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The silver lining for the Mets' Clay Holmes is that he most likely won't need surgery on his fracturing right fibula, but he is not completely ruling it out.

Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was out of the lineup for a second straight game Sunday against the Astros because of back spasms.

Back in the lineup after a few days off, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and five RBIs in Saturday night's 15-2 win over the Giants, including a wild two-run triple in which he scored following a throwing error.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will have an MRI on Sunday after leaving Houston's 2-0 win over the Rangers in the ninth inning Saturday night with soreness on his left side.

Umpire Brian O'Nora left Saturday night's Cubs-White Sox game after he was struck by a foul ball in the fourth inning.

Blake Snell is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow Tuesday, and the Dodgers expect him to return this season.

Gerrit Cole reached 99.6 mph with his four-seam fastball and threw 86 pitches in his likely penultimate injury rehabilitation start.

Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Astros after waking up with back spasms.

The Red Sox have placed struggling shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia.

Mets pitcher Clay Holmes' broken leg should heal in time for him to pitch again for the team during the final two months of this season.