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Pirates get Doval from Yankees

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring right-handed reliever Camilo Doval from the New York Yankees in hopes of giving their struggling bullpen a boost. Pittsburgh is sending prospects Omar Alfonso, a catcher, and Luis Cruz, an outfielder, to New York for Doval. The 29-year-old Doval, an All-Star in 2023 when he served as the closer for the San Francisco Giants, provides Pittsburgh with a much-needed experienced arm as the Pirates try to hang around in the crowded race for a National League wild-card spot. Pittsburgh’s bullpen has been an issue all season. The club ...

Guardians acquire Perkins, Yoho from Brewers

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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians acquired outfielder Blake Perkins and right-handed pitcher Craig Yoho from the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday for catcher Bo Naylor and right-hander Codi Heuer. Naylor and Heuer have been assigned to the Brewers ‘40-man roster and to Triple-A Nashville. Guardians general manager Chris Antonetti said before Saturday night’s game against Arizona that Perkins would start in Triple-A Columbus, while Yoho would report to Cleveland in the next couple days. The 26-year old Naylor has spent his entire career in Cleveland, but has struggled offensively ...

Tensions boil over during Guardians vs. Diamondbacks

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CLEVELAND — Torey Lovullo has been involved with professional baseball as a player or coach for nearly 40 years. So, when it comes to the unwritten rules of baseball — especially when a pitcher has a perfect game or no-hitter going — the Arizona Diamondbacks manager knows if a line is ...

Still early in Browns’ QB battle between Watson, Sanders

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BEREA — Shedeur Sanders knows he is battling for the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback job with Deshaun Watson. However, he does not want to discuss how it is going. “I answered this question a thousand times. We focus on ourselves and what we do and what we need to do to get ...

Stewart’s HR lifts Reds past Pirates

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CINCINNATI — Chase Burns won his 12th straight decision and Sal Stewart hit his 24th home run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2 on Sunday to take three of four in the series. Stewart tied Joey Votto for second-most homers by a Reds rookie. Votto hit 24 in 2008. Frank Robinson holds the franchise’s rookie mark with 38 homers in 1956. Burns (13-1) is the first Reds pitcher to win 12 straight decisions since Brooks Lawrence won 13 straight in 1956. Burns allowed one run on two hits with two walks and nine strikeouts in six innings and lowered his ERA to 2.35. ...