ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are promising to continue their dialogue with the Native American community in the wake of Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley's criticism of the Tomahawk Chop chant.Helsley told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he thinks the chant is insulting, and the 25-year-old rookie was disappointed when it was heard during Game 1 of the NL Division Series against Atlanta.Helsley is a member of the Cherokee nation. The Tahlequah, Oklahoma, native speaks the Cherokee language and is one of only a few Native Americans in the majors.The Braves say they "appreciate and take seriously" Helsley's concerns. The team says Saturday in a statement that it has "worked to honor and respect the Native American community through the years."___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley thinks the Tomahawk Chop chant is insulting, and he was disappointed when it was heard during Game 1 of the NL Division Series against Atlanta.Helsley is not the only player who dislikes the chant. The 25-year-old rookie's perspective is different than most players who visit SunTrust Park.Helsley is a member of the Cherokee nation. The Tahlequah, Oklahoma, native speaks the Cherokee language and is one of only a few Native Americans in the majors.Hearing the chant by the fans, a part of the Braves' tradition since it was borrowed from Florida State in the early 1990s, was a shock for Helsley.Helsley told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he was insulted by what he saw and heard in Thursday's series opener."I think it's a misrepresentation of the Cherokee people or Native Americans in general," Helsley said before the Braves' 3-0 win in Friday's Game 2 ."Just depicts them in this kind of caveman-type people way who aren't intellectual. They... [More]

Cubs second. Kyle Schwarber doubles to deep right center field. Willson Contreras grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Kyle Schwarber to third. David Bote reaches on error. Kyle Schwarber scores. Fielding error by Tommy Edman. Jason Heyward singles to right field. David Bote to third. Nico Hoerner grounds out to shortstop. Jason Heyward out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals sixth. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Marcell Ozuna walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Matt Carpenter walks. Marcell Ozuna to second. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Matt Carpenter to second. Marcell Ozuna scores. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong pops out to shallow infield to Ian Happ. Harrison Bader flies out to right center field to Nicholas Castellanos. Matt Wieters pinch-hitting for Ryan Helsley. Matt Wieters reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Yadier Molina out at second.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Giants third. Mike Yastrzemski homers to center field. Buster Posey grounds out to third base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt. Brandon Belt doubles to center field. Evan Longoria singles to shallow left field. Brandon Belt to third. Brandon Crawford walks. Evan Longoria to second. Brandon Belt scores. Kevin Pillar singles to left field. Brandon Crawford to second. Evan Longoria scores. Jaylin Davis reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Kevin Pillar out at second. Brandon Crawford to third. Corban Joseph singles to left field. Jaylin Davis to second. Brandon Crawford scores. Madison Bumgarner strikes out swinging.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Tommy Edman doubles to deep left field. Harrison Bader grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt. Ryan Helsley strikes out swinging. Dexter Fowler singles to shallow infield. Tommy Edman scores. Kolten Wong singles to center field. Dexter Fowler to second. Paul Goldschmidt walks.... [More]

Cardinals second. Marcell Ozuna grounds out to second base, Tyler Mahle to Freddy Galvis to Joey Votto. Jose Martinez grounds out to shallow infield, Tucker Barnhart to Joey Votto. Yadier Molina singles to right field. Harrison Bader reaches on error to first base, advances to 2nd. Yadier Molina scores. Fielding error by Tyler Mahle. Yairo Munoz lines out to center field to Nick Senzel.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Reds third. Jose Iglesias singles to right field. Tyler Mahle strikes out on a foul bunt. Josh VanMeter doubles to deep right center field. Jose Iglesias to third. Joey Votto out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Jose Martinez. Jose Iglesias scores. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Josh VanMeter scores. Aristides Aquino lines out to shortstop to Yairo Munoz.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.Cardinals seventh. Marcell Ozuna flies out to left field to Josh VanMeter. Jose Martinez hit by pitch. Yadier Molina flies out to center... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

Rockies first. Charlie Blackmon flies out to deep right field to Dexter Fowler. Trevor Story singles to shortstop. Nolan Arenado singles to right center field. Trevor Story to third. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. Yonder Alonso singles to center field. Nolan Arenado to third. Trevor Story scores. Tony Wolters called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.Rockies second. Yonathan Daza flies out to deep right center field to Harrison Bader. Garrett Hampson homers to left field. Antonio Senzatela strikes out swinging. Charlie Blackmon grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Michael Wacha.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Marcell Ozuna triples to deep right field. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Paul DeJong to second. Marcell Ozuna out at home. Matt Carpenter singles to left center field. Yadier Molina to second. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader strikes... [More]

