Orioles third. Austin Wynns singles to center field. Jonathan Villar grounds out to third base, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Rowdy Tellez. Austin Wynns to second. Hanser Alberto flies out to left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. Trey Mancini doubles to deep right center field. Austin Wynns scores. Anthony Santander reaches on third strike. Trey Mancini to third. Renato Nunez grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Rowdy Tellez.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays fourth. Bo Bichette grounds out to second base, Hanser Alberto to Renato Nunez. Cavan Biggio homers to center field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homers to center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to deep center field to Austin Hays. Justin Smoak lines out to right field to Trey Mancini.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 2, Orioles 1.Orioles fifth. Jonathan Villar strikes out swinging. Hanser Alberto singles to center field. Trey Mancini singles to center field. Hanser Alberto to third. Anthony... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo was pulled from a game Sunday with a sprained right ankle, putting a damper on the Chicago Cubs' 16-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates that completed a three-game sweep.Rizzo was injured fielding a bunt at first base, had to be helped off the field and could not put pressure on the leg. X-rays taken at Wrigley Field showed no fractures. He'll get an MRI on Monday.Chicago's postseason pursuit has already been hindered by an injury to shortstop Javier Báez, who is out for the rest of the regular season with a hairline fracture of his left thumb.The Cubs maintained their one-game lead over Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Kris Bryant homered twice, and Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Jonathan Lucroy also connected for the Cubs, who outscored the Pirates 47-15 in the series.Brad Wieck (1-1) struck out both batters he faced. Trevor Williams (7-7) allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings.DODGERS 3, METS 2NEW YORK (AP) — Jedd Gyorko came off the... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo was pulled from a game Sunday with a sprained right ankle, putting a damper on the Chicago Cubs' 16-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates that completed a three-game sweep.Rizzo was injured fielding a bunt at first base, had to be helped off the field and could not put pressure on the leg. X-rays taken at Wrigley Field showed no fractures. He'll get an MRI on Monday.Chicago's postseason pursuit has already been hindered by an injury to shortstop Javier Báez, who is out for the rest of the regular season with a hairline fracture of his left thumb.The Cubs maintained their one-game lead over Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Kris Bryant homered twice, and Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Jonathan Lucroy also connected for the Cubs, who outscored the Pirates 47-15 in the series.Brad Wieck (1-1) struck out both batters he faced. Trevor Williams (7-7) allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings.BREWERS 7, CARDINALS 6ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Braun overcame... [More]

Tigers first. Victor Reyes flies out to left field to Dwight Smith Jr.. Harold Castro singles to right field. Jordy Mercer doubles to deep left center field. Harold Castro scores. Christin Stewart singles to center field. Dawel Lugo pops out to second base to Hanser Alberto. John Hicks pops out to shallow right field to Hanser Alberto.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.Orioles second. Dwight Smith Jr. singles to left field. Hanser Alberto reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Dwight Smith Jr. out at second. Rio Ruiz singles to right center field. Hanser Alberto to third. DJ Stewart singles to center field. Rio Ruiz to third. Hanser Alberto scores. Chance Sisco hit by pitch. DJ Stewart to second. Jonathan Villar pops out to Dawel Lugo. Trey Mancini strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.Tigers second. Travis Demeritte doubles to deep left field. Grayson Greiner singles to right center field. Travis Demeritte scores. Willi... [More]

Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo grounds out to second base, Richie Martin to Trey Mancini. Elvis Andrus grounds out to shortstop, Richie Martin to Trey Mancini. Willie Calhoun homers to right field. Nick Solak strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 1, Orioles 0.Orioles first. Hanser Alberto grounds out to shallow infield, Danny Santana to Ronald Guzman. Trey Mancini homers to center field. Anthony Santander grounds out to second base, Nick Solak to Ronald Guzman. Renato Nunez flies out to deep left field to Willie Calhoun.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.Orioles second. Jonathan Villar lines out to second base to Nick Solak. Mason Williams singles to second base. Pedro Severino reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Mason Williams out at second. DJ Stewart walks. Pedro Severino to second. Richie Martin homers to center field. DJ Stewart scores. Pedro Severino scores. Hanser Alberto grounds out to third base, Danny Santana to Ronald Guzman.3... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Moran became the first player in major league history to make his debut while on the mound facing his brother, striking out younger sibling Colin in the Miami Marlins' 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Brian (1-0) entered in the fourth inning with the Marlins trailing 5-2. After Bryan Reynolds led off with a groundout, Colin stepped to the plate having doubled in each of his first two at-bats.The 30-year-old Brian fell behind 3-1 before throwing back-to-back sliders to strike out Colin looking. The 26-year-old Colin shouted toward the mound on his way back to the dugout. Moran hit Josh Bell with a pitch and then got Melky Cabrera to fly out in his only inning of work.The Marlins rallied for four runs in the fifth, allowing Brian to get the win. Colin finished 2 for 4.They became the first siblings to face each other in a pitcher-batter scenario with one of the brothers making his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Dario... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Moran became the first player in major league history to make his debut while on the mound facing his brother, striking out younger sibling Colin in the Miami Marlins' 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Brian (1-0) entered in the fourth inning with the Marlins trailing 5-2. After Bryan Reynolds led off with a groundout, Colin stepped to the plate having doubled in each of his first two at-bats.The 30-year-old Brian fell behind 3-1 before throwing back-to-back sliders to strike out Colin looking. The 26-year-old Colin shouted toward the mound on his way back to the dugout. Moran hit Josh Bell with a pitch and then got Melky Cabrera to fly out in his only inning of work.The Marlins rallied for four runs in the fifth, allowing Brian to get the win. Colin finished 2 for 4.They became the first siblings to face each other in a pitcher-batter scenario with one of the brothers making his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Dario... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Moran became the first player in major league history to make his debut while on the mound facing his brother, striking out younger sibling Colin in the Miami Marlins' 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Brian (1-0) entered in the fourth inning with the Marlins trailing 5-2. After Bryan Reynolds led off with a groundout, Colin stepped to the plate having doubled in each of his first two at-bats.The 30-year-old Brian fell behind 3-1 before throwing back-to-back sliders to strike out Colin looking. The 26-year-old Colin shouted toward the mound on his way back to the dugout. Moran hit Josh Bell with a pitch and then got Melky Cabrera to fly out in his only inning of work.The Marlins rallied for four runs in the fifth, allowing Brian to get the win. Colin finished 2 for 4.They became the first siblings to face each other in a pitcher-batter scenario with one of the brothers making his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Dario... [More]

Royals first. Whit Merrifield lines out to right field to Anthony Santander. Jorge Soler homers to center field. Hunter Dozier flies out to deep right field to Anthony Santander. Alex Gordon strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 1, Orioles 0.Orioles second. Renato Nunez flies out to right field to Whit Merrifield. Jonathan Villar walks. Pedro Severino singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Jonathan Villar scores. DJ Stewart grounds out to shortstop, Hunter Dozier to Cheslor Cuthbert. Pedro Severino to third. Stevie Wilkerson walks. Richie Martin strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Royals 1.Orioles third. Hanser Alberto doubles to deep left field. Trey Mancini singles to left field. Hanser Alberto to third. Anthony Santander homers to center field. Trey Mancini scores. Hanser Alberto scores. Renato Nunez lines out to left field to Alex Gordon. Jonathan Villar doubles to right field. Pedro Severino singles to shallow center field.... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto reaches on error. Throwing error by Willy Adames. Trey Mancini doubles to deep left field, advances to home. Hanser Alberto scores. Throwing error by Willy Adames. Anthony Santander grounds out to third base, Matt Duffy to Ji-Man Choi. Renato Nunez singles to shallow center field. Jonathan Villar pops out to second base to Eric Sogard. Pedro Severino flies out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier.2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 0.Rays third. Willy Adames grounds out to shortstop, Jace Peterson to Trey Mancini. Eric Sogard lines out to left field to Anthony Santander. Austin Meadows homers to right field. Tommy Pham flies out to right center field to DJ Stewart.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 1.Rays fifth. Matt Duffy flies out to center field to Stevie Wilkerson. Willy Adames homers to right field. Eric Sogard singles to right field. Austin Meadows flies out to deep left field to Anthony Santander. Tommy Pham singles to... [More]

