Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.NATIONALS 8, BRAVES... [More]

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.NATIONALS 8, BRAVES... [More]

Orioles first. Chance Sisco walks. Anthony Santander homers to right field. Chance Sisco scores. Rio Ruiz flies out to center field to Anthony Alford. Renato Nunez pops out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Pedro Severino walks. Dwight Smith Jr. strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Anthony Alford flies out to center field to Cedric Mullins. Santiago Espinal grounds out to shortstop, Andrew Velazquez to Renato Nunez. Cavan Biggio walks. Randal Grichuk homers to left field. Cavan Biggio scores. Travis Shaw flies out to deep center field to Cedric Mullins.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 2, Orioles 2.Orioles third. Anthony Santander homers to center field. Rio Ruiz grounds out to first base to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Renato Nunez called out on strikes. Pedro Severino grounds out to shortstop, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 3, Blue jays 2.Blue jays fifth.... [More]

Brandon Lowe homered for the fifth time in six games, Austin Meadows also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night.The second-place Rays cut their deficit to 1 1/2 games in the opener of this three-game set. Tampa Bay has won four of five in the season series.Luke Voit hit his third homer in two days and Gary Sánchez also went deep, but New York ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 10-1 at Yankee Stadium this season. Kevin Kiermaier lined a one-out triple in the third inning and scored on a hit by nine-hole hitter Michael Perez. Meadows followed with a base hit, and then Lowe drilled a three-run shot to center off Masahiro Tanaka (0-1) for a 4-0 lead.Tanaka was charged with six runs — five earned — and eight hits over four innings.Blake Snell (2-0) allowed three runs, four hits and two walks. Nick Anderson and Chaz Roe combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth, with Roe converting his first save opportunity.NATIONALS 8, BRAVES... [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]

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]

