CHICAGO (AP) — Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo was pulled from a game Sunday with a sprained right ankle, putting a damper on the Chicago Cubs' 16-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates that completed a three-game sweep.Rizzo was injured fielding a bunt at first base, had to be helped off the field and could not put pressure on the leg. X-rays taken at Wrigley Field showed no fractures. He'll get an MRI on Monday.Chicago's postseason pursuit has already been hindered by an injury to shortstop Javier Báez, who is out for the rest of the regular season with a hairline fracture of his left thumb.The Cubs maintained their one-game lead over Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Kris Bryant homered twice, and Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Jonathan Lucroy also connected for the Cubs, who outscored the Pirates 47-15 in the series.Brad Wieck (1-1) struck out both batters he faced. Trevor Williams (7-7) allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings.DODGERS 3, METS 2NEW YORK (AP) — Jedd Gyorko came off the... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo was pulled from a game Sunday with a sprained right ankle, putting a damper on the Chicago Cubs' 16-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates that completed a three-game sweep.Rizzo was injured fielding a bunt at first base, had to be helped off the field and could not put pressure on the leg. X-rays taken at Wrigley Field showed no fractures. He'll get an MRI on Monday.Chicago's postseason pursuit has already been hindered by an injury to shortstop Javier Báez, who is out for the rest of the regular season with a hairline fracture of his left thumb.The Cubs maintained their one-game lead over Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Kris Bryant homered twice, and Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Jonathan Lucroy also connected for the Cubs, who outscored the Pirates 47-15 in the series.Brad Wieck (1-1) struck out both batters he faced. Trevor Williams (7-7) allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings.BREWERS 7, CARDINALS 6ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Braun overcame... [More]

Tigers first. Victor Reyes flies out to left field to Dwight Smith Jr.. Harold Castro singles to right field. Jordy Mercer doubles to deep left center field. Harold Castro scores. Christin Stewart singles to center field. Dawel Lugo pops out to second base to Hanser Alberto. John Hicks pops out to shallow right field to Hanser Alberto.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.Orioles second. Dwight Smith Jr. singles to left field. Hanser Alberto reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Dwight Smith Jr. out at second. Rio Ruiz singles to right center field. Hanser Alberto to third. DJ Stewart singles to center field. Rio Ruiz to third. Hanser Alberto scores. Chance Sisco hit by pitch. DJ Stewart to second. Jonathan Villar pops out to Dawel Lugo. Trey Mancini strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.Tigers second. Travis Demeritte doubles to deep left field. Grayson Greiner singles to right center field. Travis Demeritte scores. Willi... [More]

Orioles first. Jonathan Villar singles to first base. Mason Williams grounds out to third base, Dawel Lugo to Jeimer Candelario. Jonathan Villar to third. Trey Mancini singles to center field. Jonathan Villar scores. Dwight Smith Jr. singles to second base. Mark Trumbo strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.Orioles fifth. Stevie Wilkerson doubles to deep left field. DJ Stewart homers to right field. Stevie Wilkerson scores. Chance Sisco singles to right field. Jonathan Villar doubles to left field. Chance Sisco to third. Mason Williams grounds out to second base, Jordy Mercer to Jeimer Candelario. Jonathan Villar to third. Chance Sisco scores. Trey Mancini strikes out on a foul tip. Dwight Smith Jr. lines out to left field to Christin Stewart.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.Tigers sixth. Christin Stewart doubles to deep right field. Dawel Lugo grounds out to first base to Trey Mancini. Christin Stewart to third. Jordy Mercer... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto called out on strikes. Jonathan Villar strikes out swinging. Trey Mancini hit by pitch. Anthony Santander walks. Trey Mancini to second. Renato Nunez hit by pitch. Anthony Santander to second. Trey Mancini to third. Austin Hays walks. Renato Nunez to second. Anthony Santander to third. Trey Mancini scores. DJ Stewart grounds out to first base to Cody Bellinger.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Orioles 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers second. Cody Bellinger singles to center field. Corey Seager grounds out to first base, Trey Mancini to Dylan Bundy. Cody Bellinger to third. Chris Taylor strikes out on a foul tip. Gavin Lux singles to left field. Cody Bellinger scores. Kike Hernandez grounds out to third base, Rio Ruiz to Trey Mancini.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Orioles 1.Orioles fifth. Pedro Severino homers to left field. Rio Ruiz singles to right center field. Hanser Alberto reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Rio Ruiz out at third. Jonathan... [More]

