WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta pinch-hitter Pablo Sandoval drove a two-run homer to the deepest part of the ballpark off a Washington reliever who took over after Stephen Strasburg’s six scoreless innings Wednesday, lifting the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Nationals and a doubleheader sweep. Sandoval drove a 96 mph fastball from Tanner Rainey (0-1) more than 400 feet following Dansby Swanson’s two-out single in the seventh and final inning. Luke Jackson (1-0) earned the win in Game 2, and Sean Newcomb got three strikeouts for the save. Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled and had a pair of singles as Atlanta won the opener 7-6. The Braves put up five runs in the second inning off Erick Fedde (0-1), then wound up barely holding on with a save by Will Smith. Andrew Stevenson grounded into a game-ending double play. Josh Tomlin (1-0) pitched two hitless innings. Washington is missing nine players because of a coronavirus outbreak that led to the postponement of the team’s first four games. Four players... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta pinch-hitter Pablo Sandoval drove a two-run homer to the deepest part of the ballpark off a Washington reliever who took over after Stephen Strasburg’s six scoreless innings Wednesday, lifting the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Nationals and a doubleheader sweep. Sandoval drove a 96 mph fastball from Tanner Rainey (0-1) more than 400 feet following Dansby Swanson’s two-out single in the seventh and final inning. Luke Jackson (1-0) earned the win in Game 2, and Sean Newcomb got three strikeouts for the save.. Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled and had a pair of singles as Atlanta won the opener 7-6. The Braves put up five runs in the second inning off Erick Fedde (0-1), then wound up barely holding on with a save by Will Smith. Andrew Stevenson grounded into a game-ending double play. Josh Tomlin (1-0) pitched two hitless innings. Washington is missing nine players because of a coronavirus outbreak that led to the postponement of the team’s first four games. Four players... [More]

Dodgers third. Gavin Lux lines out to deep right field to Wil Myers. Austin Barnes walks. Mookie Betts doubles to right field. Austin Barnes to third. Corey Seager grounds out to second base, Jorge Mateo to Jake Cronenworth. Mookie Betts to third. Austin Barnes scores. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Padres 0.Padres sixth. Trent Grisham homers to right field. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out to second base, Gavin Lux to Max Muncy. Manny Machado pops out to shallow infield to Max Muncy. Austin Nola strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Padres 1.Padres seventh. Wil Myers singles to third base. Jake Cronenworth flies out to left field to Joc Pederson. Jurickson Profar singles to right field. Wil Myers to second. Jorge Ona doubles to left field. Jurickson Profar to third. Wil Myers scores. Greg Garcia pinch-hitting for Jorge Mateo. Greg Garcia reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Jurickson Profar scores.... [More]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Chad Green and Adam Ottavino were routed during a 10-run sixth inning that included Danny Jansen’s grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Yankees 12-7 Monday night and send skidding New York to its sixth loss in seven games.New York has lost four straight and 14 of 19, dropping into third place in the AL East, two games behind second-place Toronto and 6 1/2 back of Tampa Bay. At 21-20 overall following a 16-6 start, the Yankees have dropped into the AL’s eighth and final playoff position.With general manager Brian Cashman making a rare road trip, New York led 6-2 when Green replaced Jonathan Holder going to the bottom of the sixth. Green, Ottavino (2-3) and Luis Cessa needed 67 pitches and 43 minutes to get three outs. New York had not allowed 10 runs in an inning since CC Sabathia and Esmil Rogers were hit hard in the third inning of a 15-4 loss to Texas on May 23, 2015.Sean Reid-Foley (1-0) won despite a bases-loaded walk to Aaron Hicks in the sixth... [More]

Padres ninth. Greg Garcia pinch-hitting for Jorge Ona. Greg Garcia singles to shallow left field. Jurickson Profar doubles to right field. Jorge Mateo scores.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 1, Rockies 0.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit an RBI double with no outs in the ninth inning for the San Diego Padres, who got a brilliant performance from right-hander Dinelson Lamet to beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Monday night for their sixth victory in eight games. Pinch-hitter Greg Garcia started the winning rally when he poked an opposite-field single past third baseman Nolan Arenado leading off the ninth. He was replaced by pinch-runner Jorge Mateo, who scored on Profar’s double to right off Carlos Estévez.Drew Pomeranz (1-1) pitched the ninth for the win.Lamet matched his season high with 11 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings, the longest outing of his career. He allowed six hits and walked none. The Padres squandered two big scoring chances earlier, including loading the bases with one out in the seventh before Manny Machado lined out to third baseman Nolan Arenado, who doubled Fernando Tatis Jr. off first. Tatis originally was called safe but the Rockies challenged the call and it was overturned.... [More]

Athletics first. Ramon Laureano called out on strikes. Tommy La Stella singles to left center field. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. Mark Canha walks. Tommy La Stella to second. Matt Olson triples to deep right field. Mark Canha scores. Tommy La Stella scores. Robbie Grossman grounds out to shallow infield, Fernando Tatis Jr. to Eric Hosmer.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 2, Padres 0.Athletics second. Stephen Piscotty singles to center field. Vimael Machin lines out to deep center field to Trent Grisham. Jonah Heim singles to shallow right field, advances to 2nd. Stephen Piscotty scores. Fielding error by Wil Myers. Ramon Laureano grounds out to shallow right field, Eric Hosmer to Chris Paddack. Jonah Heim to third. Tommy La Stella doubles to deep right field. Jonah Heim scores. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Athletics 4, Padres 0.Padres third. Jurickson Profar singles to center field. Trent Grisham singles to shallow infield. Jurickson... [More]

Angels third. Jared Walsh doubles to deep right field. Jo Adell walks. Anthony Bemboom pops out to shallow infield to Mike Clevinger. Andrelton Simmons singles to left field. Jo Adell out at third. Jared Walsh scores. Mike Trout flies out to deep center field to Jorge Mateo.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, Padres 0.Angels fourth. Anthony Rendon triples to deep right field. Justin Upton singles to center field. Anthony Rendon scores. Shohei Ohtani flies out to deep left field to Jurickson Profar. Franklin Barreto grounds out to shallow infield to Austin Nola. Jared Walsh grounds out to shallow right field, Jake Cronenworth to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Padres 0.

