Braves second. Matt Joyce homers to right field. Adeiny Hechavarria reaches on error. Fielding error by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Francisco Cervelli walks. Adeiny Hechavarria to second. Rafael Ortega doubles to deep right center field. Francisco Cervelli to third. Adeiny Hechavarria scores. Billy Hamilton strikes out swinging. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to deep left field. Rafael Ortega scores. Tyler Flowers scores. Ozzie Albies flies out to right field to Randal Grichuk. Freddie Freeman doubles. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Josh Donaldson grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Justin Smoak.5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Braves 5, Blue jays 0.Blue jays fourth. Justin Smoak singles to deep center field. Teoscar Hernandez doubles to deep center field. Justin Smoak to third. Brandon Drury grounds out to shortstop, Ozzie Albies to Freddie Freeman. Teoscar Hernandez to third. Justin Smoak scores. Danny Jansen lines out to second base to Ozzie Albies. Bo Bichette pops out to third base to Josh... [More]

Blue jays first. Bo Bichette singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Josh Donaldson. Cavan Biggio singles to right field. Bo Bichette to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to left center field. Cavan Biggio to third. Bo Bichette scores. Rowdy Tellez pops out to Josh Donaldson. Randal Grichuk called out on strikes. Justin Smoak singles to right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third. Cavan Biggio scores. Billy McKinney grounds out to second base, Ozzie Albies to Freddie Freeman.2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Braves 0.Braves seventh. Rafael Ortega grounds out to first base, Rowdy Tellez to Jordan Romano. Tyler Flowers singles to center field. Billy Hamilton walks. Tyler Flowers to second. Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out swinging. Ozzie Albies doubles to deep right field. Billy Hamilton to third. Tyler Flowers scores. Freddie Freeman is intentionally walked. Josh Donaldson pops out to shortstop to Bo Bichette.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 2, Braves 1.Blue jays seventh. Justin Smoak homers to left field. Teoscar Hernandez pinch-hitting for Billy McKinney. Teoscar Hernandez walks. Reese McGuire walks. Teoscar Hernandez to second. Derek Fisher strikes out on a foul tip. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. Cavan Biggio walks. Reese McGuire to second. Teoscar Hernandez to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Dansby Swanson to Freddie Freeman.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on. Blue jays 3, Braves 1.

Braves second. Josh Donaldson homers to left field. Adam Duvall doubles to deep center field. Adeiny Hechavarria flies out to right field to Michael Conforto. Adam Duvall to third. Charlie Culberson grounds out to shallow infield, Todd Frazier to Pete Alonso. Tyler Flowers flies out to right field to Michael Conforto.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 1, Mets 0.Braves seventh. Josh Donaldson homers to center field. Adam Duvall pops out to Pete Alonso. Adeiny Hechavarria strikes out swinging. Charlie Culberson grounds out to shortstop, Todd Frazier to Pete Alonso.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 2, Mets 0.Mets ninth. Pete Alonso doubles to deep left field. Michael Conforto grounds out to shortstop, Josh Donaldson to Freddie Freeman. J.D. Davis singles to center field. Pete Alonso to third. Todd Frazier reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. J.D. Davis out at second. Pete Alonso scores. Wilson Ramos pinch-hitting for Juan Lagares. Wilson Ramos singles to right field. Todd Frazier to second. Joe Panik pinch-hitting for Rene Rivera. Joe Panik grounds out to first base to Freddie Freeman.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 2, Mets 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Cervelli caught on with a playoff contender, just as he hoped.The first-place Atlanta Braves signed Cervelli to a one-year contract Saturday and immediately plugged the veteran catcher into the starting lineup against the New York Mets. After recovering from his latest concussion, it was his first game in the majors since May 25."The only way he's going to get to know these guys is to catch 'em," Braves manager Brian Snitker said.About two hours before the game, Cervelli said he was still waiting for his catching equipment to arrive at Citi Field. But on the second pitch he saw in his first at-bat, he laced a two-run double into the left field corner for a 2-0 lead. He added a sharp single his next time up.Cervelli, who has a long history of concussions, was granted his release Thursday by the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates after telling them he wanted to hook on with a big league team that had playing time to offer and a chance to reach the postseason. He gives... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The first-place Atlanta Braves have signed catcher Francisco Cervelli and immediately plugged him into the starting lineup against the New York Mets.Cervelli, who has a history of concussions, was recently granted his release by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He gives the NL East leaders a veteran replacement for injured catcher Brian McCann, who is sidelined with a sprained left knee.The 33-year-old Cervelli joined the Braves on Saturday at Citi Field and was set to bat seventh against Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker says Cervelli will split playing time with Tyler Flowers behind the plate and likely remain with the club when McCann returns because by then rosters will have expanded in September.Cervelli batted .193 in 34 games for the Pirates this season before getting hurt. He is a .269 career hitter with 36 home runs in 700 major league games.To make roster room for Cervelli, the Braves optioned catcher Alex Jackson to Triple-A Gwinnett and transferred left-hander Grant Dayton to the 60-day injured list.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

