Shelby Miller

J.D. Martinez was a late scratch Tuesday and flew back to Los Angeles for another MRI on his mysterious injury.

Cubs manager David Ross took pleasure in giving Brothers the news that he had made the team. "He just lit up," Ross said.

A look at some of the most forgettable Cardinals draft picks in recent history, including Zack Cox, Brett Wallace and Paul Coleman.

However it happens, December is shaping up to be an interesting month for the Texas Rangers as their 2019 roster begins to take shape.

Plenty of challenges face Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen. A clearer picture will be painted come December when the team decides which arbitration eligible players it will retain and which it will let go.

After a second consecutive year of dashed hopes and rehab, Shelby Miller may have to be content with ending 2018 in good health as he approaches an uncertain future.

Arizona is constructed around pitching, but that group has allowed 20 home runs and posted a 5.24 ERA and in the last 13 games.

Shelby Miller lasted only one inning and left with an injury to his surgically repaired right elbow, raising the possibility of him going on the disabled list.

Thursday's game against the Padres represented a quietly encouraging step in the right direction for the right-hander.

The right-hander is struggling with consistency since returning from Tommy John surgery

The team is hoping Shelby Miller and Robbie Ray can quickly regain their form as they return from injuries. But Miller is knocked out in the fourth inning Monday after throwing 85 pitches.

Koch has struggled in his past seven starts, including Tuesday's loss to the Angels, and with other Diamondbacks pitchers set to return from injury, his immediate future in the majors is in jeopardy.