Cubs second. Javier Baez flies out to left center field to Bryan Reynolds. Kyle Schwarber singles to right center field. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber to second. Jason Heyward walks. Victor Caratini singles to center field. Jason Heyward to third. Kyle Schwarber scores.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.Cubs third. Jason Kipnis singles to shortstop. Ian Happ doubles to deep left field. Jason Kipnis to third. Kris Bryant reaches on error. Ian Happ to third. Jason Kipnis scores. Throwing error by JT Riddle. Anthony Rizzo grounds out to shortstop, JT Riddle to Colin Moran. Kris Bryant to second. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. John Ryan Murphy doubles to center field. Cole Tucker singles to shallow infield. John Ryan Murphy to third. Erik Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Ian Happ. John Ryan Murphy scores. Colin Moran flies out... [More]

Pirates second. Colin Moran homers to center field. Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. Gregory Polanco doubles to shallow left field. Anthony Alford flies out to deep right center field to Cameron Maybin. Gregory Polanco to third. Jacob Stallings walks. Cole Tucker called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.Cubs fourth. Willson Contreras singles to right field. Anthony Rizzo doubles to deep right field. Willson Contreras to third. Javier Baez homers to left field. Anthony Rizzo scores. Willson Contreras scores. Steven Souza Jr. called out on strikes. Jose Martinez grounds out to shallow infield, Kevin Newman to Colin Moran. Cameron Maybin doubles to left field. David Bote walks. Nico Hoerner reaches on catcher interference. David Bote to second. Cameron Maybin to third. Interference error by Jacob Stallings. Ian Happ pops out to Ke'Bryan Hayes.3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.Cubs seventh. Nico Hoerner singles to left center field.... [More]

Brewers second. Justin Smoak walks. Ben Gamel singles to right field. Justin Smoak to second. Jedd Gyorko singles to left field. Ben Gamel to second. Justin Smoak to third. Omar Narvaez strikes out swinging. Jace Peterson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Jedd Gyorko to second. Ben Gamel to third. Justin Smoak out at home. Eric Sogard singles to shallow right field. Jace Peterson to third. Jedd Gyorko scores. Ben Gamel scores. Throwing error by Kevin Newman. Luis Urias strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Brewers 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Gregory Polanco grounds out to shallow right field, Luis Urias to Justin Smoak. Jose Osuna strikes out swinging. Cole Tucker walks. Erik Gonzalez homers to left field. Cole Tucker scores. Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Urias to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Brewers 2.Brewers third. Christian Yelich singles to shortstop. Keston Hiura hit by pitch. Christian Yelich to... [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]

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]

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]

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]

Pirates second. Gregory Polanco homers to center field. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. JT Riddle flies out to deep left field to Christian Yelich. John Ryan Murphy called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.Brewers third. Luis Urias singles to right center field. Christian Yelich reaches on error. Luis Urias to second. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Jedd Gyorko strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow center field. Christian Yelich out at second. Luis Urias to third. Keston Hiura singles to center field. Ryan Braun to second. Luis Urias scores. Mark Mathias reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Keston Hiura out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 1.Pirates fourth. Kevin Newman singles to center field. Josh Bell homers to center field. Kevin Newman scores. Gregory Polanco strikes out swinging. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. JT Riddle grounds out to second base, Keston Hiura to... [More]

Pirates first. Erik Gonzalez singles to right field. Cole Tucker singles to shallow right field. Erik Gonzalez to third. Kevin Newman reaches on a fielder's choice to third base, advances to 2nd. Cole Tucker to third. Erik Gonzalez out at home. Josh Bell out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jace Peterson. Kevin Newman to third. Cole Tucker scores. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.Brewers first. Luis Urias called out on strikes. Christian Yelich homers to right field. Keston Hiura grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell. Justin Smoak flies out to deep center field to Cole Tucker.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 1.Brewers second. Omar Narvaez strikes out swinging. Ben Gamel doubles to left center field. Orlando Arcia singles to right field. Ben Gamel to third. Jace Peterson walks. Orlando Arcia to second. Eric Sogard reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Jace Peterson to... [More]

