Nevertheless, McLean instantly proved he belonged with 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball and eight strikeouts against a solid Mariners lineup. He made their hitters look foolish over and over again mostly with his sweeper and curveball.

David Lesky recaps the weekend and appraises the Wild Card race.

Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 21 in 2025, or just mirages.

The Royals acquired both Falter and Bergert to aid their starting rotation. At the time, the club was without injured starters Cole Ragans, Kris Bubic and Michael Lorenzen. That veteran trio helped comprise one of the best staffs in baseball this season.

In the four days since Ryan Bergert joined the Royals, the rookie right-hander had to introduce himself to a brand new clubhouse -- on the road, no less -- learn a new pitching department and settle i

LOS ANGELES — It was touted as the biggest series of the month. It was billed as a potential passing of the torch, with the San Diego Padres threatening to win the National League West for the first time in 19 years. Instead, Sunday’s finale ended in a three-game sweep — and a relatively convincing one, at that.

Right-handers Ryan Bergert of the Padres and Landen Roupp of the Giants are the scheduled starters in the rematch of a tense series opener that featured three hit batters -- but not a whole lot of ...

New Kansas City Royals starter Ryan Bergert has been remarkable and is proving exactly why they traded for him ahead of last month's trade deadline.