MILWAUKEE (AP) — Alec Mills cruised through baseball’s second no-hitter this season in just the 15th start of his major league career, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-0 on Sunday.The former college walk-on at Tennessee-Martin retired Jace Peterson on a game-ending groundout. Peterson had replaced 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich on defense to start the eighth inning.Mills (5-3) threw 114 pitches and hardly had any close calls in Chicago’s 16th no-hitter. He struck out five, walked three and induced five swings and misses, tied with Oakland’s Dallas Braden during his perfect game in 2010 for fewest in a no-hitter since at least 1988, according to Stats.Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito threw baseball’s other no-hitter this season against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 15.Jason Heyward’s RBI double put the Cubs ahead in a five-run fourth against Adrian Houser (1-5) that included Ian Happ’s two-run single. David Bote added a two-run homer in the fifth.ANGELS 5, ROCKIES... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Alec Mills cruised through baseball’s second no-hitter this season in just the 15th start of his major league career, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-0 on Sunday.The former college walk-on at Tennessee-Martin retired Jace Peterson on a game-ending groundout. Peterson had replaced 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich on defense to start the eighth inning.Mills (5-3) threw 114 pitches and hardly had any close calls in Chicago’s 16th no-hitter. He struck out five, walked three and induced five swings and misses, tied with Oakland’s Dallas Braden during his perfect game in 2010 for fewest in a no-hitter since at least 1988, according to Stats.Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito threw baseball’s other no-hitter this season against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 15.Jason Heyward’s RBI double put the Cubs ahead in a five-run fourth against Adrian Houser (1-5) that included Ian Happ’s two-run single. David Bote added a two-run homer in the fifth.ANGELS 5, ROCKIES... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Alec Mills cruised through baseball’s second no-hitter this season in just the 15th start of his major league career, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-0 on Sunday.The former college walk-on at Tennessee-Martin retired Jace Peterson on a game-ending groundout. Peterson had replaced 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich on defense to start the eighth inning.Mills (5-3) threw 114 pitches and hardly had any close calls in Chicago’s 16th no-hitter. He struck out five, walked three and induced five swings and misses, tied with Oakland’s Dallas Braden during his perfect game in 2010 for fewest in a no-hitter since at least 1988, according to Stats.Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito threw baseball’s other no-hitter this season against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 15.Jason Heyward’s RBI double put the Cubs ahead in a five-run fourth against Adrian Houser (1-5) that included Ian Happ’s two-run single. David Bote added a two-run homer in the fifth.ANGELS 5, ROCKIES... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson received news of a positive test result for the novel coronavirus on Friday night moments before he was set to play at San Diego — and he knew in his gut it couldn't possibly be right.Dickerson got pulled off the field and immediately was placed in isolation at Petco Park, and two games between San Francisco and San Diego were postponed.But Dickerson was certain there was no way he could have COVID-19. He had tested negative a day earlier in order to fly with the team and had gotten his pregnant wife's negative result, as well. He hadn't broken any protocols.“It came as a complete shock and at no point did I ever think it was real,” Dickerson said, “At no point did I actually believe it.”Still, Friday night's series opener at San Diego was called off along with the scheduled game Saturday. A former Padres player who is from the San Diego area, Dickerson had a half-dozen more tests and got back to the field Sunday for a doubleheader despite... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson received news of a positive test result for the novel coronavirus on Friday night moments before he had been set to play for San Francisco against the Padres — and he knew in his gut it couldn't possibly be right.Dickerson got pulled off the field and immediatelywas placed in isolation at Petco Park. He was sure there was no way he could have COVID-19 after testing negative a day earlier in order to fly with the team and receiving his pregnant wife's negative result, as well. He hadn't broken any protocols.Still, Friday night's series opener at San Diego was called off along with the scheduled game Saturday. A former Padre who is from the San Diego area, Dickerson had a half-dozen more tests and got back to the field Sunday for a doubleheader despite the emotional and physical exhaustion of what he went through — he was starting in left field and batting second in the opener. Adding to the anxiety of his ordeal was Dickerson figuring... [More]

