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Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya left in the fifth inning of Saturday’s loss to the Reds due to a left oblique strain and was placed on the injured list.

Nic Enright is getting called up by the Guardians less than three years after receiving a cancer diagnosis.

Texas Rangers DH Joc Pederson broke his right hand when he was hit by a pitch on Saturday.

Padres right-hander Michael King was scratched from his scheduled start about 40 minutes before Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman could be nearing a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday’s game with right quadriceps tightness, manager Alex Cora said.

The Rays have announced changes to their home schedule to avoid conflicts with the Buccaneers.

Mark Vientos, who was scratched from Friday’s game with abdominal soreness, and Brandon Nimmo, who left with a stiff neck, are uncertain to play Saturday.

Pete Crow-Armstrong’s first career grand slam in the seventh inning of a 13-6 win over the Reds made him the first Cubs player since RBIs became an official stat in 1920 to have two games with at least six RBIs in a month.

Paul Skenes didn’t hear Pirates GM Ben Cherington say that trading him to give the club an influx of position player talent is “not at all part of the conversation.” When someone relayed Cherington’s comments to him, the 22-year-old ace laughed.

Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed his first pitch 467 feet for a home run in his dramatic return to the Braves, almost one year after he tore his left ACL.