PHOENIX -- Chris Iannetta and A.J. Pollock homered, and Zack Greinke recorded his National League-leading 16th victory as the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep with an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.Paul Goldschmidt doubled in two runs off Kenta Maeda in the first inning, Iannetta hit a two-run homer in a three-run second inning, and Pollock hit a two-run homer in the third as Arizona won its seventh straight game, tying a season high.The Diamondbacks had seven homers and scored 21 runs in the series, the first time Los Angeles has been swept this season. The Dodgers have lost a season-high five straight.Greinke (16-6) gave up four hits and one run in six innings while improving to 13-1 at home. He struck out six and walked two.Blue Jays 11, Orioles 8BALTIMORE -- Kendrys Morales hit three home runs and set a career high with seven RBIs as Toronto snapped Baltimore's seven-game winning streak.Morales' third homer in the eighth tied his career high and... [More]

RF Giancarlo Stanton, who leads the majors with 51 home runs, went 0-for-5. Stanton, who flew out, struck out twice and popped out twice, is 1-for-15 this week.

PHOENIX -- Chris Iannetta and A.J. Pollock homered, and Zack Greinke recorded his National League-leading 16th victory as the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep with an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.Paul Goldschmidt doubled in two runs off Kenta Maeda in the first inning, Iannetta hit a two-run homer in a three-run second inning, and Pollock hit a two-run homer in the third as Arizona won its seventh straight game, tying a season high.The Diamondbacks had seven homers and scored 21 runs in the series, the first time Los Angeles has been swept this season. The Dodgers have lost a season-high five straight.Greinke (16-6) gave up four hits and one run in six innings while improving to 13-1 at home. He struck out six and walked two.Blue Jays 11, Orioles 8BALTIMORE -- Kendrys Morales hit three home runs and set a career high with seven RBIs as Toronto snapped Baltimore's seven-game winning streak.Morales' third homer in the eighth tied his career high and... [More]

PHOENIX -- Chris Iannetta and A.J. Pollock homered and Zack Greinke recorded his National League-leading 16th victory when the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep with an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.Paul Goldschmidt doubled in two runs off Kenta Maeda in the first inning, Iannetta hit a two-run homer in a three-run second inning and Pollock hit a two-run homer in the third as Arizona won its seventh straight game, tying a season high.The Diamondbacks had seven homers and scored 21 runs in the series, the first time Los Angeles has been swept this season. The Dodgers have lost a season-high five straight.Greinke (16-6) gave up four hits and one run in six innings while improving to 13-1 at home. He struck out six and walked two.Blue Jays 11, Orioles 8BALTIMORE -- Kendrys Morales hit three home runs and set a career high with seven RBIs as Toronto snapped Baltimore's seven-game winning streak.Morales' third homer in the eighth tied his career high and... [More]

OF Giancarlo Stanton was 0-for-4 Wednesday against Stephen Strasburg. He still has 51 homers and was held in check as the Marlins lost all three games of the series. "He is a true professional," Strasburg said.

OF Giancarlo Stanton hit his 51st homer in the first Tuesday, launching a 1-1 pitch from former teammate Edwin Jackson over the Marlins bullpen in left to make it 1-0. It was the 18th homer this month for Stanton, who tied Rudy York of the 1937 Detroit Tigers for the most homers in the month of August. Stanton hit his 40th homer since moving to the No. 2 spot in the order. "That's pretty cool. Any major league record is a pretty awesome feat. We didn't get the win, but to be able to do that is pretty cool," he said of tying York.

OF Giancarlo Stanton was named the National League player of the week Monday. He struck out twice and hit into a double play against Max Scherzer on Monday. He has 50 homers with 108 RBIs after he homered against Scherzer earlier in the year.

RF Giancarlo Stanton had another monster game on Sunday, going 3-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs. His 50 homers are the most by an NL hitter since Prince Fielder hit 50 for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007. He leads the National League in extra-base hits and OPS, and he needs 10 more homers to become just the sixth player in major-league history to reach 60 in a single season. In major-league history, he's just the sixth player to reach 50 homers by August, joining Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Luis Gonzalez and Roger Maris. Of Stanton's homers, 17 have come in August, tying Willie Mays, Sosa and Eddie York for the second most in that month. The record belongs to York, who hit 18 in August of 1937.

RF Giancarlo Stanton's 49 homers are the most by an NL hitter since Prince Fielder hit 50 for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007. On Saturday against San Diego, Stanton went 2-for-4 with two singles and an intentional walk

RF Giancarlo Stanton also victimized the Padres with his glove Friday night. Stanton robbed San Diego's Jabari Blash of a base hit in the second, when he slid and caught his sinking line drive.

RF Giancarlo Stanton hit his major league-leading 47th home run on Thursday, a solo shot in the third inning to help the Marlins to a 9-8 win over the Phillies. That also put him above 100 RBIs for the second time in his career, following up on a 105-RBI season in 2014. He's also the second-fastest to 100 RBIs in Marlins franchise history, doing so in 126 games. Mike Lowell needed 122 games in 2013 to accomplish the feat.

