Red sox second. Jackie Bradley Jr. singles to center field. Gorkys Hernandez flies out to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier. Chris Owings walks. Sandy Leon pops out to Travis d'Arnaud. Marco Hernandez doubles to deep left field. Chris Owings to third. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Mookie Betts pops out to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 1, Rays 0.Red sox third. Rafael Devers flies out to deep left field to Austin Meadows. J.D. Martinez grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi. Mitch Moreland pinch-hitting for Sam Travis. Mitch Moreland doubles to deep right center field. Jackie Bradley Jr. doubles to deep right field. Mitch Moreland scores. Gorkys Hernandez grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 2, Rays 0.Red sox fourth. Chris Owings grounds out to first base to Ji-Man Choi. Sandy Leon called out on strikes. Marco Hernandez walks. Mookie Betts singles to left center field. Marco Hernandez to... [More]

Rays third. Austin Meadows singles to right field. Tommy Pham strikes out swinging. Ji-Man Choi walks. Austin Meadows to second. Travis d'Arnaud singles to center field. Ji-Man Choi to third. Austin Meadows scores. Nate Lowe grounds out to first base to Mitch Moreland. Travis d'Arnaud to second. Matt Duffy hit by pitch. Joey Wendle singles to shallow right field. Matt Duffy to second. Travis d'Arnaud out at home. Ji-Man Choi scores.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 2, Red sox 0.Red sox fourth. Xander Bogaerts homers to left field. J.D. Martinez strikes out swinging. Mitch Moreland strikes out swinging. Brock Holt lines out to third base to Matt Duffy.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 2, Red sox 1.Rays seventh. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging. Willy Adames homers to center field. Austin Meadows singles to center field. Tommy Pham reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Meadows out at second. Ji-Man Choi flies out to deep left field to Brock Holt.1 run, 2 hits,... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:POPPIN'Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Braves are poised to break out the bubbly, with a magic number of one to clinch their second straight NL East title. They can celebrate when Mike Foltynewicz (7-5, 4.80 ERA) starts at SunTrust Park against San Francisco. A win by Atlanta or a loss by second-place Washington at Miami will seal it.At 21, Acuña will be able to take part in a champagne toast. The star outfielder with 40 home runs wasn't yet of legal age when the Braves won the division a year ago."They wouldn't let me drink because I was a minor," Acuña recalled, breaking into a big smile. "This year, it's going to be different. I'm looking forward to it."CHICAGO BLUESThe Cubs have fallen to third place in the NL Central for the first time since April, but they can fix that as they continue a four-game set against first-place St. Louis. The Cardinals regrouped after blowing a late lead in the opener, winning on Matt Carpenter's 10th-inning homer... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:POPPIN'Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Braves are poised to break out the bubbly, with a magic number of one to clinch their second straight NL East title. They can celebrate when Mike Foltynewicz (7-5, 4.80 ERA) starts at SunTrust Park against San Francisco. A win by Atlanta or a loss by second-place Washington at Miami will seal it.At 21, Acuña will be able to take part in a champagne toast. The star outfielder with 40 home runs wasn't yet of legal age when the Braves won the division a year ago."They wouldn't let me drink because I was a minor," Acuña recalled, breaking into a big smile. "This year, it's going to be different. I'm looking forward to it."CHICAGO BLUESThe Cubs have fallen to third place in the NL Central for the first time since April, but they can fix that as they continue a four-game set against first-place St. Louis. The Cardinals regrouped after blowing a late lead in the opener, winning on Matt Carpenter's 10th-inning homer... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:POPPIN'Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Braves are poised to break out the bubbly, with a magic number of one to clinch their second straight NL East title. They can celebrate when Mike Foltynewicz (7-5, 4.80 ERA) starts at SunTrust Park against San Francisco. A win by Atlanta or a loss by second-place Washington at Miami will seal it.At 21, Acuña will be able to take part in a champagne toast. The star outfielder with 40 home runs wasn't yet of legal age when the Braves won the division a year ago."They wouldn't let me drink because I was a minor," Acuña recalled, breaking into a big smile. "This year, it's going to be different. I'm looking forward to it."GOING, GOING ...A year after setting a team record with 108 wins on their way to the World Series championship, Mookie Betts and the Red Sox are on the brink of being eliminated from playoff contention.Boston (80-72) will be bounced with one loss in this weekend's series against Tampa Bay.... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A little lunchtime wisdom served Christian Vázquez well.Vázquez homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.The Red Sox catcher had gone without a homer for 13 straight games and had just one in 25 contests entering Sunday. He was stuck on 19 homers and trying to reach 20 — probably trying too hard. Over lunch on Thursday with manager Alex Cora and former big league slugger Carlos Delgado, Vázquez listened as the two told him not to press."Don't look for No. 20, it's going to come," Vázquez said of their advice. "Look for line drives, get a couple hits and get your confidence back. It's going to come."Vázquez put Boston ahead 5-1 in the third with his grand slam, a drive just over the wall in left on a 2-1, 71-mph curveball from Jason Vargas (6-8).César Hernández's RBI single in the fifth pulled Philadelphia within 5-2, but Vázquez responded... [More]

