Pirates first. Adam Frazier homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes. Starling Marte strikes out swinging. Josh Bell grounds out to first base, Neil Walker to Sandy Alcantara.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Marlins 0.Marlins third. Sandy Alcantara called out on strikes. Jon Berti singles to right field. Miguel Rojas strikes out swinging. Starlin Castro walks. Neil Walker walks. Starlin Castro to second. Garrett Cooper reaches on error. Neil Walker to third. Starlin Castro scores. Jon Berti scores. Throwing error by Colin Moran. Isan Diaz grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell.2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.Marlins fifth. Miguel Rojas flies out to right field to Jose Osuna. Starlin Castro singles to center field. Neil Walker strikes out swinging. Garrett Cooper doubles to deep center field. Starlin Castro scores. Isan Diaz pops out to Colin Moran.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 3, Pirates 1.Pirates fifth.... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Starling Marte lines out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson. Josh Bell reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Bryan Reynolds to third. Fielding error by Nolan Arenado. Colin Moran out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Charlie Blackmon. Bryan Reynolds scores. Jose Osuna reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Josh Bell out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Rockies 0.Pirates second. Adam Frazier singles to right field. Jacob Stallings singles to right field. Adam Frazier to third. Joe Musgrove strikes out swinging. Kevin Newman singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Jacob Stallings to third. Adam Frazier scores. Throwing error by Tim Melville. Bryan Reynolds doubles to deep right center field. Kevin Newman scores. Jacob Stallings scores. Starling Marte walks. Josh Bell reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Starling Marte out at second. Bryan Reynolds... [More]

Phillies fourth. J.T. Realmuto singles to center field. Corey Dickerson strikes out swinging. Jean Segura strikes out swinging. Brad Miller homers to center field. J.T. Realmuto scores. Scott Kingery lines out to shallow center field to Adam Frazier.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.Pirates fifth. Colin Moran called out on strikes. Jacob Stallings flies out to deep left field to Corey Dickerson. Adam Frazier doubles to deep right field. Joe Musgrove singles to deep left field. Adam Frazier scores. Kevin Newman grounds out to shallow infield, Jason Vargas to Rhys Hoskins.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 2, Pirates 1.Pirates seventh. Melky Cabrera singles to left field. Colin Moran doubles to deep left field. Melky Cabrera scores. Jacob Stallings walks. Adam Frazier out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Rhys Hoskins to Cesar Hernandez. Jacob Stallings to second. Erik Gonzalez to third. Josh Bell pinch-hitting for Joe Musgrove. Josh Bell is intentionally... [More]

Pirates third. Jacob Stallings singles to center field. Erik Gonzalez flies out to right field to Aristides Aquino. Trevor Williams out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Derek Dietrich to Freddy Galvis. Jacob Stallings to second. Kevin Newman walks. Bryan Reynolds doubles to right field, advances to 3rd. Kevin Newman scores. Jacob Stallings scores. Fielding error by Derek Dietrich. Starling Marte grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Wood to Derek Dietrich.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Reds 0.Pirates sixth. Kevin Newman walks. Bryan Reynolds walks. Kevin Newman to second. Starling Marte reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Kevin Newman to third. Josh Bell hit by pitch. Starling Marte to second. Jose Osuna singles to second base. Josh Bell to second. Starling Marte to third. Kevin Newman scores. Colin Moran pinch-hitting for Pablo Reyes. Colin Moran homers to right field. Jose Osuna scores. Josh Bell scores. Starling Marte scores.... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam off Hyun-Jin Ryu and added a solo shot to help the Yankees set a club record for homers in a month, and New York routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 Friday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball.Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres also homered as the Yankees ended a four-game skid. They have a major league-leading 57 homers in August, their most in any month.Starting on five days' rest, James Paxton (10-6) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. He struck out 11 and walked none.Ryu (12-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 28.BRAVES 2, METS 1, 14 INNINGSNEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit with Atlanta, and the Braves earned sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam off Hyun-Jin Ryu and added a solo shot to help the Yankees set a club record for homers in a month, and New York routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 Friday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball.Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres also homered as the Yankees ended a four-game skid. They have a major league-leading 57 homers in August, their most in any month.Starting on five days' rest, James Paxton (10-6) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. He struck out 11 and walked none.Ryu (12-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 28.BRAVES 2, METS 1, 14 INNINGSNEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit with Atlanta, and the Braves earned sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit as a Brave, and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 2-1 Friday night for its sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including 13 by deGrom — but had their five-game winning streak end.At 21, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. became the second-youngest player with a 30-homer, 30-steal season. Only Mike Trout did it faster than Acuña.Hamilton's grounder off Jeurys Familia (4-2) was just out of reach for diving second baseman Joe Panik, allowing Tyler Flowers to score from third.DeGrom homered and struck out eight straight batters during one dominant stretch, pitching seven innings of one-run ball.Luke Jackson (7-2) pitched two scoreless innings to win. Mark Melancon delivered a 1-2-3 14th to close out the 4 hour, 37-minute game for his fifth save.MARLINS 19, PHILLIES 11MIAMI (AP) — Starlin Castro homered twice... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez pitched one-hit ball into the ninth inning and helped himself with two perfectly placed bunts, leading the Washington Nationals to a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.Washington had a short turnaround with an afternoon start after its 7-1 victory at Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The Nationals didn't arrive in Chicago until early Friday morning, but their loaded lineup looked as if it got more than enough rest.Juan Soto and Adam Eaton homered as Washington improved to 13-4 in its last 17 games, putting pressure on NL East-leading Atlanta and strengthening its position atop the wild card standings. It has outscored its opponents 129-66 since Aug. 5.Chicago had won five in a row, but it was unable to overcome a shaky start by Jon Lester (10-9) and another rough performance at the plate.Sánchez (8-6), who flew into Chicago ahead of time on Thursday, allowed one earned run while improving to 8-0 in his last 16 starts.INDIANS 4, ROYALS 1CLEVELAND (AP) —... [More]

Reds second. Aristides Aquino homers to center field. Tucker Barnhart walks. Jose Iglesias grounds out to shortstop. Tucker Barnhart out at second. Derek Dietrich flies out to deep left field to Bryan Reynolds.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.Pirates sixth. Bryan Reynolds walks. Starling Marte singles to shallow infield. Bryan Reynolds to second. Josh Bell flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Starling Marte to second. Bryan Reynolds to third. Colin Moran grounds out to first base, Derek Dietrich to Anthony DeSclafani. Starling Marte to third. Bryan Reynolds scores. Jose Osuna grounds out to second base, Freddy Galvis to Derek Dietrich.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 1.Reds eighth. Josh VanMeter flies out to deep right field to Jose Osuna. Freddy Galvis doubles to right field. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Aristides Aquino doubles to deep left field. Freddy Galvis scores. Tucker Barnhart walks. Jose Iglesias strikes out swinging.1 run,... [More]

Aug. 251922 — In one of the wildest games ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth inning, but held on as the game ended with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded.1934 — Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe won his 16th consecutive game with a 4-2 triumph over the Washington Senators. Rowe singled in the winning run in the ninth inning.1952 — Detroit's Virgil Trucks pitched his second no-hitter of the season, a 1-0 gem over New York at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers committed two errors and Trucks walked one batter and struck out eight. It was the last victory of the season for Trucks, who finished with a 5-19 record.1967 — Dean Chance of Minnesota pitched his second no-hitter of the month, defeating the Indians 2-1. Chance pitched an abbreviated five perfect innings against Boston on Aug. 6 for a 2-0 victory.1972 — Philadelphia Ken Reynolds tied a National League record with his 12th consecutive loss, 6-1 to Cincinnati, from the beginning of the season.1979 — California's... [More]

Cubs first. Jason Heyward strikes out swinging. Nicholas Castellanos homers to center field. Kris Bryant strikes out swinging. Anthony Rizzo grounds out to first base, Josh Bell to Mitch Keller.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.Cubs third. Tony Kemp flies out to deep center field to Starling Marte. Jose Quintana called out on strikes. Jason Heyward homers to left field. Nicholas Castellanos singles to center field. Kris Bryant pops out to shallow right field to Josh Bell.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.Cubs fourth. Anthony Rizzo walks. Javier Baez doubles to left field. Anthony Rizzo to third. Kyle Schwarber singles to left center field. Javier Baez scores. Anthony Rizzo scores. Victor Caratini walks. Tony Kemp lines out to deep center field to Starling Marte. Jose Quintana grounds out to shortstop, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.Cubs fifth. Jason Heyward doubles to deep right center field. Nicholas... [More]