Orioles first. Jonathan Villar doubles to deep left field. Trey Mancini walks. Anthony Santander pops out to shallow infield to Sandy Leon. Renato Nunez homers to left field. Trey Mancini scores. Jonathan Villar scores. Jace Peterson flies out to deep left center field to Mookie Betts. Hanser Alberto lines out to shallow infield to Nathan Eovaldi.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 3, Red sox 0.Orioles second. Chris Davis walks. Stevie Wilkerson strikes out swinging. Chance Sisco grounds out to first base to Christian Vazquez. Chris Davis to second. Jonathan Villar walks. Trey Mancini singles to center field, tagged out at second, Mookie Betts to Sandy Leon to Xander Bogaerts. Jonathan Villar scores. Chris Davis scores.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 5, Red sox 0.Orioles third. Anthony Santander called out on strikes. Renato Nunez hit by pitch. Jace Peterson strikes out on a foul tip. Hanser Alberto doubles to deep left center field. Renato Nunez scores. Chris Davis... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in their 9-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.Sanchez was an All-Star in 2016 and led the American League in ERA, but he's struggled badly this season and had lost 13 straight decisions to lead the majors with 14 losses. Three days after he was acquired from Toronto at the trade deadline, the 27-year-old right-hander teamed with Will Harris, Joe Biagini and Chris Devenski to shut down Seattle.It was the second time in less than a month the last-place Mariners were no-hit by multiple pitchers. The Los Angeles Angels used two pitchers in a combined no-hitter July 12 against Seattle on a night when they honored late left-hander Tyler Skaggs by all wearing his No. 45 in their first home game since his death.Sanchez (4-14) struck out six, walked two and hit a batter in his first victory since April 27 for Toronto.Seattle's... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in their 9-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.Sanchez was an All-Star in 2016 and led the American League in ERA, but he's struggled badly this season and had lost 13 straight decisions to lead the majors with 14 losses. Three days after he was acquired from Toronto at the trade deadline, the 27-year-old right-hander teamed with Will Harris, Joe Biagini and Chris Devenski to shut down Seattle.It was the second time in less than a month the last-place Mariners were no-hit by multiple pitchers. The Los Angeles Angels used two pitchers in a combined no-hitter July 12 against Seattle on a night when they honored late left-hander Tyler Skaggs by all wearing his No. 45 in their first home game since his death.Sanchez (4-14) struck out six, walked two and hit a batter in his first victory since April 27 for Toronto.Seattle's... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back homers to begin the bottom of the first inning, giving the Yankees a major league-record 28 straight games with a long ball, and New York held off the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.Gleyber Torres and Edwin Encarnación each poked a solo shot over the short right field porch for the Yankees, who shook off another injury to Giancarlo Stanton and won for the 10th time in 11 games. The AL East leaders are 8-1 on a 10-game homestand that wraps up Wednesday.Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in the ninth before retiring Freddy Galvis on an easy grounder with two aboard for his 23rd save in 25 tries.Stanton exited in the fourth with a bruised right knee and was scheduled for an MRI. He got tangled up with Toronto pitcher Clayton Richard (0-4) in the first while getting thrown out on a headfirst slide into third base.Yankees rookie Nestor Cortes Jr. (3-0) pitched 4 1/3 solid innings in relief of opener Chad Green.RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX... [More]

