Professional Baseball

Nats’ Schwarber in impressive company with slugging exploits

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WASHINGTON — As his home run-hitting binge became a national phenomenon, Kyle Schwarber tried to warn everyone how quickly it could end. ...

Ramírez’s homer, 5 RBIs power Indians to 13-5 rout of Tigers

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CLEVELAND — José Ramírez homered and drove in five runs, Austin Hedges had a two-run shot and the Cleveland Indians bounced back from losing...

Giants reliever Santos suspended 80 games for positive test

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NEW YORK — San Francisco Giants pitcher Gregory Santos was suspended for 80 games without pay under Major League Baseball's drug program on Tuesday...

Castellanos hits slam as Reds rally past Phillies 12-4

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CINCINNATI — Nick Castellano hit a grand slam in the seventh inning and drove in a career-high seven runs, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat...

Cashman: Yankees ‘as bad as you can be,’ not Boone’s fault

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NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said his fourth-place ballclub is “as bad as you can be” right now, but he's not...

Renfroe homers twice, Red Sox rally to beat Royals 6-5

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BOSTON — Hunter Renfroe homered twice, the second a 434-foot solo shot over the Green Monster to break a sixth-inning tie and help the...

Ohtani’s 26th homer starts Angels past reeling Yankees 5-3

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NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani pounded his hardest-hit home run of the season, José Suarez pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run relief after Dylan...

Schwarber socks 2 more homers, surging Nats beat Mets 8-4

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WASHINGTON — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, becoming the first player in major league history to hit 15 home runs in a 17-day span, and...

Schwarber mashes 2 more, Nats inch closer to Mets in NL East

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WASHINGTON — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, becoming the first player in major league history to hit 15 home runs in a 17-day span, and...

DeJong homers, Cards break away in 7th to beat D-Backs 7-1

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ST. LOUIS — Paul DeJong homered to cap a six-run burst in the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals broke away from the...