Red sox second. J.D. Martinez walks. Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. Mitch Moreland singles to left center field. J.D. Martinez to second. Jackie Bradley Jr. strikes out swinging. Marco Hernandez doubles to right field. Mitch Moreland scores. J.D. Martinez scores. Juan Centeno grounds out to first base, Rowdy Tellez to Clay Buchholz.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 2, Blue jays 0.Red sox third. Mookie Betts pops out to Rowdy Tellez. Brock Holt pops out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Xander Bogaerts doubles to deep right center field. J.D. Martinez doubles to deep right field. Xander Bogaerts scores. Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first base, Rowdy Tellez to Clay Buchholz.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 3, Blue jays 0.Red sox fourth. Mitch Moreland strikes out on a foul tip. Jackie Bradley Jr. doubles to deep left center field. Marco Hernandez strikes out swinging. Juan Centeno singles to right field. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Mookie Betts... [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]

Red sox first. Mookie Betts homers to left field. Rafael Devers singles to left center field. J.D. Martinez lines out to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. Mitch Moreland singles to left field. Andrew Benintendi grounds out to second base, Cavan Biggio to Rowdy Tellez.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Bo Bichette grounds out to shortstop, Chris Owings to Mitch Moreland. Cavan Biggio homers to right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to second base, Marco Hernandez to Mitch Moreland. Rowdy Tellez singles to right field. Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 1, Blue jays 1.Blue jays fourth. Justin Smoak grounds out to first base to Mitch Moreland. Reese McGuire homers to center field. Jonathan Davis grounds out to shallow infield, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland. Derek Fisher walks. Bo Bichette flies out to deep right field to Mookie Betts.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Red sox... [More]

Yankees fifth. Cameron Maybin called out on strikes. Austin Romine homers to right field. DJ LeMahieu called out on strikes. Aaron Judge singles to left center field. Gleyber Torres lines out to center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Red sox 0.Yankees seventh. Gio Urshela homers to center field. Cameron Maybin strikes out swinging. Austin Romine doubles to deep left field. DJ LeMahieu singles to left field. Austin Romine scores. Aaron Judge doubles to deep center field. DJ LeMahieu to third. Gleyber Torres out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Gorkys Hernandez. DJ LeMahieu scores. Edwin Encarnacion flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 4, Red sox 0.Yankees ninth. Austin Romine walks. DJ LeMahieu flies out to right field to Mookie Betts. Aaron Judge walks. Austin Romine to second. Gleyber Torres singles to left field. Aaron Judge to second. Austin Romine to third. Edwin Encarnacion flies out to shallow right field to Mookie Betts. Luke Voit singles to left field. Gleyber Torres to second. Aaron Judge to third. Austin Romine scores. Brett Gardner strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Yankees 5, Red sox 0.