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles claimed infielder Hanser Alberto on waivers from San Francisco, a week after they lost him on a waiver claim to the Giants.Alberto was first claimed by the Orioles from the New York Yankees on Jan. 11. The 26-year-old hit .192 with nine RBIs in 89 games with Texas in three seasons.He was designated for assignment on Feb. 19 when Baltimore claimed left-hander Josh Ostich on waivers and claimed by San Francisco on Feb. 22.To make room for Alberto on the 40-man roster, the Orioles designated left-handed pitcher Donnie Hart for assignment.Hart is 2-0 with a 3.93 ERA in 93 games with Baltimore over the last three seasons.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have many jobs up for grabs, and nowhere is the competition less defined than in the infield.As the team held its first full-squad workout on Monday, only one infield position is secured — first base. Chris Davis is entering the fourth year of a seven-year, $161 million contract.Besides Davis, there are 13 players on the roster competing for the three starting positions, and a utility job or two.Davis, like the Orioles, had a horrid 2018 season. He hit just .168 with 16 home runs and 49 RBIs and 192 strikeouts in 128 games as Baltimore lost a franchise-record 115 games.There aren't any clear favorites early on.The Orioles obtained Jonathan Villar in their July remake from Milwaukee and he played both second and shortstop over the season's last two months. Villar was originally labeled as a shortstop by new general manager Mike Elias, but that was before Richie Martin was taken with the first overall pick in the Rule 5 draft.On Saturday, the Orioles... [More]

A team-by-team look at the American League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Boston Red SoxManager: Alex Cora (second season).2018: 108-54, first place, World Series champions.Training Town: Fort Myers, Florida.Park: JetBlue Park at Fenway South.First Workout: Feb. 13/18.He's Here: OF Gorkys Hernandez, RHP Jenrry Mejia.He's Outta Here: RHP Craig Kimbrel, RHP Joe Kelly, 2B Ian Kinsler.Going campin': The Red Sox are largely standing pat as they attempt to win back-to-back World Series for the first time in more than a century. The team that won a franchise-record 108 games in the regular season last year is largely intact, with All-Star closer Kimbrel the biggest loss. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia is hoping to return from a knee injury that limited him to three games last season. Christian Vazquez, Blake Swihart and Sandy Leon will compete for two spots at catcher.... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Bartolo Colon has been put on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained lower back.The 45-year-old Colon is 7-11 with a 5.45 ERA. The Rangers made the move before Friday night's game at San Francisco.Colon was scratched from a start last Sunday against the Angels because of back stiffness. He pitched Monday at Oakland and was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in five innings. Colon had won two starts in a row after losing five straight.Rangers manager Jeff Banister said the injury isn't believed to be serious. He said Colon will go back in the rotation when he comes off the DL."More tightness than anything else," Banister said, "so we felt it was an opportunity where we could give him a little extra rest and we can get a position player up here to help us in a National League ballpark."The move is retroactive to Tuesday.Earlier this month, Colon became the winningest pitcher born in Latin America in major league history. The Dominican Republic native posted his 246th victory, passing Nicaraguan Dennis Martinez.The Rangers recalled infielder Hanser Alberto from Triple-A Round Rock before playing the Giants.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Texas Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon has been put on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained lower back.The 45-year-old Colon is 7-11 with a 5.45 ERA. The Rangers made the move before Friday night's game at San Francisco.Colon was scratched from a start last Sunday against the Angels because of back stiffness. The right-hander pitched Monday at Oakland and was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in five innings. Colon had won two starts in a row after losing five straight.Earlier this month, Colon became the winningest pitcher born in Latin America in major league history. The Dominican Republic native posted his 246th victory, passing Nicaraguan Dennis Martinez.The Rangers recalled infielder Hanser Alberto from Triple-A Round Rock before playing the Giants.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos were suspended for one game apiece by Major League Baseball on Friday because of a scuffle that followed a collision at home plate.Joe Torre, MLB's chief baseball officer, announced the suspensions, along with undisclosed fines.Chirinos was not in the Rangers' lineup Friday night for a series opener at home against Colorado, and the team said he was serving his suspension. Kemp is appealing his suspension, and was in the lineup for Los Angeles' game against San Francisco.Kemp said he was surprised by the punishment and he appealed because he disagrees with it."Nothing happened," he said. "Just a little pushing. I've seen way worse happen. So I guess we'll see what they decide, but I don't agree with it."Kemp was trying to score from second base on a two-out single by Enrique Hernandez in the third inning of Wednesday night's game at Dodger Stadium. Chirinos caught a pinpoint throw... [More]