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) — Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer with two outs in the seven-run seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who got two homers and four RBIs from Manny Machado in beating the Seattle Mariners 10-7 Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader.San Diego rallied from a 7-3 deficit to stun the Mariners, scoring all there runs with two outs. After Craig Stammen allowed four runs in the top of the seventh, Seattle’s Taylor Williams (0-1) gave it right back in the bottom of the inning. Pierce Johnson (3-1) got the win.Newsome, making his second big league appearance, retired the first seven Padres batters and 10 of 11 before Machado homered to left-center with one out in the fourth, his ninth. Newsome allowed three hits, struck out four and walked none.DODGERS 7, GIANTS 0, 1st gameSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out four over six scoreless innings, leading Los Angeles past San Francisco and snapping the Giants' seven-game win streak.AJ Pollock hit a two-run... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer with two outs in the seven-run seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who got two homers and four RBIs from Manny Machado in beating the Seattle Mariners 10-7 Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader.San Diego rallied from a 7-3 deficit to stun the Mariners, scoring all there runs with two outs. After Craig Stammen allowed four runs in the top of the seventh, Seattle’s Taylor Williams (0-1) gave it right back in the bottom of the inning. Pierce Johnson (3-1) got the win.Newsome, making his second big league appearance, retired the first seven Padres batters and 10 of 11 before Machado homered to left-center with one out in the fourth, his ninth. Newsome allowed three hits, struck out four and walked none.DODGERS 7, GIANTS 0, 1st gameSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out four over six scoreless innings, leading Los Angeles past San Francisco and snapping the Giants' seven-game win streak.AJ Pollock hit a two-run... [More]

Royals third. Nicky Lopez singles to left center field. Cam Gallagher homers to left field. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Hunter Dozier walks. Jorge Soler grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Dakota Hudson. Hunter Dozier to second. Ryan O'Hearn is intentionally walked. Maikel Franco flies out to center field to Dylan Carlson.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Kolten Wong walks. Tommy Edman singles to shallow right field. Kolten Wong to third. Paul Goldschmidt out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Alex Gordon. Kolten Wong scores. Brad Miller strikes out swinging. Paul DeJong flies out to center field to Whit Merrifield.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.Cardinals fourth. Matt Carpenter hit by pitch. Yadier Molina pops out to Ryan O'Hearn. Tyler O'Neill called out on strikes. Dylan Carlson doubles to deep left field. Matt Carpenter scores. Kolten... [More]

Royals second. Ryan O'Hearn singles to deep right center field. Maikel Franco doubles to left field. Ryan O'Hearn to third. Ryan McBroom grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Adalberto Mondesi pops out to shallow infield to Yadier Molina. Nicky Lopez grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.Royals third. Cam Gallagher lines out to shallow center field to Paul DeJong. Whit Merrifield lines out to deep center field to Harrison Bader. Hunter Dozier walks. Jorge Soler walks. Hunter Dozier to second. Ryan O'Hearn singles to left center field. Jorge Soler to third. Hunter Dozier scores. Maikel Franco lines out to center field to Harrison Bader.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Dexter Fowler grounds out to shallow right field, Nicky Lopez to Ryan O'Hearn. Dylan Carlson singles to center field. Harrison Bader walks. Dylan Carlson to... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two home runs and the Chicago Cubs became the second franchise in major league history to post 11,000 wins, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Monday night.Only the Giants have won more, with 11,179 victories after starting in New York in 1883 and later moving to San Francisco.The Cubs, who earned their first victory in 1876, improved to 11,000-10,414. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers are close behind with 10,996 wins.David Bote homered and drove in four runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs. Báez had three RBIs.Cubs starter Alec Mills (3-2) got the win, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out seven. Tigers top prospect Casey Mize (0-1) made his first home start, allowing four runs — three earned — on five hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two.BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 4ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and Toronto beat Tampa Bay.Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) replaced Edgar García... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two home runs and the Chicago Cubs became the second franchise in major league history to post 11,000 wins, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Monday night.Only the Giants have won more, with 11,179 victories after starting in New York in 1883 and later moving to San Francisco.The Cubs, who earned their first victory in 1876, improved to 11,000-10,414. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers are close behind with 10,996 wins.David Bote homered and drove in four runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs. Báez had three RBIs.Cubs starter Alec Mills (3-2) got the win, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out seven. Tigers top prospect Casey Mize (0-1) made his first home start, allowing four runs — three earned — on five hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two.BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 4ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and Toronto beat Tampa Bay.Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) replaced Edgar García... [More]

Cardinals first. Tommy Edman walks. Brad Miller lines out to second base to Adalberto Mondesi. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tommy Edman to second. Matt Carpenter hit by pitch. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Tommy Edman to third. Paul DeJong out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Hunter Dozier. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Tommy Edman scores. Yadier Molina flies out to center field to Whit Merrifield.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.Cardinals fifth. Tommy Edman singles to shallow left field. Brad Miller singles to right field. Tommy Edman to third. Paul Goldschmidt singles to shallow infield. Brad Miller to second. Tommy Edman scores. Matt Carpenter walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Brad Miller to third. Paul DeJong doubles to deep left field. Matt Carpenter to third. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Brad Miller scores. Yadier Molina hit by pitch. Dexter Fowler doubles. Yadier Molina to third. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Carpenter scores. Dylan Carlson grounds out to shortstop.... [More]

Reds first. Joey Votto flies out to right field to Dylan Carlson. Nick Castellanos walks. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Nick Castellanos scores. Mike Moustakas walks. Shogo Akiyama flies out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Dylan Carlson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Yadier Molina out at second. Harrison Bader homers to center field. Dylan Carlson scores. Kolten Wong walks. Brad Miller grounds out to second base, Freddy Galvis to Joey Votto.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.Cardinals third. Paul Goldschmidt doubles. Matt Carpenter strikes out swinging. Tyler O'Neill pops out to first base to Joey Votto. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong lines out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.... [More]

Cardinals third. Yadier Molina flies out to left center field to Jesse Winker. Harrison Bader walks. Kolten Wong singles to shallow infield. Harrison Bader to second. Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Kolten Wong to second. Harrison Bader to third. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter walks. Tommy Edman to second. Kolten Wong to third. Harrison Bader scores. Brad Miller grounds out to first base, Joey Votto to Anthony DeSclafani.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Cardinals fifth. Kolten Wong walks. Tommy Edman flies out to deep center field to Shogo Akiyama. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Kolten Wong to second. Matt Carpenter walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Kolten Wong to third. Brad Miller reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Matt Carpenter out at second. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Kolten Wong scores. Tyler O'Neill pops out to second base to Mike Moustakas.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.Reds sixth. Nick Castellanos grounds out... [More]

Reds first. Joey Votto reaches on error. Throwing error by Paul Goldschmidt. Nick Castellanos flies out to right field to Dexter Fowler. Jesse Winker singles to right field. Joey Votto to second. Eugenio Suarez reaches on error. Jesse Winker to third. Joey Votto scores. Throwing error by Brad Miller. Mike Moustakas out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to Tyler O'Neill. Jesse Winker scores. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Reds second. Josh VanMeter grounds out to shallow right field to Paul Goldschmidt. Freddy Galvis homers to right field. Tucker Barnhart singles to center field. Joey Votto singles to center field. Tucker Barnhart to second. Nick Castellanos flies out to deep right field to Dexter Fowler. Tucker Barnhart to third. Jesse Winker grounds out to shallow infield to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Matt Carpenter walks.... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a grand slam with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Texas Rangers for the third straight game, 6-3 Wednesday night.Machado’s 11th career grand slam and sixth walkoff homer came off Rafael Montero (0-1), whose only out in the 10th came on pinch-hitter Greg Garcia’s sacrifice.Fernando Tatis Jr., who hit his MLB-leading 12th homer earlier, drew a walk off Montero to load the bases ahead of Machado, who hit his sixth homer of the season.The Padres have hit grand slams in three straight games for the first time in club history.Texas had gone ahead 3-2 in the top of the inning when Willie Calhoun’s dribbler in front of the plate off Tim Hill (1-0) scored Nick Solak with two outs.Joey Gallo had tied the game at 2 with a homer off Matt Strahm leading off the ninth, his seventh. The Padres beat the Rangers in Arlington on Monday and Tuesday.Roughned Odor homered off Chris Paddack with one out in the second, his third.INDIANS 6, PIRATES... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Cleveland Indians pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.The 25-year-old Civale allowed five hits and narrowly missed a shutout when Pittsburgh pushed across a run with Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly in the ninth. Carlos Santana broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Domingo Santana added a bases-clearing double in the eighth as the Indians improved to a season-best six games over .500 (15-9).Santana turned on a full-count cutter from reliever Dovydas Neverauskas (0-3) and sent it over the right-field seats for his third home run of the season. Pittsburgh’s National League-worst batting average dropped to .211 when it failed to muster much of anything against Civale. The Pirates have dropped 13 of 15 and their 4-16 record is the worst in the major leagues.METS 5, MARLINS... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Cleveland Indians pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.The 25-year-old Civale allowed five hits and narrowly missed a shutout when Pittsburgh pushed across a run with Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly in the ninth. Carlos Santana broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Domingo Santana added a bases-clearing double in the eighth as the Indians improved to a season-best six games over .500 (15-9).Santana turned on a full-count cutter from reliever Dovydas Neverauskas (0-3) and sent it over the right-field seats for his third home run of the season. Pittsburgh’s National League-worst batting average dropped to .211 when it failed to muster much of anything against Civale. The Pirates have dropped 13 of 15 and their 4-16 record is the worst in the major leagues.METS 5, MARLINS... [More]

