Royals second. Alex Gordon grounds out to second base, Jorge Polanco to Marwin Gonzalez. Ryan McBroom singles to third base. Erick Mejia walks. Ryan McBroom to second. Meibrys Viloria singles to shallow center field. Erick Mejia to third. Ryan McBroom out at home. Nicky Lopez singles to left field. Meibrys Viloria to second. Erick Mejia scores. Whit Merrifield walks. Nicky Lopez to second. Meibrys Viloria to third. Adalberto Mondesi walks. Whit Merrifield to second. Nicky Lopez to third. Meibrys Viloria scores. Jorge Soler walks. Adalberto Mondesi to second. Whit Merrifield to third. Nicky Lopez scores. Hunter Dozier grounds out to third base, Miguel Sano to Marwin Gonzalez.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Royals 3, Twins 0.Twins third. Ryan LaMarre flies out to deep center field to Erick Mejia. Mitch Garver singles to left field. Jorge Polanco doubles to deep right center field. Mitch Garver to third. Nelson Cruz homers to right field. Jorge Polanco scores. Mitch Garver scores. Eddie... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of former Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, homered in his first game in Fenway Park, and Alex Dickerson had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the 15th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over Boston on Tuesday night.The game featured a major league record-tying 24 pitchers — including a team-record 13 by the Giants — and had 50 players overall, lasting 5 hours, 54 minutes. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was played in the middle of the 14th inning.San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy, who is retiring at the end of the season, moved one win away from becoming the 11th big-league manager to reach 2,000 victories.Donovan Solano opened the 15th with a ground-rule double against Trevor Kelley (0-2) and advanced on a wild pitch before the Dickerson's sac fly.Dereck Rodriguez (6-9) worked two innings for the victory.BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 5BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, leading Toronto to the victory.Biggio... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of former Red Sox great and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, homered in his first game in Fenway Park, and Alex Dickerson had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the 15th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over Boston on Tuesday night.The game featured a major league record-tying 24 pitchers — including a team-record 13 by the Giants — and had 50 players overall, lasting 5 hours, 54 minutes. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was played in the middle of the 14th inning.San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy, who is retiring at the end of the season, moved one win away from becoming the 11th big-league manager to reach 2,000 victories.Donovan Solano opened the 15th with a ground-rule double against Trevor Kelley (0-2) and advanced on a wild pitch before the Dickerson's sac fly.Dereck Rodriguez (6-9) worked two innings for the victory.BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 5BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, leading Toronto to the victory.Biggio... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Tuesday night.Biggio homered in the third inning, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth and tripled in the ninth. He drove in four runs and scored three times.Biggio and his father, Craig, a Hall of Famer with the Houston Astros, are the second father-son duo in major league history to hit for the cycle, joining Daryle and Gary Ward.It was also the first time an opponent hit for the cycle in the 27-year history of Camden Yards.Trey Mancini and Jonathan Villar homered for last-place Baltimore, which lost for the third time in four games. Mychal Givens (2-6) got the loss.Derek Law (1-2) earned the win by throwing a scoreless eighth inning.YANKEES 8, ANGELS 0NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino pitched four dominant innings in his injury-delayed season debut for the Yankees.A two-time All-Star and the ace of the Yankees staff, Severino got hurt while warming up before his first... [More]

Twins third. Ryan LaMarre homers to center field. Mitch Garver walks. Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Yoan Moncada to Jose Abreu. Mitch Garver to second. Nelson Cruz is intentionally walked. Eddie Rosario doubles to deep center field. Nelson Cruz to third. Mitch Garver scores. Miguel Sano homers to center field. Eddie Rosario scores. Nelson Cruz scores. Marwin Gonzalez strikes out on a foul tip. Luis Arraez doubles to left field. Jonathan Schoop grounds out to third base, Yoan Moncada to Jose Abreu.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 5, White sox 0.White sox fourth. Eloy Jimenez doubles to right center field. Yoan Moncada called out on strikes. James McCann singles to shallow center field. Eloy Jimenez scores. Yolmer Sanchez called out on strikes. Zack Collins grounds out to second base, Jonathan Schoop to Marwin Gonzalez.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 5, White sox 1.White sox fifth. Adam Engel singles to left field. Leury Garcia singles to right... [More]

White sox first. Leury Garcia singles to right field. Yoan Moncada doubles to deep right field. Leury Garcia to third. Jose Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to center field to LaMonte Wade Jr. Yoan Moncada out at third. Leury Garcia scores. Eloy Jimenez strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Twins 0.White sox second. James McCann homers to center field. Matt Skole grounds out to shallow infield, Miguel Sano to Marwin Gonzalez. Danny Mendick strikes out swinging. Yolmer Sanchez walks. Ryan Goins grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Berrios to Marwin Gonzalez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 2, Twins 0.Twins second. Miguel Sano singles to left center field. Marwin Gonzalez singles to right field. Miguel Sano to second. LaMonte Wade Jr flies out to left field to Eloy Jimenez. Luis Arraez singles to center field. Marwin Gonzalez to second. Miguel Sano to third. Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Eloy Jimenez. Miguel Sano scores. Nelson... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:BIG BROOMThe Mets will try for a four-game sweep over Arizona amid a crowded NL wild-card race. The Diamondbacks had won 11 of 13 entering the series, but New York has shut them down completely, outscoring them 15-3 through the first three games. Right-hander Marcus Stroman (7-13, 3.42) will try to keep that domination going, although he hasn't been sharp since a July trade from Toronto.Arizona will start lefty Alex Young (7-3, 3.38) in the finale. He gave up two hits and struck out 12 over eight innings in a 2-0 win over Cincinnati in his previous outing.CY-ZING IT UPJustin Verlander can enhance his Cy Young Award credentials when he starts for the AL West-leading Astros at Minute Maid Park against Oakland. Verlander tries for his major league-leading 19th win — he tops the AL with a 2.52 ERA and leads the majors with 200 innings. His 264 strikeouts are second to teammate Gerrit Cole's 281 for most in the big league.Homer Bailey (12-8,... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Thursday:BIG BROOMThe Mets will try for a four-game sweep over Arizona amid a crowded NL wild-card race. The Diamondbacks had won 11 of 13 entering the series, but New York has shut them down completely, outscoring them 15-3 through the first three games. Right-hander Marcus Stroman (7-13, 3.42) will try to keep that domination going, although he hasn't been sharp since a July trade from Toronto.Arizona will start lefty Alex Young (7-3, 3.38) in the finale. He gave up two hits and struck out 12 over eight innings in a 2-0 win over Cincinnati in his previous outing.CY-ZING IT UPJustin Verlander can enhance his Cy Young Award credentials when he starts for the AL West-leading Astros at Minute Maid Park against Oakland. Verlander tries for his major league-leading 19th win — he tops the AL with a 2.52 ERA and leads the majors with 200 innings. His 264 strikeouts are second to teammate Gerrit Cole's 281 for most in the big league.Homer Bailey (12-8,... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yet another injury has waylaid Byron Buxton, and Minnesota's speedster center fielder will miss the rest of the season recovering from shoulder surgery that puts his readiness for spring training next year in question.The American League Central leaders placed Buxton and his ailing left shoulder on the 60-day injured list on Tuesday, when Buxton was having an operation to repair a damaged labrum that likely will require recovery time of five to six months. So the Twins, who took a five-game lead over Cleveland into the night, will be without their best defensive player for the rest of the pennant race and beyond."For the early part of the year, close to halfway through the year, he was one of the best players in baseball," manager Rocco Baldelli said. "I mean, you can spin it any way you want and look at the numbers any way you want. There were very few players in baseball that were more valuable than him to that point."Buxton batted .262 with 30 doubles, four triples,... [More]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Semien provided just enough early offense and Mike Fiers and three Oakland relievers combined to shut down the Kansas City Royals in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.Semien scored in the first inning and drove in a run in the second. That was all the offense the A's pitchers needed one day after Oakland had a season-high 19 runs.Fiers (13-3) scattered eight hits in his 5 1/3 innings, but allowed just Alex Gordon's RBI double in the sixth. He's now won 11 straight decisions, dating to May 7, tying Mark Mulder for the second-longest winning streak in Oakland history.Mike Montgomery (3-7) surrendered an unearned run in the first and another run in the second, but gave up nothing else through 6 1/3 innings.ORIOLES 2, NATIONALS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaron Brooks came up with an unexpected pitching gem against the torrid-hitting Nationals, throwing six innings of two-hit ball to help Baltimore end Washington's five-game winning streak.The Nationals were coming off a weekend... [More]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Semien provided just enough early offense and Mike Fiers and three Oakland relievers combined to shut down the Kansas City Royals in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.Semien scored in the first inning and drove in a run in the second. That was all the offense the A's pitchers needed one day after Oakland had a season-high 19 runs.Fiers (13-3) scattered eight hits in his 5 1/3 innings, but allowed just Alex Gordon's RBI double in the sixth. He's now won 11 straight decisions, dating to May 7, tying Mark Mulder for the second-longest winning streak in Oakland history.Mike Montgomery (3-7) surrendered an unearned run in the first and another run in the second, but gave up nothing else through 6 1/3 innings.ORIOLES 2, NATIONALS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaron Brooks came up with an unexpected pitching gem against the torrid-hitting Nationals, throwing six innings of two-hit ball to help Baltimore end Washington's five-game winning streak.The Nationals were coming off a weekend... [More]

Twins second. Marwin Gonzalez homers to right field. C.J. Cron strikes out swinging. Jake Cave strikes out swinging. Jonathan Schoop homers to left field. Mitch Garver strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, White sox 0.White sox fourth. Tim Anderson homers to center field. Jose Abreu strikes out swinging. Yoan Moncada called out on strikes. James McCann singles to center field. Eloy Jimenez singles to center field. James McCann to third. Ryan Goins grounds out to first base to C.J. Cron.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 2, White sox 1.Twins eighth. Mitch Garver strikes out swinging. Jorge Polanco singles to right center field. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Jorge Polanco to second. Eddie Rosario singles to center field. Nelson Cruz to second. Jorge Polanco scores. Miguel Sano lines out to deep left field to Eloy Jimenez. Max Kepler pinch-hitting for Marwin Gonzalez. Max Kepler flies out to left field to Eloy Jimenez.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 3, White sox 1.

Twins third. Jonathan Schoop walks. Mitch Garver doubles to deep right center field. Jonathan Schoop scores. Jorge Polanco grounds out to second base, Gordon Beckham to Jordy Mercer. Mitch Garver to third. Nelson Cruz grounds out to third base, Dawel Lugo to Jordy Mercer. Mitch Garver scores. Marwin Gonzalez strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, Tigers 0.Twins fourth. Miguel Sano doubles to deep left field. Max Kepler hit by pitch. C.J. Cron homers to center field. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano scores. Luis Arraez walks. Jonathan Schoop strikes out swinging. Mitch Garver pops out to Dawel Lugo. Jorge Polanco pops out to shallow right field to Gordon Beckham.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 5, Tigers 0.Tigers fifth. Jordy Mercer doubles to left field. John Hicks doubles to deep left field. Jordy Mercer scores. Gordon Beckham grounds out to shallow infield, Martin Perez to C.J. Cron. John Hicks to third. Victor Reyes grounds out to shallow infield to... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler homers to right field. Jorge Polanco walks. Nelson Cruz grounds out to shortstop, Willi Castro to Brandon Dixon. Luis Arraez lines out to left field to Victor Reyes. Miguel Sano flies out to left field to Victor Reyes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Tigers 0.Tigers third. Dawel Lugo homers to center field. Jake Rogers hit by pitch. Victor Reyes reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Jake Rogers to second. Fielding error by Luis Arraez. Harold Castro singles to right field. Victor Reyes to second. Jake Rogers to third. Miguel Cabrera strikes out swinging. Ronny Rodriguez out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Marwin Gonzalez. Victor Reyes to third. Jake Rogers scores. Brandon Dixon strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Tigers 2, Twins 1.Tigers fourth. Travis Demeritte singles to shortstop. Willi Castro called out on strikes. Dawel Lugo singles to left field. Travis Demeritte to second. Jake Rogers called out on strikes.... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler strikes out swinging. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Nelson Cruz doubles to deep center field. Jorge Polanco scores. Marwin Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez lines out to left field to Victor Reyes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Tigers 0.Twins second. Miguel Sano homers to left field. Ehire Adrianza grounds out to second base, Niko Goodrum to Brandon Dixon. Jason Castro strikes out swinging. Jake Cave walks. Max Kepler grounds out to second base, Niko Goodrum to Brandon Dixon.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, Tigers 0.Twins fifth. Jason Castro singles to left field, tagged out at second, Victor Reyes to Ronny Rodriguez. Jake Cave homers to center field. Max Kepler flies out to deep left center field to Victor Reyes. Jorge Polanco flies out to shallow right field to Travis Demeritte.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Tigers 0.Tigers sixth. Harold Castro singles to right center field. Miguel Cabrera singles to shallow... [More]

White sox third. Matt Skole flies out to deep right field to Jake Cave. Yolmer Sanchez singles to right field. Leury Garcia lines out to right center field to Jake Cave. Tim Anderson doubles to right field. Yolmer Sanchez scores. Jose Abreu homers to right field. Tim Anderson scores. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to shortstop, Jorge Polanco to Marwin Gonzalez.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 3, Twins 0.Twins third. Mitch Garver doubles to deep center field. Marwin Gonzalez grounds out to second base, Yolmer Sanchez to Jose Abreu. Mitch Garver to third. Jake Cave strikes out swinging. Max Kepler homers to center field. Mitch Garver scores. Jorge Polanco strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 3, Twins 2.Twins fourth. Nelson Cruz homers to left field. Eddie Rosario grounds out to first base, Jose Abreu to Reynaldo Lopez. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez pops out to shallow center field to Tim Anderson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White... [More]

Twins first. Luis Arraez doubles to deep center field. Jorge Polanco doubles to deep right field. Luis Arraez scores. Nelson Cruz singles to right center field. Jorge Polanco scores. Eddie Rosario grounds out to second base. Nelson Cruz out at second. Miguel Sano singles to right center field. Marwin Gonzalez called out on strikes.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, White sox 0.White sox third. James McCann called out on strikes. Matt Skole singles to left field. Yolmer Sanchez singles to right field. Matt Skole to second. Leury Garcia flies out to center field to Jake Cave. Ryan Goins singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Yolmer Sanchez to third. Matt Skole scores. Jose Abreu homers to center field. Ryan Goins scores. Yolmer Sanchez scores. Jon Jay reaches on error. Fielding error by Luis Arraez. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to shallow infield, Jorge Polanco to C.J. Cron.4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. White sox 4, Twins 2.White sox seventh. Tim Anderson doubles to left... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler walks. Miguel Sano called out on strikes. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Max Kepler to second. Eddie Rosario flies out to shallow center field to Delino DeShields. Marwin Gonzalez doubles to deep left field. Jorge Polanco scores. Max Kepler scores. Luis Arraez walks. Ehire Adrianza flies out to deep center field to Delino DeShields.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 2, Rangers 0.Twins fourth. Max Kepler flies out to deep right field to Shin-Soo Choo. Miguel Sano doubles to deep left center field. Jorge Polanco walks. Eddie Rosario out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Delino DeShields. Jorge Polanco to third. Miguel Sano scores. Marwin Gonzalez grounds out to first base to Danny Santana.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 3, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Hunter Pence singles to shortstop. Rougned Odor strikes out swinging. Logan Forsythe lines out to center field to Max Kepler. Delino DeShields singles to right field. Hunter Pence to... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees again hammered away at the umpires, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field, while beating the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday.Gleyber Torres hit two home runs and Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu also connected for the AL East-leading Yankees.But what really fired up the crowd of 47,347 at Yankee Stadium occurred in the sixth inning after Cameron Maybin was called out on strikes by Triple-A ump Ben May.For the third time in a month — each time with a minor league call-up umpire behind the plate — the team with the best record in American League lost its temper in a big way. This episode led to Boone, Gardner and pitcher CC Sabathia being ejected.James Paxton (9-6) went five innings for the win. Zach Plesac (6-4) was chased in the fifth.Aroldis Chapman closed for his 35th save in 40 chances.BREWERS 15, NATIONALS 14, 14 INNINGSWASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Thames hit a... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler grounds out to second base, Rougned Odor to Logan Forsythe. Miguel Sano singles to left center field. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Miguel Sano to third. Eddie Rosario reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Jorge Polanco out at second. Miguel Sano scores. Fielding error by Ariel Jurado. Mitch Garver walks. Luis Arraez singles to center field. Mitch Garver to second. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez doubles to deep left center field. Luis Arraez scores. Mitch Garver scores. C.J. Cron homers to center field. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Jake Cave lines out to deep left field to Shin-Soo Choo.6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Twins 6, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo singles to right field. Danny Santana homers to right field. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Elvis Andrus grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Berrios to C.J. Cron. Nomar Mazara strikes out swinging. Hunter Pence pops out to shallow right field to Luis Arraez.2 runs, 2... [More]