Pirates fourth. Bryan Reynolds grounds out to second base, Tony Kemp to Anthony Rizzo. Starling Marte singles to left field. Josh Bell flies out to right center field to Jason Heyward. Colin Moran singles to right field. Starling Marte scores. Melky Cabrera lines out to left field to Kyle Schwarber.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.Cubs eighth. Kyle Schwarber lines out to shallow right field to Adam Frazier. Jonathan Lucroy singles to center field. Ian Happ pinch-hitting for Kyle Hendricks. Ian Happ singles to right center field. Jonathan Lucroy to third. Tony Kemp triples to deep right center field. Ian Happ scores. Jonathan Lucroy scores. Jason Heyward walks. Nicholas Castellanos grounds out to shortstop. Jason Heyward out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.Pirates ninth. Adam Frazier lines out to right field to Ian Happ. Bryan Reynolds singles to third base. Starling Marte grounds out to shallow infield, Brandon Kintzler to Anthony Rizzo. Bryan Reynolds to second. Josh Bell is intentionally walked. Colin Moran walks. Erik Gonzalez to second. Bryan Reynolds to third. Cole Tucker pinch-hitting for Keone Kela. Cole Tucker walks. Colin Moran to second. Erik Gonzalez to third. Bryan Reynolds scores. Kevin Newman singles to center field. Cole Tucker to second. Colin Moran to third. Erik Gonzalez scores.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jung Ho Kang's time with the Pittsburgh Pirates — and quite possibly in the major leagues — is over.The team designated the South Korean third baseman/shortstop for assignment on Friday. Kang hit .169 with 10 home runs and 24 RBIs in 65 games this season.The 32-year-old Kang signed with Pittsburgh in January 2015, becoming the first position player to jump directly from the Korean Baseball Organization to the majors. He made a splash as a rookie, finishing third in Rookie of the Year voting after hitting 15 home runs. His season ended abruptly that September when he broke his leg after getting taken out at second base by Chris Coghlan of the Chicago Cubs.Kang returned in 2016 and hit 21 home runs before his career went into a tailspin after getting arrested in Seoul in December 2016 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.Kang received a two-year suspended sentence, spent the entire 2017 season on the restricted list after being unable to secure a visa back... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Starling Marte and shortstop Erik Gonzalez's full-speed collision in the outfield on Friday night sent both players to the injured list.Marte will be out at least 10 days while recovering from bruises to his abdominal wall and right quadriceps. Gonzalez will miss at least two months after being put on the 60-day injured list with a fractured collarbone.Both players were injured when they ran into each other trying to chase down a fly ball by San Francisco's Yangervis Solarte in the eighth inning of Pittsburgh's 4-1 victory on Friday night. Neither appeared to see the other. The ball squirted free after the collision. Gonzalez was able to walk off the field but Marte left in a cart as a precaution.Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Marte was running 25 mph and Gonzalez 19 mph at the moment of impact.The team did not put an immediate timetable on when either player could return, though Tomczyk said both players will be... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed center fielder Starling Marte on the 10-day injured list and shortstop Erik Gonzalez on the 60-day injured list a day after the two collided in the outfield in the eighth inning of a 4-1 victory over San Francisco.The team says Marte suffered an abdominal wall contusion and Gonzalez fractured his left clavicle when the two ran into each other while trying to chase down a fly ball by San Francisco's Yangervis Solarte. Neither player appeared to see the other. The ball squirted free after the collision. Gonzalez was able to walk off the field but Marte left in a cart as a precaution.Marte is the third member of Pittsburgh's starting outfield to go on the injured list. Right fielder Gregory Polanco is still recovering from shoulder surgery last fall and leftfielder Corey Dickerson is nursing a strained right shoulder.The Pirates called up shortstop Cole Tucker and outfielder Bryan Reynolds from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill in for Gonzalez and Marte.Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2014, the 22-year-old Tucker is hitting .333 with three home runs, seven RBIs and five stolen bases for Indianapolis. Reynolds hit .367 with five homers and 11 RBIs in 13 games at Triple A.Both will make their major league debuts on Saturday against San Francisco's Derek Holland. Tucker will beat leadoff while Reynolds will bat fifth.