Dodgers first. A.J. Pollock called out on strikes. David Freese singles to right field. Chris Taylor walks. David Freese to second. Cody Bellinger singles to right center field. Chris Taylor to second. David Freese scores. Kike Hernandez lines out to left center field to Anthony Santander. Corey Seager homers to center field. Cody Bellinger scores. Chris Taylor scores. Will Smith singles to center field. Joc Pederson doubles to left center field. Will Smith to third. Gavin Lux called out on strikes.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 4, Orioles 0.Dodgers third. Kike Hernandez singles to left center field. Corey Seager homers to left field. Kike Hernandez scores. Will Smith strikes out swinging. Joc Pederson singles to shallow center field. Gavin Lux singles to left field. Joc Pederson to second. A.J. Pollock grounds out to shortstop. Gavin Lux out at second.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 6, Orioles 0.Dodgers fifth. Will Smith flies out to deep right center field to... [More]

Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo hit by pitch. Elvis Andrus walks. Shin-Soo Choo to second. Willie Calhoun singles to right field. Elvis Andrus to second. Shin-Soo Choo to third. Nick Solak reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Willie Calhoun to second. Elvis Andrus to third. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Throwing error by Aaron Brooks. Danny Santana singles to left field. Nick Solak to second. Willie Calhoun scores. Elvis Andrus scores. Rougned Odor homers to right field. Danny Santana scores. Nick Solak scores. Delino DeShields called out on strikes. Ronald Guzman called out on strikes. Jeff Mathis strikes out swinging.6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Rangers 6, Orioles 0.Orioles first. Jonathan Villar singles to right field. Trey Mancini reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Jonathan Villar to third. Throwing error by Danny Santana. Anthony Santander singles to shallow right field. Trey Mancini to third. Jonathan Villar scores. Dwight Smith Jr. walks. Anthony Santander to second.... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Injured Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell is scheduled to make his first rehab start Saturday in a playoff game with Triple-A Durham.Last year's AL Cy Young Award winner has been out since July 22 because of bone chips in his throwing elbow that required surgery."I'm excited," Snell said Thursday. "I'm going to get to pitch again."Snell had a 25-pitch bullpen session Wednesday and expects to throw an inning or 20 pitches Saturday. He is 6-7 with a 4.28 ERA in 20 starts.Another Tampa Bay starter, right-hander Tyler Glasnow (6-1, 1.86 ERA), who has been sidelined since mid-May with a strained right forearm, is expected to either rejoin the Rays or pitch in his third minor league game this weekend.The Rays entered Thursday night's game against Toronto on top of the AL wild-card standings in a tight race with Cleveland and Oakland.Also, infielder Eric Sogard said he was available off the bench after he had his helmet and glasses knocked off by a pitch from Baltimore's Paul Fry on Tuesday. The ball struck his shoulder first, then his helmet and nose.Sogard has a black eye and said his nose was a little sore.First baseman Ji-Man Choi, who was hurt Tuesday when he was hit in the face by the glove of Baltimore third baseman Rio Ruiz while sliding to complete a triple, was in Thursday's lineup.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Rays fourth. Tommy Pham singles to left field. Travis d'Arnaud homers to center field. Tommy Pham scores. Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging. Jesus Aguilar walks. Matt Duffy pops out to shallow right field to Hanser Alberto. Willy Adames reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Jesus Aguilar out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 2, Orioles 0.Orioles fifth. Hanser Alberto singles to center field. Mason Williams lines out to right center field to Guillermo Heredia. Rio Ruiz homers to right field. Hanser Alberto scores. Chance Sisco flies out to deep center field to Guillermo Heredia. Jonathan Villar strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 2.Orioles sixth. Trey Mancini flies out to deep center field to Guillermo Heredia. Anthony Santander homers to right field. Renato Nunez strikes out swinging. DJ Stewart lines out to deep right center field to Avisail Garcia.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 3, Rays 2.Orioles ninth. Stevie Wilkerson pinch-hitting for DJ Stewart. Stevie Wilkerson called out on strikes. Hanser Alberto flies out to deep left field to Tommy Pham. Mason Williams singles to right field. Mark Trumbo pinch-hitting for Rio Ruiz. Mark Trumbo doubles to shallow left field. Mason Williams scores. Pedro Severino pops out to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 4, Rays 2.

Royals second. Bubba Starling homers to left field. Meibrys Viloria pops out to Rio Ruiz. Brett Phillips singles to shallow infield. Nicky Lopez flies out to left center field to Stevie Wilkerson. Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 1, Orioles 0.Orioles fourth. Anthony Santander homers to right field. DJ Stewart called out on strikes. Hanser Alberto called out on strikes. Chris Davis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 1, Royals 1.Royals fourth. Ryan O'Hearn singles to center field. Bubba Starling singles to center field. Ryan O'Hearn to second. Meibrys Viloria walks. Bubba Starling to second. Ryan O'Hearn to third. Brett Phillips reaches on a sacrifice fly to center field. Meibrys Viloria to second. Bubba Starling to third. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Fielding error by Stevie Wilkerson. Nicky Lopez grounds out to second base, Hanser Alberto to Chris Davis. Brett Phillips to second. Meibrys Viloria to third. Bubba Starling... [More]

