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The Red Sox have made another roster move as the team closes out the unofficial first half of the season. After leaving Saturday's game with a right ankle injury, left-handed starter Eduardo Rodriguez has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right ankle sprain. Brian Johnson was activated off the disabled list as the corresponding move and will start Sunday's game. Rodriguez earned a no-decision after throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings in Saturday's win. It marked his third consecutive start allowing no runs, as he owns the majors’ longest active scoreless streak (19 innings).  It's unclear how long Rodriguez will be out, but manager Alex Cora indicated after the game Saturday it didn't Continue to Article

July 15, 2018 10:43:am EST

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Heading into the All-Star break, there are four hitters in baseball with an OPS over 1.000. All four are in the American League, and all four will be starting in the All-Star Game. Mike Trout, you've heard of him. And you know Mookie Betts, the starting right fielder of the Boston Red Sox. And designated hitter J.D. Martinez was the big bat in last winter's free-agent class, and now he's earning every penny at the plate for Boston. But the fourth player? It's José Ramírez, the 5-foot-9 third baseman for the Cleveland Indians whose numbers have turned heads and quickly earned the respect of teammates and votes Continue to Article

July 15, 2018 9:47:am EST

1897 — Chicago's Cap Anson became the first major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits when he singled off Baltimore's George Blackburn. 1902 — John McGraw was named manager of the New York Giants, a post he would hold for 30 years. 1909 — Ed Summers of the Detroit Tigers allowed only seven hits and pitched all 18 innings of a 0-0 tie with the Washington Senators, the longest scoreless game in AL history. 1920 — Babe Ruth broke his own season record of 29 homers with his 30th as the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns, 5-2. Ruth would finish the season with 54. 1933 — Red Lucas of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a 15-inning 1-0 win over Roy Parmelee and the New York Giants in the opener of a doubleheader. Continue to Article

July 15, 2018 9:30:am EST

The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Matheny during his seventh season with the team hovering around .500. The Cardinals announced Matheny’s firing after an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night, a defeat that dropped St. Louis to 47-46 and seven games back of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs. Matheny went 591-473 as manager, and his tenure included a loss to the Boston Red Sox in the 2013 World Series. Continue to Article

July 15, 2018 12:09:am EST

St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny sits in the dugout before the start of the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, July 14, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Matheny during his seventh season with the team hovering around .500. The Cardinals announced Matheny's firing after an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night, a defeat that dropped St. Louis to 47-46 and seven games back of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs. Matheny went 591-473 as manager, and his tenure included a loss to the Boston Red Sox in the 2013 World Series. Matheny was a Gold Glove Continue to Article

July 14, 2018 11:45:pm EST