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Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras pulled off an impressive feat Monday. He not only managed to enrage one current member of the Atlanta Braves, he also angered a former member of the club. Braves catcher Tyler Flowers exchanged words with Contreras after Contreras belted a home run in the second inning of the Cubs' 8-3 win Monday. Continue to Article

June 25, 2019 11:52:am EST

The Boston Red Sox scored runs in the last five innings to pull off a 6-5 win against the Chicago White Sox in MLB action on Monday. At Fenway Park, the White Sox claimed an early lead, but it was the Red Sox who came away with victory, moving to 43-37 for the season. Eduardo Nunez started the late scoring with an RBI single in the fifth and added another in the eighth. Continue to Article

June 25, 2019 1:27:am EST

Contreras homered and had three RBIs, Jon Lester pitched five-hit ball through six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 Monday in a chippy matchup of NL division leaders. "It's fun, because they're good and we're good," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Jason Heyward added a solo homer for Chicago, which moved one game ahead of Milwaukee in the NL Central. Continue to Article

June 25, 2019 12:22:am EST

Lester singled with one on and none out in the fifth, then the next five batters drove in five runs to make it 7-0 -- all runs charged to Atlanta starter Julio Teheran (5-6). During the outburst, Chicago got an RBI double from Kyle Schwarber, run-scoring singles from Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, an RBI double from Javier Baez and a run-scoring grounder by Willson Contreras. Teheran worked four-plus innings -- he failed to retire any of the six batters he faced in the fifth -- and allowed seven runs on nine hits and three walks. Continue to Article

June 24, 2019 11:22:pm EST

The New York Mets have issued discipline to both manager Mickey Callaway and pitcher Jason Vargas after both men were involved in a verbal altercation with a reporter, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said the team decided to fine both Callaway and Vargas for their actions. Van Wagenen said the confrontation with the reporter was “disappointing” and “regrettable,” according to DiComo. Continue to Article

June 24, 2019 4:10:pm EST

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