Topic: Wilmer Flores

Ryne Nelson took an 87-mph liner off the bat of Mike Yastrzemski to his pitching arm, forcing him to leave in the second inning of a 5-0 Arizona Diamondbacks loss to the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco.

Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and then robbed former teammate Joc Pederson of an RBI hit for the final out of the game, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a win over the rival San Francisco Giants.

After chasing the Giants in the National League West division all season, the Dodgers finished off their Northern California rivals in the playoffs on Thursday night -- in a game that ended on a controversial call.

The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers needed all 162 regular season games to decide the winner of the National League West. The Giants claimed the title with a win over the San Diego Padres in their finale.

Mookie Betts belted his 10th home run of the season and pitcher Trevor Bauer allowed two runs over six innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a win in a rivalry series opener against the San Francisco Giants.

Veteran second baseman Brandon Crawford slapped a single just out of reach of infielders to plate a game-winning run and lead the San Francisco Giants to an extra-innings triumph over the Houston Astros.

The 2020 Major League Baseball season finally will get underway Thursday when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants.

Former New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores and the San Francisco Giants finalized a two-year contract as spring training began.

MLB home run leader Pete Alonso hit two more bombs during a New York Mets win against the Arizona Diamondbacks, pushing his season total to 47.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to promote first base prospect Kevin Cron from Triple-A Reno.