Royals first. Whit Merrifield lines out to right field to Anthony Santander. Jorge Soler homers to center field. Hunter Dozier flies out to deep right field to Anthony Santander. Alex Gordon strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 1, Orioles 0.Orioles second. Renato Nunez flies out to right field to Whit Merrifield. Jonathan Villar walks. Pedro Severino singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Jonathan Villar scores. DJ Stewart grounds out to shortstop, Hunter Dozier to Cheslor Cuthbert. Pedro Severino to third. Stevie Wilkerson walks. Richie Martin strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Royals 1.Orioles third. Hanser Alberto doubles to deep left field. Trey Mancini singles to left field. Hanser Alberto to third. Anthony Santander homers to center field. Trey Mancini scores. Hanser Alberto scores. Renato Nunez lines out to left field to Alex Gordon. Jonathan Villar doubles to right field. Pedro Severino singles to shallow center field.... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner strikes out swinging. Adam Eaton hit by pitch. Anthony Rendon doubles to deep left center field. Adam Eaton to third. Juan Soto triples to deep center field. Anthony Rendon scores. Gerardo Parra scores. Asdrubal Cabrera singles to right field. Juan Soto scores. Kurt Suzuki homers to left field. Asdrubal Cabrera scores. Brian Dozier singles to center field. Victor Robles pops out to shortstop to Jonathan Villar. Max Scherzer strikes out swinging.5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 5, Orioles 0.Orioles third. Chance Sisco pops out to Anthony Rendon. Asher Wojciechowski called out on strikes. Jonathan Villar singles to right field. Anthony Santander doubles to deep left center field. Jonathan Villar scores. Trey Mancini walks. DJ Stewart strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Nationals 5, Orioles 1.Orioles fifth. Chance Sisco homers to center field. Stevie Wilkerson pinch-hitting for Asher Wojciechowski. Stevie Wilkerson grounds out... [More]

Orioles first. Jonathan Villar grounds out to second base, Eric Sogard to Ji-Man Choi. Hanser Alberto grounds out to first base to Ji-Man Choi. Trey Mancini singles to right center field. Anthony Santander singles to right field. Trey Mancini to second. Renato Nunez singles to shallow center field. Anthony Santander to second. Trey Mancini scores. DJ Stewart strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Rays 0.Orioles third. Jonathan Villar called out on strikes. Hanser Alberto singles to third base. Trey Mancini walks. Anthony Santander singles to left field. Trey Mancini to second. Renato Nunez doubles to deep left center field, advances to 3rd. Anthony Santander scores. Trey Mancini scores. DJ Stewart singles to left field. Renato Nunez scores. Pedro Severino flies out to deep left center field to Kevin Kiermaier.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 4, Rays 0.Rays fourth. Austin Meadows singles to left center field. Ji-Man Choi reaches on a fielder's choice... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto walks. Jonathan Villar singles to center field. Hanser Alberto to third. Anthony Santander grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Jesus Aguilar. Renato Nunez walks. DJ Stewart is intentionally walked. Pedro Severino grounds out to shortstop. DJ Stewart out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Rays 0.Orioles third. Hanser Alberto singles to center field. Jonathan Villar called out on strikes. Anthony Santander strikes out swinging. Renato Nunez singles to right field. Hanser Alberto to third. DJ Stewart walks. Pedro Severino homers to center field. DJ Stewart scores. Renato Nunez scores. Hanser Alberto scores. Jace Peterson grounds out to shallow center field, Mike Brosseau to Jesus Aguilar.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 5, Rays 0.Orioles fourth. Chris Davis flies out to deep right field to Avisail Garcia. Rio Ruiz strikes out swinging. Hanser Alberto homers to center field. Jonathan Villar homers to center field. Anthony Santander lines out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 7, Rays 0.Rays fifth. Kevin Kiermaier flies out to left field to Jace Peterson. Willy Adames strikes out swinging. Mike Brosseau homers to left field. Matt Duffy lines out to second base to Hanser Alberto.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 7, Rays 1.

Royals second. Alex Gordon singles to right field. Ryan O'Hearn singles to right field. Alex Gordon to third. Meibrys Viloria out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Anthony Santander. Alex Gordon scores. Bubba Starling called out on strikes. Brett Phillips strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 1, Orioles 0.Orioles seventh. Jace Peterson singles to center field. Hanser Alberto flies out to deep right field to Bubba Starling. DJ Stewart singles to second base. Jace Peterson to second. Rio Ruiz singles to left field. DJ Stewart to second. Jace Peterson scores. Chance Sisco lines out to deep center field to Brett Phillips. DJ Stewart to third. Jonathan Villar flies out to Bubba Starling.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 1, Orioles 1.Orioles eighth. Trey Mancini walks. Anthony Santander pops out to Hunter Dozier. Trey Mancini to second. Renato Nunez pops out to Ryan O'Hearn. Jace Peterson walks. Hanser Alberto homers to center field. Jace Peterson scores. Richie Martin scores. DJ Stewart flies out to deep left field to Alex Gordon.3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 4, Royals 1.

