Giants fifth. Brandon Belt doubles to deep right field. Evan Longoria doubles to deep right field. Brandon Belt scores. Pablo Sandoval singles to right center field. Evan Longoria to third. Joey Bart reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Pablo Sandoval to second. Evan Longoria out at home. Brandon Crawford reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Joey Bart out at second. Pablo Sandoval to third. Steven Duggar strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks sixth. Kole Calhoun walks. Ketel Marte strikes out swinging. Starling Marte doubles to center field. Kole Calhoun to third. David Peralta out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Mike Yastrzemski. Starling Marte to third. Kole Calhoun scores. Christian Walker grounds out to second base, Wilmer Flores to Brandon Belt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Giants 1.Giants sixth. Mike Yastrzemski homers to center field. Alex Dickerson lines out to deep right... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Alex Dickerson walks. Mike Yastrzemski to second. Donovan Solano walks. Alex Dickerson to second. Mike Yastrzemski to third. Brandon Belt grounds out to shallow infield. Donovan Solano out at second. Alex Dickerson to third. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks seventh. Starling Marte reaches on error. Throwing error by Brandon Crawford. Christian Walker flies out to deep right field to Mike Yastrzemski. David Peralta singles to right field. Starling Marte scores. Eduardo Escobar flies out to deep right field to Mike Yastrzemski. Nick Ahmed reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. David Peralta out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Giants 1.Giants seventh. Brandon Crawford walks. Joey Bart pinch-hitting for Chadwick Tromp. Joey Bart doubles to deep center field. Brandon Crawford to third. Mauricio Dubon pinch-hitting for Steven... [More]

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.NATIONALS 8, BRAVES... [More]

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.NATIONALS 8, BRAVES... [More]

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.NATIONALS 8, BRAVES... [More]

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.NATIONALS 8, BRAVES... [More]

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.DODGERS 2, MARINERS... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Kole Calhoun doubles to right center field. Stephen Vogt flies out to center field to Ramon Laureano. Starling Marte singles to shallow center field. Kole Calhoun to third. David Peralta walks. Christian Walker walks. David Peralta to second. Starling Marte to third. Eduardo Escobar out on a sacrifice fly to Robbie Grossman. Christian Walker to second. David Peralta to third. Starling Marte scores. Nick Ahmed homers to left field. Christian Walker scores. David Peralta scores. Jake Lamb walks. Daulton Varsho lines out to left field to Robbie Grossman.5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 5, Athletics 0.Athletics second. Robbie Grossman flies out to Kole Calhoun. Stephen Piscotty singles to shortstop. Tony Kemp flies out to center field to Starling Marte. Sean Murphy doubles to deep right field. Stephen Piscotty scores. Marcus Semien flies out to deep right field to Kole Calhoun.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 5, Athletics 1.Diamondbacks second.... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.DODGERS 11, MARINERS 9LOS ANGELES (AP) —... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.TWINS 4, ROYALS 1MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson... [More]

Diamondbacks third. Ketel Marte pops out to shortstop to Marcus Semien. Starling Marte grounds out to second base, Tony Kemp to Matt Olson. David Peralta homers to right field. Christian Walker grounds out to shallow infield, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Athletics 0.Diamondbacks sixth. David Peralta doubles to deep center field. Christian Walker flies out to deep right center field to Mark Canha. David Peralta to third. Eduardo Escobar reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. David Peralta scores. Carson Kelly singles to shallow center field. Eduardo Escobar scores. Kevin Cron strikes out swinging. Nick Ahmed singles to shallow left field. Carson Kelly to second. Kole Calhoun flies out to deep center field to Mark Canha.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 3, Athletics 0.Athletics seventh. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Mark Canha lines out to deep left field to David Peralta. Robbie Grossman homers to center field.... [More]

Padres first. Tommy Pham strikes out swinging. Manny Machado called out on strikes. Fernando Tatis Jr. homers. Eric Hosmer lines out to shallow center field to Ketel Marte.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Starling Marte strikes out swinging. David Peralta singles to right field. Christian Walker doubles to deep center field. David Peralta out at home. Eduardo Escobar is intentionally walked. Carson Kelly singles to right center field. Eduardo Escobar to third. Christian Walker scores. Daulton Varsho grounds out to second base, Jake Cronenworth to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 1, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks sixth. Christian Walker singles to deep left field. Eduardo Escobar walks. Christian Walker to second. Carson Kelly singles to left field. Eduardo Escobar to second. Christian Walker to third. Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. Nick Ahmed doubles to left field. Carson Kelly to third. Eduardo Escobar scores. Christian... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole posted his 20th straight regular-season win, becoming the sixth pitcher to reach the mark by throwing seven sharp innings to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Friday night.Cole (4-0) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out eight, walked none and threw 95 pitches.Cole’s only defeat since May 2019 was in the World Series opener last year, when he pitched for Houston and lost to Washington. The Yankees improved to 7-0 at home for the fourth time since 1959 (also 2017, 1998 and 1987). New York also beat Boston for the seventh straight time.Gary Sánchez homered for the second straight game and Gleyber Torres had four hits, including a two-run double in the third. Mike Tauchman drove in four runs and started in right field for Aaron Judge, who landed on the injured list with a mild right calf strain. Clint Frazier also hit a two-run double in the eighth.DJ LeMahieu had two more hits and ended the night with a .429 average. It was his 69th... [More]

Diamondbacks sixth. Kole Calhoun homers to right field. Ketel Marte grounds out to first base to Eric Hosmer. Starling Marte strikes out swinging. David Peralta lines out to deep center field to Trent Grisham.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Padres 0.Diamondbacks eighth. Daulton Varsho reaches on third strike. Nick Ahmed singles to left field. Daulton Varsho to third. Kole Calhoun singles to right field. Nick Ahmed to third. Daulton Varsho scores. Ketel Marte out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Trent Grisham. Nick Ahmed scores. Starling Marte doubles. Kole Calhoun scores. David Peralta singles to right field. Starling Marte scores. Christian Walker strikes out swinging. Stephen Vogt singles to center field. David Peralta to third. Eduardo Escobar is intentionally walked. Stephen Vogt to second. Daulton Varsho called out on strikes.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Diamondbacks 5, Padres 0.Padres ninth. Eric Hosmer grounds out to second base, Ketel Marte to Christian Walker. Wil Myers doubles. Jake Cronenworth singles to center field. Wil Myers scores. Jorge Mateo pinch-hitting for Francisco Mejia. Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. Jurickson Profar reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Jake Cronenworth out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 5, Padres 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole posted his 20th straight regular-season win, becoming the sixth pitcher to reach the mark by throwing seven sharp innings to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Friday night.Cole (4-0) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out eight, walked none and threw 95 pitches.Cole’s only defeat since May 2019 was in the World Series opener last year, when he pitched for Houston and lost to Washington. The Yankees improved to 7-0 at home for the fourth time since 1959 (also 2017, 1998 and 1987). New York also beat Boston for the seventh straight time.Gary Sánchez homered for the second straight game and Gleyber Torres had four hits, including a two-run double in the third. Mike Tauchman drove in four runs and started in right field for Aaron Judge, who landed on the injured list with a mild right calf strain. Clint Frazier also hit a two-run double in the eighth.DJ LeMahieu had two more hits and ended the night with a .429 average. It was his 69th... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings in his first appearance against Cleveland since Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and Anthony Rizzo homered, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Indians on Wednesday night to match their best start in 50 years.Hendricks (3-1) didn’t have much trouble with the slumping Indians. He allowed one run and seven hits and handled everyone in Cleveland’s lineup but Franmil Reyes, who got three hits.The Cubs are 12-3 in their first season under manager David Ross, matching the club’s start after 15 games in 1970. Rizzo homered in the third off Carlos Carrasco (2-2), David Bote drove in two runs and Kris Bryant connected for a 430-foot shot as the Cubs swept the two-game interleague set.Hendricks hadn’t faced the Indians since Nov. 2, 2016, when he started the dramatic finale as the Cubs beat the Indians in extra innings to clinch their first Series title since 1908. ATHLETICS 8, ANGELS 4ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Piscotty, Matt... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings in his first appearance against Cleveland since Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and Anthony Rizzo homered, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Indians on Wednesday night to match their best start in 50 years.Hendricks (3-1) didn’t have much trouble with the slumping Indians. He allowed one run and seven hits and handled everyone in Cleveland’s lineup but Franmil Reyes, who got three hits.The Cubs are 12-3 in their first season under manager David Ross, matching the club’s start after 15 games in 1970. Rizzo homered in the third off Carlos Carrasco (2-2), David Bote drove in two runs and Kris Bryant connected for a 430-foot shot as the Cubs swept the two-game interleague set.Hendricks hadn’t faced the Indians since Nov. 2, 2016, when he started the dramatic finale as the Cubs beat the Indians in extra innings to clinch their first Series title since 1908. ATHLETICS 8, ANGELS 4ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Piscotty, Matt... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings in his first appearance against Cleveland since Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and Anthony Rizzo homered, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Indians on Wednesday night to match their best start in 50 years.Hendricks (3-1) didn’t have much trouble with the slumping Indians. He allowed one run and seven hits and handled everyone in Cleveland’s lineup but Franmil Reyes, who got three hits.The Cubs are 12-3 in their first season under manager David Ross, matching the club’s start after 15 games in 1970. Rizzo homered in the third off Carlos Carrasco (2-2), David Bote drove in two runs and Kris Bryant connected for a 430-foot shot as the Cubs swept the two-game interleague set.Hendricks hadn’t faced the Indians since Nov. 2, 2016, when he started the dramatic finale as the Cubs beat the Indians in extra innings to clinch their first Series title since 1908. ATHLETICS 8, ANGELS 4ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Piscotty, Matt... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings in his first appearance against Cleveland since Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and Anthony Rizzo homered, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Indians on Wednesday night to match their best start in 50 years.Hendricks (3-1) didn’t have much trouble with the slumping Indians. He allowed one run and seven hits and handled everyone in Cleveland’s lineup but Franmil Reyes, who got three hits.The Cubs are 12-3 in their first season under manager David Ross, matching the club’s start after 15 games in 1970. Rizzo homered in the third off Carlos Carrasco (2-2), David Bote drove in two runs and Kris Bryant connected for a 430-foot shot as the Cubs swept the two-game interleague set.Hendricks hadn’t faced the Indians since Nov. 2, 2016, when he started the dramatic finale as the Cubs beat the Indians in extra innings to clinch their first Series title since 1908. ATHLETICS 8, ANGELS 4ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Piscotty, Matt... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Hosmer singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the sixth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in the series opener Monday night.Joc Pederson bobbled the ball on Hosmer’s hit to left and couldn’t attempt a throw as Trent Grisham scored from second after Dustin May (1-1) walked him, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead.Austin Hedges homered with two outs in the fifth to tie it at 1. It was Hedges’ third hit and first homer of the season and only the second home run given up by May.Emilio Pagán retired Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner in order in the eighth, and the Dodgers managed just four hits. Betts, Bellinger and Turner were 1 for 4 with a strikeout each. Los Angeles was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position.Cal Quantrill (2-0) got the victory with three innings of relief. He allowed two hits and struck out three.Drew Pomeranz retired the side in the ninth for his third save.ANGELS 10, ATHLETICS 9ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —... [More]