The Latest Breaking News from Seiya Suzuki

Leiter struck out left-handers Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy in a pivotal inning Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — An offense that mustered only two hits for eight innings and trailed by a run for most of the game came to life in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday night, David Peralta delivering a clutch two-out, two-run, pinch-hit single to right field to lift the…

Catcher Yan Gomes hit two home runs in the Cubs’ 8-2 win.

LOS ANGELES — The nickname Noah Syndergaard had when his fastball approached 100 mph as a younger New York Mets pitcher no longer fits. The Dodgers right-hander still has the Nordic-sounding name and looks, but he is a mere shadow of the intimidator they called Thor, after the hammer-wielding god…

In a corresponding move, the Cubs optioned utility player Miles Mastrobuoni to Triple-A Iowa.

Velazquez had hit three home runs in eight games at Iowa to start the season.

Inserting Suzuki in right field and in the middle of the order might cut into playing time for a few players.

Stroman pointed to his 2017 season with the Blue Jays, when he pitched 201 innings after participating in the WBC.

CHICAGO — David Ross talked about what he called “the Twitter machine” before Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field, noting he’s not a frequent visitor to the app.

Mastrobuoni had been hitting the ball hard ... right to leather.

PECOTA and Fangraphs projections for the Cubs and White Sox aren’t anything to get excited about.