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]

Braves sixth. Ronald Acuna Jr. called out on strikes. Ozzie Albies singles to center field. Freddie Freeman singles to center field. Ozzie Albies scores. Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging. Matt Joyce strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 1, Mets 0.Mets sixth. Jacob deGrom homers to center field. Amed Rosario strikes out swinging. Joe Panik grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Jackson to Freddie Freeman. Pete Alonso lines out to third base to Josh Donaldson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 1, Mets 1.Braves fourteenth. Tyler Flowers walks. Adeiny Hechavarria doubles to deep right center field. Tyler Flowers to third. Rafael Ortega strikes out swinging. Billy Hamilton singles to shallow right field. Adeiny Hechavarria to third. Tyler Flowers scores. Max Fried pinch-hitting for Luke Jackson. Max Fried strikes out swinging. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Braves second. Josh Donaldson reaches on error. Fielding error by Jon Berti. Matt Joyce singles to right field. Josh Donaldson to second. Adeiny Hechavarria singles to left field. Matt Joyce to third. Josh Donaldson scores. Rafael Ortega lines out to first base to Neil Walker. Adeiny Hechavarria doubled off first. Tyler Flowers strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Braves 1, Marlins 0.Marlins seventh. Brian Anderson singles to center field. Neil Walker singles to center field. Brian Anderson to second. Starlin Castro doubles to deep left center field. Neil Walker scores. Brian Anderson scores. Harold Ramirez flies out to center field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Lewis Brinson grounds out to shallow infield, Mike Soroka to Freddie Freeman. Bryan Holaday grounds out to shortstop, Josh Donaldson to Freddie Freeman.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 2, Braves 1.Braves eighth. Ozzie Albies lines out to second base to Isan Diaz. Freddie Freeman homers to center field. Josh... [More]

Braves second. Josh Donaldson walks. Adam Duvall lines out to left field to Curtis Granderson. Charlie Culberson pops out to shallow infield to Neil Walker. Tyler Flowers triples to deep right field. Josh Donaldson scores. Adeiny Hechavarria homers to center field. Tyler Flowers scores. Julio Teheran strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 3, Marlins 0.Braves fifth. Adeiny Hechavarria walks. Julio Teheran out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Caleb Smith to Neil Walker. Adeiny Hechavarria to second. Ronald Acuna Jr. homers to center field. Adeiny Hechavarria scores. Ozzie Albies flies out to left field to Curtis Granderson. Freddie Freeman flies out to center field to Lewis Brinson.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 5, Marlins 0.

Marlins third. Elieser Hernandez called out on strikes. Jon Berti homers to center field. Isan Diaz grounds out to first base to Freddie Freeman. Brian Anderson singles to left field. Garrett Cooper grounds out to shallow infield, Dallas Keuchel to Freddie Freeman.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 1, Braves 0.Braves fourth. Freddie Freeman homers to left field. Josh Donaldson called out on strikes. Tyler Flowers strikes out swinging. Matt Joyce doubles to deep right field. Adeiny Hechavarria hit by pitch. Rafael Ortega walks. Adeiny Hechavarria to second. Matt Joyce to third. Dallas Keuchel strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Marlins 1, Braves 1.Braves fifth. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to right field to Brian Anderson. Ozzie Albies grounds out to shallow infield, Garrett Cooper to Tyler Kinley. Freddie Freeman homers to center field. Josh Donaldson lines out to deep center field to Lewis Brinson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 2, Marlins 1.Braves... [More]

