May 251906 — Jesse Tannehill’s 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox snapped a 20-game losing streak — 19 at home — for the Boston Red Sox.1935 — Babe Ruth, winding up his career with the Boston Braves, hit three homers and a single at Pittsburgh, but the Pirates won 11-7. Ruth connected once off Red Lucas and twice off Guy Bush.1941 — Boston’s Ted Williams raised his batting average over .400 for the first time during the season. Williams finished the season batting. 406.1951 — Willie Mays, a highly touted rookie for the Giants, went 0-for-5 in his debut against the Philadelphia Phillies.1982 — Ferguson Jenkins became the seventh pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 loss at San Diego. Jenkins reached the milestone by striking out Garry Templeton in the third inning.2002 — Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers homered twice in a 10-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, setting a major league record with seven homers in his last three games.2009 — Cleveland rallied... [More]

May 191910 — Cy Young won the 500th game of his career as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators, 5-4, in 11 innings.1910 — Boston beat the Pirates 6-3 for the first time in 26 tries.1942 — Paul Waner of the Boston Braves got his 3,000th career hit off Pittsburgh's Rip Sewell in a 7-6, 11-inning loss to the Pirates.1956 — Pittsburgh's Dale Long hit a ninth-inning homer against the Chicago Cubs. It was Long's first of eight straight games with a homer.1962 — Stan Musial of St. Louis became the NL career hits leader. The 41-year-old got a ninth-inning single for his 3,431st hit and moved past Honus Wagner. The Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-1.1968 — After hitting 10 home runs in six games, Frank Howard of the Washington Senators was stopped by pitcher Earl Wilson of Detroit, which won the game 5-4.1981 — Pittsburgh's Jim Bibby gave up a leadoff single to Terry Harper of the Atlanta Braves, then retired the next 27 batters for a 5-0 one-hitter. Bibby also hit two doubles.2000... [More]

LHP Brian Matusz, designated for assignment on Monday, was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. He made the start for the Cubs on Sunday -- his first since 2012 with Baltimore -- allowing six runs in three innings pitched. He was called up for Sunday's spot start and had a no-decision in Chicago's 7-6, 12-inning victory over Seattle.

LHP Brian Matusz was designated for assignment Monday. He made the start for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday -- his first since 2012 with Baltimore -- allowing six runs in three innings pitched. He was called up for Sunday's spot start and had a no-decision in Chicago's 7-6, 12-inning victory over Seattle.

LHP Brian Matusz was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Monday.

LHP Brian Matusz allowed six runs -- on three two-run home runs -- in three innings in a spot start Sunday against the Mariners. The Cubs started him because he could have opted out of his contract if he wasn't promoted -- and the move also gave their other starters rest. Matusz allowed eight runs in six relief innings for the Orioles before they traded him May 23 to the Braves, who released him June 3.

LHP Brian Matusz will be promoted from Triple-A Iowa and start Sunday night's game against the Seattle Mariners, the Cubs announced Saturday evening. Matusz, 29, went 27-41 with a 4.85 ERA in parts of eight seasons with the Baltimore Orioles before signing with the Cubs in mid-June. In two starts at Triple-A Iowa, he was 0-0 with a 1.93 ERA. He walked three and struck out 11 in 9 1/3 innings.

LHP Brian Matusz, signed to a minor league contract by the Cubs on Tuesday, will pitch in Arizona before joining an affiliated team, manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday. Matusz began the season with the Baltimore Orioles, was traded to the Atlanta Braves and then released. Maddon is familiar with Matusz from his time as the manager of Tampa Bay when the lefty was with the Orioles. "An interesting sign for the Cubs," Maddon said. There is talk the Cubs could try and convert Matusz to a starter, though Maddon did not expound on that. Matusz grew up in Arizona and came up through the Orioles system as a starter.

LHP Brian Matusz was signed to a minor-league deal by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Chicago hopes to revive the career of Matusz, who was the fourth overall pick in 2008 but hasn't lived up to expectations. Matusz, 29, was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Atlanta Braves in late May. The Braves designated him for assignment and later released him. The Cubs plan to look at Matusz as a possible starting pitcher. He has been assigned to Triple-A Iowa.

