Rays first. Joey Wendle singles to right field. Tommy Pham doubles to deep left field. Joey Wendle scores. Austin Meadows flies out to center field to Danny Santana. Travis d'Arnaud grounds out to shortstop, Elvis Andrus to Ronald Guzman. Tommy Pham to third. Ji-Man Choi walks. Matt Duffy singles to center field. Ji-Man Choi to second. Tommy Pham scores. Kean Wong strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 2, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo singles to right field. Elvis Andrus singles to right field. Shin-Soo Choo to third. Willie Calhoun singles to deep right field. Elvis Andrus to third. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Nomar Mazara singles to left field. Willie Calhoun to second. Elvis Andrus scores. Nick Solak walks. Nomar Mazara to second. Willie Calhoun to third. Danny Santana singles to left field. Nick Solak to second. Nomar Mazara scores. Willie Calhoun scores. Rougned Odor called out on strikes. Ronald Guzman walks. Danny Santana to second. Nick Solak to third.... [More]

Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo lines out to second base to Gleyber Torres. Elvis Andrus singles to left field. Willie Calhoun singles to deep right field. Elvis Andrus to third. Nomar Mazara out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Clint Frazier. Elvis Andrus scores. Danny Santana grounds out to second base, DJ LeMahieu to Luke Voit.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.Rangers fifth. Jose Trevino homers to center field. Shin-Soo Choo strikes out swinging. Elvis Andrus singles to center field. Willie Calhoun flies out to deep right center field to Aaron Judge. Nomar Mazara walks. Elvis Andrus to second. Danny Santana singles to left center field. Nomar Mazara to second. Elvis Andrus out at home.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rangers 2, Yankees 0.Rangers eighth. Willie Calhoun flies out to right center field to Mike Tauchman. Nomar Mazara singles to left center field. Danny Santana flies out to left center field to Mike Tauchman. Rougned Odor walks. Nomar Mazara... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers right fielder Nomar Mazara has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain.The Rangers made the move Tuesday before the first game of their doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels. Mazara left in the third inning of Monday night's victory with left oblique tightness.Infielder/outfielder Danny Santana was still sore after leaving Monday's game with left hamstring tightness. He wasn't in the lineup for the first game Tuesday.Infielder Nick Solak was selected from Triple-A Nashville and was in the starting lineup as the designated hitter for the opener to make his major league debut.Left-handed pitcher Joe Palumbo was added as the 26th player for the doubleheader and started the opener.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Angels first. David Fletcher grounds out to third base, Danny Santana to Scott Heineman. Mike Trout singles to center field. Shohei Ohtani reaches on catcher interference. Mike Trout to second. Interference error by Jose Trevino. Justin Upton doubles to deep left center field. Shohei Ohtani to third. Mike Trout scores. Kole Calhoun singles to right field. Justin Upton to third. Shohei Ohtani scores. Albert Pujols homers to left field. Kole Calhoun scores. Justin Upton scores. Luis Rengifo pops out to Jose Trevino. Wilfredo Tovar singles to right field. Max Stassi called out on strikes.5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Angels 5, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo walks. Danny Santana grounds out to shallow infield, Max Stassi to Albert Pujols. Shin-Soo Choo to second. Elvis Andrus lines out to first base to Albert Pujols. Hunter Pence singles to right field. Shin-Soo Choo to third. Rougned Odor walks. Hunter Pence to second. Nomar Mazara reaches on error. Rougned Odor to second. Hunter... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler grounds out to second base, Rougned Odor to Logan Forsythe. Miguel Sano singles to left center field. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Miguel Sano to third. Eddie Rosario reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Jorge Polanco out at second. Miguel Sano scores. Fielding error by Ariel Jurado. Mitch Garver walks. Luis Arraez singles to center field. Mitch Garver to second. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez doubles to deep left center field. Luis Arraez scores. Mitch Garver scores. C.J. Cron homers to center field. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Jake Cave lines out to deep left field to Shin-Soo Choo.6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Twins 6, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo singles to right field. Danny Santana homers to right field. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Elvis Andrus grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Berrios to C.J. Cron. Nomar Mazara strikes out swinging. Hunter Pence pops out to shallow right field to Luis Arraez.2 runs, 2... [More]

Twins fourth. Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging. Miguel Sano reaches on error. Fielding error by Rougned Odor. Max Kepler homers to right field. Miguel Sano scores. C.J. Cron grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Danny Santana. Marwin Gonzalez singles to left field. Jonathan Schoop reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Marwin Gonzalez out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Twins 2, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Danny Santana strikes out swinging. Elvis Andrus singles to left center field. Willie Calhoun singles to center field. Elvis Andrus to third. Nomar Mazara strikes out on a foul tip. Rougned Odor flies out to center field to Max Kepler.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, Rangers 1.Rangers sixth. Shin-Soo Choo doubles to deep left center field. Danny Santana strikes out swinging. Elvis Andrus grounds out to shallow center field, Jonathan Schoop to C.J. Cron. Shin-Soo Choo to third. Willie Calhoun walks. Nomar Mazara doubles to deep right center field.... [More]

