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Caleb Smith wasn’t satisfied with his first start in a month. Thanks to a productive day by the National League’s worst offense, Smith’s return was good enough to beat the first-place Braves. Yadiel Rivera hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning and the Miami Marlins beat Atlanta 5-4 on Saturday for only their […]

The swelling near Madison Bumgarner’s pitching elbow was still noticeable, more than three hours after the Giants’ left-hander was drilled by a 98 mph line drive. “It looks nasty, but as far as what it feels like, it never tightened up, it never got sore,” said Bumgarner, who wore a long grey therapeutic sleeve after

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: COOKIE HEALING Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is being treated for leukemia, and he says it’s going to make him stronger than he was before. Carrasco hasn’t played for Cleveland since May 30. The 32-year-old right-hander says he got a blood test after a spring training physical

Hunter Renfroe struck out in his first two at-bats, hardly suggesting he might be on tap to play the hero role for a second consecutive day. One more chance proved otherwise. Renfroe hit his second late-inning home run in as many days and the San Diego Padres held on for a 3-1 victory Saturday night

An All-Star in 2017, Jake Lamb missed more than half of last season with a shoulder injury that required surgery. Then early this season, he strained his quadriceps and missed almost three months. But Lamb stayed the course despite the frustration, and it paid off on Saturday night. He hit his first home run in

It has taken the Boston Red Sox a long time to win the first two games of their weekend series with the Detroit Tigers. They’d love to finish off a sweep quickly. “We’ve got one more game until the All-Star break,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “Let’s come in here, take care of business

Todd Frazier got hit near the left elbow by an 85 mph changeup and was clearly annoyed. After the game, Jake Arrieta went straight to his hard stuff. “If Frazier’s not happy about it, he can come see me and I’ll put a dent in his skull,” the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher said. In the latest

Seattle Mariners ace Marco Gonzales has been streaky, except when it comes to the Oakland Athletics. Gonzales threw another gem against the A’s in a 6-2 victory Saturday night for his 10th win of the season. Gonzales worked eight innings and improved to 3-0 against his American League-West rivals with just six earned runs allowed

The Latest on UFC 239 (all times local): 9:49 p.m. Jon Jones retained his UFC light heavyweight title with a split-decision victory over Thiago Santos, who nearly pulled off a spectacular upset at UFC 239, despite apparently fighting on an injured leg. Jones remained unbeaten since 2009, but he was stretched to the limit Saturday

Toronto said farewell to Kawhi Leonard. Miami said hello to Jimmy Butler. The Lakers finally have Anthony Davis. Free agency became real Saturday. The four-team trade that sent Butler to the Heat — with a new $142 million, four-year contract — was one of the first big moves to get done once the league’s offseason