The Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning Sunday before getting the hook with two outs and 109 pitches under his belt.

So the right-hander didn't make history in his team's 12-1 shellacking of the Cincinnati Reds. But he did ease a lot of nerves in the nation's capital.

New York Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira reached a notable milestone Sunday, swatting his 400th career home run during his team's game against the San Diego Padres.

The Washington Nationals pulled starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg after 6.2 innings of no-hit ball Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. 

An important season for Kansas City Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura has hit a snag, as he's battling an injury to his ankle. 

Continue for updates. 

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion has been suspended one game for bumping an umpire in the first inning of Friday's game against the Cleveland Indians, MLB announced Sunday.

Fans can decipher most of the 2016 MLB All-Star Game starting selections before Tuesday night's lineup reveal.

Based on the final update that MLB Communications provided last Monday, most of the voting leads are too sizable to erase. Tight battles are brewing in the American League's outfield and behind the National League's plate, but voters have flocked to the deserving candidates in recent weeks. 

At this time of year, numerous articles attempt to predict who will make the trip to the MLB All-Star Game.

With the rosters set to be revealed Tuesday night ahead of the July 12 All-Star Game in San Diego, we've decided to take a slightly different approach here.

Rather than focus on forecasting the actual roster, we've predicted who fans will talk about once the rosters are announced.

Voting for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game has closed, so all that remains is to find out which players will represent the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 12. 

MLB will announce the rosters Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, but we can surmise from the most recent voting update from MLB Communications how things will shake out. 

Jake Arrieta is trying to author a worthy follow-up to a Cy Young-winning season, and he's doing it on a Chicago Cubs team that's trying to end a 108-year championship drought.

Nobody ever said accomplishing either task would be easy.

Whether or not they win their respective leagues, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs are set to make a mark on this year's World Series.

Home-field advantage plays a pivotal role in any playoff series, so MLB naturally lets an exhibition game decide who gets an extra home game during the championship showdown. If the Red Sox or Cubs don't make the Fall Classic, the participants can thank or blame the All-Star Game outcome.