Twins second. Eddie Rosario lines out to shallow right field to Rougned Odor. C.J. Cron reaches on error. Fielding error by Logan Forsythe. Luis Arraez homers to right field. C.J. Cron scores. Marwin Gonzalez doubles to right center field. Jason Castro walks. Jake Cave doubles to deep right field. Jason Castro to third. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Max Kepler reaches on a fielder's choice to second base, advances to 2nd. Jake Cave scores. Jason Castro scores. Throwing error by Elvis Andrus. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. Jorge Polanco grounds out to shortstop, Logan Forsythe to Danny Santana.5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Twins 5, Rangers 0.Twins third. Eddie Rosario strikes out swinging. C.J. Cron grounds out to shallow center field, Rougned Odor to Danny Santana. Luis Arraez doubles to deep right field. Marwin Gonzalez singles to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Jason Castro flies out to deep left field to Willie Calhoun.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 6, Rangers 0.Twins... [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]

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]

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts hit three home runs against James Paxton during the first four innings Friday night in the Boston Red Sox's 10-5 victory over the New York Yankees, whose starting pitchers have stumbled this week in historic fashion.Betts homered on Paxton's eighth pitch in a three-run first that included J.D. Martinez's two-run homer, went deep again leading off the third for a 4-0 lead and hit a two-run drive in the fourth for a 7-0 advantage.Betts added an RBI double in the sixth off David Hale to give him five RBIs and grounded out in the eighth. With his fifth career three-homer game, Betts raised his season total to 18 homers.Batters have had three-homer games on four straight days for the first time in big league history. Betts followed the New York Mets' Robinson Canó, St. Louis' Paul DeJong and Minnesota's Nelson Cruz.Andrew Cashner (10-5), coming off losses in his first two starts after Boston acquired him from Baltimore, allowed three runs and 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings.Martinez... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Woodward loves that the expectations are higher for the Texas Rangers.They are certainly higher than they were when the first-time manager took over a team coming off consecutive losing seasons."Whether that lasts and we sustain that, it's totally on us," Woodward said. "Do we have a team that we feel like can win every game? We do, and they truly believe that."After 21 games in 20 days, the Rangers got to their first day off in three weeks Monday. The are 42-36 and have lost only one of their last 12 series since a five-game losing streak that dropped them five games under .500 in mid-May.While three games shy of the midpoint of Woodward's first season, and still a bit early to talk about playoffs, the Rangers were only a half-game behind the American League's second wildcard."There's no question there's a lot of room for growth in every player in that locker room, but the overall belief is that we're going to win a game every time we step on the field," he... [More]

The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a one-game playoff to win the NL West last year.That appears to have been an aberration.After six straight victories, the Dodgers now lead the division by 13 games, and that's a little more in line with their norm of late. Los Angeles has won the last six NL West titles, and twice the final margin was in double digits. Now the Dodgers own the best record in baseball and are in the middle of another midseason surge.The Dodgers are 15-6 this June, after going 17-9 in that month last year and 21-7 in 2017. Their last three games have been particularly pulsating, each of them won on a walk-off home run by a rookie. Will Smith, Matt Beaty and Alex Verdugo delivered those dramatic swings against Colorado, the team that took the division race with Los Angeles down to the 163rd game last season.The Dodgers seem eager to make sure it doesn't come to that in 2019. Their 3.16 team ERA is the best in the major leagues, and they lead the National League in on-base percentage... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are juggling their banged-up outfielders, with Hunter Pence the latest to go on the injured list.Pence was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday, a day after he sustained a right groin strain in a loss at Cincinnati.While Pence joined slugging outfielder Joey Gallo on the injured list, the Rangers activated outfielder Willie Calhoun from the list. Calhoun played in the series opener against Cleveland for his first action since a left quad strain May 21.Gallo has been out since June 2 with a left oblique strain. The Rangers home run leader, with 17, worked out in Texas after a scheduled flight to Arizona was cancelled. He is scheduled to the team's spring training complex in Arizona on Tuesday to continue his rehab.Pence got hurt Sunday when playing right field in place of Nomar Mazara, who was out of the lineup for the second game in a row Monday because of right hamstring tightness.The 36-year-old Pence has had quite a comeback season in his... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have placed outfielder Hunter Pence on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain.Texas made the move before its series opener at home against Cleveland on Monday night, a day after Pence got hurt. He joined slugging outfielder Joey Gallo on the injured list.Pence left Sunday's game at Cincinnati when chasing down a ground-rule double down the right field line in the fifth inning.Willie Calhoun was activated from the injured list. He was in the lineup against the Indians, batting fifth and playing left field in his first action since a left quad strain May 21.Nomar Mazara, another outfielder, was out of the lineup for the second game in a row with right hamstring tightness.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

