Major League Baseball is investigating allegations of domestic violence levied against Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell by a friend of his wife.In a post on Instagram, Melisa Russell accused her husband of adultery on Wednesday and indicated she was exiting the relationship."Being free to be able to make your own choices," she wrote in the since-deleted post, "beats being cheated on, lied to & disrespected any day. #herestonewbeginnings #onlygetsbetterfromhere."MLB vice president Pat Courtney told USA Today Sports on Thursday that it "will look into the allegations." Russell issued a statement Thursday afternoon denying the allegations."Any allegation I have abused my wife is false and hurtful," Russell said in the statement. "For the well-being of my family, I'll have no further comment."An All-Star last season, the 23-year-old Addison Russell is batting .209 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 2017.--Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to... [More]

3B Manny Machado injured his left hand when CF Andrew McCutchen was sliding on a steal and hit it in the second inning. Machado stayed in through the third but left after that with a spike wound. His status for the Washington game Thursday is unclear. "(It's) on top of his left hand," manager Buck Showalter said. "Obviously, a spike with a slide. He had an X-ray, which was negative. They're talking about getting an MRI tomorrow just to be on the safe side, make sure we know what we're dealing with. So we'll see if and when that can get set up."

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles pulled Manny Machado from the game before the fourth inning of Wednesday's contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates because of what the team called "left wrist soreness."Machado appeared to injure the wrist in the second inning when Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen slid into him on the front end of a double steal. The medical staff came onto the field and treated the third baseman for a few minutes, but Machado remained in.He was scheduled to lead off the fourth, and Ruben Tejada replaced him.Machado grounded into a double play in his first at-bat.

3B Manny Machado has 12 hits versus the Red Sox this season, and five of them have been home runs -- on Friday, Machado belted a 465-foot shot into the second deck. That is the first time a ball has landed there at the ballpark since Mark Reynolds did in on Aug. 7, 2011 (vs. the Blue Jays). "Yeah, it is (cool)," Machado said. "It's way out there. But I think it kind of messed me up for the rest of the game, trying to do too much."

TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson hit two solo home runs, Justin Smoak added a two-run blast and a sacrifice fly and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the New York Yankees 7-5 on Friday night.The Blue Jays have won six of the first eight games of their 10-game homestand. Toronto starter Francisco Liriano (3-2) returned from the disabled list to pitch five-plus innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. The left-hander struck out five.Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each hit two-run homers for the Yankees (31-21) as the teams split the first two games of the four-game series. Liriano faced two batters in the sixth, allowing a single to Gary Sanchez and the 18th homer of the season by Judge.New York starter Michael Pineda (6-3) allowed five runs on 10 hits and three walks in five innings to take his first loss since May 11. He had one strikeout before Jonathan Holder replaced him in the sixth.Orioles 3, Red Sox 2BALTIMORE -- Seth Smith and Manny Machado each hit solo home runs in the... [More]

TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson hit two solo home runs, Justin Smoak added a two-run blast and a sacrifice fly and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the New York Yankees 7-5 on Friday night.The Blue Jays have won six of the first eight games of their 10-game homestand. Toronto starter Francisco Liriano (3-2) returned from the disabled list to pitch five-plus innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. The left-hander struck out five.Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each hit two-run homers for the Yankees (31-21) as the teams split the first two games of the four-game series. Liriano faced two batters in the sixth, allowing a single to Gary Sanchez and the 18th homer of the season by Judge.New York starter Michael Pineda (6-3) allowed five runs on 10 hits and three walks in five innings to take his first loss since May 11. He had one strikeout before Jonathan Holder replaced him in the sixth.Orioles 3, Red Sox 2BALTIMORE -- Seth Smith and Manny Machado each hit solo home runs in the... [More]

TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson hit two solo home runs, Justin Smoak added a two-run blast and a sacrifice fly and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the New York Yankees 7-5 on Friday night.The Blue Jays have won six of the first eight games of their 10-game homestand. Toronto starter Francisco Liriano (3-2) returned from the disabled list to pitch five-plus innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. The left-hander struck out five.Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each hit two-run homers for the Yankees (31-21) as the teams split the first two games of the four-game series. Liriano faced two batters in the sixth, allowing a single to Gary Sanchez and the 18th homer of the season by Judge.New York starter Michael Pineda (6-3) allowed five runs on 10 hits and three walks in five innings to take his first loss since May 11. He had one strikeout before Jonathan Holder replaced him in the sixth.Orioles 3, Red Sox 2BALTIMORE -- Seth Smith and Manny Machado each hit solo home runs in the... [More]

SS Manny Machado extended his hitting streak against the Astros to 10 games with his double in the eighth inning off Astros RHP Luke Gregerson. His double was his third in two games against the Astros, against whom Machado is batting .316 with six doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the course of the streak.

3B Manny Machado extended his hitting streak against the Astros to nine games, finishing 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. He is batting .324 (11-for-34) with five doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over that streak. He posted his first multi-double game of the season and first since May 27, 2016, at Cleveland.

3B Manny Machado was hit on the hand by Toronto reliever Joe Smith in the eighth inning Sunday. Machado is expected to have X-rays as a precaution. "It's always scary for any player," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "There's no fake drama after that like you get sometimes and some places. It was what it was. You're not trying to hit him." Machado went 0 for 3 and is batting .221.

3B Manny Machado had been in an 0-for-10 slump coming into Saturday's game against Toronto. That ended with a single in the first inning, and Machado added to that with a solo homer two innings later. He finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and also made a spectacular stop on C Russell Martin's grounder that he turned into a double play in the fourth.

DETROIT -- Alex Avila, Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, and the Detroit Tigers halted the Texas Rangers' 10-game winning streak with a 9-3 thumping on Saturday.Avila reached base four times and came up a triple shy of a cycle while scoring twice and driving in three runs. Cabrera returned to the lineup after missing three games with a mild oblique strain.Nicholas Castellanos supplied a three-run homer for the Tigers. Justin Verlander (4-3) collected the win, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out five in seven innings.Nomar Mazara had a two-run double and Jonathan Lucroy hit a solo homer for Texas.Indians 3, Astros 0HOUSTON -- Mike Clevinger carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Cleveland's win over Houston.Making just his third start of the season and fourth appearance for the Indians, Clevinger (2-1) didn't allow a hit until Jose Altuve opened the bottom of the seventh with a sharp single just inside third base.Clevinger... [More]

DETROIT -- Alex Avila, Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, and the Detroit Tigers halted the Texas Rangers' 10-game winning streak with a 9-3 thumping on Saturday.Avila reached base four times and came up a triple shy of a cycle while scoring twice and driving in three runs. Cabrera returned to the lineup after missing three games with a mild oblique strain.Nicholas Castellanos supplied a three-run homer for the Tigers. Justin Verlander (4-3) collected the win, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out five in seven innings.Nomar Mazara had a two-run double and Jonathan Lucroy hit a solo homer for Texas.Indians 3, Astros 0HOUSTON -- Mike Clevinger carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Cleveland's win over Houston.Making just his third start of the season and fourth appearance for the Indians, Clevinger (2-1) didn't allow a hit until Jose Altuve opened the bottom of the seventh with a sharp single just inside third base.Clevinger... [More]

3B Manny Machado was not in the lineup on Thursday due to a sore finger on his right hand. Machado had been the only Oriole to appear in every game this season. He's batting .224 with nine homers and 23 RBI. He's questionable to play on Friday. "His finger was pretty sore and has some swelling," manager Buck Showalter said. Machado made the last out in Wednesday's?game on a controversial check swing call by first base umpire C.B. Bucknor.

3B Manny Machado has drawn a team-high 18 walks this season. "We like the contributions Manny is making every night for us," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. Machado walked only 48 times last year.

3B Manny Machado appears to have found his power stroke. He hit a solo homer in Saturday's 6-5 victory over the White Sox and has hit four home runs in his last six games and eight for the season.

3B Manny Machado capped an eventual series against the Red Sox with his seventh homer of the season, a three-run blast on Thursday. Machado slugged three homers at Fenway during the series that saw him thrown out by Red Sox ace Chris Sale on Tuesday. "I just feel like I'm getting back in the groove," said Machado, who is now batting .223 (23-for-103) and leads the Orioles with 19 RBIs through his 27 games.

3B Manny Machado, who hit a long homer in the game, was more than upset that a Chris Sale pitched whizzed behind him, bringing warnings to both dugouts in the first inning. In an expletive-laced tirade after the game, he said, among other comments, "I've lost my respect for that organization, for that (bleeping) staff, for everyone over there."

3B Manny Machado, booed all night Monday after spiking Dustin Pedroia in Baltimore recently, put on a show in the Orioles' win. He hit a long homer, drove in a second run and also made four outstanding defensive plays to lead a strong defensive effort by his team. As far as the booing, he said, "I just go about my business. I just have to go out and perform whether they boo me or not. I've got a job to do. That's what I go out to do."

3B Manny Machado nearly became the fifth Oriole to hit for the cycle Friday night as he singled, hit a two-run double and a 470-foot solo home run off LHP CC Sabathia in his first three at-bats. His home run was the sixth to off the glass of the restaurant beyond the center-field wall.