MILWAUKEE (AP) — A.J. Pollock drove in eight runs and Matt Beatty knocked in seven, with both players hitting early grand slams in a startling power show that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers 16-4 on Sunday. Pollock homered twice and doubled while Beaty went 4 for 6 and scored three times. Their slams came against Alec Bettinger (0-1), who gave up 11 runs in his big league debut after never pitching above Double-A. This was the first time in franchise history that the Dodgers had two players with at least seven RBIs in the same game. The last time it happened for any major league team was on Aug. 22, 2007, when Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vazquez each had seven RBIs for the Texas Rangers in a 30-3 blowout of Baltimore. The last time two Dodgers hit grand slams in the same game came when Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green did it in a 12-3 victory over the Marlins on May 21, 2000. Pollock’s eight RBIs matched the highest single-game total by any player in the history... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals plan to start the season Thursday in Cincinnati with pitchers Kwang Hyun Kim, Dakota Hudson and Miles Mikolas on the injured list along with outfielder Harrison Bader. Hudson always planned to begin on the season on the injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Kim is dealing with a back injury, Mikolas with a sore shoulder and Bader has a strained right foreman that could keep him out a month, the Cardinals said Sunday. The Cardinals also reassigned pitcher Kodi Whitley and outfielder Lane Thomas and reassigned catchers Tyler Heineman and Dennis Ortego and infielders Max Moroff and Jose Rondon to the minors as they settle their opening day roster. The moves mean the Cardinals plan to keep utility man John Nogowski, infielder Edmundo Sosa, pitcher Jake Woodford and outfielders Austin Dean and Justin Williams on the roster they will submit Thursday to start the season. “It was a tough competition, there were some tough conversations,” Cardinals... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and ace Jack Flaherty have not agreed to terms on a 2021 contract and they swapped figures for salary arbitration Friday. The 25-year-old Flaherty asked for $3.9 million and the team offered $3 million. The sides can come to an agreement until an arbitrator hears their case and makes a decision next month. If left to the arbitrator, the ruling will go entirely to one side or the other — no settling in the middle. After finishing fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting in 2019, Flaherty went 4-3 with a 4.91 ERA over nine starts during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He made one postseason start, pitching one-run ball over six innings in a 4-0 loss to San Diego in the deciding Game 3 of their first-round series. Flaherty was set to make $604,000 last year and ended up with $223,889 in prorated pay. This is Flaherty's first season eligible for arbitration, and he's not eligible for free agency until after the 2023 season. The Cardinals avoided arbitration by reaching one-year deals with outfielder Harrison Bader ($2 million), right-hander Alex Reyes ($900,000) and right-hander Jordan Hicks ($862,500). Bader made a prorated $218,556 of his $590,100 salary last year. Hicks made $214,370 of $578,800. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader tripled and homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals clinch a postseason berth on the final day of the regular season with a 5-2 win over Milwaukee, and the Brewers also earned a playoff spot Sunday via help on the West Coast moments later. St. Louis (30-28) will be the fifth seed in the NL and open a three-game wild-card series at San Diego on Wednesday. By winning, the Cardinals avoided having to travel to Detroit for two makeup games Monday. The Brewers (29-31) locked up the eighth seed and a third consecutive postseason berth after the Padres beat San Francisco 5-4 in a game that ended about 15 minutes later. The Giants finished with an identical record as the Brewers but lost out on a tiebreaker due to an inferior intradivision record. Milwaukee will face the top-seeded Dodgers in Los Angeles in a three-game series that also starts Wednesday. The Brewers haven’t had a winning record at any point this season. Milwaukee and Houston will be the first teams... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers lefty Brett Anderson exited his start Sunday in a key game at St. Louis in the third inning because of a blister on the index finger of his pitching hand. The winner of the Brewers-Cardinals game gets an NL playoff spot. Anderson gave up a triple to Harrison Bader and a walk to Tyler O’Neill to start the third. Right-hander Freddy Peralta replaced Anderson and allowed both of his runners to score. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Brewers first. Avisail Garcia grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Wainwright to Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt. Christian Yelich singles to shallow center field. Keston Hiura homers to left field. Christian Yelich scores. Daniel Vogelbach called out on strikes. Jedd Gyorko strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Brad Miller strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter grounds out to shallow infield, Keston Hiura to Jedd Gyorko. Tyler O'Neill homers to center field. Justin Williams singles to right field. Harrison Bader grounds out to shallow infield, Brandon Woodruff to Jedd Gyorko.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 1.Cardinals fourth. Paul Goldschmidt singles to left field. Brad Miller doubles to left field. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Matt Carpenter flies out to shallow center field to Ben Gamel. Tyler O'Neill out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Ben Gamel. Brad Miller to third. Paul Goldschmidt scores.... [More]

