NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole posted his 20th straight regular-season win, becoming the sixth pitcher to reach the mark by throwing seven sharp innings to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Friday night.Cole (4-0) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out eight, walked none and threw 95 pitches.Cole’s only defeat since May 2019 was in the World Series opener last year, when he pitched for Houston and lost to Washington. The Yankees improved to 7-0 at home for the fourth time since 1959 (also 2017, 1998 and 1987). New York also beat Boston for the seventh straight time.Gary Sánchez homered for the second straight game and Gleyber Torres had four hits, including a two-run double in the third. Mike Tauchman drove in four runs and started in right field for Aaron Judge, who landed on the injured list with a mild right calf strain. Clint Frazier also hit a two-run double in the eighth.DJ LeMahieu had two more hits and ended the night with a .429 average. It was his 69th... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole posted his 20th straight regular-season win, becoming the sixth pitcher to reach the mark by throwing seven sharp innings to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Friday night.Cole (4-0) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out eight, walked none and threw 95 pitches.Cole’s only defeat since May 2019 was in the World Series opener last year, when he pitched for Houston and lost to Washington. The Yankees improved to 7-0 at home for the fourth time since 1959 (also 2017, 1998 and 1987). New York also beat Boston for the seventh straight time.Gary Sánchez homered for the second straight game and Gleyber Torres had four hits, including a two-run double in the third. Mike Tauchman drove in four runs and started in right field for Aaron Judge, who landed on the injured list with a mild right calf strain. Clint Frazier also hit a two-run double in the eighth.DJ LeMahieu had two more hits and ended the night with a .429 average. It was his 69th... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole posted his 20th straight regular-season win, becoming the sixth pitcher to reach the mark by throwing seven sharp innings to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Friday night.Cole (4-0) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out eight, walked none and threw 95 pitches.Cole’s only defeat since May 2019 was in the World Series opener last year, when he pitched for Houston and lost to Washington. The Yankees improved to 7-0 at home for the fourth time since 1959 (also 2017, 1998 and 1987). New York also beat Boston for the seventh straight time.Gary Sánchez homered for the second straight game and Gleyber Torres had four hits, including a two-run double in the third. Mike Tauchman drove in four runs and started in right field for Aaron Judge, who landed on the injured list with a mild right calf strain. Clint Frazier also hit a two-run double in the eighth.DJ LeMahieu had two more hits and ended the night with a .429 average. It was his 69th... [More]

Indians second. Carlos Santana walks. Franmil Reyes homers to center field. Carlos Santana scores. Tyler Naquin flies out to deep left center field to JaCoby Jones. Domingo Santana strikes out swinging. Sandy Leon grounds out to shallow infield, Ivan Nova to Jeimer Candelario.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 2, Tigers 0.Tigers second. Jeimer Candelario triples to deep center field. Willi Castro out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Delino DeShields. Jeimer Candelario scores. Cameron Maybin grounds out to shortstop, Francisco Lindor to Carlos Santana. Austin Romine lines out to deep left field to Domingo Santana.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 2, Tigers 1.Tigers third. JaCoby Jones doubles to right field. Niko Goodrum homers to right field. JaCoby Jones scores. Victor Reyes triples to deep right center field. Miguel Cabrera grounds out to third base, Jose Ramirez to Carlos Santana. Jonathan Schoop pops out to shallow infield to Sandy Leon. Jeimer Candelario... [More]

Cubs second. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. Willson Contreras singles to left center field. Ian Happ walks. Willson Contreras to second. Jason Heyward singles to center field. Ian Happ to second. Willson Contreras scores. Victor Caratini grounds out to third base. Ian Happ out at third.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Indians 0.Cubs sixth. Kris Bryant walks. Anthony Rizzo flies out to deep center field to Delino DeShields. Javier Baez singles to shortstop. Kris Bryant to second. Kyle Schwarber hit by pitch. Javier Baez to second. Kris Bryant to third. Willson Contreras out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Delino DeShields. Javier Baez to third. Kris Bryant scores. Ian Happ singles to center field. Kyle Schwarber to third. Javier Baez scores. Jason Heyward homers to right field. Ian Happ scores. Kyle Schwarber scores. Victor Caratini strikes out swinging.5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 6, Indians 0.Indians sixth. Jose Ramirez flies out to deep right... [More]

