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Guardians' right-hander Ben Lively will have Tommy John surgery and miss rest of the season

Guardians' right-hander Ben Lively will have Tommy John surgery and miss rest of the season

DETROIT (AP) — Guardians pitcher Ben Lively will undergo Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow and will be sidelined for the rest of the season.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora empathizes with reliever Liam Hendriks following offensive messages

Red Sox manager Alex Cora empathizes with reliever Liam Hendriks following offensive messages

BOSTON (AP) — One day after Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks took to social media to condemn offensive messages made against him and his family, manager Alex Cora empathized with his player.

Giants look to break road slide, take on the Nationals

San Francisco Giants (29-21, second in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (23-27, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (2-3, 4.30 ERA, 1.

Reds host the Cubs on 4-game home win streak

Chicago Cubs (30-20, first in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (25-26, third in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (4-2, 2.98 ERA, 1.

Athletics host Philadelphia Phillies, look to break home slide

Philadelphia Phillies (32-18, first in the NL East) vs. Athletics (22-29, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (5-1, 2.67 ERA, 0.

White Sox open 3-game series against the Rangers

Texas Rangers (25-26, third in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (15-35, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Tyler Mahle (5-1, 1.47 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Burke (2-5, 4.

Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates meet in game 2 of series

Milwaukee Brewers (25-26, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (17-34, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (5-3, 2.59 ERA, 1.

Rockies play the Yankees in first of 3-game series

New York Yankees (30-19, first in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (8-42, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (1-1, 4.41 ERA, 1.

Braves host the Padres to start 3-game series

San Diego Padres (27-21, third in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (24-25, third in the NL East) Atlanta; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nick Pivetta (5-2, 2.86 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (2-3, 3.62 ERA, 1.

Dodgers visit the Mets to open 3-game series

Los Angeles Dodgers (31-19, first in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (30-20, second in the NL East) New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 11.25 ERA, 2.