Rockies first. Raimel Tapia flies out to left field to Jorge Mateo. Trevor Story singles to left center field. Nolan Arenado singles to center field. Trevor Story to third. Charlie Blackmon reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Nolan Arenado out at second. Trevor Story scores. Fielding error by Eric Hosmer. Daniel Murphy walks. Charlie Blackmon to second. Matt Kemp homers to center field. Daniel Murphy scores. Charlie Blackmon scores. Ryan McMahon grounds out to shallow infield, Eric Hosmer to Zach Davies.4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Rockies 4, Padres 0.Padres fourth. Wil Myers doubles to deep left center field. Jake Cronenworth grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Wil Myers to third. Ty France hit by pitch. Jorge Mateo singles to left field. Ty France to second. Wil Myers scores. Austin Hedges singles to left field. Jorge Mateo to second. Ty France to third. Trent Grisham strikes out on a foul tip. Fernando Tatis Jr. pops out to shallow infield... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford singles to second base. Sam Haggerty singles to right field. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Lewis walks. Sam Haggerty to second. Kyle Seager out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Jurickson Profar. J.P. Crawford scores. Austin Nola walks. Jose Marmolejos homers to center field. Austin Nola scores. Kyle Lewis scores. Sam Haggerty scores. Tim Lopes lines out to deep right field to Wil Myers. Shed Long Jr. homers to left field. Dee Gordon lines out to shallow center field to Fernando Tatis Jr..6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 6, Padres 0.Padres first. Trent Grisham called out on strikes. Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. Manny Machado homers to left field. Eric Hosmer grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Seager to Jose Marmolejos.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 6, Padres 1.Padres second. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop, J.P. Crawford to Jose Marmolejos. Jake Cronenworth singles to shortstop. Ty France doubles to deep right field.... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader.The Mariners took two of three from the Padres, who got three home runs in the doubleheader from red-hot Manny Machado.In the first game, Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer to cap a seven-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning and give the Padres a 10-7 win. Machado had two homers among his three hits and drove in four runs.The Mariners jumped all over Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. Marmolejos, added as the “29th” player for the doubleheader, hit his grand slam with one out and Long connected with two outs to give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Machado homered in the bottom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi (1-2), his 11th. The Padres continued to cut into the lead on Jurickson... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader.The Mariners took two of three from the Padres, who got three home runs in the doubleheader from red-hot Manny Machado.In the first game, Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer to cap a seven-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning and give the Padres a 10-7 win. Machado had two homers among his three hits and drove in four runs.The Mariners jumped all over Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. Marmolejos, added as the “29th” player for the doubleheader, hit his grand slam with one out and Long connected with two outs to give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Machado homered in the bottom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi (1-2), his 11th. The Padres continued to cut into the lead on Jurickson... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader.The Mariners took two of three from the Padres, who got three home runs in the doubleheader from red-hot Manny Machado.In the first game, Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer to cap a seven-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning and give the Padres a 10-7 win. Machado had two homers among his three hits and drove in four runs.The Mariners jumped all over Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. Marmolejos, added as the “29th” player for the doubleheader, hit his grand slam with one out and Long connected with two outs to give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Machado homered in the bottom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi (1-2), his 11th. The Padres continued to cut into the lead on Jurickson... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking home run off the foul pole with one out in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves broke a four-game losing streak by beating the first-place Miami Marlins 2-1 Saturday.Atlanta’s Max Fried pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings and was in line for his fourth victory until Monte Harrison hit his first major league homer leading off the eighth against Will Smith for a 1-all tie.The Braves regained the lead when Duvall lunged at an outside pitch from Brandon Kintzler (1-1) and pulled it down the left field line.Marcell Ozuna produced the game’s first run when he led off the seventh with his fifth homer off Daniel Castano, making only his second major league start.Fried allowed four hits, struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 1.24, but he remained winless in five career starts against Miami.Smith (1-0) worked the eighth. Mark Melancon pitched around a two-out single in the ninth for his fourth save to complete a six-hitter.INDIANS 3, TIGERS 1DETROIT (AP)... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking home run off the foul pole with one out in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves broke a four-game losing streak by beating the first-place Miami Marlins 2-1 Saturday.Atlanta’s Max Fried pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings and was in line for his fourth victory until Monte Harrison hit his first major league homer leading off the eighth against Will Smith for a 1-all tie.The Braves regained the lead when Duvall lunged at an outside pitch from Brandon Kintzler (1-1) and pulled it down the left field line.Marcell Ozuna produced the game’s first run when he led off the seventh with his fifth homer off Daniel Castano, making only his second major league start.Fried allowed four hits, struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 1.24, but he remained winless in five career starts against Miami.Smith (1-0) worked the eighth. Mark Melancon pitched around a two-out single in the ninth for his fourth save to complete a six-hitter.INDIANS 3, TIGERS 1DETROIT (AP)... [More]

Padres first. Tommy Pham strikes out swinging. Manny Machado called out on strikes. Fernando Tatis Jr. homers. Eric Hosmer lines out to shallow center field to Ketel Marte.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Starling Marte strikes out swinging. David Peralta singles to right field. Christian Walker doubles to deep center field. David Peralta out at home. Eduardo Escobar is intentionally walked. Carson Kelly singles to right center field. Eduardo Escobar to third. Christian Walker scores. Daulton Varsho grounds out to second base, Jake Cronenworth to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 1, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks sixth. Christian Walker singles to deep left field. Eduardo Escobar walks. Christian Walker to second. Carson Kelly singles to left field. Eduardo Escobar to second. Christian Walker to third. Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. Nick Ahmed doubles to left field. Carson Kelly to third. Eduardo Escobar scores. Christian... [More]