Blue jays third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singles to shortstop. Joe Panik singles to shortstop. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to second. Danny Jansen grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Cobb to Renato Nunez. Joe Panik to second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to third. Cavan Biggio singles to shallow infield. Joe Panik to third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores. Randal Grichuk homers to center field. Cavan Biggio scores. Joe Panik scores. Travis Shaw singles to center field. Teoscar Hernandez singles to left center field. Travis Shaw to second. Rowdy Tellez lines out to right center field to Anthony Santander. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field. Teoscar Hernandez out at second.4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 4, Orioles 0.Orioles fourth. Anthony Santander doubles to deep right field. Renato Nunez grounds out to shortstop, Joe Panik to Rowdy Tellez. Pedro Severino singles to left field. Anthony Santander scores. Pat Valaika grounds out to shallow infield. Pedro Severino... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied a major league record with four consecutive home runs, all against Roel Ramirez in his major league debut, and went on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Sunday. Ramirez is the first pitcher to allow four straight homers in his debut. Yoán Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, José Abreu and Eloy Jiménez connected during a six-run fifth inning.It was the 10th time in major league history a team hit four straight homers. The only other time the White Sox did it was on Aug. 14, 2008, against Kansas City, when Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe connected.The White Sox got another solid start from Dallas Keuchel (3-2) and won for just the third time in 11 home games.St. Louis right-hander Dakota Hudson (0-2) allowed one run in four innings in his first start since July 26.INDIANS 8, TIGERS 5DETROIT (AP) — Franmil Reyes homered twice, and the Indians beat the Tigers for the 20th straight time, nearing the major league record for most consecutive... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied a major league record with four consecutive home runs, all against Roel Ramirez in his major league debut, and went on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Sunday. Ramirez is the first pitcher to allow four straight homers in his debut. Yoán Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, José Abreu and Eloy Jiménez connected during a six-run fifth inning.It was the 10th time in major league history a team hit four straight homers. The only other time the White Sox did it was on Aug. 14, 2008, against Kansas City, when Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe connected.The White Sox got another solid start from Dallas Keuchel (3-2) and won for just the third time in 11 home games.St. Louis right-hander Dakota Hudson (0-2) allowed one run in four innings in his first start since July 26.INDIANS 8, TIGERS 5DETROIT (AP) — Franmil Reyes homered twice, and the Indians beat the Tigers for the 20th straight time, nearing the major league record for most consecutive... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner walks. Juan Soto singles to left field. Trea Turner to second. Asdrubal Cabrera singles to deep left field. Juan Soto to second. Trea Turner scores. Kurt Suzuki singles to shallow right field. Asdrubal Cabrera to second. Juan Soto to third. Carter Kieboom out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Dwight Smith Jr.. Juan Soto scores. Josh Harrison pops out to shallow left field to Pat Valaika. Victor Robles singles to left field. Kurt Suzuki to second. Asdrubal Cabrera scores. Michael A. Taylor grounds out to shortstop, Pat Valaika to Renato Nunez.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Nationals 3, Orioles 0.Orioles first. Hanser Alberto strikes out swinging. Anthony Santander homers to right field. Rio Ruiz strikes out swinging. Renato Nunez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 3, Orioles 1.Nationals fifth. Trea Turner singles to center field. Juan Soto singles to shallow left field. Trea Turner to second. Asdrubal Cabrera strikes... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto strikes out on a foul tip. Anthony Santander walks. Jose Iglesias doubles to left field. Anthony Santander to third. Renato Nunez lines out to shallow center field to Luis Garcia. Pedro Severino doubles. Jose Iglesias scores. Anthony Santander scores. Pat Valaika grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Asdrubal Cabrera.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Nationals 0.Orioles second. Rio Ruiz lines out to deep left field to Juan Soto. Bryan Holaday singles to left field. Andrew Velazquez triples. Bryan Holaday scores. Hanser Alberto out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Adam Eaton. Andrew Velazquez scores. Anthony Santander grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Garcia to Asdrubal Cabrera.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 4, Nationals 0.Nationals fourth. Adam Eaton singles to left field. Juan Soto homers to center field. Adam Eaton scores. Asdrubal Cabrera grounds out to shallow right field, Renato Nunez to Asher Wojciechowski.... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto pops out to shallow right field to Asdrubal Cabrera. Anthony Santander homers to right field. Jose Iglesias grounds out to shallow center field, Luis Garcia to Asdrubal Cabrera. Rio Ruiz grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Asdrubal Cabrera.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 1, Nationals 0.Nationals second. Juan Soto singles to center field. Howie Kendrick pops out to shallow left field to Jose Iglesias. Luis Garcia reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Juan Soto out at second. Carter Kieboom singles to left center field. Luis Garcia to third. Yan Gomes triples to deep right field. Carter Kieboom scores. Luis Garcia scores. Victor Robles grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Iglesias to Chris Davis.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Orioles 1.Nationals third. Trea Turner singles to shortstop. Adam Eaton flies out to deep left field to Dwight Smith Jr.. Asdrubal Cabrera reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Trea Turner... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit three home runs in a game for the sixth time in his career, matching a major league record, and the Los Angeles Dodgers launched six long balls in all Thursday night during an 11-2 rout of the San Diego Padres.Betts tied a mark shared by Sammy Sosa and Hall of Famer Johnny Mize. The 2018 AL MVP went 4 for 4 with five RBIs and was hit by a pitch in the leadoff spot, where manager Dave Roberts has been reluctant to lock him in.Corey Seager, AJ Pollock and Austin Barnes also homered for the Dodgers. Seager returned after missing five games because of lower back discomfort. Barnes and Betts went back-to-back.With a chance to tie the big league mark of four home runs in one game, Betts reached on an infield single in the seventh. The National League’s top two home run-hitting teams split the four-game series, with the Dodgers outscoring the Padres 17-2 over the last two.Julio Urías (2-0) gave up consecutive homers to Tommy Pham and Eric Hosmer in the first... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his third straight dominant start, and the major league-leading Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night.Darvish allowed just one hit — Justin Smoak’s solo homer with one out in the seventh inning on his 98th pitch — before Casey Sadler relieved to start the eighth. The 33-year-old right-hander from Japan struck out 11 and threw 104 pitches.Before Smoak’s drive, Darvish allowed only three baserunners. He walked Ben Gamel in the second and Orlando Arcia in the fifth, and hit Christian Yelich with a low pitch in the first. Kyle Schwarber homered early as Chicago improved to 13-3 for the first time since 1907. Javier Baez, Ian Happ and David Bote each had an RBI.Rowan Wick allowed Smoak's run-scoring double with two outs in the ninth before finishing the four-hitter for his third save. Cubs slugger Kris Bryant was held out of the starting lineup with a sore left wrist and ring finger.Brett Anderson... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tomas Nido had his first two-homer game as a professional, hitting a two-run shot in the fourth and a grand slam in the fifth to lead the New York Mets to an 8-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday and a split of the four-game series.Nido is just the fifth catcher in Mets history to hit at least two homers and collect at least six RBIs in a game. Dominic Smith homered in the second and Pete Alonso had an RBI single in the eighth for the Mets, whose second straight win may have been a costly one. Left fielder Jeff McNeil was carted off after crashing into the wall while robbing Asdrubal Cabrera of a two-run extra-base hit to end the first inning.Smith, Alonso and Luis Guillorme had two hits each.McNeil’s catch cost the Nationals against rookie David Peterson (3-1), who allowed an unearned run and didn’t surrender his lone hit until Yan Gomes led off the fifth with a single. Peterson walked two, struck out three and retired 11 of 12 batters before Gomes’ hit.Jared... [More]

