The Dodgers, Mets and Yankees lead the league in player spending but they have not had the seasons they were anticipating.

Blake Snell is set to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation vs. the Rays, offering a boost amid their recent pitching struggles.

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto silenced Cincinnati's bats, allowing a lone run on four hits, and Shohei Ohtani provided the eventual game-winning, two-run double as Los Angeles won, 5-2, at Great American Ball Park on Monday, July 28.

The Dodgers are 3-6 since the All-Star break and dropped the past two games to the Red Sox. On the other hand, the Reds are on a four-game winning streak and 6-3 since the break.

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Rushing isn’t going anywhere, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says, pointing out that added playing time is part of a search for more favorable matchups for the young backup catcher.

On Sunday afternoon, with two of MLB’s most historic franchises facing off in a rubber match, Fenway Park rocked with decibel levels usually reserved for October.

Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Monday night. Dodgers' right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-7) went seven innings for the fifth time this season and struck out nine while Teoscar Hernández had two hits and drove in a pair of runs.

MLB announced that the Speedway Classic, featuring the Atlanta Braves vs. the Cincinnati Reds, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, has already sold over 85,000 tickets. The game is set to surpass the previous regular-season game attendance record of 84,587, established on Sept. 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees.

Among the Dodgers' reported trade targets are a pair of slick-fielding defenders who are enjoying superb seasons at the plate.