BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles ended their 19-game losing streak against the New York Yankees, using a strong offensive performance by rookie Ryan Mountcastle in a 6-3 victory Friday night for a doubleheader split. In the opener, Miguel Andújar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and Clint Frazier added an RBI single to give New York a 6-5 win. Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees.Mountcastle hit a two-run homer off 21-year-old Deivi García in second inning of the nightcap and sparked a four-run fifth inning with an RBI single off Clarke Schmidt, who was making his major league debut. Rio Ruiz followed with a run-scoring single and Pat Valaika capped the uprising with a two-run double.That helped Baltimore secure its first win over New York since March 31, 2019. It also snapped the Yankees’ 18-game winning streak at Camden Yards.García (0-1) allowed four runs and five hits with six strikeouts in his second big league appearance.... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles ended their 19-game losing streak against the New York Yankees, using a strong offensive performance by rookie Ryan Mountcastle in a 6-3 victory Friday night for a doubleheader split. In the opener, Miguel Andújar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and Clint Frazier added an RBI single to give New York a 6-5 win. Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees.Mountcastle hit a two-run homer off 21-year-old Deivi García in second inning of the nightcap and sparked a four-run fifth inning with an RBI single off Clarke Schmidt, who was making his major league debut. Rio Ruiz followed with a run-scoring single and Pat Valaika capped the uprising with a two-run double.That helped Baltimore secure its first win over New York since March 31, 2019. It also snapped the Yankees’ 18-game winning streak at Camden Yards.García (0-1) allowed four runs and five hits with six strikeouts in his second big league appearance.... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles ended their 19-game losing streak against the New York Yankees, using a strong offensive performance by rookie Ryan Mountcastle in a 6-3 victory Friday night for a doubleheader split. In the opener, Miguel Andújar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and Clint Frazier added an RBI single to give New York a 6-5 win. Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees.Mountcastle hit a two-run homer off 21-year-old Deivi García in second inning of the nightcap and sparked a four-run fifth inning with an RBI single off Clarke Schmidt, who was making his major league debut. Rio Ruiz followed with a run-scoring single and Pat Valaika capped the uprising with a two-run double.That helped Baltimore secure its first win over New York since March 31, 2019. It also snapped the Yankees’ 18-game winning streak at Camden Yards.García (0-1) allowed four runs and five hits with six strikeouts in his second big league appearance.... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Miguel Andújar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees ran their winning streak against the Baltimore Orioles to 19 games with a 6-5 victory Friday in the opener of a doubleheader.Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees, who have won 18 in a row at Camden Yards — tied for the second-longest road streak in major league history by one team against another. The record is 19, by Brooklyn at Cincinnati from 1947-49.Recalled from New York’s alternate site before the game, Andújar entered as a pinch runner in the seventh and stayed in the game at third base. His single to right against Travis Lakins Sr. (2-2) made it 5-4, and Clint Frazier followed with an RBI single.Jonathan Holder (2-0) worked the eighth and Chad Green got three outs for his first save. Holder ran for himself after New York burned the designated hitter and scored on Andújar’s single.Facing the Orioles probably couldn’t have come at a better... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Miguel Andújar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees ran their winning streak against the Baltimore Orioles to 19 games with a 6-5 victory Friday in the opener of a doubleheader.Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees, who have won 18 in a row at Camden Yards — tied for the second-longest road streak in major league history by one team against another. The record is 19, by Brooklyn at Cincinnati from 1947-49.Recalled from New York’s alternate site before the game, Andújar entered as a pinch runner in the seventh and stayed in the game at third base. His single to right against Travis Lakins Sr. (2-2) made it 5-4, and Clint Frazier followed with an RBI single.Jonathan Holder (2-0) worked the eighth and Chad Green got three outs for his first save. Holder ran for himself after New York burned the designated hitter and scored on Andújar’s single.Facing the Orioles probably couldn’t have come at a better... [More]

