Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jose Alvarez was removed from Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays after being hit in the groin by a line drive...

Detroit has lost eight straight

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs 9-3 in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Wednesday, holding Chicago to two hits.

The Kansas City Royals reinstated pitcher Jesse Hahn from the paternity list and designated him as 29th man for Wednesday's doubleheader.

RT @mlbtraderumors: Andrew Painter To Undergo Tommy John Surgery https://t.co/xvo4Hoerrh https://t.co/gWV9ipJDrp

RT @FabianArdaya: Dodgers are doing a tribute video right now for Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is back in town the Blue Jays and is rehabbing from Tom…

RT @FabianArdaya: Dodgers are doing a tribute video right now for Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is back in town the Blue Jays and is rehabbing from Tom…

Good for him man but tommy John surgery ain’t nothing to play with. Hopefully he’s not rushing himself smh https://t.co/38IfbaFfPQ

RT @jimcallisMLB: Supplemental 2nd-rder Jaxon Wiggins signs w/@Cubs for $1,401,500 (pick 68 value = $1,101,000). @RazorbackBSB RHP, flashed…

RT @EdHand89: Blalock has looked good in his return from Tommy John surgery.