Cardinals first. Tommy Edman singles to right field. Paul DeJong flies out to Ryan Braun. Paul Goldschmidt doubles to deep right center field. Tommy Edman scores. Rangel Ravelo grounds out to third base, Jace Peterson to Jedd Gyorko. Brad Miller grounds out to shallow infield, Brett Anderson to Jedd Gyorko.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Brewers 0.Brewers first. Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich homers to center field. Ryan Braun homers to center field. Daniel Vogelbach strikes out swinging. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 1.Brewers third. Omar Narvaez strikes out swinging. Avisail Garcia flies out to right field to Rangel Ravelo. Christian Yelich singles to shallow center field. Ryan Braun walks. Christian Yelich to second. Daniel Vogelbach doubles to deep left center field. Ryan Braun scores. Christian Yelich scores. Keston Hiura lines out to deep left field to Tyler O'Neill.2 runs, 2 hits,... [More]

Brewers fourth. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun strikes out swinging. Daniel Vogelbach singles to left field. Jedd Gyorko homers to left field. Daniel Vogelbach scores. Luis Urias strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fifth. Tommy Edman walks. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. Brad Miller strikes out swinging. Paul DeJong singles to shallow center field. Tommy Edman to second. Rangel Ravelo pinch-hitting for Matt Carpenter. Rangel Ravelo walks. Paul DeJong to second. Tommy Edman to third. Tyler O'Neill singles to shallow infield. Rangel Ravelo to second. Paul DeJong to third. Tommy Edman scores. Matt Wieters flies out to deep left center field to Christian Yelich.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 1.Cardinals seventh. Paul Goldschmidt doubles. Brad Miller singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong singles to left field. Harrison Bader to third. Rangel... [More]

Cardinals eighth. Harrison Bader pops out to shallow infield to Omar Narvaez. Kolten Wong called out on strikes. Tommy Edman singles to shallow center field. Tyler O'Neill scores. Paul Goldschmidt lines out to deep right field to Ryan Braun.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Brewers 0.Brewers eighth. Avisail Garcia walks. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun doubles to deep center field. Avisail Garcia to third. Tyrone Taylor scores. Jace Peterson walks. Keston Hiura out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Tyler O'Neill. Avisail Garcia scores.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 1.

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong flies out to left center field to Shogo Akiyama. Paul DeJong walks. Paul Goldschmidt singles to deep left field. Paul DeJong to second. Brad Miller walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Paul DeJong to third. Rangel Ravelo out on a sacrifice fly to Nick Castellanos. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Paul DeJong scores. Yadier Molina grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Garcia to Mike Moustakas.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Reds second. Mike Moustakas grounds out to first base to Paul Goldschmidt. Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. Brian Goodwin homers to right field. Freddy Galvis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.Cardinals second. Matt Carpenter doubles. Austin Dean strikes out swinging. Harrison Bader walks. Kolten Wong singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Harrison Bader to third. Matt Carpenter scores. Paul DeJong out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to Shogo Akiyama. Harrison... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Bregman singled in the go-ahead run during a five-run ninth inning, and the Astros rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 under smoky skies Saturday night in Houston’s first visit since the infamous 2017 World Series.The Dodgers blew a three-run lead in the ninth when Kenley Jansen (3-1) got knocked around, giving up four consecutive hits without an out.Josh James (1-0) got the victory with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Ryan Pressly earned his ninth save.The game lacked the fiery emotion of the teams’ matchup on July 29. But there were multiple reminders that Dodger fans haven’t forgotten the Astros’ cheating scandal from their championship three years ago.A plane towed a banner reading “Houston Cheats Bang Bang” over the stadium.WHITE SOX 14, TIGERS 0CHICAGO (AP) — José Abreu hit two three-run homers and matched a career high with seven RBIs, and the White Sox earned their eighth straight win against the Tigers.Abreu went 4 for 4 a day after his career-best 22-game... [More]