Padres first. Trent Grisham singles to center field. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to left field. Trent Grisham to second. Manny Machado pops out to shallow infield to Donovan Solano. Mitch Moreland doubles to deep center field. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Trent Grisham scores. Austin Nola doubles to deep left field. Mitch Moreland scores. Wil Myers lines out to deep left field to Alex Dickerson. Jake Cronenworth lines out to third base to Evan Longoria.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 3, Giants 0.Giants second. Brandon Belt grounds out to second base, Jake Cronenworth to Mitch Moreland. Wilmer Flores homers to left field. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging. Brandon Crawford strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 3, Giants 1.Padres third. Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to deep right center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Manny Machado homers to left field. Mitch Moreland grounds out to first base to Brandon Belt. Austin Nola strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors,... [More]

Giants third. Joey Bart singles to shortstop. Brandon Crawford singles to left field. Joey Bart to second. Mauricio Dubon called out on strikes. Mike Yastrzemski homers to right field. Brandon Crawford scores. Joey Bart scores. Donovan Solano flies out to center field to Kyle Lewis. Darin Ruf pops out to shortstop to J.P. Crawford.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 3, Mariners 0.Giants fourth. Wilmer Flores doubles to right field. Brandon Belt grounds out to shallow right field, Ty France to Evan White. Wilmer Flores to third. Evan Longoria singles to center field. Wilmer Flores scores. Joey Bart flies out to right field to Phillip Ervin. Brandon Crawford walks. Evan Longoria to second. Mauricio Dubon lines out to shortstop to J.P. Crawford.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 4, Mariners 0.Giants fifth. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to shortstop, Kyle Seager to Evan White. Donovan Solano flies out to deep right field to Phillip Ervin. Darin Ruf doubles to deep right field.... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lance Lynn pitched seven strong innings, Elvis Andrus homered and the Texas Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-1 win Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Angels, who had won five in a row.Lynn (5-2), the first major league pitcher to make 10 starts this season, struck out six, walked two and limited the Angels to one run on four hits. The right-hander had lost his previous two starts, allowing 10 runs (nine earned) — more than he had allowed combined his first seven starts. Andrus put the Rangers ahead to stay with a solo shot in the second. They went ahead 3-0 with two unearned runs in the fourth on second baseman Matt Thaiss’ two-out error. Andrew Heaney (3-3) allowed five runs (three earned) in five innings. He struck out four and walked one. Heaney had won his last two starts and had pitched 10 consecutive scoreless innings before Andrus went deep. The lefty also gave up five runs (over 3 2-3 innings) in his first start at the Rangers’ new ballpark... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford walks. Dylan Moore hit by pitch. J.P. Crawford to second. Kyle Lewis grounds out to shallow infield, Logan Webb to Brandon Belt. Dylan Moore to second. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Seager grounds out to shallow center field, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Dylan Moore to third. J.P. Crawford scores. Ty France strikes out swinging.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 1, Giants 0.Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. Alex Dickerson flies out to deep right field to Jose Marmolejos. Donovan Solano triples to deep right center field. Brandon Belt singles to right field. Donovan Solano scores. Wilmer Flores strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 1, Giants 1.Mariners second. Jose Marmolejos grounds out to shallow right field, Donovan Solano to Brandon Belt. Evan White singles to left center field. Luis Torrens singles to center field. Evan White to third. Shed Long Jr. walks. Luis Torrens to second. J.P. Crawford... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lance Lynn pitched seven strong innings, Elvis Andrus homered and the Texas Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-1 win Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Angels, who had won five in a row.Lynn (5-2), the first major league pitcher to make 10 starts this season, struck out six, walked two and limited the Angels to one run on four hits. The right-hander had lost his previous two starts, allowing 10 runs (nine earned) — more than he had allowed combined his first seven starts. Andrus put the Rangers ahead to stay with a solo shot in the second. They went ahead 3-0 with two unearned runs in the fourth on second baseman Matt Thaiss’ two-out error. Andrew Heaney (3-3) allowed five runs (three earned) in five innings. He struck out four and walked one. Heaney had won his last two starts and had pitched 10 consecutive scoreless innings before Andrus went deep. The lefty also gave up five runs (over 3 2-3 innings) in his first start at the Rangers’ new ballpark... [More]

