Hoping that minimizing Mike Leake’s activity now will maximize his participation later, the Giants placed the right-hander on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained left hamstring.

The Braves and Indians have completed a trade that sends outfielders Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn to Atlanta in exchange for infielder Chris Johnson.

When the Blue Jays acquired No. 1 starter David Price prior to the non-waiver Trade Deadline, it was for games like the ones being played this weekend at Yankee Stadium.

Kevin Kiermaier made a game-saving play in the ninth inning on Monday night against the White Sox, cutting down the potential tying run at home plate. As Statcast™ will show, Kiermaier’s ability to make the play, however, went far beyond simply making a strong, accurate throw.

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Cardinals No. 9 prospect Luke Weaver continued an excellent run in Class A Advanced Palm Beach’s 2-0 win over Charlotte on Wednesday.

Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion each homered while the Blue Jays’ bullpen tossed four scoreless innings to overcome another rough outing by Drew Hutchison in a 9-7 win over the Twins on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

Seven innings after instant replay evidence was insufficient enough to award Randal Grichuk a game-tying home run, the rookie center fielder connected for a game-winning homer. Grichuk’s 13th home run of the season came in Wednesday’s 13th inning and delivered the Cardinals a 4-3 win over the Reds.

The D-backs took advantage of an Aaron Barrett throwing error to grab the lead in the sixth inning en route to an 11-4 victory over the Nationals on Wednesday night at Nationals Park. The Nationals, who have lost five of their last six games, are now two games behind the Mets in the National League East.

The Rangers may still be on the outside looking in, but the view is much better and much closer after they completed a three-game sweep of the Astros with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night at Globe Life Park.

With nothing going right for Nationals left-hander Felipe Rivero in the ninth inning Wednesday night, manager Matt Williams came out of the dugout to make a pitching change. One problem, though. Nationals catcher Jose Lobaton noticed that no one was warming up in the bullpen. But out of the dugout came first baseman Tyler Moore, who did not volunteer to enter the game.

LaTroy Hawkins has yet another accolade to put on his already impressive resume after he became the 13th pitcher in Major League history to record a save against all 30 teams in the league.

Here’s a look back at a wild day of walk-offs.

The 20-year-old shortstop played in his 50th game on Wednesday night against the Rangers — and put his all-around talent on full display in the process.

Madison Bumgarner looked prepared for the challenge that awaits the Giants. And make no mistake — it’s as formidable a challenge as any that has faced San Francisco during its five-year stretch of World Series success.

The evening’s happiest snapshot, as seen through Luis Severino’s eyes, came as the right-hander passed through the bullpen gate and started his pregame walk across the Yankee Stadium outfield. His teammates seemed to be excited by everything that followed.

Gregory Polanco gave the Pirates an early lead on Wednesday with a game-opening homer. When that lead was gone, Polanco snapped a 4-4 tie with a single in the sixth inning. That lead held up, and the Bucs downed the Cubs, 7-5, to halt their six-game winning streak.