Reds third. Aristides Aquino walks. Tucker Barnhart walks. Aristides Aquino to second. Kyle Farmer walks. Tucker Barnhart to second. Aristides Aquino to third. Shogo Akiyama reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Kyle Farmer out at second. Tucker Barnhart to third. Aristides Aquino scores. Nick Castellanos grounds out to shortstop. Shogo Akiyama out at second.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fourth. Brad Miller homers to center field. Paul DeJong walks. Matt Carpenter singles to left center field. Paul DeJong to second. Austin Dean walks. Matt Carpenter to second. Paul DeJong to third. Matt Wieters grounds out to second base, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Austin Dean to second. Matt Carpenter to third. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader walks. Kolten Wong flies out to center field to Brian Goodwin. Tommy Edman flies out to center field to Brian Goodwin.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.Cardinals sixth. Matt Carpenter homers to right field. Austin Dean walks. Matt Wieters hit by pitch. Austin Dean to second. Harrison Bader homers to center field. Matt Wieters scores. Austin Dean scores. Kolten Wong singles to right center field. Tommy Edman lines out to second base to Freddy Galvis. Kolten Wong doubled off second. Paul Goldschmidt homers to right field. Brad Miller strikes out swinging.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 7, Reds 1.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Bregman singled in the go-ahead run during a five-run ninth inning, and the Astros rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 under smoky skies Saturday night in Houston’s first visit since the infamous 2017 World Series.The Dodgers blew a three-run lead in the ninth when Kenley Jansen (3-1) got knocked around, giving up four consecutive hits without an out.Josh James (1-0) got the victory with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Ryan Pressly earned his ninth save.The game lacked the fiery emotion of the teams’ matchup on July 29. But there were multiple reminders that Dodger fans haven’t forgotten the Astros’ cheating scandal from their championship three years ago.A plane towed a banner reading “Houston Cheats Bang Bang” over the stadium.WHITE SOX 14, TIGERS 0CHICAGO (AP) — José Abreu hit two three-run homers and matched a career high with seven RBIs, and the White Sox earned their eighth straight win against the Tigers.Abreu went 4 for 4 a day after his career-best 22-game... [More]

Cardinals second. Paul DeJong singles to deep left field. Tyler O'Neill reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field, advances to 2nd. Paul DeJong to third. Fielding error by Sergio Alcantara. Matt Carpenter singles to center field. Tyler O'Neill to third. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Wieters lines out to first base to Jeimer Candelario. Matt Carpenter doubled off first. Harrison Bader strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Tigers 0.Cardinals fourth. Brad Miller pops out to shallow left field to Sergio Alcantara. Paul DeJong walks. Tyler O'Neill called out on strikes. Matt Carpenter doubles to deep right center field. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Wieters pops out to shallow right field to Jonathan Schoop.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.Cardinals fifth. Harrison Bader strikes out swinging. Kolten Wong grounds out to shallow right field, Jonathan Schoop to Jeimer Candelario. Tommy Edman homers to left field. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Brad... [More]

Cardinals second. Paul DeJong grounds out to shortstop, Willi Castro to Jeimer Candelario. Rangel Ravelo walks. Yadier Molina homers to left field. Rangel Ravelo scores. Tyler O'Neill walks. Harrison Bader strikes out on a foul tip. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.Cardinals third. Kolten Wong walks. Tommy Edman doubles to deep left field. Kolten Wong scores. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Paul DeJong singles to shallow center field. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Tommy Edman scores. Rangel Ravelo out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Travis Demeritte. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Yadier Molina lines out to deep center field to Victor Reyes. Tyler O'Neill homers to left field. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader singles to left field. Lane Thomas homers to left field. Harrison Bader scores. Kolten Wong singles to deep right center field. Tommy Edman flies out to Travis Demeritte.7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 9, Tigers... [More]

Twins second. Miguel Sano singles to center field. Brent Rooker homers to left field. Miguel Sano scores. Ehire Adrianza strikes out swinging. Marwin Gonzalez grounds out to second base, Brad Miller to Rangel Ravelo. Ryan Jeffers singles to left field. LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Matt Carpenter singles to shallow center field. Matt Wieters hit by pitch. Matt Carpenter to second. Harrison Bader walks. Matt Wieters to second. Matt Carpenter to third. Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Harrison Bader to second. Matt Wieters to third. Matt Carpenter scores. Paul DeJong walks. Tommy Edman to second. Harrison Bader to third. Matt Wieters scores. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. Brad Miller reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Paul DeJong to second. Tommy Edman to third. Harrison Bader scores. Rangel Ravelo singles to left field. Brad Miller to second. Paul DeJong to third. Tommy... [More]

Twins third. Byron Buxton grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Willians Astudillo singles to left field. Luis Arraez singles to shallow center field. Willians Astudillo to third. Josh Donaldson homers to left field. Luis Arraez scores. Willians Astudillo scores. Jorge Polanco grounds out to shallow infield, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt. Nelson Cruz walks. Eddie Rosario doubles to deep right center field. Nelson Cruz to third. Miguel Sano grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 3, Cardinals 0.Twins fourth. Jake Cave strikes out swinging. Byron Buxton pops out to Paul Goldschmidt. Willians Astudillo doubles to deep center field. Luis Arraez singles to deep right field. Willians Astudillo scores. Josh Donaldson walks. Marwin Gonzalez to second. Jorge Polanco flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 4, Cardinals 0.Twins fifth. Nelson Cruz homers to center... [More]

Cubs first. Ian Happ doubles to deep left field. Kris Bryant singles to left center field. Ian Happ to third. Anthony Rizzo grounds out to second base. Kris Bryant out at second. Ian Happ scores. Javier Baez singles to shallow infield. Kyle Schwarber pops out to shortstop to Paul DeJong.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.Cubs third. Jason Kipnis singles to right center field. Ian Happ walks. Jason Kipnis to second. Kris Bryant reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Ian Happ out at second. Jason Kipnis to third. Anthony Rizzo out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Harrison Bader. Jason Kipnis scores. Javier Baez singles to shallow infield. Kris Bryant to second. Kyle Schwarber walks. Javier Baez to second. Kris Bryant to third. Willson Contreras grounds out to shallow infield to Johan Oviedo.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.Cubs fourth. Victor Caratini grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt. Cameron Maybin doubles to... [More]

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong grounds out to first base to Anthony Rizzo. Tommy Edman homers to deep center field. Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Anthony Rizzo. Paul DeJong walks. Tyler O'Neill strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.Cubs first. Ian Happ grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Dakota Hudson. Kris Bryant called out on strikes. Anthony Rizzo homers to center field. Javier Baez walks. Kyle Schwarber grounds out to shallow right field, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.Cubs second. Willson Contreras walks. Jason Heyward grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt. Willson Contreras to second. David Bote lines out to deep center field to Harrison Bader. Willson Contreras to third. Jason Kipnis homers to right field. Willson Contreras scores. Ian Happ flies out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 3, Cardinals... [More]

Cardinals second. Paul DeJong homers to left field. Lane Thomas walks. Tyler O'Neill homers to center field. Lane Thomas scores. Matt Wieters called out on strikes. Harrison Bader flies out to deep left field to Kyle Schwarber. Kolten Wong grounds out to first base, David Bote to Colin Rea.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.Cardinals third. Tommy Edman singles to center field. Paul Goldschmidt singles to center field. Tommy Edman to third. Brad Miller singles to center field. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Tommy Edman scores. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Lane Thomas grounds out to shortstop. Brad Miller out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.Cardinals fourth. Tyler O'Neill doubles to left center field. Matt Wieters grounds out to second base, Jason Kipnis to David Bote. Tyler O'Neill to third. Harrison Bader out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jason Heyward. Tyler O'Neill scores. Kolten Wong grounds out to shortstop, Nico Hoerner to David Bote.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.Cubs fifth. Nico Hoerner singles to third base. Jason Kipnis walks. Ian Happ strikes out on a foul tip. David Bote grounds out to first base to Paul Goldschmidt. Jason Kipnis to second. Nico Hoerner scores. Kyle Schwarber walks. Javier Baez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.