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]

Red sox first. Alex Verdugo strikes out swinging. Rafael Devers singles to deep left field. J.D. Martinez grounds out to shortstop, Alec Bohm to Rhys Hoskins. Rafael Devers to second. Xander Bogaerts singles to shallow infield. Rafael Devers scores. Mitch Moreland strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 1, Phillies 0.Red sox third. Alex Verdugo doubles to deep left field. Rafael Devers doubles to left center field. Alex Verdugo scores. J.D. Martinez doubles to third base. Rafael Devers scores. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. Mitch Moreland walks. Kevin Pillar lines out to third base, Alec Bohm to Alec Bohm. J.D. Martinez doubled off second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 3, Phillies 0.Phillies fourth. J.T. Realmuto pops out to shallow infield to Rafael Devers. Didi Gregorius doubles to deep right field. Alec Bohm walks. Jay Bruce singles to right field. Alec Bohm to second. Didi Gregorius scores. Scott Kingery grounds out to shallow infield, Zack... [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]

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]

Phillies first. Jean Segura triples to deep right field. Rhys Hoskins singles to shallow center field. Jean Segura scores. Bryce Harper singles to shallow left field. Rhys Hoskins to second. J.T. Realmuto pops out to shallow infield to Wilson Ramos. Didi Gregorius strikes out swinging. Alec Bohm grounds out to shallow infield, Andres Gimenez to Dominic Smith.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 1, Mets 0.Mets fourth. J.D. Davis singles to shallow right field. Dominic Smith flies out to left field to Jay Bruce. Robinson Cano singles to shallow left field. J.D. Davis to second. Andres Gimenez lines out to left field to Jay Bruce. Wilson Ramos hit by pitch. Robinson Cano to second. J.D. Davis to third. Luis Guillorme singles to shallow left field. Wilson Ramos out at third. Robinson Cano scores. J.D. Davis scores.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 2, Phillies 1.Phillies sixth. J.T. Realmuto doubles to shallow left field. Didi Gregorius flies out to left center field to Brandon... [More]

Mets first. Brandon Nimmo walks. Michael Conforto singles to shallow left field. Brandon Nimmo to third. Pete Alonso lines out to shallow center field to Jean Segura. Dominic Smith reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow right field. Michael Conforto out at second. Brandon Nimmo scores. Robinson Cano strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 1, Phillies 0.Mets second. Wilson Ramos pops out to J.T. Realmuto. Andres Gimenez singles to shallow right field. Luis Guillorme singles to right field. Andres Gimenez scores. Amed Rosario grounds out to shallow infield to Spencer Howard. Luis Guillorme to second. Brandon Nimmo lines out to deep center field to Roman Quinn.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Mets 2, Phillies 0.Phillies second. Didi Gregorius doubles to deep left center field. Jean Segura walks. Jay Bruce pops out to shallow infield to Andres Gimenez. Alec Bohm singles to shallow center field. Jean Segura to third. Didi Gregorius scores. Roman Quinn singles to shallow... [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]

Phillies first. Phil Gosselin singles to right field. Rhys Hoskins singles to left field. Phil Gosselin to third. Bryce Harper homers to center field. Rhys Hoskins scores. Phil Gosselin scores. J.T. Realmuto strikes out swinging. Didi Gregorius grounds out to shallow right field to Freddie Freeman. Jean Segura walks. Jay Bruce flies out to left center field to Adam Duvall.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 3, Braves 0.Braves second. Marcell Ozuna flies out to center field to Roman Quinn. Travis d'Arnaud homers to center field. Nick Markakis grounds out to shortstop, Jean Segura to Rhys Hoskins. Adam Duvall strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 3, Braves 1.Phillies second. Scott Kingery grounds out to shallow infield, Sean Newcomb to Freddie Freeman. Roman Quinn homers to left field. Phil Gosselin singles to right center field. Rhys Hoskins walks. Phil Gosselin to second. Bryce Harper hit by pitch. Rhys Hoskins to second. Phil Gosselin to third. J.T.... [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]

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. YANKEES 8, RAYS 4, 1st game; RAYS 5, YANKEES 3, 2nd gameST. PETERSBURG, Fla.... [More]

Phillies fourth. J.T. Realmuto homers to left field. Didi Gregorius singles to left center field. Jean Segura walks. Jay Bruce homers to center field. Jean Segura scores. Didi Gregorius scores. Scott Kingery grounds out to shortstop, Austin Riley to Freddie Freeman. Adam Haseley lines out to deep center field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Andrew McCutchen flies out to shallow right field to Nick Markakis.4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Phillies 4, Braves 0.Phillies eighth. Bryce Harper doubles to deep right field. J.T. Realmuto lines out to deep center field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Bryce Harper to third. Didi Gregorius singles to shallow right field. Bryce Harper scores. Jean Segura walks. Didi Gregorius to second. Jay Bruce pops out to Austin Riley. Scott Kingery flies out to deep center field to Ronald Acuna Jr..1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 5, Braves 0.

Yankees second. Giancarlo Stanton called out on strikes. Luke Voit homers to left field. Mike Tauchman strikes out on a foul tip. Gary Sanchez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 1, Phillies 0.Phillies second. Jay Bruce grounds out to first base to Luke Voit. Scott Kingery strikes out swinging. Neil Walker doubles to right field. Andrew Knapp singles to right center field, advances to 2nd. Neil Walker scores. Adam Haseley flies out to Aaron Judge.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Phillies 1.Yankees seventh. Giancarlo Stanton singles to center field. Luke Voit singles to shallow center field. Giancarlo Stanton to second. Mike Tauchman doubles to shallow center field. Tyler Wade to third. Giancarlo Stanton scores. Gary Sanchez hit by pitch. Gio Urshela singles to right field. Gary Sanchez to second. Mike Tauchman to third. Tyler Wade scores. Brett Gardner strikes out swinging. DJ LeMahieu grounds out to shortstop. Gio Urshela out at second.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 3, Phillies 1.

Yankees first. DJ LeMahieu singles to shallow right field. Aaron Judge reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. DJ LeMahieu to second. Fielding error by Jean Segura. Aaron Hicks walks. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu to third. Gleyber Torres grounds out to shortstop. Aaron Hicks out at second. Aaron Judge to third. DJ LeMahieu scores. Mike Ford pops out to shallow left field to Phil Gosselin.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Phillies 0.Yankees second. Miguel Andujar strikes out swinging. Mike Tauchman flies out to center field to Roman Quinn. Kyle Higashioka singles to center field. Brett Gardner homers to right field. Kyle Higashioka scores. DJ LeMahieu singles to shortstop. Aaron Judge reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. DJ LeMahieu out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 3, Phillies 0.Phillies third. Andrew McCutchen walks. Rhys Hoskins flies out to left field to Brett Gardner. Bryce Harper homers to center field. Andrew McCutchen scores. J.T.... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — This was not what Gerrit Cole had in mind for his debut in pinstripes, and yet it was.Cole extended his regular-season streak of victories to 19, leading New York over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Monday night for the Yankees' seventh win in a row.With the Yankee Stadium seats empty due to the novel coronavirus, wife Amy watched from home as Cole pitched his home debut for New York.“Mom and dad had a few of neighbors over in California," Cole said. "They sent us some pictures as they were watching the game. My folks, they’re a little bummed that they couldn’t be here, to be honest.”New York improved to 8-1 for the third time after 1988 and 2003 — but it's the equivalent of 22-3 over a 162-game season. The streak of the major league-best Yankees is tantamount to a 19-game spurt.“Even though it is a shorter season, it’s a long ways to go, right” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "We need to keep grinding now."Cole (3-0) allowed one run and five hits in six innings, struck... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and the New York Mets snapped a five-game skid Monday night with a 7-2 victory over the Braves that was overshadowed by a season-ending injury to Atlanta ace Mike Soroka. Soroka tore his Achilles tendon in the third inning as he took a step toward first to cover the bag — a huge blow to the two-time defending NL East champions. Robinson Canó had three RBIs before leaving the game himself — one of three New York infielders who went down with injuries. Wilson Ramos added a two-run homer for the Mets, who avoided a four-game sweep and ended Atlanta’s five-game winning streak. Travis d’Arnaud homered off deGrom (1-0) in the fifth.Soroka (0-1) allowed three hits, walked four and wound up being charged with four earned runs in 2 1/3 innings, the second-shortest outing of his career.The Mets had injury concerns, too. Jeff McNeil was scratched just before the first pitch with back tightness, and Canó exited with left groin tightness... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — This was not what Gerrit Cole had in mind for his debut in pinstripes, and yet it was.Cole extended his regular-season streak of victories to 19, leading New York over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Monday night for the Yankees' seventh win in a row.With the Yankee Stadium seats empty due to the novel coronavirus, wife Amy watched from home as Cole pitched his home debut for New York.“Mom and dad had a few of neighbors over in California," Cole said. "They sent us some pictures as they were watching the game. My folks, they’re a little bummed that they couldn’t be here, to be honest.”New York improved to 8-1 for the third time after 1988 and 2003 — but it's the equivalent of 22-3 over a 162-game season. The streak of the major league-best Yankees is tantamount to a 19-game spurt.“Even though it is a shorter season, it’s a long ways to go, right” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "We need to keep grinding now."Cole (3-0) allowed six hits, struck out four and walked one... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and the New York Mets snapped a five-game skid Monday night with a 7-2 victory over the Braves that was overshadowed by a season-ending injury to Atlanta ace Mike Soroka. Soroka tore his Achilles tendon in the third inning as he took a step toward first to cover the bag — a huge blow to the two-time defending NL East champions. Robinson Canó had three RBIs before leaving the game himself — one of three New York infielders who went down with injuries. Wilson Ramos added a two-run homer for the Mets, who avoided a four-game sweep and ended Atlanta’s five-game winning streak. Travis d’Arnaud homered off deGrom in the fifth.DeGrom (1-0) turned in another sterling effort. He threw 104 pitches.When Davis grounded the ball toward first baseman Freddie Freeman, Soroka broke in that direction to cover the bag if necessary — only to go down on his first step off the mound. Soroka (0-1) allowed three hits, walked four and wound... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and the New York Mets snapped a five-game skid Monday night with a 7-2 victory over the Braves that was overshadowed by a season-ending injury to Atlanta ace Mike Soroka. Soroka tore his Achilles tendon in the third inning as he took a step toward first to cover the bag — a huge blow to the two-time defending NL East champions. Robinson Canó had three RBIs before leaving the game himself — one of three New York infielders who went down with injuries. Wilson Ramos added a two-run homer for the Mets, who avoided a four-game sweep and ended Atlanta’s five-game winning streak. Travis d’Arnaud homered off deGrom in the fifth.DeGrom (1-0) turned in another sterling effort. He threw 104 pitches.When Davis grounded the ball toward first baseman Freddie Freeman, Soroka broke in that direction to cover the bag if necessary — only to go down on his first step off the mound. Soroka (0-1) allowed three hits, walked four and wound... [More]