Braves third. Adeiny Hechavarria doubles to deep right center field. Mike Foltynewicz out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Edwin Rios to Max Muncy. Adeiny Hechavarria to third. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Ozzie Albies doubles to deep left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Adeiny Hechavarria scores. Freddie Freeman grounds out to shortstop, Corey Seager to Edwin Rios. Ozzie Albies to third. Josh Donaldson called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers fourth. Matt Beaty homers to right field. Edwin Rios lines out to center field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Russell Martin strikes out swinging. Hyun-Jin Ryu singles to center field. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.Dodgers fifth. Max Muncy flies out to deep center field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Justin Turner walks. Cody Bellinger singles to right field. Justin Turner to second. Corey Seager flies out to right field to Charlie Culberson. Matt Beaty singles... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — There's always a surge of excitement when a foul ball comes your way, mixed with a sense of dread.It's a thrilling souvenir to take home from the ballpark.Yet too many fans have been left bloody and maimed by these projectiles hurtling into the stands.One person even died.But, for some reason, Major League Baseball is playing a dangerous game by dragging its feet on requiring all teams to put up protective netting from foul pole to foul pole."I think everybody that's got a uniform on would like to see that," Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "You look up there, you can't even see the nets. I've got to think once people get there and start watching the game, they won't even notice it."Commissioner Rob Manfred is leaving it to the individual teams to decide what should be done, saying there's no one-size-fits-all solution given the different dimensions of each ballpark. We can also safely assume that MLB is doing a cost-benefit analysis, given that extra netting would... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — There's always a surge of excitement when a foul ball comes your way, mixed with a sense of dread.It's a thrilling souvenir to take home from the ballpark.Yet too many fans have been left bloody and maimed by these projectiles hurtling into the stands.No one has died.Yet.But Major League Baseball is playing a dangerous game by dragging its feet on requiring all teams to put up protective netting from foul pole to foul pole."I think everybody that's got a uniform on would like to see that," Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "You look up there, you can't even see the nets. I've got to think once people get there and start watching the game, they won't even notice it."Commissioner Rob Manfred is leaving it to the individual teams to decide what should be done, saying there's no one-size-fits-all solution given the different dimensions of each ballpark. We can also safely assume that MLB is doing a cost-benefit analysis, given that extra netting would have to be installed... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.T. Realmuto hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper went deep twice and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1 in Charlie Manuel's first game as hitting coach, ruining Cole Hamels' return home Wednesday night.Manuel was back in red pinstripes in his old dugout exactly six years to the day the franchise icon managed his last game for the Phillies. He heard "Charlie! Charlie! Charlie!" chants after Realmuto connected to make it 10-0 in the third.Hamels, the 2008 NLCS and World Series MVP with Manuel's Phillies, was roughed up in his first game in Philadelphia since he was traded to Texas in July 2015. Hamels (6-4) gave up eight runs and nine hits in two-plus innings.Aaron Nola (11-3) benefited from the offense's rare outburst. He allowed three hits, including Kris Bryant's homer, and struck out seven in seven innings.Hamels received the loudest applause during pregame introductions and got a standing ovation when he came to the plate already trailing 4-0 in the... [More]

Braves second. Josh Donaldson singles to center field. Adam Duvall walks. Josh Donaldson to second. Johan Camargo reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Adam Duvall out at second. Josh Donaldson to third. Ender Inciarte doubles. Johan Camargo to third. Josh Donaldson scores. Tyler Flowers flies out to right field to Michael Conforto. Dallas Keuchel grounds out to shallow infield, Steven Matz to Pete Alonso.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 1, Mets 0.Mets seventh. Ruben Tejada flies out to right field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Juan Lagares flies out to right field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Steven Matz singles to right field. Amed Rosario singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Steven Matz to third. J.D. Davis singles to center field. Amed Rosario scores. Steven Matz scores. Pete Alonso flies out to center field to Ender Inciarte.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 2, Braves 1.Braves seventh. Josh Donaldson walks. Adam Duvall singles to deep left field. Josh Donaldson to... [More]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is just part of an exciting group of Toronto rookies.Bo Bichette was called up from the minors late last month, and in just 14 games, he already has 13 extra-base hits. He began his career with an 11-game hitting streak and also set a major league record with nine straight games with a double. Bichette plays shortstop, which differentiates him a bit from his father, Dante, an outfielder who hit 274 home runs in his big league career.The Blue Jays are 23 games under .500, but they have the makings of an exciting young infield with Guerrero at third, Bichette at shortstop and Cavan Biggio at second. All three rookies are the sons of prominent major leaguers. Biggio's father, Craig, had a Hall of Fame career with Houston.The 20-year-old Guerrero came into the season with the highest expectations among that trio. He's hitting .274 with an OPS of .805. Those are somewhat ordinary numbers, but there's still a sense that Guerrero is a star in the making. In a 1-0 loss to... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have turned their second triple play with Martín Pérez on the mound — in a span of less than three weeks.With three runs already in for Atlanta in the third inning and the bases loaded on Wednesday afternoon, Tyler Flowers hit a sharp grounder straight to third baseman Miguel Sanó. He stepped on the base and threw the ball to second baseman Jonathan Schoop, whose relay to first baseman C.J. Cron was in plenty of time to beat Flowers. That kept the Braves from building on their 6-0 lead.Pérez was also pitching on July 22 against the New York Yankees when Edwin Encarnación grounded into a 5-4-3 triple play turned by Luis Arraez, Schoop and Sanó, who was playing first base in that game.The major league record for most triple plays turned in one season is three, with the Chicago White Sox in 2016 the most recent of several teams to do so.___More AP baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber became the first pitcher this season to throw three complete games, leading the Cleveland Indians over the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep.Bieber (11-4) allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked none. Bieber, the All-Star Game MVP, is 9-2 in his last 15 starts.Cleveland is 37-15 since June 4, the best record in the major leagues in that span. After trailing by as many as 11½ games in early June, the Indians started Sunday three games back of AL Central-leading Minnesota.Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lindor and rookie Oscar Mercado homered off Jaime Barria (4-5), who gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings. Barria is 2-4 with a 10.13 ERA on the road.Kole Calhoun homered and Albert Pujols had an RBI single for Los Angeles, which lost its fourth straight.YANKEES 7, RED SOX 4NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered early and a makeshift New York Yankees lineup pounded David Price in a victory that sent the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox... [More]