Rangers reliever breaks his hand
Texas Rangers reliever Brock Burke broke his nonthrowing hand while punching a wall after a poor outing Friday night against the Houston Astros.
Manager Bruce Bochy said Burke, who is a lefthander, broke his right hand when he punched the wall “out of frustration" and was placed on the injured list Saturday.
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander pitched four innings Saturday night for double-A Corpus Christi in what is expected to be his final minor league rehab outing before rejoining Houston's rotation . ... Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Sunday’s game against the New York Mets with injuries to his left groin and hip after a fourthinning collision at home plate with Starling Marte . ... Dwight Gooden was honored by the New York Mets with the retirement of his No. 16 . ... Andrew McCutchen hit his 300th home run, Jack Suwinski had a grand slam and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 . ... Amed Rosario and René Pinto homered off Blake Snell in his return to Tropicana Field, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4. “My locations is bad,” Snell said. “I need to get better. I just got to get in the zone and attack. No excuses.” ... Andrés Giménez's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's wild three-run rally in the 10th inning as the host Guardians salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a stunning 8-7 win over the New York Yankees
Jared Wright and Rieger Lorenz scored second-period goals, Matt Davis had 35 saves and Denver beat No. 1 overall seed Boston College 2-0 Saturday night to win the 10th national championship in program history . ... The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to a three-year contract with Frank Nazar, one of the team's top prospects. The Blackhawks announced the deal on Saturday, two days after Nazar and Michigan lost 4-0 to Boston College in the Frozen Four. Nazar made his NHL debut with Chicago on Sunday, playing in the Blackhawks' home finale against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Arizona State hired former Pittsburgh Steelers star Hines Ward as wide receivers coach.
Stefanos Tsitsipas swept aside Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to win the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters for the third time in four years.