For a second straight season, the Washington Nationals are off to an awful start.There may be no coming back from this one.A 10-3 loss to Atlanta on Sunday dropped the Nationals to 14-25 on the season. Washington famously started 19-31 last year before going on to win the World Series. In this shortened season, the Nationals don't have much time to right themselves. Even with an expanded postseason, Washington is five games behind the final playoff spot in the National League.In the NL, only Pittsburgh (13-26) has a worse record than Washington. The Nationals have had some bright spots — Trea Turner (.365) leads the majors in hitting, and Juan Soto (.354) would be close behind if he had enough plate appearances to qualify.Other numbers aren't as pretty. Washington has a 5.27 ERA as a team — even Max Scherzer's is just a tick under 4.00. Stephen Strasburg made two starts and is now out for the season. Anthony Rendon left in the offseason.Actually, this year's Nationals kind of resemble Rendon's... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Tim Locastro homers to center field. Kole Calhoun singles to right field. David Peralta singles to center field. Kole Calhoun to third. Eduardo Escobar strikes out swinging. Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Mauricio Dubon. David Peralta to second. Kole Calhoun scores. Stephen Vogt strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Giants 0.Giants third. Chadwick Tromp homers to center field. Austin Slater flies out to deep right center field to Jon Jay. Donovan Solano singles to center field. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to shortstop. Donovan Solano out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Giants 1.Giants sixth. Austin Slater singles to left field. Donovan Solano homers to left field. Austin Slater scores. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to shallow right field, Josh Rojas to Jake Lamb. Evan Longoria flies out to deep center field to Tim Locastro. Wilmer Flores doubles. Alex Dickerson pinch-hitting... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Kole Calhoun walks. Ketel Marte grounds out to shallow infield, Brandon Belt to Trevor Cahill. Kole Calhoun to third. Christian Walker out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Mike Yastrzemski. Kole Calhoun scores. David Peralta grounds out to shallow infield, Trevor Cahill to Brandon Belt.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Giants 0.Giants second. Evan Longoria homers to left field. Darin Ruf homers to center field. Brandon Belt grounds out to shallow infield, Carson Kelly to Christian Walker. Daniel Robertson flies out to deep right center field to Kole Calhoun. Joey Bart strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 2, Diamondbacks 1.Giants sixth. Alex Dickerson pinch-hitting for Darin Ruf. Alex Dickerson strikes out swinging. Brandon Belt walks. Daniel Robertson grounds out to shallow infield to Christian Walker. Brandon Belt to second. Joey Bart triples to deep left center field. Brandon Belt scores. Mauricio Dubon triples... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Tim Locastro lines out to deep right field to Mike Yastrzemski. Ketel Marte homers to left field. Christian Walker flies out to right center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Eduardo Escobar strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Giants 0.Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski called out on strikes. Alex Dickerson singles to right field. Evan Longoria flies out to deep right field to Kole Calhoun. Brandon Belt doubles to right field. Alex Dickerson scores. Wilmer Flores walks. Donovan Solano walks. Wilmer Flores to second. Brandon Belt to third. Brandon Crawford lines out to deep right field to Kole Calhoun.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Giants 1.Diamondbacks third. Daulton Varsho singles to center field. Tim Locastro out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield to Brandon Belt. Daulton Varsho to second. Ketel Marte doubles to shallow left field. Daulton Varsho scores. Christian Walker walks. Eduardo Escobar flies out to right field... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit three home runs a night after teammate Marcell Ozuna become the first NL player ever to hit three homers in Fenway Park, and the East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 7-5 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duvall hit a pair of two-run shots over the Green Monster and a solo blast to center for his five RBIs. Ozuna added a long, tiebreaking solo drive for the Braves, who entered the three-game set 0-12-3 in their last 15 series against the Red Sox.It was Atlanta’s first sweep in Boston since capturing a three-game set in 2002. Freddie Freeman had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and J.D. Martinez had two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox.Ozuna’s drive also cleared the Monster, sailing over a billboard and completely out of Fenway against Andrew Triggs (0-2) in the seventh. Duvall’s third homer hit off a back wall near the bleachers after his second homer had tied it at... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit three home runs a night after teammate Marcell Ozuna become the first NL player ever to hit three homers in Fenway Park, and the East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 7-5 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duvall hit a pair of two-run shots over the Green Monster and a solo blast to center for his five RBIs. Ozuna added a long, tiebreaking solo drive for the Braves, who entered the three-game set 0-12-3 in their last 15 series against the Red Sox.It was Atlanta’s first sweep in Boston since capturing a three-game set in 2002. Freddie Freeman had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and J.D. Martinez had two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox.Ozuna’s drive also cleared the Monster, sailing over a billboard and completely out of Fenway against Andrew Triggs (0-2) in the seventh. Duvall’s third homer hit off a back wall near the bleachers after his second homer had tied it at... [More]

Giants first. Donovan Solano grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Josh Fuentes. Mike Yastrzemski homers to right field. Evan Longoria singles to center field. Wilmer Flores strikes out swinging. Darin Ruf singles to second base. Evan Longoria to second. Alex Dickerson singles to right field. Darin Ruf to second. Evan Longoria scores. Joey Bart singles to deep right field. Alex Dickerson to third. Darin Ruf scores. Daniel Robertson singles to left field. Joey Bart to second. Alex Dickerson scores. Mauricio Dubon walks. Daniel Robertson to second. Joey Bart to third. Donovan Solano strikes out swinging.4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Giants 4, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Garrett Hampson homers to left field. Sam Hilliard flies out to center field to Mauricio Dubon. Josh Fuentes grounds out to shortstop, Evan Longoria to Wilmer Flores. Tony Wolters strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 4, Rockies 1.Giants third. Joey Bart reaches on error. Fielding error by... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head of pinch-hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season, prompting the benches to empty after New York ended a six-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.Chapman’s first pitch to Brosseau with two outs in the ninth inning whizzed past Brosseau’s head, and umpires met before issuing warnings to both benches amid a budding rivalry that’s been dominated this season by Tampa Bay. Chapman struck out Brosseau to end it, and Brosseau began walking toward the visiting dugout before turning back to exchange words with someone on the Yankees. The dugouts and benches emptied and players gathered near home plate, but they mostly kept their distance before dispersing to their respective clubhouses.DJ LeMahieu homered twice, and Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking, three-run Little League homer in the sixth inning as New York beat the Rays at Yankee Stadium for... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to shallow right field, Daniel Murphy to Jon Gray. Alex Dickerson homers. Evan Longoria singles to right center field. Brandon Belt singles to first base. Evan Longoria to third. Wilmer Flores pops out to shallow right field to Ryan McMahon. Donovan Solano doubles to deep center field. Brandon Belt scores. Evan Longoria scores. Brandon Crawford grounds out to shallow infield, Jon Gray to Daniel Murphy.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 3, Rockies 0.Giants second. Joey Bart singles to center field. Mauricio Dubon flies out to deep left field to Raimel Tapia. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. Alex Dickerson homers to right field. Joey Bart scores. Evan Longoria grounds out to shortstop, Garrett Hampson to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 5, Rockies 0.Giants third. Brandon Belt doubles to deep left center field. Wilmer Flores pops out to second base to Ryan McMahon. Donovan Solano lines out to deep right field... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sánchez delivered the first pinch-hit, extra-innings grand slam in Yankees history, Deivi García made a strong impression in his big league debut and New York beat the crosstown Mets 5-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep Sunday night.The Yankees stormed back in the opener, erasing a five-run lead with two outs in the seventh to win 8-7 in eight innings. Aaron Hicks lined a tying, two-run homer in the seventh, and Gio Urshela hit a game-ending single off Edwin Diaz an inning later.The Yankees won the final three games of this five-game Subway Series, snapping a seven-game skid that was their longest since 2017. Sánchez blasted a 2-2 fastball from Drew Smith (0-1) into the left field bleachers for a 5-1 lead. It was the slumping catcher’s first career pinch-hit homer and second career grand slam.García took a shutout into the sixth until allowing Dominic Smith’s tying single. Smith’s hit came after Jeff McNeill reached on an error by first baseman Luke Voit, who had the... [More]