Phillies second. J.T. Realmuto lines out to deep center field to Brandon Nimmo. Jean Segura walks. Jay Bruce singles to center field. Jean Segura scores. Alec Bohm flies out to center field to Jeff McNeil. Phil Gosselin walks. Jay Bruce to second. Roman Quinn called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 1, Mets 0.Phillies third. Andrew McCutchen singles to right field. Rhys Hoskins singles to right field. Andrew McCutchen to third. Didi Gregorius reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow center field. Rhys Hoskins out at second. Andrew McCutchen scores. J.T. Realmuto flies out to right field to Michael Conforto. Jean Segura called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 2, Mets 0.Mets fifth. Wilson Ramos grounds out to shallow left field, Alec Bohm to Rhys Hoskins. Andres Gimenez singles to shallow center field. Brandon Nimmo pops out to Alec Bohm. Michael Conforto homers to left field. Andres Gimenez scores. J.D. Davis strikes out swinging.2 runs,... [More]

Phillies first. Roman Quinn grounds out to shallow right field, Luis Garcia to Asdrubal Cabrera. Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging. Bryce Harper singles to shallow center field. J.T. Realmuto doubles to deep right field. Bryce Harper to third. Didi Gregorius reaches on error. J.T. Realmuto scores. Bryce Harper scores. Fielding error by Brock Holt. Jean Segura grounds out to shortstop, Brock Holt to Asdrubal Cabrera.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Phillies 2, Nationals 0.Nationals third. Luis Garcia singles to shallow infield. Victor Robles called out on strikes. Adam Eaton called out on strikes. Trea Turner homers to center field. Luis Garcia scores. Juan Soto doubles to shallow center field. Asdrubal Cabrera grounds out to shallow infield to Rhys Hoskins.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Phillies 2.Phillies third. Rhys Hoskins homers to left field. Bryce Harper reaches on error. Fielding error by Anibal Sanchez. J.T. Realmuto reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop.... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit three home runs a night after teammate Marcell Ozuna become the first NL player ever to hit three homers in Fenway Park, and the East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 7-5 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duvall hit a pair of two-run shots over the Green Monster and a solo blast to center for his five RBIs. Ozuna added a long, tiebreaking solo drive for the Braves, who entered the three-game set 0-12-3 in their last 15 series against the Red Sox.It was Atlanta’s first sweep in Boston since capturing a three-game set in 2002. Freddie Freeman had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and J.D. Martinez had two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox.Ozuna’s drive also cleared the Monster, sailing over a billboard and completely out of Fenway against Andrew Triggs (0-2) in the seventh. Duvall’s third homer hit off a back wall near the bleachers after his second homer had tied it at... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit three home runs a night after teammate Marcell Ozuna become the first NL player ever to hit three homers in Fenway Park, and the East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 7-5 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duvall hit a pair of two-run shots over the Green Monster and a solo blast to center for his five RBIs. Ozuna added a long, tiebreaking solo drive for the Braves, who entered the three-game set 0-12-3 in their last 15 series against the Red Sox.It was Atlanta’s first sweep in Boston since capturing a three-game set in 2002. Freddie Freeman had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and J.D. Martinez had two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox.Ozuna’s drive also cleared the Monster, sailing over a billboard and completely out of Fenway against Andrew Triggs (0-2) in the seventh. Duvall’s third homer hit off a back wall near the bleachers after his second homer had tied it at... [More]

Phillies fourth. J.T. Realmuto walks. Jay Bruce strikes out swinging. J.T. Realmuto steals second. Jean Segura walks. Alec Bohm singles to left field. Jean Segura to second. J.T. Realmuto to third. Neil Walker singles to shallow center field. Alec Bohm to second. Jean Segura scores. J.T. Realmuto scores. Adam Haseley called out on strikes. Andrew McCutchen pops out to shallow right field to Luis Garcia.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 2, Nationals 0.Phillies sixth. Jay Bruce homers to left field. Jean Segura pops out to Asdrubal Cabrera. Alec Bohm grounds out to third base, Brock Holt to Asdrubal Cabrera. Neil Walker singles to right field. Adam Haseley doubles to deep left center field. Neil Walker to third. Andrew McCutchen flies out to deep center field to Victor Robles.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 3, Nationals 0.