CINCINNATI (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out a season high 15, allowing three hits over eight innings to lead the Washington Nationals over Cincinnati 4-1 on Sunday, their 12th win in 14 games against the Reds.When manager Dave Martinez visited the mound with a runner on second and two outs in the ninth, Scherzer told him emphatically to keep him in the game. Scherzer then fanned Joey Votto on three straight called strikes.Scherzer (3-5) reached double figures in strikeouts for the fourth time in 13 starts this season and 86th time in his career,Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save as Washington won for the seventh time in nine games.Sonny Gray (2-5) gave up two runs and five hits in five innings.Anthony Rendon had three hits, including an RBI single in the first, and raised his average to .331.YANKEES 8, RED SOX 5NEW YORK (AP) — David Price finally won at Yankee Stadium for the first time with the Boston Red Sox, backed by early homers from J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts.Boston... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out a season high 15, allowing three hits over eight innings to lead the Washington Nationals over Cincinnati 4-1 on Sunday, their 12th win in 14 games against the Reds.When manager Dave Martinez visited the mound with a runner on second and two outs in the ninth, Scherzer told him emphatically to keep him in the game. Scherzer then fanned Joey Votto on three straight called strikes.Scherzer (3-5) reached double figures in strikeouts for the fourth time in 13 starts this season and 86th time in his career,Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th save as Washington won for the seventh time in nine games.Sonny Gray (2-5) gave up two runs and five hits in five innings.Anthony Rendon had three hits, including an RBI single in the first, and raised his average to .331.TWINS 9, RAYS 7ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi (8-2) won his eighth straight decision, allowing three hits and striking out nine in six scoreless innings to lower his AL-best... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered off Justin Verlander, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of two errors by the Houston Astros to avoid a series sweep with a 4-1 victory Sunday.Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3) held Houston to one run and four hits in six innings, improving to 5-1 in his last eight starts.The Astros lost for just the fifth time in 22 games and finished the regular season 4-2 against the Red Sox, who beat them 4-1 in the ALCS last season on the way to a World Series championship.Devers' solo shot in the fourth gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. It was Devers' seventh homer of the season and fourth in six games.Marcus Walden earned his second major league save and first this season.Verlander (8-2) permitted three runs and six hits in seven innings, striking out six.ATHLETICS 7, MARINERS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman homered for the second consecutive day, Josh Phegley also went deep and had three RBIs, and the streaking Oakland Athletics won their ninth straight, beating Seattle... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered off Justin Verlander, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of two errors by the Houston Astros to avoid a series sweep with a 4-1 victory Sunday.Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3) held Houston to one run and four hits in six innings, improving to 5-1 in his last eight starts.The Astros lost for just the fifth time in 22 games and finished the regular season 4-2 against the Red Sox, who beat them 4-1 in the ALCS last season on the way to a World Series championship.Devers' solo shot in the fourth gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. It was Devers' seventh homer of the season and fourth in six games.Marcus Walden earned his second major league save and first this season.Verlander (8-2) permitted three runs and six hits in seven innings, striking out six.ATHLETICS 7, MARINERS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman homered for the second consecutive day, Josh Phegley also went deep and had three RBIs, and the streaking Oakland Athletics won their ninth straight, beating Seattle... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Michael Chavis homered, Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox averted a series sweep against Houston with a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Astros' 10-game winning streak.Mookie Betts scored three runs for Boston, which lost the first two games in its first meeting with the Astros since beating them in the 2018 AL Championship Series.Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer off Chris Sale for Houston, which is 13-4 in May.Astros outfielder George Springer, who began the day leading the American League with 17 homers, exited with lower back stiffness after striking out three times against Sale.Bogaerts' double to deep left-center off Framber Valdez (1-2) scored Betts scored from first base.Sale struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs and four hits with five walks. In his previous start, he became the first major league pitcher to strike out 17 batters in seven innings.Marcus Walden (6-0) escaped a bases-loaded, one-out... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Michael Chavis homered, Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox averted a series sweep against Houston with a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Astros' 10-game winning streak.Mookie Betts scored three runs for Boston, which lost the first two games in its first meeting with the Astros since beating them in the 2018 AL Championship Series.Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer off Chris Sale for Houston, which is 13-4 in May.Astros outfielder George Springer, who began the day leading the American League with 17 homers, exited with lower back stiffness after striking out three times against Sale.Bogaerts' double to deep left-center off Framber Valdez (1-2) scored Betts scored from first base.Sale struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs and four hits with five walks. In his previous start, he became the first major league pitcher to strike out 17 batters in seven innings.Marcus Walden (6-0) escaped a bases-loaded, one-out... [More]