White sox second. Jose Abreu homers to left field. Eloy Jimenez lines out to second base to Carlos Santana. Nomar Mazara walks. Luis Robert grounds out to shortstop. Nomar Mazara out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Indians 0.Indians third. Mike Freeman doubles to deep right field. Sandy Leon walks. Bradley Zimmer strikes out on a foul tip. Cesar Hernandez doubles to deep center field. Sandy Leon to third. Mike Freeman scores. Jose Ramirez singles to right field. Cesar Hernandez to third. Sandy Leon scores. Francisco Lindor grounds out to second base. Jose Ramirez out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 2, White sox 1.White sox sixth. James McCann homers to left field. Danny Mendick called out on strikes. Leury Garcia strikes out swinging. Yoan Moncada walks. Yasmani Grandal doubles to center field. Yoan Moncada scores. Jose Abreu strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 3, Indians 2.Indians eighth. Jose Ramirez strikes... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien homered in the first after hitting a walkoff single to end a 13-inning win a night earlier and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.Frankie Montas (2-1) pitched seven shutout innings, allowing two hits without walking a batter and striking out five for the AL West-leading A’s.The three-time reigning division champion Astros lost their fourth in a row. The last three defeats had been by a total of four runs.Semien became the first player in A’s franchise history with a game-ending hit and a leadoff homer on back-to-back days. Matt Chapman homered in the eighth and added an RBI groundout in the sixth as Oakland (11-4) matched the 2014 club for the best record through 15 games over the last 30 years. Houston starter Framber Valdéz (0-2) gave up two runs and seven hits, striking out nine with one walk over seven innings.GIANTS 5, DODGERS 4LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Slater had his first multi-homer... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien homered in the first after hitting a walkoff single to end a 13-inning win a night earlier and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.Frankie Montas (2-1) pitched seven shutout innings, allowing two hits without walking a batter and striking out five for the AL West-leading A’s.The three-time reigning division champion Astros lost their fourth in a row. The last three defeats had been by a total of four runs.Semien became the first player in A’s franchise history with a game-ending hit and a leadoff homer on back-to-back days. Matt Chapman homered in the eighth and added an RBI groundout in the sixth as Oakland (11-4) matched the 2014 club for the best record through 15 games over the last 30 years. Houston starter Framber Valdéz (0-2) gave up two runs and seven hits, striking out nine with one walk over seven innings. YANKEES 8, RAYS 4, 1st game; RAYS 5, YANKEES 3, 2nd gameST. PETERSBURG, Fla.... [More]

Indians fourth. Cesar Hernandez walks. Jose Ramirez pops out to shortstop to Yoan Moncada. Francisco Lindor doubles to center field. Cesar Hernandez to third. Carlos Santana walks. Francisco Lindor scores. Franmil Reyes homers to center field. Carlos Santana scores. Domingo Santana singles to shallow center field. Jordan Luplow homers to left field. Domingo Santana scores. Beau Taylor strikes out swinging. Delino DeShields singles to shallow infield. Cesar Hernandez lines out to first base to Jose Abreu.6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 6, White sox 0.Indians eighth. Domingo Santana homers to left field. Jordan Luplow walks. Beau Taylor strikes out swinging. Delino DeShields strikes out swinging. Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 7, White sox 0.White sox eighth. Yoan Moncada homers to center field. Eloy Jimenez lines out to deep right field to Domingo Santana. Jose Abreu lines out to left field to Jordan Luplow. Yasmani Grandal walks. Nomar Mazara doubles to deep right field. Zack Collins to third. Luis Robert strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 7, White sox 1.

Indians first. Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Jose Ramirez homers to right field. Francisco Lindor grounds out to second base, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Carlos Santana walks. Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 1, Reds 0.Indians fifth. Beau Taylor grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Delino DeShields strikes out swinging. Cesar Hernandez walks. Jose Ramirez triples to deep right field. Cesar Hernandez scores. Francisco Lindor singles to shallow right field. Jose Ramirez scores. Carlos Santana walks. Francisco Lindor to second. Franmil Reyes grounds out to shallow right field to Joey Votto.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 3, Reds 0.Indians seventh. Delino DeShields singles to right field. Cesar Hernandez singles to right field. Delino DeShields to third. Jose Ramirez reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Cesar Hernandez to third. Delino DeShields out at home. Francisco Lindor... [More]

White sox ninth. Tim Anderson doubles to deep center field. Yoan Moncada walks. Jose Abreu hit by pitch. Yoan Moncada to second. Tim Anderson to third. Yasmani Grandal out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Domingo Santana. Tim Anderson scores. Edwin Encarnacion reaches on catcher interference. Jose Abreu to second. Yoan Moncada to third. Interference error by Beau Taylor. Eloy Jimenez out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Oscar Mercado. Ryan Goins to second. Jose Abreu to third. Yoan Moncada scores. Luis Robert singles to center field. Ryan Goins scores. Jose Abreu scores. Leury Garcia flies out to center field to Oscar Mercado.4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. White sox 4, Indians 0.

HOUSTON (AP) — Benches cleared Tuesday night during the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the Astros in the first game between the teams since it was revealed that Houston illegally stole signs en route to a 2017 championship that came at Los Angeles’ expense in the World Series.The fracas occurred after Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly threw high-and-tight pitches to Astros stars Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa in the sixth inning. Kelly threw an errant breaking ball over Correa’s head. Correa, who homered and finished with three hits, took off his batting helmet and stared Kelly down before continuing the at-bat. Kelly struck out Correa, then stuck out his tongue and made a face in his direction. Correa started walking toward him and the players exchanged words, prompting the benches to clear in the first such incident of this pandemic-delayed season. There was plenty of yelling and crowding — outlawed as MLB tries to play a 60-game season amid the pandemic — but no pushing or punches thrown.Order was... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Javier Báez homered twice, doubled and scored on a deft dive to the plate, Alec Mills went six solid innings, and the Chicago Cubs extended their opening surge, beating the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Tuesday night.Chicago has won four of its first five games, scoring first in each one. Jason Kipnis’ triple — Shogo Akiyama lost it in the sun — got the Cubs going again.Mills (1-0) added to Chicago’s stretch of impressive starts, holding the Reds to two hits in six innings. Chicago’s starters have a 1.80 ERA and a .131 opponent batting average this season.The Reds got two-run homers by Nick Castellanos — his first since signing a $64 million deal — and Freddy Galvis but fell to 1-4, tied for the worst start in the majors.Cody Reed (0-1) allowed two runs in the fifth after relieving starter Tyler Mahle.DIAMONDBACKS 4, RANGERS 1ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Merrill Kelly took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up a home run as Arizona beat Texas. Rougned Odor’s one-out... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Javier Báez homered twice, doubled and scored on a deft dive to the plate, Alec Mills went six solid innings, and the Chicago Cubs extended their opening surge, beating the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Tuesday night.Chicago has won four of its first five games, scoring first in each one. Jason Kipnis’ triple — Shogo Akiyama lost it in the sun — got the Cubs going again.Mills (1-0) added to Chicago’s stretch of impressive starts, holding the Reds to two hits in six innings. Chicago’s starters have a 1.80 ERA and a .131 opponent batting average this season.The Reds got two-run homers by Nick Castellanos — his first since signing a $64 million deal — and Freddy Galvis but fell to 1-4, tied for the worst start in the majors.Cody Reed (0-1) allowed two runs in the fifth after relieving starter Tyler Mahle.BLUE JAYS 5, NATIONALS 1WASHINGTON (AP) — The reigning World Series champions dropped to 1-4 in the pandemic-shortened season with a 5-1 loss to Toronto that included two outfielders... [More]

Indians first. Jordan Luplow pops out to shallow center field to Danny Mendick. Jose Ramirez doubles to left field. Francisco Lindor doubles to deep left field. Jose Ramirez scores. Carlos Santana homers to left field. Francisco Lindor scores. Franmil Reyes strikes out on a foul tip. Domingo Santana grounds out to third base, Yoan Moncada to Jose Abreu.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 3, White sox 0.White sox second. Zack Collins flies out to left field to Jordan Luplow. James McCann homers to left field. Luis Robert strikes out swinging. Leury Garcia grounds out to first base to Carlos Santana.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 3, White sox 1.Indians fourth. Carlos Santana strikes out swinging. Franmil Reyes walks. Domingo Santana walks. Franmil Reyes to second. Yu Chang strikes out swinging. Sandy Leon walks. Domingo Santana to second. Franmil Reyes to third. Oscar Mercado singles to left field. Sandy Leon to second. Domingo Santana scores. Franmil Reyes scores. Jordan... [More]

Indians first. Cesar Hernandez grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Maikel Franco. Jose Ramirez reaches on error. Throwing error by Erick Mejia. Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. Carlos Santana walks. Jose Ramirez to second. Franmil Reyes singles to right field. Carlos Santana to third. Jose Ramirez scores. Domingo Santana singles to center field, tagged out at second, Brett Phillips to Adalberto Mondesi. Franmil Reyes to third. Carlos Santana scores.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Indians 2, Royals 0.Indians third. Cesar Hernandez singles to deep center field. Jose Ramirez singles to right field, advances to 3rd. Cesar Hernandez scores. Fielding error by Franchy Cordero. Francisco Lindor doubles to shallow left field. Jose Ramirez scores. Carlos Santana lines out to center field to Brett Phillips. Franmil Reyes reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Francisco Lindor out at third. Domingo Santana singles to left field. Franmil Reyes to second. Bradley Zimmer called... [More]

Indians fifth. Jordan Luplow hit by pitch. Domingo Santana pops out to Ryan McBroom. Roberto Perez singles to center field. Jordan Luplow to third. Oscar Mercado singles to center field. Roberto Perez to third. Jordan Luplow scores. Cesar Hernandez doubles to left field. Oscar Mercado to third. Roberto Perez scores. Jose Ramirez hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. Carlos Santana reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Jose Ramirez out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 4 left on. Indians 2, Royals 0.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians are already dealing with adversity before taking the field for their first full-squad workout.Starter Mike Clevinger could be sidelined two months after undergoing surgery Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, an injury the right-hander sustained while working out at the team's training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, earlier this week.“He was doing some drills a couple days ago,” manager Terry Francona said before Clevinger had the procedure. "He felt something. We took him to the training room. Then we let him go home to see how he feels. I think our trainers were a little nervous at the outset that this has meniscus written all over it. He was pretty sore so they got him an MRI."The Indians estimate Clevinger will be able to return to “major league game activity” in 6 to 8 weeks. Cleveland opens the season on March 26 against Detroit.If there's a bright spot, it's that the injury happened early in camp and not closer to the season's start.“It's... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians are already dealing with adversity before taking the field for their first full-squad workout.Starter Mike Clevinger could be sidelined two months after undergoing surgery Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, an injury the right-hander sustained while working out at the team's training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, earlier this week.“He was doing some drills a couple days ago,” manager Terry Francona said before Clevinger had the procedure. "He felt something. We took him to the training room. Then we let him go home to see how he feels. I think our trainers were a little nervous at the outset that this has meniscus written all over it. He was pretty sore so they got him an MRI."The Indians estimate Clevinger will be able to return to “major league game activity” in 6 to 8 weeks. Cleveland opens the season on March 26 against Detroit.If there's a bright spot, it's that the injury happened early in camp and not closer to the season's start.“It's... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians are already dealing with adversity before taking the field for their first full-squad workout.Starter Mike Clevinger was undergoing surgery Friday to repair torn meniscus in his left knee after the right-hander hurt it while working out at the team's training complex in Goodyear, Arizona.“He was doing some drills a couple days ago,” manager Terry Francona said. "He felt something. We took him to the training room. Then we let him go home to see how he feels. I think our trainers were a little nervous at the outset that this has meniscus written all over it. He was pretty sore so they got him an MRI."The Indians won't have a timetable for Clevinger's return until after the operation, but it's safe to assume he will miss at least several weeks.If there's a bright spot, it's that the injury happened early in camp and not closer to the season's start.“It's not doomsday,” Francona said. “One, we know he's a quick healer. And two, he will be able to keep his arm in... [More]