Major League Baseball

Rays option Bradley to minors after rough start

The Rays optioned Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham following a poor start for the inconsistent right-hander Wednesday night.

Clean slate: Rockies get 1st shutout in 221 games

Rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon led the way as the Rockies recorded their first shutout in 221 games, ending the third-longest streak without one in MLB history.

Ohtani ties Dodgers' mark with HR in 5th straight

Shohei Ohtani homered for the fifth consecutive game, becoming the seventh player in Dodgers franchise history to accomplish that feat.

'Pretty awesome': Harper hits 350th career HR

Bryce Harper hit the 350th homer of his career on Wednesday. He's the eighth active player to accomplish the feat.

Pasquantino: Want Lugo to stay in Royals blue

The Royals are hoping they can show enough over the next week to keep trade candidate Seth Lugo in Kansas City.

Yanks got to 'tighten it up' after latest error wave

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his team's defensive performance was "just not good enough" after New York made four errors in an 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The Yankees made seven errors in the three-game series.

Giants' Verlander finally gets 1st win in 17th start

Justin Verlander ended the longest streak of starts in a season without a win in Giants history, breaking a 16-game drought with a 9-3 victory vs. the Braves.

Rangers' Gray picks up win in return from injury

Texas right-hander Jon Gray won in his return from a fractured right forearm, throwing two scoreless innings in relief in the Rangers' 2-1 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday night.

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Who is rising and falling in every major league farm system after the MLB draft? Kiley McDaniel digs in.