Major League Baseball

'Fastball Freddy' cranks up velocity, shuts down Guardians as Rays even ALCS

The Guardians knew what was coming but still couldn't touch Rays starter Freddy Peralta, who topped 99 mph on his fastball and threw six scoreless innings as the Rays took Game 2 of the ALCS.

Game 1 star Ramirez shoulders blame as two costly miscues sink Guardians

Guardians star Jose Ramirez expressed regret for a pair of costly fourth-inning miscues that led to three unearned runs for the Rays, who evened the series with a 3-1 win in Game 2.

'Adamant' Ohtani will be in Dodgers' Game 3 NLCS lineup, Roberts says

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Tuesday that struggling superstar Shohei Ohtani will be in the lineup for Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday vs. the Milwaukee Brewers.

Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Espada for managerial job

The Seattle Mariners have received permission to interview current Houston Astros manager Joe Espada about their vacancy, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Contreras powers Brewers to 2-0 NLCS lead, vows Milwaukee will 'keep going'

Getting to the Los Angeles bullpen in the later innings, the Milwaukee Brewers posted 12 hits, including 10 singles, in Game 2 on Monday, scoring four runs in the final four frames en route to a 7-4 win over the Dodgers to take a 2-0 series lead.

🔮 MLB insiders predict Tarik Skubal's free agency

How big a deal could the Dodgers ace get, and who could sign him? We asked around the sport.