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez have won starting jobs in the infield with the Pittsburgh Pirates.General manager Neal Huntington said Monday that Kang has beaten out Colin Moran at third base and Erik Gonzalez has won the shortstop competition over Kevin Newman."It was not an easy decision because all four guys, in their own way, had legitimate claims to be the regular," Huntington said.Kang is just 5 for 28 (.185) with 13 strikeouts this spring but all five hits have been solo home runs. Moran was 6 for 28 (.214) with a double and a homer through the weekend.Moran, however, had committed four errors while Kang had two."The power has been real," manager Clint Hurdle said of Kang. "It's spring training, but it's five homers. We don't have anybody else that's hit five homers."Kang missed the entire 2017 season and the beginning of 2018 because he was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea following a third DUI arrest. He then underwent wrist... [More]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez have won starting jobs in the infield with the Pittsburgh Pirates.General manager Neal Huntington said Monday that Kang has beaten out Colin Moran at third base and Erik Gonzalez has won the shortstop competition over Kevin Newman."It was not an easy decision because all four guys, in their own way, had legitimate claims to be the regular," Huntington said.Kang is just 5 for 28 (.185) with 13 strikeouts this spring but all five hits have been solo home runs. Moran was 6 for 28 (.214) with a double and a homer through the weekend.Moran, however, had committed four errors while Kang had two."The power has been real," manager Clint Hurdle said of Kang. "It's spring training, but it's five homers. We don't have anybody else that's hit five homers."Kang missed the entire 2017 season and the beginning of 2018 because he was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea following a third DUI arrest. He then underwent wrist... [More]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez have won starting jobs in the infield with the Pittsburgh Pirates.General manager Neal Huntington said Monday that Kang has beaten out Colin Moran at third base and Erik Gonzalez has won the shortstop competition over Kevin Newman."It was not an easy decision because all four guys, in their own way, had legitimate claims to be the regular," Huntington said.Kang is just 5 for 28 (.185) with 13 strikeouts this spring but all five hits have been solo home runs. Moran was 6 for 28 (.214) with a double and a homer through the weekend.Moran, however, had committed four errors while Kang had two."The power has been real," manager Clint Hurdle said of Kang. "It's spring training, but it's five homers. We don't have anybody else that's hit five homers."Kang missed the entire 2017 season and the beginning of 2018 because he was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea following a third DUI arrest. He then underwent wrist... [More]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia's first game in nearly 10 months couldn't have gone much better — even if it lasted just one inning.Pedroia cleanly fielded a two-out grounder by Minnesota's Jake Cave, then singled off Kohl Stewart leading off the bottom half of Boston's 12-1 loss Thursday."It made me happy to run around the bases," Pedroia said. "It was really fun out there."A four-time All-Star and the 2008 AL MVP, Pedroia's knee problems began with a spikes-up takeout slide at second by Baltimore's Manny Machado on April 21, 2017. Pedroia went on the disabled list three times that season, twice because of knee inflammation, and had left knee surgery that Oct. 25.He played in five injury rehabilitation games at Triple-A Pawtucket last May 14-24, appeared in three games for the Red Sox from May 26-29, then went back on the disabled list for the rest of the season."I just need to keep building on this. I hadn't seen a pitch since May 29. Everything went well," Pedroia said.Cave and... [More]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia's first game in nearly 10 months couldn't have gone much better — even if it lasted just one inning.Pedroia cleanly fielded a two-out grounder by Minnesota's Jake Cave, then singled off Kohl Stewart leading off the bottom half of Boston's 12-1 loss Thursday."It made me happy to run around the bases," Pedroia said. "It was really fun out there."A four-time All-Star and the 2008 AL MVP, Pedroia's knee problems began with a spikes-up takeout slide at second by Baltimore's Manny Machado on April 21, 2017. Pedroia went on the disabled list three times that season, twice because of knee inflammation, and had left knee surgery that Oct. 25.He played in five injury rehabilitation games at Triple-A Pawtucket last May 14-24, appeared in three games for the Red Sox from May 26-29, then went back on the disabled list for the rest of the season."I just need to keep building on this. I hadn't seen a pitch since May 29. Everything went well," Pedroia said.Cave and... [More]