Yankees second. Gary Sanchez lines out to third base to Rafael Devers. Edwin Encarnacion singles to left center field. Gleyber Torres homers to center field. Edwin Encarnacion scores. Brett Gardner flies out to center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Luke Voit grounds out to second base, Brock Holt to Mitch Moreland.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 2, Red sox 0.Yankees third. Mike Tauchman doubles to shallow left field. DJ LeMahieu singles to shortstop. Aaron Judge singles to deep left field. DJ LeMahieu to third. Mike Tauchman scores. Didi Gregorius pops out to shallow right field to Brock Holt. Gary Sanchez grounds out to shallow infield, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu scores. Edwin Encarnacion grounds out to third base, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 4, Red sox 0.Red sox third. Sandy Leon singles to left field. Jackie Bradley Jr. homers to left field. Sandy Leon scores. Mookie Betts flies out to... [More]

Red sox fourth. Rafael Devers doubles to deep left center field. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. J.D. Martinez grounds out to shortstop, Gleyber Torres to Luke Voit. Rafael Devers to third. Andrew Benintendi walks. Brock Holt singles to right center field. Andrew Benintendi to second. Rafael Devers scores. Mitch Moreland homers to right field. Brock Holt scores. Andrew Benintendi scores. Christian Vazquez grounds out to third base, DJ LeMahieu to Luke Voit.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Yankees 0.Yankees fifth. Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. Brett Gardner homers to right field. Luke Voit grounds out to shortstop, Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland. Mike Tauchman grounds out to second base, Brock Holt to Mitch Moreland.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Yankees 1.Red sox fifth. Jackie Bradley Jr. called out on strikes. Mookie Betts walks. Rafael Devers walks. Mookie Betts to second. Xander Bogaerts doubles to deep center field. Rafael Devers scores. Mookie Betts scores. J.D. Martinez is intentionally walked. Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. J.D. Martinez out at second. Xander Bogaerts to third. Brock Holt strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 6, Yankees 1.

Red sox fourth. Mookie Betts homers to right field. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to shortstop, Luis Arraez to C.J. Cron. Rafael Devers grounds out to shortstop, Luis Arraez to C.J. Cron. J.D. Martinez lines out to right field to Max Kepler.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 1, Twins 0.Twins fifth. Miguel Sano walks. Mitch Garver walks. Miguel Sano to second. Jake Cave walks. Mitch Garver to second. Miguel Sano to third. C.J. Cron grounds out to shortstop. Jake Cave out at second. Mitch Garver to third. Miguel Sano scores. Jonathan Schoop lines out to right field to Mookie Betts.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Red sox 1.Twins seventh. Eddie Rosario flies out to center field to Gorkys Hernandez. Miguel Sano walks. Mitch Garver walks. Miguel Sano to second. Jake Cave strikes out swinging. C.J. Cron walks. Mitch Garver to second. Miguel Sano to third. Willians Astudillo pinch-hitting for Jonathan Schoop. Willians Astudillo singles to right field. C.J. Cron to second. Mitch Garver to third. Miguel Sano scores. Max Kepler strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Twins 2, Red sox 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer to keep up his power resurgence, Gleyber Torres added his 34th home run and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 Wednesday night to move 43 games over .500 for the first time since 2009.Judge is hitting .317 with eight homers and 12 RBIs in his last 15 games. He connected off Lance Lynn (14-10) in the third inning to become the fifth Yankees player with 20 homers this season.Torres homered in the fourth, tying Gary Sánchez for the team lead and joining Joe DiMaggio as the only Yankees to hit 34 homers at age 22 or younger. The home run was the 200th off the Rangers this season.New York improved to 92-49, including 11-2 when using Chad Green as an opener.Green pitched two innings and Luis Cessa (2-1) followed with three. Cory Gearrin allowed a ninth-inning homer to Rougned Odor.Lynn dropped to 0-4 in his last six starts. Texas matched its season worst of five games under .500 at 68-73.DODGERS 7, ROCKIES 3LOS ANGELES (AP)... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer to keep up his power resurgence, Gleyber Torres added his 34th home run and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 Wednesday night to move 43 games over .500 for the first time since 2009.Judge is hitting .317 with eight homers and 12 RBIs in his last 15 games. He connected off Lance Lynn (14-10) in the third inning to become the fifth Yankees player with 20 homers this season.Torres homered in the fourth, tying Gary Sánchez for the team lead and joining Joe DiMaggio as the only Yankees to hit 34 homers at age 22 or younger. The home run was the 200th off the Rangers this season.New York improved to 92-49, including 11-2 when using Chad Green as an opener.Green pitched two innings and Luis Cessa (2-1) followed with three. Cory Gearrin allowed a ninth-inning homer to Rougned Odor.Lynn dropped to 0-4 in his last six starts. Texas matched its season worst of five games under .500 at 68-73.RED SOX 6, TWINS 2BOSTON (AP) — Mookie... [More]

