BALTIMORE (AP) — After enduring one final delay in their effort to return from an eight-day, coronavirus-induced hiatus, the Miami Marlins found enough power and pitching within their vastly overhauled roster to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Tuesday night.Francisco Cervelli and Jesús Aguilar homered for the Marlins, who had their season halted after 18 players tested positive for COVID-19 following the opening series in Philadelphia.Pablo López (1-0) threw five innings of two-hit ball and the bullpen allowed just one hit in Miami’s first shutout victory since Sept. 8 against Kansas City.Late Tuesday afternoon, the Marlins were still awaiting the result of further COVID-19 tests, a process that stalled their arrival at Camden Yards and pushed back the scheduled 7:35 p.m. start by 41 minutes.Orioles starter John Means (0-1) allowed one run and two hits in 4 2/3 innings. He retired 13 in a row before Cervelli drove a 3-1 pitch into the left-field seats to end the left-hander’s night. After... [More]

Padres third. Greg Garcia called out on strikes. Francisco Mejia hit by pitch. Josh Naylor lines out to left field to Matt Beaty. Fernando Tatis Jr. doubles, advances to 3rd. Francisco Mejia scores. Trent Grisham strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 1, Dodgers 0.Padres fourth. Manny Machado grounds out to second base, Max Muncy to Edwin Rios. Tommy Pham grounds out to shallow infield, Kike Hernandez to Edwin Rios. Jake Cronenworth homers to right field. Abraham Almonte flies out to left center field to Matt Beaty.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers sixth. Joc Pederson grounds out to second base, Jake Cronenworth to Dinelson Lamet. Max Muncy strikes out swinging. Justin Turner hit by pitch. Cody Bellinger singles to shallow center field. Justin Turner to second. Corey Seager singles to left center field. Cody Bellinger scores. Justin Turner scores. Fielding error by Trent Grisham. Matt Beaty grounds out to shallow center field, Greg... [More]

Dodgers first. Mookie Betts lines out to deep center field to Starling Marte. Max Muncy grounds out to first base, Christian Walker to Merrill Kelly. Justin Turner singles to shallow center field. Cody Bellinger homers. Justin Turner scores. Chris Taylor flies out to deep center field to Starling Marte.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 0.Dodgers fifth. Austin Barnes called out on strikes. Mookie Betts homers to center field. Max Muncy singles to deep center field. Justin Turner singles to left field. Max Muncy to second. Cody Bellinger reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Justin Turner out at second. Max Muncy to third. Chris Taylor called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Dodgers fourth. Mookie Betts homers to left field. Cody Bellinger grounds out to second base, Ketel Marte to Jake Lamb. Justin Turner called out on strikes. Corey Seager singles to deep center field. Chris Taylor singles to shallow infield. Corey Seager to second. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0.Dodgers fifth. Edwin Rios doubles to deep center field. Austin Barnes out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Zac Gallen to Jake Lamb. Edwin Rios to third. Max Muncy hit by pitch. Mookie Betts singles to shallow infield. Max Muncy to second. Edwin Rios scores. Cody Bellinger reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Mookie Betts out at second. Max Muncy to third. Justin Turner grounds out to shallow infield, Eduardo Escobar to Jake Lamb.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks sixth. Ketel Marte singles to shallow right field. Kole Calhoun doubles. Ketel Marte scores. Starling Marte walks. Eduardo... [More]

Dodgers second. Justin Turner flies out to left field to Kyle Tucker. Corey Seager homers to right field. Chris Taylor strikes out swinging. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.Astros second. Michael Brantley doubles to deep right field. Yuli Gurriel called out on strikes. Carlos Correa walks. Josh Reddick grounds out to shallow infield, Chris Taylor to Max Muncy. Carlos Correa to second. Michael Brantley to third. Myles Straw singles to second base. Carlos Correa to third. Michael Brantley scores. Martin Maldonado strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.Dodgers eleventh. Edwin Rios pinch-hitting for Terrance Gore. Edwin Rios strikes out swinging. Austin Barnes grounds out to second base, Jose Altuve to Yuli Gurriel. Kike Hernandez to third. Max Muncy walks. Mookie Betts doubles to deep left field. Max Muncy to third. Kike Hernandez scores. Cody Bellinger is intentionally walked. Justin Turner flies... [More]

Dodgers first. Mookie Betts lines out to deep center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Max Muncy homers to right field. Justin Turner walks. Cody Bellinger walks. Justin Turner to second. Kike Hernandez lines out to deep center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Corey Seager singles to second base. Cody Bellinger to second. Justin Turner to third. Chris Taylor flies out to deep left field to Joe McCarthy.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.Dodgers second. Joc Pederson singles to center field. Will Smith flies out to right field to Jaylin Davis. Mookie Betts lines out to left center field to Joe McCarthy. Max Muncy walks. Joc Pederson to second. Justin Turner singles to left field. Max Muncy to second. Joc Pederson scores. Cody Bellinger lines out to deep right center field to Jaylin Davis.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 2, Giants 0.Giants third. Jaylin Davis homers to right field. Rob Brantly grounds out to second base, Corey Seager to Max Muncy. Mike Yastrzemski strikes... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With three days to go before the 2020 opener, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw already was reveling in the first victory of the season.How he performs Thursday night against the San Francisco Giants in his ninth opening day assignment remains up in the air. But just the opportunity to begin preparations for the Dodgers’ biggest rival has Kershaw feeling positive.“Really, the fact that we’re even here, a few days away from having a season, I think is a win for baseball in and of itself,” Kershaw said Monday, remarking on the low percentage of positive COVID-19 tests around the majors.Of course, the biggest challenges posed by the coronavirus await. Teams are only now starting to hit the road for exhibition games. Los Angeles hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on Monday for the second consecutive night.Simply breaking even in road games has always been a solid recipe for success in baseball. Except now, Kershaw believes that being away from home is... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Treinen recently moved to the Los Angeles area, just minutes from Dodger Stadium.He’s one of the jewels the Dodgers signed in their banner free agent offseason, a left-handed reliever with a nasty sinkerball who is part of a stacked bullpen along with Kenley Jansen. His wife and children joined him here last week, so his comfort level both in the big city and with his teammates is growing. “I’ve been blessed to be on a couple of organizations that have had some deep 40-man rosters,” Treinen said. “This is easily the deepest 1 through 40 I’ve ever seen.”The Dodgers are a favorite to win the World Series in the 60-game season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic and played their first exhibition game on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Treinen said the biggest concern for him in playing during the COVID-19 pandemic was asthma but it didn’t deter him. He’s happy to be with the Dodgers, likes the environments, the laughs and jokes. Oh, and the... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catcher Austin Barnes agreed to a $1.1 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who also reached an $875,000 deal with left-hander Scott Alexander on Monday.Los Angeles failed to offer a 2020 contract to Yimi García, allowing the right-hander to become a free agent.Barnes, who turns 30 on Dec. 28, hit .203 with five homers and 25 RBIs in 242 plate appearances. His 64 games behind the plate led the team as he shared time with Russell Martin and Will Smith. Barnes is a veteran of five major league seasons, all with Los Angeles. He also spent time at Triple-A Oklahoma City this year, where he was used occasionally at second base.Alexander, 30, was 3-2 with a 3.63 ERA over 28 relief appearances in his second season with the Dodgers.García, a 29-year-old right-hander, was 1-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 64 relief appearances.Los Angeles has nine players still eligible for arbitration, including NL MVP Cody Bellinger, shortstop Corey Seager, infielder Max Muncy and outfielder Joc Pederson.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Dodgers first. Chris Taylor flies out to right field to Jaylin Davis. Max Muncy walks. A.J. Pollock singles to right center field. Max Muncy to second. Cody Bellinger singles to shortstop. A.J. Pollock to second. Max Muncy to third. Corey Seager doubles to right field. Cody Bellinger scores. A.J. Pollock scores. Max Muncy scores. Will Smith homers to center field. Corey Seager scores. Gavin Lux grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt. Kike Hernandez grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 5, Giants 0.Dodgers seventh. Jedd Gyorko flies out to center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Matt Beaty walks. Kristopher Negron singles to shortstop. Matt Beaty to second. Will Smith hit by pitch. Kristopher Negron to second. Matt Beaty to third. Gavin Lux walks. Will Smith to second. Kristopher Negron to third. Matt Beaty scores. Kike Hernandez grounds out to second base. Gavin Lux out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left... [More]