Cubs second. Kyle Schwarber walks. Willson Contreras walks. Kyle Schwarber to second. Jason Heyward strikes out on a foul tip. Victor Caratini singles to center field. Willson Contreras scores. Kyle Schwarber scores. David Bote grounds out to shallow right field. Victor Caratini out at second.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fifth. Tyler O'Neill reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by David Bote. Max Schrock grounds out to shallow infield, Adbert Alzolay to Anthony Rizzo. Tyler O'Neill to third. Andrew Knizner out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Ian Happ. Tyler O'Neill scores. Harrison Bader strikes out swinging.1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.Cardinals sixth. Kolten Wong grounds out to second base, Jason Kipnis to Anthony Rizzo. Dylan Carlson walks. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Dylan Carlson to second. Matt Carpenter flies out to deep left field to Kyle Schwarber. Brad Miller singles to left field.... [More]

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong hit by pitch. Tommy Edman singles to center field. Kolten Wong to third. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tommy Edman to second. Matt Carpenter homers to center field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Tommy Edman scores. Kolten Wong scores. Brad Miller walks. Tyler O'Neill flies out to deep center field to Ian Happ. Dexter Fowler lines out to deep center field to Ian Happ. Brad Miller to third. Dylan Carlson lines out to deep left field to Kyle Schwarber.4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.Cubs first. Ian Happ homers to right field. Anthony Rizzo lines out to deep center field to Dylan Carlson. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.Cardinals second. Matt Wieters lines out to deep left field to Kyle Schwarber. Kolten Wong doubles to deep left center field. Tommy Edman singles to right field. Kolten Wong scores. Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to third base, Nico Hoerner to... [More]

Cubs third. Jason Kipnis strikes out swinging. Ian Happ homers to left field. Anthony Rizzo walks. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.Cubs fourth. Willson Contreras walks. Jason Heyward triples to right field. Willson Contreras scores. David Bote strikes out swinging. Victor Caratini walks. Jason Kipnis walks. Victor Caratini to second. Ian Happ called out on strikes. Anthony Rizzo strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fifth. Harrison Bader strikes out swinging. Kolten Wong singles to left field. Tommy Edman grounds out to second base, Jason Kipnis to Anthony Rizzo. Kolten Wong to second. Paul Goldschmidt singles to right field. Kolten Wong scores. Matt Carpenter strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.Cubs fifth. Javier Baez doubles to deep left center field. Kyle Schwarber homers to right field. Javier Baez scores.... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.DODGERS 11, MARINERS 9LOS ANGELES (AP) —... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.TWINS 4, ROYALS 1MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.TWINS 4, ROYALS 1MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson... [More]