Topic: Michael Morse

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman taunted Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg after hitting a solo home run during the first inning in Game 6 of the World Series.

Extreme heat at Las Vegas' Electric Daisy Carnival claimed the life of one concertgoer, while more than 1,000 called police for medical attention.

Almost 3,000 miles west of where he last pitched, Washington Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez insisted he felt right at home Tuesday night.

ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright was the only St. Louis Cardinals starter to allow a run in their weekend series with the San Francisco Giants.

While his teammates were grinding out a 17-inning win the night before, San Francisco Giants left-hander Matt Moore was relaxing on the couch.

The San Francisco Giants had one hit and trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers by three runs entering the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday night at AT&T Park.

As spring training begins to wind down, teams are starting to make the tough roster decisions. Many clubs are attempting to fill the back end of the rotation or determine which reserves deserve a bench job. For the few fortunate teams, such as the defending champion Chicago Cubs, the key remaining issue might be deciding the pecking order in a packed bullpen.

There are more big names on the market this summer - New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman and Cincinnati Reds slugger Jay Bruce among them.

PITTSBURGH -- Starling Marte had a pretty good idea of what pitch was coming and he didn't miss it as he got the Pittsburgh Pirates a step closer to securing home field in the National League wild-card game.

CHICAGO -- Gerrit Cole had already faced the Chicago Cubs three times this season so the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander was well prepared for Friday's wild-card berth showdown at Wrigley Field.