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The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-hander Juan Nicasio on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to a left groin strain. Nicasio suffered the injury during Wednesday's contest against the Atlanta Braves. Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said the groin strain is mild but that Nicasio is also being bothered by quadriceps tightness. Continue to Article

July 04, 2019 5:19:pm EST

The Los Angeles Angels announced Wednesday that All-Star second baseman Tommy La Stella has a fractured right tibia and will miss eight to 10 weeks. La Stella sustained the injury Tuesday night when he fouled a 97-mph fastball off his right shin in the sixth inning of the Angels' win over the Texas Rangers. La Stella was unable to put any weight on the leg as he was carried off the field. Continue to Article

July 03, 2019 6:14:pm EST

Nick Markakis and Austin Riley homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning Saturday night for the Atlanta Braves, who took advantage of the latest implosion by the New York Mets' bullpen to post a 5-4 win. The Braves have won the first two games of the three-game series against the Mets, who have dropped seven straight. New York has led in the sixth inning or later in five of those losses. Continue to Article

June 29, 2019 9:35:pm EST

Mike Soroka earned the win by tossing 6 1/3 strong innings Friday night, and the Atlanta Braves never trailed after fellow rookie Austin Riley launched a two-run homer in the second inning as they defeated the host New York Mets 6-2. The Mets lost their sixth straight and fell to a National League-worst 9-17 in June. Soroka (9-1) allowed two runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out four as he once again became eligible to qualify for the NL ERA title. Continue to Article

June 28, 2019 10:27:pm EST

Craig Kimbrel got a little help settling in at Wrigley Field. Kimbrel dodged trouble for a save in his season debut when new teammate Anthony Rizzo dived into first base for the final out, and the Chicago Cubs rallied from five runs down to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7 on Thursday. Called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, Kimbrel struck out Brian McCann looking and induced a groundout from Johan Camargo to start the ninth inning. Continue to Article

June 27, 2019 7:54:pm EST