Orioles second. Jace Peterson singles to center field. Hanser Alberto flies out to right field to Jorge Soler. DJ Stewart doubles to deep right field. Jace Peterson scores. Pedro Severino grounds out to third base. DJ Stewart out at third.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 1, Royals 0.Royals sixth. Nicky Lopez singles to left field. Nick Dini reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Nicky Lopez to third. Fielding error by Hanser Alberto. Whit Merrifield singles to center field. Nick Dini to second. Nicky Lopez scores. Alex Gordon singles to right field. Whit Merrifield to second. Nick Dini to third. Hunter Dozier singles to left field. Alex Gordon to second. Whit Merrifield scores. Nick Dini scores. Jorge Soler walks. Hunter Dozier to second. Alex Gordon to third. Cheslor Cuthbert pops out to shallow center field to Hanser Alberto. Bubba Starling lines out to shallow center field to Hanser Alberto. Humberto Arteaga strikes out swinging.3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Royals... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Zack Greinke's second start with the Houston Astros has been postponed by rain.The Astros were scheduled to begin a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night, but the rain started to pick up in the afternoon and the game was quickly called.The teams will play a traditional doubleheader Tuesday. Greinke and Gerrit Cole will pitch for Houston, and rookie Dylan Cease and Iván Nova are the scheduled starters for Chicago.The 35-year-old Greinke was acquired in a blockbuster trade with Arizona on July 31, giving Houston another ace for its rotation. The six-time All-Star got the win in his Astros debut, pitching six innings of five-run ball in an 11-6 victory over Colorado on Tuesday.Houston has won 12 of 15 to open a 10-game lead in the AL West. It looked as if it was headed for its ninth straight win Sunday in Baltimore, but Roberto Osuna surrendered a two-run homer to Rio Ruiz with two out in the ninth inning of the Orioles' 8-7 victory.Houston's pitching... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Zack Greinke's second start with the Houston Astros has been postponed by rain.The Astros were scheduled to begin a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night, but the rain started to pick up in the afternoon and the game was quickly called.The teams will play a traditional doubleheader Tuesday.The 35-year-old Greinke was acquired in a blockbuster trade with Arizona on July 31, giving Houston another ace for its rotation. The six-time All-Star got the win in his Astros debut, pitching six innings of five-run ball in an 11-6 victory over Colorado on Tuesday.Houston has won 12 of 15 to open a 10-game lead in the AL West. It looked as if it was headed for its ninth straight win Sunday in Baltimore, but Roberto Osuna surrendered a two-run homer to Rio Ruiz with two out in the ninth inning of the Orioles' 8-7 victory.Chicago dropped two of three against Oakland over the weekend. Lucas Giolito struck out a career-high 13 in six innings Sunday, but Matt Olson... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:SOTO WATCHNationals star Juan Soto is hoping for a quick recovery after spraining his ankle in a win over the Mets on Sunday. The 20-year-old turned his ankle after getting a sudden stop sign from third base coach Bob Henley. X-rays were negative and the team said he's day to day. Washington hopes to know more before starting a three-game home series against Cincinnati on Monday.RAYS OF LIGHTReigning AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell is expected to play catch as he tries to work back from left elbow surgery in late July. Tampa Bay's ace had an arthroscopic procedure to clean out loose bodies, and while he's hopeful of returning to the rotation before the end of the season, manager Kevin Cash said Sunday it's still too early to projected the left-hander's return. The Rays are set to open a series in San Diego.RACE RESETThe Indians will open a home series against Boston a day after moving into a tie with Minnesota atop the AL Central.... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Sunday to win the four-game series and forge another tie for the AL Central lead.The Twins tied the game with four hits in a two-run ninth against Brad Hand (5-3), using a single by Luis Arraez and a double by Marwin Gonzalez to extend the game.As pinch-runner Ehire Adrianza tried to score the winning run from first base, left fielder Tyler Naquin grabbed the ball off the bounce from the wall and zipped a throw to shortstop Francisco Lindor, whose relay home was in perfect position for catcher Kevin Plawecki to tag Adrianza with ease.Twins closer Taylor Rogers (2-3) allowed a single, a walk and another single on a bunt by Greg Allen to load the bases with none out for Santana, who quickly erased the late-inning drama with one big swing.The Twins and Indians play six more times, all in September.ORIOLES 8, ASTROS 7BALTIMORE (AP) — Rio Ruiz hit a two-run homer with... [More]