ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hunter Renfroe homered twice and Tampa Bay pitchers set a team nine-inning record with 19 strikeouts in the Rays’ 14-5 romp over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz (0-1) gave up six runs, four hits and four walks in 3 1/3 innings. The 2018 All-Star was designated for assignment after the game.Tyler Glasnow struck out nine and allowed one hit over four innings in first start after missing part of summer camp with the Rays after testing positive for the coronavirus. Diego Castillo (1-0) struck out two in a 10-pitch fifth and Jalen Beeks fanned seven over his three innings.Dansby Swanson and Matt Adams homered for the Braves. Swanson tied a career-high with five RBIs and stopped a 41-game homerless streak in Atlanta’s 14-1 win Sunday night over the New York Mets.ATHLETICS 3, ANGELS 0OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Canha homered for the first time this season, Chris Bassitt (1-0) escaped a big jam and Oakland beat Los Angeles as the teams... [More]

Blue jays first. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Cavan Biggio flies out to Adam Eaton. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubles to deep left center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. Rowdy Tellez is intentionally walked. Brandon Drury reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Rowdy Tellez out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 1, Nationals 0.Blue jays fourth. Rowdy Tellez homers to right field. Brandon Drury flies out to right field to Adam Eaton. Joe Panik strikes out swinging. Danny Jansen homers to center field. Derek Fisher flies out to deep left field to Michael A. Taylor.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 3, Nationals 0.Nationals fourth. Eric Thames singles to left field. Kurt Suzuki doubles. Eric Thames scores. Victor Robles singles to second base. Kurt Suzuki to third. Michael A. Taylor lines out to third base to Brandon Drury. Victor Robles doubled off first. Trea Turner walks. Adam Eaton pops out to shortstop to Joe Panik.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 3, Nationals 1.Blue jays fifth. Teoscar Hernandez homers to right field. Cavan Biggio called out on strikes. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. lines out to second base to Starlin Castro. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pops out to shallow right field to Starlin Castro.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 4, Nationals 1.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier's first hit of the season, a two-run triple into the right field corner in the 10th inning, gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.Tampa Bay's defensive whiz delivered the second walkoff hit of his career after the Rays scored twice in the ninth to force extra innings, then fell behind again 5-4 when Blue Jays pinch-runner Santiago Espinal stole third base and scored on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s sacrifice fly off Chaz Roe (1-0).“It was a frustrating series for me personally ... but I had a feeling something good was going to happen,” Kiermaier said. “It was good to see one fall, finally.”The Rays began the bottom of the 10th with Kevan Smith on second base. Jose Martinez drew a walk from rookie Shun Yamaguchi before Kiermaier — a three-time Gold Glove center fielder — ended an 0-for-11 skid to begin the pandemic-delayed season.“Full team effort. ... It says a lot about the resolve” of the Rays, manager Kevin Cash... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier's first hit of the season, a two-run triple into the right field corner in the 10th inning, gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.Tampa Bay's defensive whiz delivered the second walkoff hit of his career after the Rays scored twice in the ninth to force extra innings, then fell behind again 5-4 when Blue Jays pinch-runner Santiago Espinal stole third base and scored on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s sacrifice fly off Chaz Roe (1-0).The Rays began the bottom of the 10th with Kevan Smith on second base. Jose Martinez drew a walk from Shun Yamaguchi before Kiermaier — a three-time Gold Glove center fielder — ended an 0-for-11 skid to begin the pandemic-delayed season.The loss concluded an unsettling week for the displaced Blue Jays, who will not play any home games in Toronto this season after being denied permission by the Canadian government to play at Rogers Centre during the pandemic.Instead, the team will play a majority... [More]

Blue jays sixth. Randal Grichuk singles to deep left field. Teoscar Hernandez doubles to deep center field, advances to 3rd. Randal Grichuk scores. Fielding error by Manuel Margot. Danny Jansen singles to right center field. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Brandon Drury singles to shallow center field. Danny Jansen to second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. pinch-hitting for Anthony Alford. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singles to left field. Brandon Drury to second. Danny Jansen to third. Bo Bichette singles to shallow left field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to second. Brandon Drury scores. Danny Jansen scores. Cavan Biggio reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Bo Bichette out at second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to shortstop. Cavan Biggio out at second.4 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Blue jays 4, Rays 0.Rays sixth. Ji-Man Choi homers to center field. Brandon Lowe doubles to deep center field. Yandy Diaz strikes out swinging. Jose Martinez lines out to deep right center field... [More]

Blue jays fourth. Cavan Biggio singles to shallow infield. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to second base. Cavan Biggio to second. Travis Shaw walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to second. Cavan Biggio to third. Randal Grichuk singles to left field. Travis Shaw to second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third. Cavan Biggio scores. Rowdy Tellez out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier. Travis Shaw to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Teoscar Hernandez out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Manuel Margot. Travis Shaw scores. Derek Fisher called out on strikes.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 3, Rays 0.Rays fourth. Yoshi Tsutsugo hit by pitch. Jose Martinez strikes out swinging. Manuel Margot reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Yoshi Tsutsugo out at second. Mike Brosseau doubles to deep right center field. Manuel Margot scores. Willy Adames walks. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 3, Rays 1.Blue jays fifth.... [More]

TORONTO (AP) — Tanner Roark has to keep the ball down in order to succeed, especially in the AL East."Popups, they go out for home runs. It is what it is," Roark said with a laugh Wednesday after finalizing a $24 million, two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. ""Don't hang a pitch or else it's going to go far. That goes for any league, any division."A right-hander who turned 33 in October, Roark gets $12 million in each of the next two seasons.He was 10-10 with a 4.35 ERA in 31 starts last season for Cincinnati and Oakland, which acquired him at the trade deadline. Roark is 74-64 with a 3.71 ERA over seven seasons, the first six with Washington.Toronto, 67-95 last season, acquired right-hander Chase Anderson from Milwaukee last month."With the young core group of guys coming up and what we have at the big league level, maybe (I can) give some knowledge, teach them some things, answer any questions they want to know," he said. "I don't think I'm that old, but I'm one of the oldest... [More]

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays feel good about four rising sons who made big strides in 2019 and figure to become lineup fixtures moving forward.The pitching, however, remains a work in progress.The Blue Jays went 67-95, six games worse than last year. It was Toronto's first 90-loss season since 2004, and their poorest performance since a 95-loss showing in 1980.One silver lining? Strong performances from four players with famous fathers, including two sons of Hall of Famers.Slugging third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. impressed as runner-up in the All-Star Home Run Derby, and led AL rookies with 126 hits. Flashy shortstop Bo Bichette set one major league record by doubling in nine straight games, and another mark with 13 extra-base hits in his first 11 games.Cavan Biggio played four positions and showed a veteran's eye, leading AL rookies with 71 walks. After a shaky start as a second baseman, sophomore Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was demoted to Triple-A, returned as a left fielder and hit... [More]

Blue jays first. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Cavan Biggio singles to left field. Randal Grichuk triples to deep right field. Cavan Biggio scores. Rowdy Tellez singles to right field. Randal Grichuk scores. Brandon Drury strikes out swinging. Justin Smoak grounds out to third base. Rowdy Tellez out at second.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 3, Rays 0.Rays seventh. Matt Duffy homers to center field. Michael Perez walks. Brendan McKay pinch-hitting for Guillermo Heredia. Brendan McKay grounds out to first base. Michael Perez out at second. Daniel Robertson pinch-hitting for Joey Wendle. Daniel Robertson strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 3, Rays 1.Blue jays seventh. Billy McKinney pinch-hitting for Anthony Alford. Billy McKinney strikes out swinging. Danny Jansen singles to center field. Richard Urena doubles to deep left center field. Danny Jansen scores. Teoscar Hernandez walks. Cavan Biggio hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernandez to second. Richard Urena to third. Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging. Rowdy Tellez grounds out to first base to Nate Lowe.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 4, Rays 1.

Blue jays first. Billy McKinney singles to center field. Cavan Biggio walks. Billy McKinney to second. Randal Grichuk homers to left field. Cavan Biggio scores. Billy McKinney scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to third base, Rio Ruiz to Chris Davis. Rowdy Tellez strikes out swinging. Teoscar Hernandez grounds out to shallow infield, Chandler Shepherd to Chris Davis.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 3, Orioles 0.Blue jays second. Brandon Drury homers to center field. Jonathan Davis homers to left field. Danny Jansen flies out to right field to Anthony Santander. Billy McKinney strikes out swinging. Cavan Biggio flies out to center field to Austin Hays.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 5, Orioles 0.Orioles third. Chris Davis grounds out to first base to Rowdy Tellez. Stevie Wilkerson grounds out to first base to Rowdy Tellez. Chance Sisco hit by pitch. Jonathan Villar singles to right field. Chance Sisco to second. Austin Hays homers to left field. Jonathan... [More]

