Edward Olivares and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Thursday night. Olivares hit a two-run homer in the first inning. He also doubled and scored in the sixth against Justin Steele (0-1) to make it 5-3. Gonzales hit a solo drive in the fourth, and Jared Jones (3-4) struck out seven in six...
After Wednesday’s less-than-stellar performance, the Mets responded on Thursday night with a 6-5 extra-inning win over the Philadelphia Phillies to avoid the sweep.
The Dodgers announced that 24-year-old right-hander Emmet Sheehan underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery.
Walker limped off the field in the top of the 4th inning after being struck by a line drive.