DETROIT (AP) — The Minnesota Twins capped a night of sensational slugging by breaking the major league record for home runs in a season, but that wasn't enough to overcome Detroit's seven-run third inning in the Tigers' 10-7 victory Saturday.The Twins homered six times to bring their season total to 268, one more than the New York Yankees managed last year. Minnesota broke the mark when Mitch Garver led off the ninth with a drive to left for his second homer of the game.Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, C.J. Cron and Nelson Cruz also went deep for Minnesota, which passed the 1997 Mariners (264 homers) during the game. Martín Perez (9-6) got the loss.Ronny Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run homers for the Tigers, who snapped a six-game skid and halted a six-game winning streak by the AL Central-leading Twins. Matthew Boyd (7-10) earned the win.NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 in eight crisp innings and Anthony Rendon homered twice, powering the Nationals to the... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning and the New York Yankees beat Oakland 4-3 on Saturday for their first victory in five tries against the Athletics this season.Aaron Judge hit a tying homer for New York with two outs in the eighth, his 19th of the season and sixth in eight games. The 6-foot-7 Judge also took a potential home run away from Matt Chapman in the 10th, barely needing to leave his feet for a grab at the right field wall.Gary Sánchez went deep twice for the AL East leaders, and Cory Gearrin (1-2) got his first win with New York.Lou Trivino (4-6) was beginning his third inning of work when he surrendered LeMahieu's 24th homer.METS 6, PHILLIES 3PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Ramos matched his career high with four hits and extended his hitting streak to 24 games, helping the Mets to the road win.Todd Frazier had three hits and two RBIs for the Mets, who pulled within four games of the Cubs for the second NL wild card. Frazier also... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning and the New York Yankees beat Oakland 4-3 on Saturday for their first victory in five tries against the Athletics this season.Aaron Judge hit a tying homer for New York with two outs in the eighth, his 19th of the season and sixth in eight games. The 6-foot-7 Judge also took a potential home run away from Matt Chapman in the 10th, barely needing to leave his feet for a grab at the right field wall.Gary Sánchez went deep twice for the AL East leaders, and Cory Gearrin (1-2) got his first win with New York.Lou Trivino (4-6) was beginning his third inning of work when he surrendered LeMahieu's 24th homer.CARDINALS 10, REDS 6, GAME 1ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, and the Cardinals beat the Reds in the opener of a doubleheader weekend.Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis won for the seventh time in eight games. Molina, Kolten Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each... [More]

Astros first. George Springer walks. Jose Altuve singles to right center field. George Springer to third. Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. George Springer scores. Yordan Alvarez flies out to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. Jose Altuve doubled off first.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Bo Bichette grounds out to shortstop, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Cavan Biggio walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. Cavan Biggio to second. Randal Grichuk singles to deep left field, advances to 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at third. Cavan Biggio scores. Teoscar Hernandez homers to left field. Randal Grichuk scores. Brandon Drury singles to center field. Rowdy Tellez strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 3, Astros 1.Blue jays fourth. Danny Jansen strikes out swinging. Derek Fisher called out on strikes. Bo Bichette singles to right center field. Cavan Biggio homers to right field.... [More]

Blue jays second. Teoscar Hernandez walks. Justin Smoak walks. Teoscar Hernandez to second. Brandon Drury strikes out on a foul tip. Derek Fisher walks. Justin Smoak to second. Teoscar Hernandez to third. Reese McGuire reaches on catcher interference. Derek Fisher to second. Justin Smoak to third. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Interference error by Robinson Chirinos. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. Cavan Biggio called out on strikes.1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Blue jays 1, Astros 0.Astros fifth. Yuli Gurriel reaches on error. Fielding error by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Aledmys Diaz strikes out swinging. Robinson Chirinos doubles to deep right field. Yuli Gurriel to third. Josh Reddick singles to right field. Robinson Chirinos to third. Yuli Gurriel scores. George Springer homers to left field. Josh Reddick scores. Robinson Chirinos scores. Jose Altuve singles to right field. Michael Brantley flies out to left center field to Derek Fisher. Alex Bregman flies out to deep left field to Derek... [More]

Rays second. Ji-Man Choi singles to center field. Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging. Willy Adames called out on strikes. Travis d'Arnaud singles to left center field. Ji-Man Choi scores. Jesus Aguilar grounds out to second base, Jose Altuve to Yuli Gurriel.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 1, Astros 0.Astros second. Alex Bregman grounds out to shortstop, Eric Sogard to Ji-Man Choi. Yordan Alvarez walks. Yuli Gurriel singles to center field. Yordan Alvarez to second. Abraham Toro pops out to second base to Eric Sogard. Robinson Chirinos doubles to deep left field. Yuli Gurriel to third. Yordan Alvarez scores. Josh Reddick strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 1, Astros 1.Rays third. Matt Duffy grounds out to third base, Abraham Toro to Yuli Gurriel. Eric Sogard flies out to center field to George Springer. Austin Meadows homers to right field. Tommy Pham lines out to center field to George Springer.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 2, Astros 1.Astros... [More]

Rays second. Ji-Man Choi walks. Avisail Garcia called out on strikes. Joey Wendle out on a sacrifice fly to right field to George Springer. Ji-Man Choi scores. Willy Adames strikes out swinging.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Astros 0.Rays fourth. Austin Meadows strikes out swinging. Tommy Pham singles to shortstop. Ji-Man Choi homers to center field. Tommy Pham scores. Avisail Garcia grounds out to shortstop, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Joey Wendle pops out to shallow left field to Aledmys Diaz.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 3, Astros 0.Astros fourth. Jose Altuve doubles to deep right field. Michael Brantley grounds out to first base, Ji-Man Choi to Ryan Yarbrough. Jose Altuve to third. Alex Bregman singles to right field. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. Yuli Gurriel homers to center field. Alex Bregman scores. Aledmys Diaz pops out to shallow center field to Eric Sogard.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 3, Astros 3.Rays seventh.... [More]

Astros third. Abraham Toro walks. Robinson Chirinos walks. Abraham Toro to second. Josh Reddick doubles to right center field. Robinson Chirinos to third. Abraham Toro scores. George Springer hit by pitch. Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Avisail Garcia. George Springer to second. Josh Reddick out at third. Robinson Chirinos scores. Michael Brantley called out on strikes.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2, Rays 0.Astros fourth. Alex Bregman singles to shallow infield. Yordan Alvarez doubles to right field. Alex Bregman to third. Yuli Gurriel doubles to deep left field. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman scores. Abraham Toro grounds out to shallow infield, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi. Yuli Gurriel to third. Robinson Chirinos homers to center field. Yuli Gurriel scores. Josh Reddick triples to deep center field. George Springer strikes out swinging. Jose Altuve grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros... [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]

Astros first. Jose Altuve doubles to deep left center field. Michael Brantley walks. Alex Bregman flies out to deep center field to Mike Trout. Michael Brantley to second. Jose Altuve to third. Yordan Alvarez grounds out to third base, David Fletcher to Albert Pujols. Jose Altuve scores. Yuli Gurriel pops out to David Fletcher.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 1, Angels 0.Angels second. Albert Pujols strikes out swinging. Andrelton Simmons homers to left field. Brian Goodwin hit by pitch. Kevan Smith grounds out to shortstop. Brian Goodwin out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Astros 1.Astros fourth. Yordan Alvarez walks. Yuli Gurriel singles to deep right field, tagged out at second, Brian Goodwin to Andrelton Simmons. Yordan Alvarez to third. Abraham Toro grounds out to second base, Luis Rengifo to Albert Pujols. Josh Reddick singles to center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. Martin Maldonado strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2,... [More]

Angels second. Kole Calhoun singles to center field. Justin Upton singles to center field. Kole Calhoun to second. Albert Pujols singles to center field. Justin Upton to third. Kole Calhoun scores. Andrelton Simmons reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Albert Pujols out at second. Justin Upton scores. Matt Thaiss reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Andrelton Simmons out at second. Anthony Bemboom reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Matt Thaiss out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Astros 0.Astros third. Jake Marisnick walks. Josh Reddick singles to center field. Jake Marisnick to second. George Springer grounds out to shortstop. Josh Reddick out at second. Jake Marisnick to third. Jose Altuve singles to center field. Jake Marisnick scores. Michael Brantley singles to center field. Jose Altuve to third. Alex Bregman pops out to shortstop to Andrelton Simmons.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 2, Astros 1.Astros fourth. Yuli Gurriel lines... [More]

Astros fourth. Michael Brantley doubles to deep right field. Alex Bregman homers to left field. Michael Brantley scores. Yordan Alvarez lines out to deep center field to Harold Castro. Yuli Gurriel grounds out to shortstop, Ronny Rodriguez to Brandon Dixon. Abraham Toro grounds out to second base, Ronny Rodriguez to Brandon Dixon.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 2, Tigers 0.Astros sixth. Jose Altuve flies out to center field to Harold Castro. Michael Brantley singles to shortstop. Alex Bregman singles to center field. Michael Brantley to third. Yordan Alvarez doubles to right field. Alex Bregman to third. Michael Brantley scores. Yuli Gurriel is intentionally walked. Abraham Toro reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Yuli Gurriel to second. Yordan Alvarez to third. Alex Bregman out at home. Martin Maldonado flies out to shallow right field to Travis Demeritte.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Astros 3, Tigers 0.Astros seventh. Josh Reddick singles to left center... [More]

Tigers first. Victor Reyes homers to right field. Harold Castro grounds out to shortstop, Jack Mayfield to Yuli Gurriel. Miguel Cabrera strikes out swinging. Brandon Dixon grounds out to shallow infield, Aaron Sanchez to Yuli Gurriel.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 1, Astros 0.Astros first. George Springer homers to right field. Jose Altuve homers to right field. Michael Brantley grounds out to second base, Gordon Beckham to Ronny Rodriguez. Alex Bregman hit by pitch. Yordan Alvarez walks. Alex Bregman to second. Yuli Gurriel grounds out to third base. Yordan Alvarez out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2, Tigers 1.Astros second. Josh Reddick grounds out to second base, Gordon Beckham to Ronny Rodriguez. Martin Maldonado walks. Jack Mayfield doubles. Martin Maldonado to third. George Springer strikes out swinging. Jose Altuve singles to shallow infield. Jack Mayfield to third. Martin Maldonado scores. Michael Brantley doubles to deep right field. Jose Altuve... [More]

It was late in the 2015 season when Baltimore's Manny Machado smoked a pitch from Tampa Bay's Chris Archer into center field at Camden Yards.Kevin Kiermaier sprinted to the wall, turned and leaped high above it before reaching back and snatching the ball . He banged off the wall and landed on his feet with the ball firmly planted in his glove for the out.The play sent a dejected Machado back to the dugout and left a stunned Archer simply mouthing, "Wow."Archer, now with Pittsburgh, was so grateful for Kiermaier's extraordinary effort that he searched for a fitting way to thank his center fielder for keeping that run off the board.He found it by commissioning a painting of the catch, which he presented to Kiermaier at spring training the next year."It happens so rarely you're in awe," Archer said. "It's an awesome feeling. They have the defensive runs saved calculation, but when you actually see a run taken away it feels so good."Kiermaier recalled the team meeting where he received the... [More]

It was late in the 2015 season when Baltimore's Manny Machado smoked a pitch from Tampa Bay's Chris Archer into center field at Camden Yards.Kevin Kiermaier sprinted to the wall, turned and leaped high above it before reaching back and snatching the ball . He banged off the wall and landed on his feet with the ball firmly planted in his glove for the out.The play sent a dejected Machado back to the dugout and left a stunned Archer simply mouthing, "Wow."Archer, now with Pittsburgh, was so grateful for Kiermaier's extraordinary effort that he searched for a fitting way to thank his center fielder for keeping that run off the board.He found it by commissioning a painting of the catch, which he presented to Kiermaier at spring training the next year."It happens so rarely you're in awe," Archer said. "It's an awesome feeling. They have the defensive runs saved calculation but when you actually see a run taken away it feels so good."Kiermaier recalled the team meeting where he received the painting... [More]

Tigers first. Victor Reyes singles to shallow infield. Travis Demeritte singles to right center field, tagged out at second, George Springer to Jack Mayfield. Victor Reyes to third. Miguel Cabrera singles to left field. Victor Reyes scores. Brandon Dixon singles to left field. Miguel Cabrera to second. Dawel Lugo flies out to right field to Josh Reddick. John Hicks strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Tigers 1, Astros 0.Astros first. George Springer grounds out to third base, Dawel Lugo to John Hicks. Michael Brantley walks. Alex Bregman singles to third base. Michael Brantley to second. Yordan Alvarez doubles to deep left center field. Alex Bregman to third. Michael Brantley scores. Carlos Correa strikes out swinging. Yuli Gurriel doubles to deep center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman scores. Robinson Chirinos singles to deep left field, advances to 2nd. Yuli Gurriel scores. Fielding error by Brandon Dixon. Jack Mayfield strikes out swinging.4 runs,... [More]

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — José Quintana pitched seven crisp innings, Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Sunday night in the MLB Little League Classic.Nicholas Castellanos and Jason Heyward also connected as Chicago earned its second straight win since consecutive heartbreaking losses to the Phillies and Pirates.The Cubs took two of three in the unusual weekend set and remain in a virtual tie with St. Louis for the top spot in the NL Central.Starling Marté had three hits for Pittsburgh, including his 21st homer in the ninth. Mitch Keller (1-2) allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings.With grinning Little Leaguers dressed in their uniforms filling the stands at BB&T Ballpark, Quintana (11-7) allowed five hits and walked none. The left-hander improved to 7-0 in nine starts since his last loss June 22.ASTROS 4, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Zack Greinke threw seven smooth innings for his 200th win, helping the AL West-leading Astros avoid... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Zack Greinke threw seven smooth innings for his 200th win, pitching the first-place Houston Astros past the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.Alex Bregman had a three-run homer among his four hits to back Greinke, who won his third straight start since joining the Astros from the Arizona Diamondbacks at the July 31 trade deadline.Greinke (13-4) went nine up, nine down on 25 pitches to start the game before giving up Marcus Semien's 21st homer. The right-hander allowed four hits with three walks and six strikeouts. He became the 115th pitcher in major league history to reach 200 career wins, and the second in Houston's rotation along with Justin Verlander.Roberto Osuna finished for his 27th save as the Astros stopped a five-game slide.Yuli Gurriel added an RBI double for Houston, which snapped Oakland's four-game winning streak. The Astros went back ahead of the A's by 7 1/2 games in the AL West race.Athletics lefty Brett Anderson (10-9) allowed... [More]