DETROIT -- Jose Iglesias hit a three-run triple in the seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers outlasted the New York Yankees for a 10-6 victory Thursday in a game that included eight ejections and three benches-clearing incidents.Detroit cleanup hitter and 11-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera and New York catcher Austin Romine were tossed after a sixth-inning brawl. Yankees manager Joe Girardi and reliever Tommy Kahnle had just been ejected after Kahnle threw a pitch behind Cabrera.New York reliever Dellin Betances was kicked out along with bench coach Rob Thomson in the bottom of the seventh inning after Betances drilled Tigers catcher James McCann in the helmet. Detroit reliever Alex Wilson was ejected after hitting New York third baseman Todd Frazier in the eighth. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was also ejected.Diamondbacks 3, Mets 2NEW YORK -- Robbie Ray pitched five strong innings in his return from the disabled list as Arizona beat New York.Ray (10-5), who sustained a concussion when he was... [More]

DETROIT -- Jose Iglesias hit a three-run triple in the seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers outlasted the New York Yankees for a 10-6 victory Thursday in a game that included eight ejections and three benches-clearing incidents.Detroit cleanup hitter and 11-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera and New York catcher Austin Romine were tossed after a sixth-inning brawl. Yankees manager Joe Girardi and reliever Tommy Kahnle had just been ejected after Kahnle threw a pitch behind Cabrera.New York reliever Dellin Betances was kicked out along with bench coach Rob Thomson in the bottom of the seventh inning after Betances drilled Tigers catcher James McCann in the helmet. Detroit reliever Alex Wilson was ejected after hitting New York third baseman Todd Frazier in the eighth. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was also ejected.Diamondbacks 3, Mets 2NEW YORK -- Robbie Ray pitched five strong innings in his return from the disabled list as Arizona beat New York.Ray (10-5), who sustained a concussion when he was... [More]

RF Giancarlo Stanton went 0-for-4 on Wednesday in the Marlins' 8-0 loss to the Phillies. It was a rare blemish on the month for Stanton, who has nine multi-hit games in August while hitting .341 (27-of-79). On the season, he is batting .284 with 46 home runs and 99 RBIs.

OF Giancarlo Stanton continues to add to his major league-leading home run total. He now has 46 homers, including a club-record 20 since the All-Star Break.

PITTSBURGH -- Adrian Gonzalez's 2,000th career hit helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park.Gonzalez led off the sixth inning with a double down the right field line. After advancing to third, he scored when Corey Seager singled to right, giving Los Angeles a 6-5 lead.The Dodgers have won 15 of 19 games in August. The Pirates have gone in the opposite direction, losing eight of their past 10.Yasmani Grandal put Pittsburgh away with a two-run homer in the seventh that gave Los Angeles an 8-5 lead.Angels 10, Rangers 1ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Kaleb Cowart and Albert Pujols hit three-run homers and Los Angeles remained a half-game out of the second American League wild-card spot after a win over Texas.Pujols blasted the 610th homer of his career in the seventh inning to pass Sammy Sosa for the most home runs by a foreign-born player. His 19th home run of the season gave the Angels a 10-1 lead en route to their 10th win in the past... [More]

PITTSBURGH -- Adrian Gonzalez's 2,000th career hit helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park.Gonzalez led off the sixth inning with a double down the right field line. After advancing to third, he scored when Corey Seager singled to right, giving Los Angeles a 6-5 lead.The Dodgers have won 15 of 19 games in August. The Pirates have gone in the opposite direction, losing eight of their past 10.Yasmani Grandal put Pittsburgh away with a two-run homer in the seventh that gave Los Angeles an 8-5 lead.Red Sox 9, Indians 1CLEVELAND -- Doug Fister pitched a one-hitter and Eduardo Nunez had two hits, including a home run, and a career-high five RBIs as Boston rolled past Cleveland at Progressive Field.In his third start against Cleveland in the last 23 days, Fister gave up a home run to Francisco Lindor leading off the first inning, then held Cleveland scoreless and hitless for the rest of the way for his first complete game since... [More]

RF Giancarlo Stanton ended a home run "drought" Sunday afternoon, when he hit a three-run shot in the seventh inning of the Marlins' 6-4 win over the New York Mets. Stanton homered in six straight games from Aug. 10-15 before he was held without a homer in the series finale against the Giants last Wednesday and in the first two games of the series against the Mets on Friday and Saturday. He drew six walks in 19 plate appearances between homers. Stanton is batting .286 and leads the majors with a Marlins-record 45 homers while ranking second in the National League with 97 RBIs.

RF Giancarlo Stanton's streak of home runs in six consecutive games was snapped on Wednesday against the Giants. Stanton, who leads the majors with 44 homers, went 2-for-4 with two singles, and he was also hit in the back by a Matt Cain pitch that registered 91 mph. Despite not going deep on Wednesday, Stanton has slugged 11 homers in his past 13 games and 23 in 36 games. He's on pace to hit 60 homers this year, a milestone reached by only five players in major league history.

LOS ANGELES -- Joc Pederson was hit in the leg by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in the go-ahead run as the Los Angeles Dodgers continued their winning ways with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.Pinch hitter Austin Barnes and Corey Seager added two-run singles as Los Angeles (84-34), which owns the best record in baseball, moved 50 games above .500 for the first time since 1953. Dodgers starter Alex Wood yielded six hits and one run while striking out six in seven innings.Chicago's Tim Anderson homered on the first pitch, giving him four home runs and eight RBIs in his past seven games. White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez allowed one run on five hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked three.Red Sox 10, Cardinals 4BOSTON -- Hanley Ramirez and Sandy Leon drove in two runs apiece in an eight-run fifth inning that carried Boston past St. Louis.Ten consecutive Red Sox batters reached base, and 13 came to the plate while chasing Mike Leake... [More]