Red sox first. Mookie Betts homers to center field. Rafael Devers called out on strikes. Xander Bogaerts singles to center field. J.D. Martinez strikes out swinging. Andrew Benintendi walks. Xander Bogaerts to second. Brock Holt strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 1, Twins 0.Red sox second. Mitch Moreland grounds out to shallow infield, Willians Astudillo to C.J. Cron. Christian Vazquez singles to deep right field. Jackie Bradley Jr. walks. Christian Vazquez to second. Mookie Betts homers to center field. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Christian Vazquez scores. Rafael Devers flies out to deep right center field to Jake Cave. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Twins 0.Red sox sixth. Brock Holt singles to center field. Mitch Moreland walks. Brock Holt to second. Christian Vazquez doubles to deep left field. Mitch Moreland to third. Brock Holt scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. grounds out to second base, Jonathan Schoop to... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler hit by pitch. Jorge Polanco flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Nelson Cruz walks. Max Kepler to second. Luis Arraez called out on strikes. Miguel Sano singles to left field. Nelson Cruz to second. Max Kepler scores. Jake Cave flies out to deep right field to Mookie Betts.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 1, Red sox 0.Twins third. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Nelson Cruz strikes out on a foul tip. Luis Arraez doubles to deep left field. Jorge Polanco to third. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. Jake Cave triples to deep center field. Luis Arraez scores. Jorge Polanco scores. C.J. Cron pops out to shortstop to Xander Bogaerts.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 3, Red sox 0.Twins fifth. Nelson Cruz homers to center field. Luis Arraez singles to right field. Miguel Sano homers to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Jake Cave grounds out to second base, Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland. C.J. Cron hit by pitch. Jason Castro walks.... [More]

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.ANGELS 10, RED SOX 4ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols homered in a seven-run eighth inning, Mike Trout became the youngest player to reach at least 275 home... [More]

Red sox first. Mookie Betts singles to center field. Rafael Devers reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Mookie Betts out at second. Xander Bogaerts strikes out on a foul tip. J.D. Martinez doubles to deep right center field. Rafael Devers scores. Sam Travis strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 1, Angels 0.Angels second. Andrelton Simmons singles to shortstop. Luis Rengifo reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Andrelton Simmons out at second. Kevan Smith walks. David Fletcher flies out to center field to Mookie Betts. Mike Trout singles to right field. Kevan Smith to third. Luis Rengifo scores. Brian Goodwin strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 1, Angels 1.Red sox third. Mookie Betts doubles to deep left field. Rafael Devers grounds out to second base, Luis Rengifo to Albert Pujols. Mookie Betts to third. Xander Bogaerts lines out to second base to Albert Pujols. J.D. Martinez singles to center field. Mookie Betts scores.... [More]