SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants allowed Kevin Pillar to become a free agent by failing to offer the outfielder a 2020 contract.Acquired from Toronto on April 2, Pillar hit .264 for San Francisco with 21 homers and 87 RBIs. He made $5.8 million and likely would have received a salary of around $10 million had the Giants offered a contract, which would have made him eligible for arbitration.San Francisco also declined to offer contracts to left-hander Tyler Anderson, right-hander Rico Garcia and outfielder Joey Rickard and agreed to one-year deals with outfielder Alex Dickerson ($925,000), left-hander Wandy Peralta ($805,000) and second baseman Donovan Solano ($1,375,000).No Giants remain eligible for arbitration.Dickerson played 68 games for the Giants and San Diego Padres last season, batting a career-best .276 having played parts of three major league seasons. The Giants acquired Dickerson from their division rival last June. He made 33 starts in the outfield for San Francisco, 32 in left.Solano appeared in 81 games for the Giants and batted .330 with four home runs, 13 doubles and 23 RBIs in 215 at-bats. Peralta went 1-1 with a 5.67 ERA over 47 outings between the Reds and Giants. He didn’t have a decision in eight appearances and 5 2/3 innings for San Francisco after being claimed off waivers in September.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants allowed Kevin Pillar to become a free agent by failing to offer the outfielder a 2020 contract.Acquired from Toronto on April 2, Pillar hit .264 for San Francisco with 21 homers and 87 RBIs. He made $5.8 million and likely would have received a salary of around $10 million had the Giants offered a contract, which would have made him eligible for arbitration.San Francisco also declined to offer contracts to left-hander Tyler Anderson, right-hander Rico Garcia and outfielder Joey Rickard and agreed to one-year deals with outfielder Alex Dickerson ($925,000), left-hander Wandy Peralta and second baseman Donovan Solano.No Giants remain eligible for arbitration.Dickerson played 68 games for the Giants and San Diego Padres last season, batting a career-best .276 having played parts of three major league seasons. The Giants acquired Dickerson from their division rival last June. He made 33 starts in the outfield for San Francisco, 32 in left.Solano appeared in 81 games for the Giants and batted .330 with four home runs, 13 doubles and 23 RBIs in 215 at-bats. Peralta went 1-1 with a 5.67 ERA over 47 outings between the Reds and Giants. He didn’t have a decision in eight appearances and 5 2/3 innings for San Francisco after being claimed off waivers in September.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants allowed Kevin Pillar to become a free agent by failing to offer the outfielder a 2020 contract.Acquired from Toronto on April 2, Pillar hit .264 for San Francisco with 21 homers and 87 RBIs. He made $5.8 million and likely would have received a salary of around $10 million had the Giants offered a contract, which would have made him eligible for arbitration.San Francisco also declined to offer contracts to left-hander Tyler Anderson, right-hander Rico Garcia and outfielder Joey Rickard and agreed to one-year deals with outfielder Alex Dickerson ($925,000), left-hander Wandy Peralta and second baseman Donovan Solano.No Giants remain eligible for arbitration.Dickerson played 68 games for the Giants and San Diego Padres last season, batting a career-best .276 having played parts of three major league seasons. The Giants acquired Dickerson from their division rival last June. He made 33 starts in the outfield for San Francisco, 32 in left.Solano appeared in 81 games for the Giants and batted .330 with four home runs, 13 doubles and 23 RBIs in 215 at-bats. Peralta went 1-1 with a 5.67 ERA over 47 outings between the Reds and Giants. He didn’t have a decision in eight appearances and 5 2/3 innings for San Francisco after being claimed off waivers in September.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of former Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, homered in his first game in Fenway Park, and Alex Dickerson had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the 15th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over Boston on Tuesday night.The game featured a major league record-tying 24 pitchers — including a team-record 13 by the Giants — and had 50 players overall, lasting 5 hours, 54 minutes. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was played in the middle of the 14th inning.San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy, who is retiring at the end of the season, moved one win away from becoming the 11th big-league manager to reach 2,000 victories.Donovan Solano opened the 15th with a ground-rule double against Trevor Kelley (0-2) and advanced on a wild pitch before the Dickerson's sac fly.Dereck Rodriguez (6-9) worked two innings for the victory.BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 5BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, leading Toronto to the victory.Biggio... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of former Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, homered in his first game in Fenway Park, and Alex Dickerson had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the 15th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over Boston on Tuesday night.The game featured a major league record-tying 24 pitchers — including a team-record 13 by the Giants — and had 50 players overall, lasting 5 hours, 54 minutes. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was played in the middle of the 14th inning.San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy, who is retiring at the end of the season, moved one win away from becoming the 11th big-league manager to reach 2,000 victories.Donovan Solano opened the 15th with a ground-rule double against Trevor Kelley (0-2) and advanced on a wild pitch before the Dickerson's sac fly.Dereck Rodriguez (6-9) worked two innings for the victory.BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 5BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, leading Toronto to the victory.Biggio... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. Brandon Belt homers to left field. Evan Longoria strikes out on a foul tip. Stephen Vogt grounds out to second base, Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 1, Red sox 0.Red sox second. J.D. Martinez strikes out on a foul tip. Brock Holt walks. Mitch Moreland walks. Christian Vazquez walks. Mitch Moreland to second. Brock Holt to third. Jackie Bradley Jr. singles to left field. Christian Vazquez to second. Mitch Moreland to third. Brock Holt scores. Marco Hernandez reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Jackie Bradley Jr. to second. Christian Vazquez to third. Mitch Moreland out at home. Andrew Benintendi lines out to deep left field to Mike Yastrzemski.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Giants 1, Red sox 1.Giants third. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Brandon Belt called out on strikes. Evan Longoria walks. Stephen Vogt doubles to deep right field. Evan Longoria to third. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Kevin... [More]

Giants third. Mauricio Dubon homers to left field. Johnny Cueto strikes out swinging. Mike Yastrzemski called out on strikes. Brandon Belt strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 1, Marlins 0.Marlins seventh. Jorge Alfaro grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Lewis Brinson strikes out swinging. Magneuris Sierra singles to shallow infield, advances to 3rd. Throwing error by Evan Longoria. Jon Berti singles to left field. Magneuris Sierra scores. Martin Prado pinch-hitting for Adam Conley. Martin Prado flies out to left field to Joey Rickard.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Marlins 1, Giants 1.Giants eighth. Donovan Solano pinch-hitting for Chris Shaw. Donovan Solano flies out to center field to Magneuris Sierra. Mike Yastrzemski singles to left field. Brandon Belt singles to center field. Mike Yastrzemski to second. Evan Longoria walks. Stephen Vogt strikes out swinging. Brandon Crawford is intentionally walked. Mike Gerber strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Giants 2, Marlins 1.

Marlins seventh. Lewis Brinson grounds out to third base, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Starlin Castro singles to right center field. Jorge Alfaro homers to center field. Starlin Castro scores. Harold Ramirez grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Brandon Belt. Martin Prado grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Marlins 2, Giants 0.Giants seventh. Buster Posey lines out to right field to Harold Ramirez. Brandon Crawford singles to deep right field. Mauricio Dubon doubles to deep left field. Brandon Crawford to third. Donovan Solano pinch-hitting for Madison Bumgarner. Donovan Solano triples to deep right center field. Mauricio Dubon scores. Brandon Crawford scores. Mike Gerber pinch-hitting for Mike Yastrzemski. Mike Gerber grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Martin Prado. Brandon Belt flies out to left field to Austin Dean.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 2, Giants 2.Marlins eighth. Isan Diaz called out... [More]

Dodgers second. Matt Beaty flies out to deep right field to Austin Slater. A.J. Pollock homers to center field. Gavin Lux grounds out to first base, Aramis Garcia to Jeff Samardzija. Will Smith strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.Giants fourth. Aramis Garcia called out on strikes. Mauricio Dubon homers to left field. Jeff Samardzija grounds out to third base, Justin Turner to Matt Beaty. Donovan Solano grounds out to third base, Justin Turner to Matt Beaty.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 1, Dodgers 1.Giants fifth. Austin Slater singles to right center field. Kevin Pillar walks. Austin Slater to second. Evan Longoria grounds out to first base, Matt Beaty to Dylan Floro. Kevin Pillar to second. Austin Slater to third. Buster Posey is intentionally walked. Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hitting for Joey Rickard. Mike Yastrzemski doubles to deep right center field. Buster Posey to third. Kevin Pillar scores. Austin Slater scores. Brandon Belt pinch-hitting... [More]

Cardinals first. Tommy Edman doubles to deep right field. Kolten Wong grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt. Tommy Edman to third. Paul Goldschmidt singles to third base. Tommy Edman scores. Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. Paul DeJong homers to center field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Yadier Molina grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.Cardinals third. Kolten Wong singles to shallow center field. Paul Goldschmidt singles to left field. Kolten Wong to second. Marcell Ozuna lines out to left field to Mike Yastrzemski. Paul DeJong flies out to deep right field to Jaylin Davis. Kolten Wong to third. Yadier Molina singles to left field. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Kolten Wong scores. Matt Carpenter singles to second base. Yadier Molina to second. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Randy Arozarena walks. Matt Carpenter to second. Yadier Molina to third. Dakota Hudson singles to right field. Randy Arozarena... [More]

Padres first. Greg Garcia homers to right field. Nick Martini doubles to deep right field. Manny Machado grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Aramis Garcia. Eric Hosmer doubles to deep right field. Nick Martini scores. Josh Naylor singles to shortstop. Eric Hosmer to third. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop. Josh Naylor out at second.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Giants 0.Giants first. Donovan Solano singles to right field. Austin Slater strikes out swinging. Kevin Pillar homers to left field. Donovan Solano scores. Evan Longoria flies out to right field to Josh Naylor. Joey Rickard flies out to center field to Wil Myers.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Giants 2.Padres second. Austin Allen strikes out swinging. Ty France homers to left field. Eric Lauer grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Aramis Garcia. Greg Garcia grounds out to first base to Aramis Garcia.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 3, Giants 2.Padres sixth. Eric Hosmer triples... [More]

Giants first. Donovan Solano strikes out on a foul tip. Austin Slater homers to center field. Kevin Pillar pops out to shortstop to Luis Urias. Evan Longoria singles to left center field. Buster Posey grounds out to second base, Greg Garcia to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Padres 0.Padres sixth. Manny Machado strikes out swinging. Eric Hosmer grounds out to shortstop, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt. Josh Naylor doubles to deep left center field. Manuel Margot singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Josh Naylor scores. Luis Urias walks. Austin Hedges grounds out to second base, Donovan Solano to Brandon Belt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 1, Giants 1.Padres eighth. Manny Machado triples to deep right center field. Eric Hosmer grounds out to first base to Brandon Belt. Josh Naylor singles to left field. Manny Machado scores. Manuel Margot strikes out swinging. Luis Urias flies out to deep center field to Kevin Pillar.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Giants 1.Padres ninth. Austin Hedges singles to center field. Wil Myers homers to center field. Austin Hedges scores. Greg Garcia called out on strikes. Hunter Renfroe pinch-hitting for Craig Stammen. Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging. Manny Machado grounds out to second base, Brandon Belt to Will Smith.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 4, Giants 1.

Padres third. Austin Hedges pops out to shallow right field to Mauricio Dubon. Chris Paddack singles to shallow infield. Manuel Margot homers to center field. Chris Paddack scores. Josh Naylor doubles to left center field. Manny Machado called out on strikes. Eric Hosmer doubles to deep center field. Josh Naylor scores. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 3, Giants 0.Padres fourth. Ty France strikes out swinging. Luis Urias triples to right field. Austin Hedges homers to center field. Luis Urias scores. Chris Paddack strikes out swinging. Manuel Margot pops out to third base to Evan Longoria.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 5, Giants 0.Giants fourth. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out on a foul tip. Brandon Belt homers to right field. Evan Longoria doubles to second base. Alex Dickerson grounds out to first base to Eric Hosmer. Evan Longoria to third. Buster Posey grounds out to shortstop, Luis Urias to Eric... [More]

Giants first. Donovan Solano reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Nick Ahmed. Austin Slater grounds out to second base, Wilmer Flores to Christian Walker. Donovan Solano to third. Buster Posey grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker. Donovan Solano scores. Evan Longoria singles to center field. Kevin Pillar pops out to second base to Wilmer Flores.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Giants 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks second. Wilmer Flores singles to right center field. Josh Rojas singles to right center field. Wilmer Flores to third. Nick Ahmed grounds out to third base. Josh Rojas out at second. Wilmer Flores scores. Carson Kelly flies out to center field to Kevin Pillar.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Giants 1.Diamondbacks sixth. Jarrod Dyson grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Ketel Marte grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Eduardo Escobar reaches on error. Fielding error... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

Giants second. Kevin Pillar doubles to deep left center field. Austin Slater grounds out to first base to Matt Olson. Kevin Pillar to third. Stephen Vogt out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Mark Canha. Kevin Pillar scores. Brandon Belt walks. Brandon Crawford singles to center field. Brandon Belt to second. Donovan Solano singles to left field. Brandon Crawford to third. Brandon Belt scores. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to first base to Matt Olson.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 2, Athletics 0.Athletics second. Matt Olson grounds out to first base to Brandon Belt. Mark Canha homers to right field. Jurickson Profar doubles to left field. Corban Joseph doubles to left field. Jurickson Profar scores. Chad Pinder singles to center field. Corban Joseph scores. Josh Phegley pinch-hitting for Chris Herrmann. Josh Phegley flies out to center field to Kevin Pillar. Marcus Semien grounds out to shallow infield, Logan Webb to Brandon Belt.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics... [More]

Athletics second. Mark Canha homers to left field. Stephen Piscotty grounds out to second base, Scooter Gennett to Brandon Belt. Chad Pinder flies out to right center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Khris Davis called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 1, Giants 0.Athletics third. Jurickson Profar walks. Josh Phegley singles to left field. Jurickson Profar to second. Marcus Semien flies out to right field to Mike Yastrzemski. Matt Chapman doubles to deep left field. Josh Phegley to third. Jurickson Profar scores. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Mark Canha called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 2, Giants 0.Giants fifth. Kevin Pillar grounds out to third base, Matt Chapman to Matt Olson. Scooter Gennett flies out to deep right center field to Stephen Piscotty. Brandon Crawford homers to left field. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 2, Giants 1.Giants sixth. Stephen Vogt flies out to center field... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski singles to right center field. Scooter Gennett reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Mike Yastrzemski out at second. Evan Longoria homers to left field. Scooter Gennett scores. Alex Dickerson doubles to deep right field. Stephen Vogt grounds out to first base, Anthony Rizzo to Yu Darvish. Alex Dickerson to third. Kevin Pillar flies out to right field to Nicholas Castellanos.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 2, Cubs 0.Cubs first. Jason Heyward walks. Nicholas Castellanos homers to center field. Jason Heyward scores. Kris Bryant flies out to deep right field to Mike Yastrzemski. Anthony Rizzo pops out to shallow center field to Scooter Gennett. Javier Baez strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 2, Cubs 2.Cubs second. Kyle Schwarber grounds out to first base to Brandon Belt. Ian Happ walks. Victor Caratini walks. Yu Darvish singles to left field. Victor Caratini to second. Ian Happ scores. Jason Heyward reaches on a fielder's... [More]