victory over the Wizards in the sixth annual Hall of Fame Classic.

Travis Shaw has quietly put together a breakout season for a Red Sox roster overflowing with young stars.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Clay Buchholz is headed to the Red Sox’s bullpen, manager John Farrell announced Friday.

The summer season at the National Baseball Hall of Fame begins on Saturday with the sixth annual Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field, and it will continue until July 24, when Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza are inducted on the stage behind the nearby Clark Sports Center.

On Friday, one day after D-backs manager Chip Hale acknowledged Shelby Miller was dealing with a lingering finger issue, the D-backs placed the struggling right-hander on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday, with a sprained right index finger.

With a little more than a quarter of the season behind them, the Marlins have essentially been treading water in the National League East’s four-team logjam.

Second baseman Rougned Odor’s eight-game suspension has been reduced by one game to seven, and Odor will begin serving the suspension on Friday night, when the Rangers open a three-game series with the Pirates at Globe Life Park.

Now that we have exit velocity and launch angle, we can start digging into the likelihood of particular batted balls turning into hits. In some cases, the expectation is nearly 100 percent… but it’s baseball, so things happen. Here’s five unexpected outcomes.

The countdown is over. David Ross hit his 100th career home run on Friday. Cubs players have been counting each one of Ross’ homers as he inched closer to No. 100 in his final season. The veteran catcher has announced he will retire at the end of the year, which is his 15th season in the big leagues.