Phillies fifth. Alec Bohm homers to left field. Roman Quinn lines out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor. Andrew McCutchen lines out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor. Rhys Hoskins singles to shallow left field. Bryce Harper walks. Rhys Hoskins to second. J.T. Realmuto singles to right field. Bryce Harper to third. Rhys Hoskins scores. Jean Segura reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. J.T. Realmuto out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Phillies 2, Nationals 0.Phillies sixth. Didi Gregorius singles to left field. Jay Bruce pinch-hitting for Phil Gosselin. Jay Bruce reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Didi Gregorius to second. Fielding error by Luis Garcia. Alec Bohm doubles to deep right center field. Jay Bruce to third. Didi Gregorius scores. Roman Quinn grounds out to first base to Eric Thames. Andrew McCutchen homers to left field. Alec Bohm scores. Jay Bruce scores. Rhys Hoskins walks. Bryce Harper walks. Rhys Hoskins to second. J.T. Realmuto pops out to Eric Thames. Jean Segura walks. Bryce Harper to second. Rhys Hoskins to third. Didi Gregorius flies out to center field to Michael A. Taylor.4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Phillies 6, Nationals 0.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Glasnow flummoxed the Yankees for six innings, Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier homered off Gerrit Cole, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their mastery of New York with a 5-3 victory Monday night.The AL East leaders improved to 7-1 against the Yankees this season and stretched their division cushion to 4 1/2 games.New York had won three straight since snapping a seven-game skid, but crumbled early with Cole on the mound.Glasnow (2-1) had a no-hitter through five and completed six innings of scoreless, two-hit ball. He struck out nine and walked one.Gio Urshela hit a solo homer, and Luke Voit added his eighth homer in 12 games for the Yankees.Diego Castillo stranded a runner in the ninth for his third save.Cole (4-2) labored through five innings, allowing four runs, eight hits and four walks. He struck out seven.PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 6PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Howard threw five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs and Philadelphia beat Washington.Juan... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Glasnow flummoxed the Yankees for six innings, Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier homered off Gerrit Cole, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their mastery of New York with a 5-3 victory Monday night.The AL East leaders improved to 7-1 against the Yankees this season and stretched their division cushion to 4 1/2 games.New York had won three straight since snapping a seven-game skid, but crumbled early with Cole on the mound.Glasnow (2-1) had a no-hitter through five and completed six innings of scoreless, two-hit ball. He struck out nine and walked one.Gio Urshela hit a solo homer, and Luke Voit added his eighth homer in 12 games for the Yankees.Diego Castillo stranded a runner in the ninth for his third save.Cole (4-2) labored through five innings, allowing four runs, eight hits and four walks. He struck out seven.PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 6PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Howard threw five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs and Philadelphia beat Washington.Juan... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Glasnow flummoxed the Yankees for six innings, Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier homered off Gerrit Cole, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their mastery of New York with a 5-3 victory Monday night.The AL East leaders improved to 7-1 against the Yankees this season and stretched their division cushion to 4 1/2 games.New York had won three straight since snapping a seven-game skid, but crumbled early with Cole on the mound.Glasnow (2-1) had a no-hitter through five and completed six innings of scoreless, two-hit ball. He struck out nine and walked one.Gio Urshela hit a solo homer, and Luke Voit added his eighth homer in 12 games for the Yankees.Diego Castillo stranded a runner in the ninth for his third save.Cole (4-2) labored through five innings, allowing four runs, eight hits and four walks. He struck out seven.PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 6PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Howard threw five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs and Philadelphia beat Washington.Juan... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Glasnow flummoxed the Yankees for six innings, Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier homered off Gerrit Cole, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their mastery of New York with a 5-3 victory Monday night.The AL East leaders improved to 7-1 against the Yankees this season and stretched their division cushion to 4 1/2 games.New York had won three straight since snapping a seven-game skid, but crumbled early with Cole on the mound.Glasnow (2-1) had a no-hitter through five and completed six innings of scoreless, two-hit ball. He struck out nine and walked one.Gio Urshela hit a solo homer, and Luke Voit added his eighth homer in 12 games for the Yankees.Diego Castillo stranded a runner in the ninth for his third save.Cole (4-2) labored through five innings, allowing four runs, eight hits and four walks. He struck out seven.PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 6PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Howard threw five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs and Philadelphia beat Washington.Juan... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Glasnow flummoxed the Yankees for six innings, Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier homered off Gerrit Cole, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their mastery of New York with a 5-3 victory Monday night.The AL East leaders improved to 7-1 against the Yankees this season and stretched their division cushion to 4 1/2 games.New York had won three straight since snapping a seven-game skid, but crumbled early with Cole on the mound.Glasnow (2-1) had a no-hitter through five and completed six innings of scoreless, two-hit ball. He struck out nine and walked one.Gio Urshela hit a solo homer, and Luke Voit added his eighth homer in 12 games for the Yankees.Diego Castillo stranded a runner in the ninth for his third save.Cole (4-2) labored through five innings, allowing four runs, eight hits and four walks. He struck out seven.PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 6PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Howard threw five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs and Philadelphia beat Washington.Juan... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Howard threw five effective innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 Monday night.Juan Soto hit a pair of two-run homers and Michael Taylor and Trea Turner also went deep for the defending World Series champions, who fell to 12-20.Howard (1-1) allowed two runs and five hits, striking out four to earn his first major league win in his fourth start.The Phillies are 15-15 at the midpoint of the pandemic-shortened season after winning six of seven.Nationals starter Erick Fedde (1-3) gave up six runs and four hits in six innings. Jay Bruce homered, and Jean Segura lined a three-run double for the Phillies.CARDINALS 7, REDS 5CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul DeJong slugged his first career grand slam, helping Dakota Hudson to his first win of the season as St. Louis held on to beat Cincinnati.The Cardinals loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth inning on Kolten Wong’s single and walks by Paul Goldschmidt... [More]

Phillies first. Andrew McCutchen lines out to deep right field to Adam Eaton. Rhys Hoskins homers. Bryce Harper strikes out swinging. J.T. Realmuto grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Garcia to Eric Thames.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 1, Nationals 0.Phillies second. Didi Gregorius strikes out swinging. Jean Segura grounds out to first base to Eric Thames. Jay Bruce homers to right field. Alec Bohm grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Eric Thames.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 2, Nationals 0.Phillies fourth. Bryce Harper walks. J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch. Bryce Harper to second. Didi Gregorius singles to shortstop. J.T. Realmuto to second. Bryce Harper to third. Jean Segura doubles to deep center field. Didi Gregorius scores. J.T. Realmuto scores. Bryce Harper scores. Jay Bruce grounds out to shallow right field to Eric Thames. Jean Segura to third. Alec Bohm out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Adam Eaton. Jean Segura scores. Roman Quinn grounds... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Newly acquired relievers Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree and David Hale were active for Philadelphia's game against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.The Phillies added the three right-handers, acquired in trades on Friday, to their 28-man roster as part of a flurry of moves.The Phillies acquired Workman and Hembree from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for right-handers Nick Pivetta and Connor Seabold. Hale was obtained from the New York Yankees in a deal for minor league right-hander Addison Russ.Workman, who had four saves in four opportunities with the Red Sox, said he was told of the trade during the third inning of Boston's game at Baltimore on Friday night.“I was on my way down to the bullpen,” Workman said Saturday. “The dugout called me out to tell me I had been traded.”Workman said he had heard speculation about a possible trade. He said it was “kind of a surprise” to get the news during the game.Right-hander Hector Neris has two saves in five chances this season... [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]