Diamondbacks sixth. Kole Calhoun homers to right field. Ketel Marte grounds out to first base to Eric Hosmer. Starling Marte strikes out swinging. David Peralta lines out to deep center field to Trent Grisham.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Padres 0.Diamondbacks eighth. Daulton Varsho reaches on third strike. Nick Ahmed singles to left field. Daulton Varsho to third. Kole Calhoun singles to right field. Nick Ahmed to third. Daulton Varsho scores. Ketel Marte out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Trent Grisham. Nick Ahmed scores. Starling Marte doubles. Kole Calhoun scores. David Peralta singles to right field. Starling Marte scores. Christian Walker strikes out swinging. Stephen Vogt singles to center field. David Peralta to third. Eduardo Escobar is intentionally walked. Stephen Vogt to second. Daulton Varsho called out on strikes.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Diamondbacks 5, Padres 0.Padres ninth. Eric Hosmer grounds out to second base, Ketel Marte to Christian Walker. Wil Myers doubles. Jake Cronenworth singles to center field. Wil Myers scores. Jorge Mateo pinch-hitting for Francisco Mejia. Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. Jurickson Profar reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Jake Cronenworth out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 5, Padres 1.

Padres first. Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. Manny Machado flies out to deep left center field to AJ Pollock. Tommy Pham homers to left field. Eric Hosmer homers to center field. Wil Myers singles to left field. Jurickson Profar flies out to deep right center field to Mookie Betts.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers first. Mookie Betts hit by pitch. Corey Seager homers to right field. Mookie Betts scores. Justin Turner grounds out to third base, Manny Machado to Eric Hosmer. Cody Bellinger lines out to deep center field to Edward Olivares. AJ Pollock homers to left field. Max Muncy strikes out on a foul tip.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 3, Padres 2.Dodgers second. Joc Pederson pops out to right center field to Manny Machado. Chris Taylor doubles to right field. Austin Barnes flies out to left field to Jorge Mateo. Mookie Betts homers to center field. Chris Taylor scores. Corey Seager flies out to deep right center field to Wil Myers.2... [More]

As Major League Baseball cautiously tiptoes closer toward beginning its delayed 2020 season, several teams welcomed back players who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, and the San Francisco Giants resumed workouts Wednesday after finally receiving the results of COVID-19 tests administered over the weekend.The San Diego Padres, however, revealed that newly acquired infielder Jorge Mateo’s intake test for coronavirus came back positive and he’s experienced symptoms. Mateo was obtained last week from Oakland for a player to be named or cash in the first trade since the transaction freeze was lifted.Padres manager Jayce Tingler said Mateo has not been to the ballpark and is self-isolating.San Diego announced last week that outfielder Tommy Pham tested positive for coronavirus and was asymptomatic. He has not yet rejoined the team.In Boston, third baseman Rafael Devers practiced at Fenway Park for the first time since the Red Sox opened summer camp. Devers and an unspecified number... [More]

As Major League Baseball cautiously tiptoes closer toward beginning its delayed 2020 season, several teams welcomed back players who might have been exposed to the coronavirus and the San Francisco Giants resumed workouts Wednesday after finally receiving the results of COVID-19 tests administered over the weekend.The San Diego Padres, however, revealed that newly acquired infielder Jorge Mateo’s intake test for coronavirus came back positive and he’s experienced symptoms. Mateo was acquired last week from Oakland for a player to be named or cash in the first trade since the transaction freeze was lifted.Padres manager Jayce Tingler said Mateo has not been to the ballpark and is self-isolating.San Diego announced last week that outfielder Tommy Pham tested positive for coronavirus and was asymptomatic. He has not yet rejoined the team.In Boston, third baseman Rafael Devers practiced at Fenway Park for the first time since the Red Sox opened summer camp. Devers and an unspecified number... [More]