Reds fifth. Jose Iglesias singles to shallow right field. Tucker Barnhart hit by pitch. Jose Iglesias to second. Sonny Gray out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Michael Wacha to Kolten Wong. Tucker Barnhart to second. Jose Iglesias to third. Nick Senzel reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Tucker Barnhart to third. Jose Iglesias scores. Josh VanMeter reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Nick Senzel to second. Tucker Barnhart out at home. Eugenio Suarez singles to shallow center field. Josh VanMeter to third. Nick Senzel scores. Aristides Aquino is intentionally walked. Phillip Ervin flies out to deep right field to Dexter Fowler.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals ninth. Marcell Ozuna walks. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Yadier Molina grounds out to third base, Eugenio Suarez to Kyle Farmer. Marcell Ozuna to second. Kolten Wong doubles to shallow left field. Marcell Ozuna scores. Matt Wieters pinch-hitting for Ryan Helsley. Matt Wieters flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Infielder Matt Carpenter was activated from the injured list by the St. Louis Cardinals and was set to lead off against the Oakland Athletics.Carpenter fouled a ball off his right foot against Pittsburgh on July 15 and missed 17 games with a bruise. He went 2 for 26 with seven walks in nine minor league injury rehabilitation games and said Sunday he was more concerned with getting extra swings than he was with the results.Carpenter missed eight games earlier this season with a lower back strain.Catcher Yadier Molina, who has not played for the Cardinals since July 6 because of a strained right thumb tendon, began a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Friday. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt expects the nine-time All-Star back by mid-August.St. Louis recalled right-hander Ryan Helsley from Memphis on Sunday, optioned first baseman Rangel Ravelo to the Triple-A club and designated right-hander Mike Mayers for assignment.__More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

July 141916 — St. Louis Browns pitcher Ernie Koob went the distance in a 17-inning 0-0 tie with the Boston Red Sox. Carl Mays went the first 15 innings for the Red Sox and Dutch Leonard finished.1946 — Cleveland player-manager Lou Boudreau hit four doubles and a home run in the first game of a doubleheader against Boston, but Ted Williams connected for three home runs and drove in eight runs for an 11-10 Red Sox victory.1956 — Mel Parnell of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox for a 4-0 victory at Fenway Park.1967 — Eddie Mathews of the Astros hit his 500th home run off San Francisco's Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Houston beat the Giants 8-6.1968 — Hank Aaron got his 500th home run off Mike McCormick as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2.1968 — Don Wilson of the Houston Astros struck out 18 Reds in a 6-1 victory over Cincinnati in the nightcap of a doubleheader.1969 — Oakland's Reggie Jackson knocked in 10 runs in a 21-7 win over... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a mild left hamstring strain, and the team is hoping he'll miss only one start.The 37-year-old Wainwright was hurt running out a double in the fifth inning of Sunday night's loss at the Cubs. He returned to St. Louis while the Cardinals flew to Miami for a three-game series, and he'll be re-evaluated in a week.Manager Mike Shildt said Monday he hadn't decided who will take Wainwright's turn in the rotation Friday at the Mets. Right-hander Ryan Helsley was recalled from Triple-A Memphis after being optioned there Sunday.Wainwright (5-6, 4.46 ERA) is tied for the team lead in wins and is second in innings at 70 1/3. He surpassed 2,000 career innings on Sunday.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

MIAMI (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright has been placed on the 10-day injured list, and the team is awaiting a determination of the severity of his left hamstring strain.The 37-year-old Wainwright was hurt running out a double in the fifth inning of Sunday night's loss at the Cubs. He returned to St. Louis for evaluation while the Cardinals flew to Miami for a three-game series.Manager Mike Shildt said Monday he hadn't decided who will take Wainwright's turn in the rotation Friday at the Mets. Right-hander Ryan Helsley was recalled from Triple-A Memphis after being optioned there Sunday.Wainwright (5-6, 4.46 ERA) is tied for the team lead in wins and is second in innings at 70 1/3. He surpassed 2,000 career innings on Sunday.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated Carlos Martínez from the injured list after the right-hander missed the first 44 games of the season because of a strained right shoulder cuff.The club also designated veteran right-hander Luke Gregerson for assignment before Friday's interleague game at the Texas Rangers while recalling rookie reliever Ryan Helsley from Triple-A Memphis and sending down right-hander Dominic Leone.Martínez was a two-time All-Star as a starter for St. Louis before making 18 of his 33 appearances out of the bullpen last season. The 27-year-old is expected to be used as a reliever.It is the second time Helsley has been brought up from the minors this season. The 24-year-old right-hander gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings over three appearances in his first stint.Gregerson, a 35-year-old who hadn't pitched since last July when he was activated May 4 coming off right shoulder impingement, allowed five runs and 11 hits over 5 2/3 innings in six relief appearances. Leone has an 8.02 ERA in 20 games out of the bullpen.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha has been activated from the 10-day injured list after missing one start with patellar tendinitis in his left knee.Wacha was scheduled to pitch the Cardinals' series opener at the Washington Nationals on Monday night.Wacha is 1-0 with a 4.64 ERA in four appearances this season. He last pitched April 17, then went on the IL two days later.The Cardinals made room on the roster for Wacha by optioning rookie righty Ryan Helsley to Triple-A Memphis.Helsley made his major league debut April 16 and pitched in relief three times, with a 2.84 ERA across 6 1/3 innings.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports