Eddie Rosario went 4 for 5 with three RBI and one of Minnesota's three home runs in another power-packed romp by the major league-leading Twins, who beat the Chicago White Sox 11-4 on Friday night for their ninth win in their last 10 games.
Playoff hopefuls square off when the Braves play the Cardinals and the Indians meet the Rays. Who has the upper hand? And what else are we looking forward to?
Lucas Giolito pitched a four-hitter for his first major league shutout, rookie Eloy Jimenez hit his third homer in two games and the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 4-0 on Thursday night.
Eloy Jimenez homered twice and the Chicago White Sox turned the first triple play in the majors this season during a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Big night for White Sox rookie Eloy Jimenez, who has homered twice in Houston for his second career multi-homer game. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Jimenez is the third White Sox player during the Live Ball Era with two multi-homer games at age 22 or younger. The other two were Chet Lemon in 1977 and Carlos May in 1969.
The White Sox turned a triple play against the Astros on Wednesday night, the first in the majors this season.
Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out a season-high 12 to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
The Dodgers and Astros have been running neck-and-neck, but they're being threatened by rivals with staying power.
Jake Marisnick and Tyler White homered and Brad Peacock had another solid start to lead the Houston Astros over the Chicago White Sox 3-0 Monday night.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit another home run, Danny Jansen and Billy McKinney also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Sunday.
Lucas Giolito threw five solid innings, Leury Garcia homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Saturday in a game stopped after 4 1/2 innings because of rain.
I'm probably a little too excited to watch Ryan Feierabend make his Blue Jays debut across the street from the lair of another lefty knuckleballer -- Wilbur Wood of the White Sox. Great nugget from ESPN Stats & Info on this: Feierabend is making his first big league start since Sept. 23, 2008 with the Mariners. He faced the Angels in that game, and Vladimir Guerrero Sr. batted cleanup for the Halos. Vlad Jr. is Feierabend's third baseman today.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and the Toronto Blue Jays used an offensive barrage to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Friday night.
The White Sox have placed left-hander Manny Banuelos on the injured list because of a strained shoulder, another blow to a pitching staff that lost Carlos Rodon and Nate Jones for the season earlier this week.
Yolmer Sanchez raced home from third base with the tiebreaking run on Ryan Cordell's suicide squeeze in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Thursday night for their fourth win in five games.
Remember Tony Sanchez, Donavan Tate and Matt Hobgood? Few do -- but all were selected ahead of Mike Trout. Here's a look at the first-rounders who never really panned out.
Mike Trout to the Nats? Nolan Arenado on the West Coast? Here's how things might look if teams were able to choose again a decade later.
Jordan Luplow hit two of Cleveland's five homers, Carlos Carrasco cruised through seven innings and the Indians pounded the Chicago White Sox 9-0 on Tuesday.
Not every top arm is a can't-miss first-round pick. Here's a look into how MLB teams have drafted, signed, traded for and developed their future aces.
Yoan Moncada hit two of Chicago's four solo homers and Reynaldo Lopez pitched 7 2/3 effective innings, helping the White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Monday night.
Carlos Rodon and Nate Jones will miss the rest of the season with arm injuries, leaving the rebuilding White Sox without two key pitchers.
The surging Red Sox and Brewers are among those taking aim at our top-ranked teams.
Lucas Giolito allowed one run in seven innings to win his second straight start, Tim Anderson and Yonder Alonso homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 16 | .680 | - | W4 |
| Cleveland | 26 | 24 | .520 | 8 | W1 |
| Chicago | 23 | 27 | .460 | 11 | L1 |
| Detroit | 19 | 29 | .396 | 14 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 17 | 32 | .347 | 16.5 | L1 |
