PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke'Bryan Hayes spent a portion of the Pittsburgh Pirates' recent West Coast trip poring over videotape and taking copious am…

Victor Caratini drove in the go-ahead run  with an infield grounder in a two-run 11th inning, and Milwaukee beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Friday following the ejection of Brewers starter Corbin Burnes. With the score was 3-3, Burnes made a sliding, over-the-shoulder catch of Stuart Fairchild’s blooper to end the sixth and celebrated by spiking the ball. Burnes and plate umpire D.J. Reyburn exchanged words, and Reyburn ejected the pitcher after Burnes had returned to the dugout.Burnes, the 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner, allowed three runs and two hits with seven strikeouts while tying his season high with four walks. He was 0-2 over his prior three starts.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Victor Caratini drove in the go-ahead run with an infield grounder in a two-run 11th inning and Milwaukee beat the Cincinnat…

The San Diego Padres activated star third baseman Manny Machado from the 10-day injured list and slotted him to start and bat fourth against the Chicago Cubs. The move came 17 days after Machado fractured the metacarpal in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch. Machado is hitting .231 with five home runs and 19 RBIs. San Diego also placed designated hitter Nelson Cruz on the 10-day IL with a strained right hamstring and optioned outfielder José Azocar to Triple-A El Paso. The Padres also selected the contract of first baseman Alfonso Rivas from El Paso. Catcher Luis Campusano was moved from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL.