MIAMI (AP) — Right-hander Brandon Kinztler and the Miami Marlins have finalized a one-year contract that guarantees $3,275,000.Miami also completed a $1.5 million, one-year deal on Monday with outfielder Matt Joyce, who can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses.Kintzler, 35, gets a $3 million salary next year, and the Marlins have a $4 million team option for 2021 with a $275,000 buyout. If he is traded, the option price would escalate to $5 million with a $500,00 buyout.Kintzler was 3-3 with a 2.68 ERA in 68 relief appearances last year for the Chicago Cubs, allowing 45 hits and 13 walks in 57 innings with 48 strikeouts. An All-Star in 2017, he is 20-20 with a 3.37 ERA in 10 big league seasons that included time with Milwaukee (2010-15), Minnesota (2016-17), Washington (2017-18) and the Cubs (2018-19).The 35-year-old Joyce hit .295 with 10 doubles, seven home runs, and 23 RBIs in 238 plate appearances for the Atlanta Braves last season. He batted .340 (16 for 47) with 18 RBIs... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are giving Adam Duvall his first start in the decisive game of the NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.Braves manager Brian Snitker is starting Duvall instead of Matt Joyce in right field for Wednesday's Game 5 against right-hander Jack Flaherty. Duvall bats right-handed while Joyce bats left-handed.Duvall has hit .429 in the series, including a two-run, pinch-hit homer against Flaherty in Game 2. He also had a two-run single in Atlanta's Game 3 victory."He's hot. He's had some success off of Flaherty," Snitker said. "Who knows if it will last?"Snitker didn't move up shortstop Dansby Swanson, who again is batting eighth. Swanson hit .500 (7 for 14) in the first four games of the series."He's been doing just fine where he's at," Snitker said. "I just kind of like where he's at right now. I didn't want to mess with it."Tommy Edman is making his third straight start in right field for the Cardinals.The pitching matchup will be a rematch of Game 2, when Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz outdueled Flaherty of the Cardinals for a 3-0 victory.Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has one tweak in his lineup from that game, with Matt Carpenter at third base, instead of Edman."That's really the only difference," Shildt said. "We've had some flexibility with the lineup. It's a lineup we've run out there, and a lineup we're comfortable with and competed well with."___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are giving Adam Duvall his first start in the decisive game of the NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.Braves manager Brian Snitker is starting Duvall instead of Matt Joyce in right field for Wednesday's Game 5 against right-hander Jack Flaherty. Duvall bats right-handed while Joyce bats left-handed.Duvall has hit .429 in the series, including a two-run, pinch-hit homer against Flaherty in Game 2. He also had a two-run single in Atlanta's Game 3 victory.Tommy Edman is making his third straight start in right field for the Cardinals.The pitching matchup will be a rematch of Game 2, when Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz outdueled Flaherty of the Cardinals for a 3-0 victory.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to third base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt. Ozzie Albies singles to shortstop. Freddie Freeman grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Jack Flaherty. Ozzie Albies to third. Josh Donaldson singles to left field. Ozzie Albies scores. Nick Markakis grounds out to first base to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.Braves seventh. Matt Joyce strikes out swinging. Brian McCann singles to center field. Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. Adam Duvall pinch-hitting for Mike Foltynewicz. Adam Duvall homers to center field. Brian McCann scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to left field. Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Ozzie Albies walks. Freddie Freeman singles to left field. Ozzie Albies to third. Josh Donaldson reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Freddie Freeman to second. Ozzie Albies scores. Throwing error by Kolten Wong. Nick Markakis flies out to left field to Marcell Ozuna. Matt Joyce flies out to left field to Marcell Ozuna.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fifth. Harrison Bader singles to shallow infield. Miles Mikolas out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Dallas Keuchel to Ozzie Albies. Harrison Bader to second. Dexter Fowler grounds out to second base, Ozzie Albies to Freddie Freeman. Harrison Bader scores. Tommy Edman doubles to left center field. Paul Goldschmidt lines out to shortstop to Dansby Swanson.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.Braves sixth. Freddie Freeman grounds out to third base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt. Josh Donaldson hit by pitch. Nick Markakis doubles to right... [More]

There will be a new World Series champion this year, because the Boston Red Sox didn’t make the postseason.In fact, only one champ from the past seven years _ Houston _ is in the remaining playoff field. Teams like the Dodgers, Yankees and Nationals have certainly fielded good teams in recent years, only to fall short one way or another. Now they have another chance.With the wild card games out of the way, there are 16 possible World Series matchups left. Here’s a list of them all _ and what could make each of them interesting. The matchups are listed in descending order of likelihood, using probability figures from Fangraphs.com heading into Thursday’s action:___ASTROS-DODGERS (15.9%)A rematch of the 2017 World Series. This would be the first time the same teams met in the World Series twice in a three-year span since the Yankees played the Dodgers in both 1977 and 1978.ASTROS-NATIONALS (12.1%)Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer know each other well from their postseason runs with Detroit.... [More]

A look at the best-of-five National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves:___Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Thursday, at Atlanta, 5:02 p.m. (TBS); Game 2, Friday, at Atlanta, 4:37 p.m. (TBS); Game 3, Sunday, at St. Louis, TBA (TBS); x-Game 4, Monday, at St. Louis, TBA (TBS); x-Game 5, Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Atlanta, TBA (TBS).x-if necessary.___Season Series: Braves won 4-2.___Projected Lineups:Cardinals: RF Dexter Fowler (.236, 18 HRs, 65 RBIs), 2B Tommy Edman (.307, 11, 36) or Kolten Wong (.285, 11, 59), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (.256, 33, 95), LF Marcell Ozuna (.242, 29, 88), C Yadier Molina (.271, 10, 57), 3B Matt Carpenter (.226, 14, 43), SS Paul DeJong (.234, 30, 78), CF Harrison Bader (.207, 12, 39).Braves: CF Ronald Acuña Jr (.280, 41, 101, 37/46 SBs), 2B Ozzie Albies (.295, 24, 86, 15/19 SBs), 1B Freddie Freeman (.295, 38, 121, .389 OBP), 3B Josh Donaldson (.259, 37, 94, .379 OBP), LF Nick Markakis (.285, 9, 62), RF Matt Joyce (.295, 7, 23) or Adam... [More]

Braves first. Dansby Swanson doubles to left center field. Ozzie Albies flies out to left field to J.D. Davis. Freddie Freeman strikes out swinging. Nick Markakis walks. Adeiny Hechavarria singles to center field. Nick Markakis to second. Dansby Swanson scores. Brian McCann grounds out to shallow center field, Robinson Cano to Pete Alonso.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 1, Mets 0.Mets first. Brandon Nimmo lines out to right field to Matt Joyce. Pete Alonso singles to right field. Michael Conforto singles to right field. Pete Alonso to third. Robinson Cano out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Nick Markakis. Pete Alonso scores. J.D. Davis homers to center field. Michael Conforto scores. Amed Rosario singles to shallow infield.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 3, Braves 1.Braves fourth. Adeiny Hechavarria flies out to center field to Brandon Nimmo. Brian McCann lines out to shallow right field to Robinson Cano. Matt Joyce singles to left field. Rafael Ortega homers to... [More]

Braves first. Dansby Swanson singles to center field. Ozzie Albies singles to left field. Dansby Swanson to second. Freddie Freeman reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Ozzie Albies out at second. Dansby Swanson to third. Josh Donaldson singles to right field. Freddie Freeman to second. Dansby Swanson scores. Nick Markakis singles to left field. Josh Donaldson to second. Freddie Freeman scores. Matt Joyce pops out to Todd Frazier. Tyler Flowers strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 2, Mets 0.Mets first. Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. Pete Alonso homers to left field. J.D. Davis doubles to deep left field. Todd Frazier hit by pitch. Amed Rosario strikes out swinging. Joe Panik walks. Todd Frazier to second. J.D. Davis to third. Juan Lagares grounds out to shortstop, Dansby Swanson to Freddie Freeman.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Braves 2, Mets 1.Mets third. Pete Alonso walks. J.D. Davis lines out to deep right field to Matt Joyce. Todd Frazier... [More]

Royals second. Ryan O'Hearn flies out to center field to Billy Hamilton. Bubba Starling strikes out swinging. Nicky Lopez triples to deep right center field. Meibrys Viloria doubles to deep right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield pops out to Francisco Cervelli.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 1, Braves 0.Royals fourth. Ryan McBroom singles to second base. Ryan O'Hearn singles to right field. Ryan McBroom to third. Bubba Starling reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Ryan O'Hearn out at second. Nicky Lopez singles to shallow infield. Bubba Starling to second. Ryan McBroom scores. Meibrys Viloria strikes out swinging. Whit Merrifield called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 2, Braves 0.Braves fifth. Billy Hamilton pops out to shallow right field to Whit Merrifield. Dansby Swanson lines out to deep center field to Bubba Starling. Ozzie Albies walks. Josh Donaldson doubles to deep center field. Ozzie Albies scores. Nick Markakis singles... [More]

Royals first. Whit Merrifield doubles to deep left field. Jorge Soler singles to center field. Whit Merrifield to third. Hunter Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Adam Duvall. Whit Merrifield scores. Alex Gordon hit by pitch. Jorge Soler to second. Ryan McBroom strikes out swinging. Ryan O'Hearn lines out to left field to Adam Duvall.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 1, Braves 0.Royals third. Jorge Soler walks. Hunter Dozier singles to center field. Jorge Soler to second. Alex Gordon singles to right field. Hunter Dozier to third. Jorge Soler scores. Ryan McBroom hit by pitch. Alex Gordon to second. Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Adam Duvall. Hunter Dozier scores. Bubba Starling doubles to deep left center field, advances to home. Ryan McBroom scores. Alex Gordon scores. Throwing error by Brian McCann. Meibrys Viloria flies out to deep right center field to Nick Markakis. Nicky Lopez grounds out to shortstop, Dansby Swanson to Austin Riley.5... [More]

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Ozzie Albies singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Ronald Acuna Jr. to third. Freddie Freeman out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Alex Dickerson. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Josh Donaldson grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Brandon Belt. Nick Markakis grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 1, Giants 0.Braves third. Mike Foltynewicz grounds out to first base to Brandon Belt. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to deep left field. Ozzie Albies singles to center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Freddie Freeman reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Ozzie Albies out at second. Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Giants 0.Braves fifth. Mike Foltynewicz singles to shallow infield. Ronald Acuna Jr. homers to center field. Mike Foltynewicz scores. Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging. Freddie Freeman pops out to Brandon Crawford. Josh Donaldson grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 4, Giants 0.Braves sixth. Nick Markakis lines out to deep left center field to Kevin Pillar. Matt Joyce singles to center field. Brian McCann homers to center field. Matt Joyce scores. Dansby Swanson grounds out to shallow infield, Tyler Beede to Brandon Belt. Mike Foltynewicz called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 6, Giants 0.

Braves third. Tyler Flowers singles to third base. Mike Soroka out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Scott Kingery to Cesar Hernandez. Tyler Flowers to second. Ronald Acuna Jr. homers to left field. Tyler Flowers scores. Ozzie Albies singles to right field. Freddie Freeman flies out to left field to Brad Miller. Adam Duvall singles to third base. Ozzie Albies to second. Adeiny Hechavarria strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 2, Phillies 0.Phillies fifth. Jean Segura grounds out to first base to Freddie Freeman. Scott Kingery triples to deep center field. Adam Haseley doubles to deep right field. Scott Kingery scores. Aaron Nola singles to left center field. Adam Haseley to third. Cesar Hernandez reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Aaron Nola out at second. Adam Haseley scores. J.T. Realmuto grounds out to shortstop, Adeiny Hechavarria to Freddie Freeman.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 2, Braves 2.Braves fifth. Matt Joyce pinch-hitting... [More]

Braves second. Nick Markakis reaches on error. Throwing error by Cesar Hernandez. Matt Joyce reaches on error. Nick Markakis to third. Fielding error by Adam Haseley. Brian McCann reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Matt Joyce out at second. Nick Markakis scores. Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. Julio Teheran called out on strikes.1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Braves 1, Phillies 0.Phillies fourth. J.T. Realmuto hit by pitch. Bryce Harper homers to center field. J.T. Realmuto scores. Rhys Hoskins grounds out to third base, Josh Donaldson to Freddie Freeman. Jean Segura flies out to center field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Scott Kingery strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 2, Braves 1.Phillies sixth. Cesar Hernandez homers to center field. J.T. Realmuto reaches on catcher interference. Interference error by Brian McCann. Bryce Harper walks. J.T. Realmuto to second. Rhys Hoskins walks. Jean Segura walks. Rhys Hoskins to second. Bryce Harper to third. J.T. Realmuto scores. Scott Kingery strikes out swinging. Adam Haseley strikes out swinging. Maikel Franco grounds out to third base, Josh Donaldson to Freddie Freeman.2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on. Phillies 4, Braves 1.

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. called out on strikes. Ozzie Albies triples to deep right field. Freddie Freeman walks. Josh Donaldson out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Jose Pirela. Ozzie Albies scores. Nick Markakis singles to left field. Freddie Freeman to third. Matt Joyce singles to left field. Nick Markakis to second. Freddie Freeman scores. Tyler Flowers strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 2, Phillies 0.Phillies fourth. J.T. Realmuto grounds out to third base, Josh Donaldson to Freddie Freeman. Bryce Harper singles to shortstop. Rhys Hoskins homers to right field. Bryce Harper scores. Scott Kingery singles to shortstop. Sean Rodriguez singles to right field. Scott Kingery to third. Cesar Hernandez grounds out to shortstop, Dansby Swanson to Freddie Freeman. Sean Rodriguez to second. Scott Kingery scores. Jose Pirela homers to left field. Sean Rodriguez scores. Vince Velasquez grounds out to second base, Ozzie Albies to Freddie Freeman.5 runs,... [More]

Braves fourth. Josh Donaldson lines out to shortstop to Trea Turner. Nick Markakis doubles to deep center field. Matt Joyce singles to right center field. Nick Markakis scores. Tyler Flowers flies out to deep right center field to Victor Robles. Dansby Swanson doubles to deep right center field. Matt Joyce scores. Mike Soroka grounds out to first base to Ryan Zimmerman.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Nationals 0.Braves fifth. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to left field. Ozzie Albies singles to left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. to second. Charlie Culberson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Ozzie Albies out at second. Ronald Acuna Jr. to third. Josh Donaldson walks. Charlie Culberson to second. Nick Markakis out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Victor Robles. Charlie Culberson to third. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Matt Joyce called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 3, Nationals 0.Braves seventh. Ozzie Albies homers to center field. Charlie... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves reinstated outfielder Nick Markakis from the 10-day injured list Friday.Markakis, 35, missed 43 games with a fractured left wrist. He was listed in the starting lineup as the Braves opened a three-game series against the Nationals, playing his first game of the season in left field with Matt Joyce in right.In 104 games this season, Markakis is hitting .284 with nine homers, 55 RBIs and 57 runs scored.The Braves recalled right-handed pitchers Bryse Wilson, Kyle Wright and Touki Toussaint from Triple-A Gwinnett.Atlanta also placed utility infielder John Camargo on the 10-day injured list with a right shin fracture. Camargo is hitting .233 with seven homers and 32 RBIs and 31 runs scored in 98 games.

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. reaches on error. Fielding error by Rhys Hoskins. Ozzie Albies homers to center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Freddie Freeman strikes out swinging. Josh Donaldson singles to right center field. Adam Duvall strikes out swinging. Austin Riley strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Braves 2, Phillies 0.Phillies first. Cesar Hernandez homers to center field. J.T. Realmuto grounds out to third base, Josh Donaldson to Freddie Freeman. Bryce Harper flies out to left field to Adam Duvall. Rhys Hoskins flies out to deep center field to Ronald Acuna Jr..1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 2, Phillies 1.Phillies second. Jean Segura pops out to shallow center field to Ozzie Albies. Scott Kingery singles to left field. Adam Haseley homers to center field. Scott Kingery scores. Maikel Franco singles to center field. Drew Smyly reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Maikel Franco out at second. Cesar Hernandez walks. Drew Smyly to second.... [More]

Braves fourth. Freddie Freeman grounds out to shortstop, Jean Segura to Rhys Hoskins. Josh Donaldson reaches on error. Throwing error by Jean Segura. Matt Joyce singles to left field. Josh Donaldson to second. Rafael Ortega strikes out swinging. Tyler Flowers homers to center field. Matt Joyce scores. Josh Donaldson scores. Dansby Swanson walks. Dallas Keuchel singles to center field. Dansby Swanson to third. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to deep center field to Scott Kingery.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Braves 3, Phillies 0.Phillies fourth. Bryce Harper singles to right center field. Rhys Hoskins singles to center field. Bryce Harper to third. Scott Kingery reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Rhys Hoskins out at second. Bryce Harper scores. Corey Dickerson strikes out swinging. Cesar Hernandez called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 3, Phillies 1.

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. homers to center field. Ozzie Albies singles to right field. Freddie Freeman doubles to deep right field. Ozzie Albies to third. Josh Donaldson walks. Matt Joyce grounds out to second base. Josh Donaldson out at second. Freddie Freeman to third. Ozzie Albies scores. Brian McCann strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Phillies 0.Braves second. Dansby Swanson doubles to deep left field. Rafael Ortega grounds out to second base, Cesar Hernandez to Rhys Hoskins. Dansby Swanson to third. Mike Foltynewicz strikes out swinging. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Ozzie Albies singles to right field. Ronald Acuna Jr. to third. Dansby Swanson scores. Freddie Freeman singles to left field. Ozzie Albies to second. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Josh Donaldson flies out to deep right center field to Adam Haseley.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 4, Phillies 0.Phillies fifth. Rhys Hoskins flies out to left field to Rafael Ortega. Corey Dickerson... [More]