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is on the verge of passing Pete Rose for overall number of hits.Yet Rose doesn't want to hear any suggestion that his major-league record of 4,256 hits is being broken.Suzuki is one hit behind Rose entering Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres. But in Rose's eyes, he will remain the all-time hit king."It sounds like in Japan, they're trying to make me the Hit Queen," Rose told USA TODAY Sports. "I'm not trying to take anything away from Ichiro, he's had a Hall of Fame career, but the next thing you know, they'll be counting his high-school hits."I don't think you're going to find anybody with credibility say that Japanese baseball is equivalent to major-league baseball. There are too many guys that fail here, and then become household names there, like Tuffy Rhodes. How can he not do anything here, and hit 55 home runs (in 2001) over there? It has something to do with the caliber of personnel."The issue stems from Suzuki accumulating 1,278 of... [More]

The Chicago Cubs signed left-hander Brian Matusz to a minor-league deal on Tuesday.Chicago hopes to revive the career of Matusz, who was the fourth overall pick in 2008 but hasn't lived up to expectations.Matusz, 29, was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Atlanta Braves in late May. The Braves designated him for assignment and later released him.The Cubs plan to look at Matusz as a possible starting pitcher. He has been assigned to Triple-A Iowa.Matusz went 27-41 with a 4.85 ERA in 279 career appearances (68 starts) with the Orioles. He fared much better as a reliever than a starter until bottoming out this season with a ERA of 12.00 in six innings prior to the trade to Atlanta.The Cubs had success with another former struggling Baltimore pitcher as Jake Arrieta blossomed into the 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner.

LHP Brian Matusz, acquired by Atlanta from Baltimore along with a draft choice in exchange for two minor league pitchers last week, was released Wednesday. The Braves are on the hook for the remainder of Matus's $3.9 million salary, but gained the No. 76 pick in the draft and increased their draft bonus pool to more than $13 million.

LHP Brian Matusz was designated for assignment after being acquired from Baltimore along with a draft choice in exchange for two minor league pitchers. The Braves are on the hook for the remainder of Matus's $3.9 million salary, but gained the No. 76 pick in the draft and increased their draft bonus pool to more than $13 million.

LHP Brian Matusz was designated for assignment by Atlanta on Tuesday after being acquired from Baltimore as part of a deal for two Braves minor leaguers.

LHP Brian Matusz was dealt by the Orioles to the Braves on Monday. The Braves also received a Competitive Balance Round B pick (76th overall) in next month's draft, while the Orioles got two minor league pitchers, RHP Brandon Barker and LHP Trevor Belicek.According to MLB.com's Mark Bowman, the Braves plan to designate Matusz for assignment. That would leave them on the hook for the remaining portion of his $3.9 million salary this year, a price they will pay to snag the extra draft pick. Matusz, 29, missed the season's first 15 games due to a strained left intercostal muscle, and he struggled after coming off the disabled list. He had no decisions and a 12.00 ERA in seven relief appearances.

LHP Brian Matusz has struggled since returning from the DL on April 23. He has allowed four runs and six hits, with five walks and one strikeout over his five past appearances (3 1/3 innings).

LHP Brian Matusz had a rough sixth inning, giving up a hit and two walks to load the bases -- RHP Vance Worley hit a batter to bring in the game's second run, which was charged to Matusz to raise his season ERA to 9.00.

LHP Brian Matusz was activated from the disabled list after missing the first 15 games with a strained left intercostal. He worked a third of an inning, giving up a walk and a hit in the 8-3 victory over the Royals. In his final two rehab starts with Single-A Frederick, he gave up one run on three hits over seven innings while striking out a dozen and walking none. Right-handed batters went 1-for-19 off him in that span.

LHP Brian Matusz, who threw four scoreless innings and struck out nine in his final minor league rehab start Tuesday, will be activated Saturday. While the Orioles stretched out Matusz in his rehab, he will return to the bullpen. Matusz, who is on the disabled list with a left intercostal strain, has not started since 2012 and has made 186 relief appearances the past three seasons. Matusz was the fourth pick in the 2008 draft.

LHP Brian Matusz, who is on the disabled list with a left intercostal strain, will likely be activated Saturday and return to the Orioles bullpen.