Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos' appeal of a two-game suspension has been denied, sources told ESPN's Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan.Castellanos will serve both games for what MLB called "his aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident" against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game this year.MLB cited health-and-safety protocols as rationale for suspension.Castellanos had gotten hit by…

It was a disastrous weekend at Yankee Stadium for the men in pinstripes.In a boo-filled 8-2 loss on Friday to the Tampa Bay Rays, fans littered the field with baseballs and other objects in the eighth inning, creating a short delay. On Saturday, the New York Yankees couldn't solve Tyler Glasnow, and the Rays won 6-3. On Sunday, the fans…

NEW YORK -- Gerrit Cole shook his head, disgusted. Aaron Hicks put hands on hips and bowed his head. By the end of the afternoon, pretty much all of the New York Yankees were appalled, along with their loudly booing fans.Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a tiebreaking double off Cole in the seventh inning that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a…

CHICAGO -- Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. left Sunday night's contest against the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning due to pain in his lower abdominal muscles, according to the Braves.Acuna had reached base via a walk in the top of the fourth but was attended to by Braves trainers after advancing to second on a free pass to…