Blue jays fourth. Cavan Biggio doubles to deep right center field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. strikes out swinging. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to shallow center field. Cavan Biggio scores. Randal Grichuk pops out to Austin Romine. Teoscar Hernandez flies out to right field to Clint Frazier.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Yankees 0.Yankees fourth. Aaron Judge homers to center field. Didi Gregorius strikes out swinging. Gleyber Torres lines out to left field to Anthony Alford. Luke Voit strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 1, Yankees 1.Blue jays fifth. Justin Smoak lines out to center field to Brett Gardner. Danny Jansen homers to center field. Richard Urena grounds out to shortstop, Didi Gregorius to Luke Voit. Anthony Alford strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 2, Yankees 1.Yankees fifth. Brett Gardner singles to shallow infield. Clint Frazier pops out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Austin Romine strikes... [More]

Orioles first. Jonathan Villar pops out to second base to Cavan Biggio. Dwight Smith Jr. walks. Trey Mancini homers to center field. Dwight Smith Jr. scores. Rio Ruiz triples to deep right field. Hanser Alberto flies out to right field to Randal Grichuk. DJ Stewart pops out to Cavan Biggio.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to right center field to Mason Williams. Randal Grichuk homers to right field. Justin Smoak called out on strikes. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 2, Blue jays 1.Blue jays third. Billy McKinney lines out to center field to Mason Williams. Danny Jansen strikes out swinging. Bo Bichette walks. Cavan Biggio homers to center field. Bo Bichette scores. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singles to right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to center field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. out at third.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 3, Orioles 2.Orioles fifth. Chance... [More]

Yankees second. Luke Voit walks. Gio Urshela singles to left field. Luke Voit to second. Brett Gardner doubles to left center field. Gio Urshela to third. Luke Voit scores. Cameron Maybin pops out to second base to Brandon Drury. Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging. Thairo Estrada strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 1, Blue jays 0.Yankees third. DJ LeMahieu singles to third base. Aaron Judge singles to left center field. DJ LeMahieu to third. Gleyber Torres reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu out at home. Luke Voit doubles to deep right field. Gleyber Torres to third. Aaron Judge scores. Gio Urshela lines out to second base to Brandon Drury. Gleyber Torres doubled off third.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 2, Blue jays 0.Yankees fourth. Brett Gardner homers to center field. Cameron Maybin lines out to left center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging. Thairo Estrada hit by pitch.... [More]

Sept. 151912 — Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox pitched his 16th consecutive victory to tie Walter Johnson's record as he beat the St. Louis Browns 2-1.1938 — Brothers Lloyd and Paul Waner hit back-to-back homers for the Pittsburgh Pirates off Cliff Melton of the New York Giants. This was the only time brothers hit successive home runs in a major league game. It was Lloyd's last homer.1946 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 in five innings when the game was called because of gnats. The insects became such a problem for the players, umpires and fans that the game had to be stopped.1963 — All three Alou brothers — Felipe, Matty and Jesus — played in the outfield at the same time for the San Francisco Giants in a 13-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.1969 — St. Louis left-hander Steve Carlton struck out 19 Mets for a nine-inning game record. New York won the game 4-3 on two, two-run homers by Ron Swoboda.1979 — Bob Watson of the Red Sox became the first player to hit for the... [More]

Blue jays fourth. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. Cavan Biggio doubles to shallow left field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Andrew Benintendi. Cavan Biggio scores. Rowdy Tellez homers to center field. Randal Grichuk singles to right field. Teoscar Hernandez singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Randal Grichuk to third. Throwing error by Brock Holt. Jonathan Davis grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan Weber to Mitch Moreland.2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Red sox 0.Blue jays fifth. Brandon Drury flies out to deep right field to Brock Holt. Danny Jansen singles to shallow left field. Bo Bichette singles to left field. Danny Jansen to second. Cavan Biggio singles to right field. Bo Bichette to second. Danny Jansen to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Cavan Biggio to third. Bo Bichette scores. Danny Jansen scores. Rowdy Tellez pops out to shallow infield to Xander Bogaerts. Randal Grichuk doubles to deep right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Cavan Biggio scores. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Jonathan Davis called out on strikes.6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 8, Red sox 0.

Rays first. Joey Wendle strikes out swinging. Tommy Pham grounds out to second base, Richard Urena to Rowdy Tellez. Austin Meadows homers to center field. Avisail Garcia pops out to Rowdy Tellez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. Randal Grichuk homers to center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Jonathan Davis called out on strikes. Brandon Drury walks. Danny Jansen pops out to shallow center field to Joey Wendle. Richard Urena called out on strikes.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Rays 1.Rays second. Ji-Man Choi walks. Travis d'Arnaud walks. Ji-Man Choi to second. Kevin Kiermaier reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Travis d'Arnaud out at second. Ji-Man Choi to third. Willy Adames reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Kevin Kiermaier to second. Ji-Man Choi out at home. Daniel Robertson triples to deep right field. Willy Adames scores. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Joey Wendle grounds out to second... [More]

Rays first. Eric Sogard pops out to Danny Jansen. Austin Meadows singles to right field. Avisail Garcia doubles to deep center field. Austin Meadows scores. Ji-Man Choi grounds out to shallow infield, Clay Buchholz to Rowdy Tellez. Nate Lowe grounds out to second base, Bo Bichette to Rowdy Tellez.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 1, Blue jays 0.Rays second. Willy Adames singles to right field. Kevin Kiermaier reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Willy Adames out at second. Mike Zunino homers to center field. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Joey Wendle singles to right center field. Eric Sogard flies out to Anthony Alford.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 3, Blue jays 0.Rays fourth. Nate Lowe grounds out to shallow right field, Bo Bichette to Rowdy Tellez. Willy Adames doubles to left field. Kevin Kiermaier grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Rowdy Tellez. Willy Adames to third. Mike Zunino strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 4, Blue jays 0.Rays eighth. Joey Wendle reaches on error. Fielding error by Brandon Drury. Matt Duffy singles to center field. Joey Wendle to third. Austin Meadows singles to center field. Matt Duffy to third. Joey Wendle scores. Avisail Garcia reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Meadows to second. Matt Duffy out at home. Ji-Man Choi strikes out swinging. Nate Lowe strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Rays 5, Blue jays 0.

Astros first. George Springer walks. Jose Altuve singles to right center field. George Springer to third. Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. George Springer scores. Yordan Alvarez flies out to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. Jose Altuve doubled off first.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Bo Bichette grounds out to shortstop, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Cavan Biggio walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. Cavan Biggio to second. Randal Grichuk singles to deep left field, advances to 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at third. Cavan Biggio scores. Teoscar Hernandez homers to left field. Randal Grichuk scores. Brandon Drury singles to center field. Rowdy Tellez strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 3, Astros 1.Blue jays fourth. Danny Jansen strikes out swinging. Derek Fisher called out on strikes. Bo Bichette singles to right center field. Cavan Biggio homers to right field.... [More]

Braves second. Matt Joyce homers to right field. Adeiny Hechavarria reaches on error. Fielding error by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Francisco Cervelli walks. Adeiny Hechavarria to second. Rafael Ortega doubles to deep right center field. Francisco Cervelli to third. Adeiny Hechavarria scores. Billy Hamilton strikes out swinging. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to deep left field. Rafael Ortega scores. Tyler Flowers scores. Ozzie Albies flies out to right field to Randal Grichuk. Freddie Freeman doubles. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Josh Donaldson grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Justin Smoak.5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Braves 5, Blue jays 0.Blue jays fourth. Justin Smoak singles to deep center field. Teoscar Hernandez doubles to deep center field. Justin Smoak to third. Brandon Drury grounds out to shortstop, Ozzie Albies to Freddie Freeman. Teoscar Hernandez to third. Justin Smoak scores. Danny Jansen lines out to second base to Ozzie Albies. Bo Bichette pops out to third base to Josh... [More]

Mariners first. Mallex Smith walks. J.P. Crawford doubles. Mallex Smith to third. Austin Nola called out on strikes. Kyle Seager singles to right field. J.P. Crawford scores. Mallex Smith scores. Omar Narvaez lines out to center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Daniel Vogelbach grounds out to second base, Bo Bichette to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Billy McKinney flies out to deep center field to Jake Fraley. Danny Jansen pops out to shortstop to J.P. Crawford. Bo Bichette homers to center field. Cavan Biggio walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit by pitch. Cavan Biggio to second. Rowdy Tellez grounds out to second base, J.P. Crawford to Austin Nola.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Mariners 2.Mariners fifth. J.P. Crawford singles to first base. Austin Nola strikes out swinging. Kyle Seager doubles to deep right field. J.P. Crawford to third. Omar Narvaez homers to center field.... [More]