Christian Vazquez homered, Spencer Arrighetti threw five scoreless innings and the Houston Astros topped the scuffling Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday.

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Two of the hottest teams in the National League will begin a three-game series on Friday, May 22 as part of a 15-game MLB ...

Romo will be on the bench for the beginning of Friday's contest while Edgar Quero starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Romo has gone 8-for-45 (.178) with one steal, four home runs and seven RBI ...

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Ramos received a PRP injection in his injured right quadriceps and will be shut down for one week, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Ramos was placed on the 10-day injured list ...

The Angels selected Walton's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday. Both Walton and Wade Meckler are joining the Halos, with Yoan Moncada (knee) going to the 10-day injured list and Josh Lowe ...

Vargas was not in Wednesday's lineup against the Mariners due to a hand injury, though he ended up entering the game in the eighth inning to pinch-hit and drew a walk. He is slashing .237/.367/.485 ...

The Angels transferred Kikuchi (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday. Kikuchi is expected to miss multiple months after initially landing on the injured list May 3 with shoulder inflammation, ...

With struggling Josh Lowe being sent down to Salt Lake, Meckler is getting a chance with the big club after slashing .312/.444/.477 with four home runs, 14 RBI, 20 runs scored, six stolen bases and a ...

The Angels optioned Lowe to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday. Lowe has underperformed during his first season in Anaheim, slashing .184/.226/.320 with five homers, 14 RBI and eight runs scored across 134 ...

Walton and Wade Meckler are both in Friday's lineup despite no official transactions being announced, though one expected move is for Yoan Moncada to go on the injured list due to a right knee injury, ...