Phillies fourth. Bryce Harper doubles to deep left center field. J.T. Realmuto homers to center field. Bryce Harper scores. Didi Gregorius grounds out to second base, Hanser Alberto to Renato Nunez. Alec Bohm called out on strikes. Jay Bruce pops out to shallow center field to Pat Valaika.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 2, Orioles 0.Orioles fifth. Renato Nunez singles to shallow center field. Dwight Smith Jr. strikes out swinging. Pedro Severino singles to shallow left field. Renato Nunez to second. Austin Hays singles to right field. Pedro Severino to second. Renato Nunez to third. Pat Valaika reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Hays out at second. Pedro Severino to third. Renato Nunez scores. Hanser Alberto walks. Pat Valaika to second. Anthony Santander doubles to deep right center field. Hanser Alberto scores. Pat Valaika scores. Pedro Severino scores. Jose Iglesias lines out to shortstop to Didi Gregorius.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 4,... [More]

Phillies third. Jay Bruce reaches on error to shallow right field, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by Chris Davis. Scott Kingery grounds out to shallow infield, Rio Ruiz to Chris Davis. Jay Bruce to third. Adam Haseley walks. Andrew McCutchen singles to shallow center field. Adam Haseley scores. Jay Bruce scores. Rhys Hoskins flies out to deep right center field to Anthony Santander. Bryce Harper grounds out to first base to Chris Davis.2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Phillies 2, Orioles 0.Phillies fifth. Jay Bruce homers to center field. Scott Kingery grounds out to shallow infield, Hanser Alberto to Chris Davis. Adam Haseley grounds out to first base to Chris Davis. Andrew McCutchen grounds out to shortstop, Rio Ruiz to Chris Davis.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 3, Orioles 0.Orioles sixth. Anthony Santander doubles to right field. Renato Nunez singles to left field. Anthony Santander scores. Rio Ruiz doubles to left field. Renato Nunez scores. Pedro Severino grounds out... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien homered in the first after hitting a walkoff single to end a 13-inning win a night earlier and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.Frankie Montas (2-1) pitched seven shutout innings, allowing two hits without walking a batter and striking out five for the AL West-leading A’s.The three-time reigning division champion Astros lost their fourth in a row. The last three defeats had been by a total of four runs.Semien became the first player in A’s franchise history with a game-ending hit and a leadoff homer on back-to-back days. Matt Chapman homered in the eighth and added an RBI groundout in the sixth as Oakland (11-4) matched the 2014 club for the best record through 15 games over the last 30 years. Houston starter Framber Valdéz (0-2) gave up two runs and seven hits, striking out nine with one walk over seven innings.GIANTS 5, DODGERS 4LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Slater had his first multi-homer... [More]