Brewers first. Luis Urias called out on strikes. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging. Jedd Gyorko homers to left field. Ryan Braun flies out to left field to Adam Frazier.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.Brewers third. Jacob Nottingham hit by pitch. Luis Urias doubles to deep center field. Jacob Nottingham to third. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging. Jedd Gyorko strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun homers to left field. Luis Urias scores. Jacob Nottingham scores. Avisail Garcia flies out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Pirates 0.Brewers fourth. Mark Mathias lines out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Orlando Arcia flies out to center field to Jason Martin. Ben Gamel walks. Jacob Nottingham homers to left field. Ben Gamel scores. Luis Urias singles to left field.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 6, Pirates 0.Brewers fifth. Keston Hiura walks. Jedd Gyorko strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun flies out to... [More]

White sox second. Jose Abreu flies out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Eloy Jimenez walks. Edwin Encarnacion doubles to left field. Eloy Jimenez to third. Luis Robert out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Cole Tucker. Eloy Jimenez scores. Nomar Mazara singles to center field. Edwin Encarnacion scores. Danny Mendick homers to right field. Nomar Mazara scores. Tim Anderson strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 4, Pirates 0.White sox fourth. Edwin Encarnacion homers to left field. Luis Robert grounds out to shallow center field, Adam Frazier to Jose Osuna. Nomar Mazara grounds out to second base, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Danny Mendick strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 5, Pirates 0.White sox fifth. Tim Anderson singles to shallow infield. Yoan Moncada lines out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Yasmani Grandal singles to center field. Tim Anderson to third. Jose Abreu pops out to shallow center field to... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a three-run drive and Mookie Betts went deep twice in the Dodgers’ seven-homer attack, powering Los Angeles past the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.The Dodgers are the only team in the majors yet to lose a series, unbeaten in 11. They have won 11 of 12 games overall and own the best record in baseball at 22-8 at the halfway point of this abbreviated season.Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager, Will Smith and Max Muncy also homered for Los Angeles. Victor Gonzalez (1-0) earned his first major league victory.Trevor Story, Ryan McMahon and Sam Hilliard went deep for Colorado in its season-high seventh consecutive loss. Antonio Senzatela (3-1) allowed six runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.PADRES 5, ASTROS 3SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. made two spectacular plays at shortstop, Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and San Diego completed a three-game series sweep. The Padres have won seven straight, all against... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a three-run drive and Mookie Betts went deep twice in the Dodgers’ seven-homer attack, powering Los Angeles past the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.The Dodgers are the only team in the majors yet to lose a series, unbeaten in 11. They have won 11 of 12 games overall and own the best record in baseball at 22-8 at the halfway point of this abbreviated season.Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager, Will Smith and Max Muncy also homered for Los Angeles. Victor Gonzalez (1-0) earned his first major league victory.Trevor Story, Ryan McMahon and Sam Hilliard went deep for Colorado in its season-high seventh consecutive loss. Antonio Senzatela (3-1) allowed six runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.PADRES 5, ASTROS 3SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. made two spectacular plays at shortstop, Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and San Diego completed a three-game series sweep. The Padres have won seven straight, all against... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out 10 in his career-high fifth consecutive victory, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday to stop the South Siders’ seven-game win streak.Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cubs won for just the fourth time in their last 11 games. The NL Central leaders were outscored 17-5 in the first two games of the series.José Abreu went deep for the White Sox in the second, matching a major league record with a home run in four consecutive at-bats. Abreu connected five times in the first two games against the Cubs, including three homers and four RBIs in Saturday night’s 7-4 win.Darvish (5-1) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings. Jeremy Jeffress got four outs for his third save.White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease (4-2) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings in his first game against his former team. He had won his last four starts.CARDINALS 6, REDS 2ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina had four hits and top... [More]

Pirates first. Erik Gonzalez doubles to deep right field. Adam Frazier singles to right field. Erik Gonzalez scores. Kevin Newman flies out to right field to Ben Gamel. Colin Moran strikes out swinging. Bryan Reynolds lines out to deep center field to Avisail Garcia.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.Pirates second. Gregory Polanco singles to right center field. Jose Osuna grounds out to shallow infield, Corbin Burnes to Justin Smoak. Gregory Polanco to third. Jarrod Dyson singles to shallow left field. Gregory Polanco scores. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging. Erik Gonzalez grounds out to shortstop, Orlando Arcia to Justin Smoak.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Brewers 0.Brewers fourth. Christian Yelich grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Jose Osuna. Keston Hiura singles to right field. Justin Smoak doubles to deep center field. Keston Hiura scores. Ryan Braun grounds out to shortstop, JT Riddle to Jose Osuna. Ben Gamel strikes out swinging.1... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout drove in three early runs, then made a key catch late as the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 4-3 Saturday to snap the Athletics’ nine-game home winning streak.The three-time MVP made a diving catch on Matt Olson’s sinking liner to center field to start the eighth inning, which had Angels reliever Ty Buttrey clapping his glove in gratitude. Buttrey got six outs for his second save.Anthony Rendon extended his hitting streak to 12 games for the Angels, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Matt Andriese (1-1) relieved Griffin Canning in the fifth and pitched 2 1/3 innings for his first win with Los Angeles.Matt Chapman homered for AL West-leading Oakland. Chris Bassitt (2-1) permitted four runs, two earned, and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.DODGERS 4, ROCKIES 3LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger’s home run leading off the ninth inning gave Los Angeles a win over slumping Colorado.Bellinger drove a slider from Daniel Bard (1-2) just over the glove of Rockies right... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout drove in three early runs, then made a key catch late as the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 4-3 Saturday to snap the Athletics’ nine-game home winning streak.The three-time MVP made a diving catch on Matt Olson’s sinking liner to center field to start the eighth inning, which had Angels reliever Ty Buttrey clapping his glove in gratitude. Buttrey got six outs for his second save.Anthony Rendon extended his hitting streak to 12 games for the Angels, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Matt Andriese (1-1) relieved Griffin Canning in the fifth and pitched 2 1/3 innings for his first win with Los Angeles.Matt Chapman homered for AL West-leading Oakland. Chris Bassitt (2-1) permitted four runs, two earned, and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.RAYS 2, BLUE JAYS 1, 10 INNINGSST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch hitter Kevin Kiermaier singled in the 10th inning, and Tampa Bay ended Toronto’s six-game winning streak.Both teams scored a run in the fifth and it stayed 1-all... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout drove in three early runs, then made a key catch late as the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 4-3 Saturday to snap the Athletics’ nine-game home winning streak.The three-time MVP made a diving catch on Matt Olson’s sinking liner to center field to start the eighth inning, which had Angels reliever Ty Buttrey clapping his glove in gratitude. Buttrey got six outs for his second save.Anthony Rendon extended his hitting streak to 12 games for the Angels, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Matt Andriese (1-1) relieved Griffin Canning in the fifth and pitched 2 1/3 innings for his first win with Los Angeles.Matt Chapman homered for AL West-leading Oakland. Chris Bassitt (2-1) permitted four runs, two earned, and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.RAYS 2, BLUE JAYS 1, 10 INNINGSST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch hitter Kevin Kiermaier singled in the 10th inning, and Tampa Bay ended Toronto’s six-game winning streak.Both teams scored a run in the fifth and it stayed 1-all... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout drove in three early runs, then made a key catch late as the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 4-3 Saturday to snap the Athletics’ nine-game home winning streak.The three-time MVP made a diving catch on Matt Olson’s sinking liner to center field to start the eighth inning, which had Angels reliever Ty Buttrey clapping his glove in gratitude. Buttrey got six outs for his second save.Anthony Rendon extended his hitting streak to 12 games for the Angels, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Matt Andriese (1-1) relieved Griffin Canning in the fifth and pitched 2 1/3 innings for his first win with Los Angeles.Matt Chapman homered for AL West-leading Oakland. Chris Bassitt (2-1) permitted four runs, two earned, and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.PIRATES 12, BREWERS 5PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier and Jacob Stallings homered and drove in three runs apiece, powering the Pirates to the victory.Pittsburgh collected 14 hits for the second straight day, good enough for... [More]

Brewers second. Justin Smoak strikes out swinging. Ben Gamel homers to center field. Omar Narvaez grounds out to first base, Colin Moran to Chad Kuhl. Luis Urias grounds out to shortstop, Kevin Newman to Colin Moran.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds homers to right field. Gregory Polanco grounds out to second base, Luis Urias to Justin Smoak. Cole Tucker singles to second base. Adam Frazier reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Cole Tucker out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 1.Pirates fourth. Josh Bell singles to shallow center field. Colin Moran singles to shallow center field. Josh Bell to third. Bryan Reynolds singles to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Colin Moran to third. Josh Bell scores. Throwing error by Orlando Arcia. Gregory Polanco singles to center field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Colin Moran scores. Cole Tucker singles to shallow infield. Gregory Polanco to second. Bryan Reynolds scores.... [More]