Orioles second. Trey Mancini doubles to left center field. Dwight Smith Jr. doubles to deep right field, tagged out at third, Jedd Gyorko to Ross Stripling. Trey Mancini scores. Pedro Severino flies out to deep right field to Chris Taylor. Chris Davis grounds out to shallow right field, Kike Hernandez to David Freese.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers sixth. Austin Barnes doubles to deep left field. A.J. Pollock homers to center field. Austin Barnes scores. David Freese flies out to deep right field to Trey Mancini. Chris Taylor strikes out swinging. Cody Bellinger called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 2, Orioles 1.Orioles sixth. Hanser Alberto walks. Anthony Santander strikes out swinging. Trey Mancini strikes out swinging. Dwight Smith Jr. singles to right field. Hanser Alberto scores. Pedro Severino strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 2, Orioles 2.Orioles seventh. Renato Nunez pinch-hitting for Chris... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sánchez, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu homered in a hurry, connecting in a six-run fourth inning that powered the New York Yankees past the Houston Astros 10-6 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.Edwin Encarnación hit his AL-leading 23rd home run, and second since being acquired by New York from Seattle, as the Yankees handed Houston its season-worst fifth loss in a row.The Astros dropped a matchup of division leaders despite Jake Marisnick's two home runs and solo drives by Alex Bregman and rookie Yordan Álvarez.Sánchez opened the fourth with his 22nd homer. With rain falling, Torres connected for a three-run jolt off rookie Framber Valdéz (3-3). LeMahieu tagged reliever Chris Devenski for a two-run homer and a 6-0 lead. The inning included two delays — a short break to fix the mound and a 37-minute stoppage when the showers fell too hard.Nestor Cortes Jr. (2-0) pitched three innings after another fine start by opener Chad Green. The veteran reliever struck... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sánchez, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu homered in a hurry, connecting in a six-run fourth inning that powered the New York Yankees past the Houston Astros 10-6 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.Edwin Encarnación hit his AL-leading 23rd home run, and second since being acquired by New York from Seattle, as the Yankees handed Houston its season-worst fifth loss in a row.The Astros dropped a matchup of division leaders despite Jake Marisnick's two home runs and solo drives by Alex Bregman and rookie Yordan Álvarez.Sánchez opened the fourth with his 22nd homer. With rain falling, Torres connected for a three-run jolt off rookie Framber Valdéz (3-3). LeMahieu tagged reliever Chris Devenski for a two-run homer and a 6-0 lead. The inning included two delays — a short break to fix the mound and a 37-minute stoppage when the showers fell too hard.Nestor Cortes Jr. (2-0) pitched three innings after another fine start by opener Chad Green. The veteran reliever struck... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered off Justin Verlander, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of two errors by the Houston Astros to avoid a series sweep with a 4-1 victory Sunday.Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3) held Houston to one run and four hits in six innings, improving to 5-1 in his last eight starts.The Astros lost for just the fifth time in 22 games and finished the regular season 4-2 against the Red Sox, who beat them 4-1 in the ALCS last season on the way to a World Series championship.Devers' solo shot in the fourth gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. It was Devers' seventh homer of the season and fourth in six games.Marcus Walden earned his second major league save and first this season.Verlander (8-2) permitted three runs and six hits in seven innings, striking out six.ATHLETICS 7, MARINERS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman homered for the second consecutive day, Josh Phegley also went deep and had three RBIs, and the streaking Oakland Athletics won their ninth straight, beating Seattle... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered off Justin Verlander, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of two errors by the Houston Astros to avoid a series sweep with a 4-1 victory Sunday.Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3) held Houston to one run and four hits in six innings, improving to 5-1 in his last eight starts.The Astros lost for just the fifth time in 22 games and finished the regular season 4-2 against the Red Sox, who beat them 4-1 in the ALCS last season on the way to a World Series championship.Devers' solo shot in the fourth gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. It was Devers' seventh homer of the season and fourth in six games.Marcus Walden earned his second major league save and first this season.Verlander (8-2) permitted three runs and six hits in seven innings, striking out six.ATHLETICS 7, MARINERS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman homered for the second consecutive day, Josh Phegley also went deep and had three RBIs, and the streaking Oakland Athletics won their ninth straight, beating Seattle... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks needed just 81 pitches for a four-hitter, Anthony Rizzo homered for his third straight game and the Chicago Cubs beat the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Friday.The second-place Cubs won their season-high fifth in a row while cutting St. Louis' lead to 1½ games. The Cardinals have back-to-back losses after five consecutive victories.Hendricks (2-4) pitched his third career shutout and fourth complete game, his first since he shut out Miami on Aug. 1, 2016. The right-hander struck out three and did not walk a batter, after getting pounded in a loss at Arizona last week. Hendricks improved to 6-2 in 15 starts against St. Louis.Rizzo made it 3-0 with a three-run drive against Jack Flaherty (3-2) in the third and finished with three hits. Javier Baez added an RBI single in the seventh, and the Cubs opened a 10-game homestand with a win.Flaherty allowed three runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings.BRAVES 7, MARLINS 2MIAMI (AP) — Freddie Freeman and Brian... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper homered deep into the second deck in right-center field for his first hit with Philadelphia and celebrated with an emphatic curtain call, highlighting the Phillies' 8-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.Hitless over five at-bats this season after signing a $330 million, 13-year deal, Harper crushed Jesse Biddle's fastball 465 feet with two outs in the seventh. Fans gave Harper a standing ovation and chanted "MVP! MVP!"After getting high fives in the dugout, Harper climbed out for a curtain call, throwing both fists in the air and shouting "Let's go!"Maikel Franco and J.T. Realmuto also went deep for Philadelphia. The game was tied at 4 in the fifth when Realmuto lined a two-run drive off Wes Parsons (0-1).Adam Morgan (1-0) faced one batter in the fifth inning.Dansby Swanson and Charlie Culberson homered, and Freddie Freeman had four hits and drove in two for the Braves.BREWERS 4, CARDINALS 2MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich became the first MVP to... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joc Pederson and Enrique Hernandez each hit two of the Los Angeles Dodgers' eight home runs Thursday in a 12-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.The Dodgers set a major league record for homers on opening day and tied the franchise mark for any game.Hernandez, Austin Barnes and Corey Seager all homered in the fourth inning to chase Arizona ace Zack Greinke (0-1). Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger and Hernandez connected in the seventh for the power-packed Dodgers, whose pursuit of a third straight National League got off to a thrilling start.Adam Jones and Christian Walker homered for the Diamondbacks, but their pitching staff's eight homers allowed also set a team record.The Dodgers and Diamondbacks weren't the only ones going deep, either, as teams around the majors combined to set an all-time high for home runs on opening day.Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0) struck out eight over six stellar innings as Los Angeles' first opening day starter not named Clayton Kershaw since 2010. Kershaw's... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joc Pederson and Enrique Hernandez each hit two of the Los Angeles Dodgers' eight home runs Thursday in a 12-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.The Dodgers set a major league record for homers on opening day and tied the franchise mark for any game.Hernandez, Austin Barnes and Corey Seager all homered in the fourth inning to chase Arizona ace Zack Greinke (0-1). Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger and Hernandez connected in the seventh for the power-packed Dodgers, whose pursuit of a third straight National League got off to a thrilling start.Adam Jones and Christian Walker homered for the Diamondbacks, but their pitching staff's eight homers allowed also set a team record.The Dodgers and Diamondbacks weren't the only ones going deep, either, as teams around the majors combined to set an all-time high for home runs on opening day.Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0) struck out eight over six stellar innings as Los Angeles' first opening day starter not named Clayton Kershaw since 2010. Kershaw's... [More]

The Latest on opening day (all times EDT):5:45 p.m.The Dodgers have chased Arizona's Zack Greinke with three homers in the fourth inning on opening day.After Enrique Hernandez and Austin Barnes hit back-to-back homers, Corey Seager celebrated his return from Tommy John surgery with a solo shot that sent Greinke to the showers. The $206.5 million right-hander gave up seven hits and seven runs, including Joc Pederson's two-run homer in the second for the two-time defending NL champions.Meanwhile, Hyun-Jin Ryu was stellar in the first four innings of his first opening day start, striking out six Diamondbacks and allowing one infield single. Arizona got only one ball out of the infield in the first four innings while falling behind 7-0.—Greg Beacham reporting from Los Angeles.___5:40 p.m.Chris Sale will join rare company when he throws the first pitch of the season for the Boston Red Sox.Sale recorded the final out of last season when he helped Boston clinch its World Series championship. By... [More]