Baseball News

Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena suffered a sprained right knee when he covered first base and was carried off the field in the second inning of Saturday's game against the Indians.

Domingo German allowed two runs in seven innings and D.J. LeMahieu hit two home runs as the Yankees sent Boston to its sixth consecutive loss.

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras left Saturday's game against Milwaukee in the seventh inning with an apparent hamstring injury.

Reliever Sam Dyson, who was traded to the Twins on July 31, has been put on the injured list with right biceps tendinitis.

Felix Pena, who threw seven innings in the Angels' combined no-hitter last month, is done for the season with a torn ACL. Los Angeles also placed Andrelton Simmons and Griffin Canning on the IL.

Matt Carpenter has been activated from the IL after missing almost three weeks with a right foot injury suffered when he fouled a ball off it.

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber engaged in a humorous back-and-forth with Topps after tweeting out a baseball card of his that referred to him as pop star Justin Bieber.

Boston's failure to find big-name reinforcements might come to haunt the Red Sox down the stretch as they try to keep their contention hopes alive.

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber threw a simulated game at Progressive Field on Saturday as he takes another step in his comeback from a broken right forearm. Kluber could begin a rehab assignment in the minors on Thursday.

Byron Buxton is out with a problem in his left shoulder. Michael Pineda is dealing with a right triceps strain.

All-Star catcher Willson Contreras left Chicago's game on Saturday against Milwaukee with a hamstring injury.