Mariners fifth. Daniel Vogelbach strikes out swinging. Dylan Moore doubles to left field. Dee Gordon doubles to right center field. Dylan Moore scores. Braden Bishop strikes out swinging. Justus Sheffield strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 1, Cubs 0.Cubs seventh. Jason Heyward walks. Nicholas Castellanos strikes out swinging. Kris Bryant walks. Anthony Rizzo singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Kris Bryant to third. Jason Heyward scores. Throwing error by Jake Fraley. Albert Almora Jr. pinch-hitting for Robel Garcia. Albert Almora Jr. is intentionally walked. Kyle Schwarber triples to right field. Albert Almora Jr. scores. Anthony Rizzo scores. Kris Bryant scores. Addison Russell reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Kyle Schwarber scores. Victor Caratini grounds out to shortstop. Addison Russell out at second.5 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Cubs 5, Mariners 1.

Brewers fourth. Ben Gamel singles to left field. Travis Shaw pops out to Kris Bryant. Cory Spangenberg singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Ben Gamel to third. Orlando Arcia grounds out to second base, Addison Russell to Victor Caratini. Cory Spangenberg to third. Ben Gamel scores. David Freitas pinch-hitting for Gio Gonzalez. David Freitas walks. Trent Grisham called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 1, Cubs 0.Brewers ninth. Orlando Arcia flies out to deep right center field to Jason Heyward. Tyler Austin walks. Trent Grisham singles to center field. Tyler Austin to second. Manny Pina strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich homers to center field. Trent Grisham scores. Tyler Austin scores. Hernan Perez pinch-hitting for Drew Pomeranz. Hernan Perez grounds out to shortstop, Tony Kemp to Anthony Rizzo.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Cubs 0.

Cubs first. Ian Happ doubles to deep right field. Nicholas Castellanos homers to center field. Ian Happ scores. Victor Caratini singles to left field, tagged out at second, Ryan Braun to Orlando Arcia. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber doubles to deep right field. Addison Russell flies out to deep center field to Lorenzo Cain.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Brewers 0.Cubs second. Jonathan Lucroy grounds out to shortstop, Hernan Perez to Yasmani Grandal. David Bote doubles to left center field. Jose Quintana doubles to deep left center field. David Bote scores. Ian Happ reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Jose Quintana out at third. Nicholas Castellanos homers to center field. Ian Happ scores. Victor Caratini flies out to left center field to Lorenzo Cain.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 5, Brewers 0.Cubs seventh. David Bote walks. Tony Kemp pinch-hitting for David Phelps. Tony Kemp pops out to shallow left field to Orlando Arcia. Ian Happ reaches... [More]

Mets first. Amed Rosario strikes out swinging. Jeff McNeil grounds out to third base, Kris Bryant to Victor Caratini. J.D. Davis homers to center field. Pete Alonso walks. Wilson Ramos singles to center field. Pete Alonso to second. Michael Conforto lines out to left field to Tony Kemp.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mets 1, Cubs 0.Cubs second. Javier Baez lines out to center field to Juan Lagares. Victor Caratini homers to center field. Addison Russell strikes out on a foul tip. Tony Kemp flies out to center field to Juan Lagares.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 1, Mets 1.Cubs seventh. Nicholas Castellanos called out on strikes. Kris Bryant singles to shortstop. Javier Baez singles to center field. Kris Bryant to second. Victor Caratini homers to right field. Javier Baez scores. Kris Bryant scores. Addison Russell singles to right field. Tony Kemp called out on strikes. Jonathan Lucroy grounds out to shallow infield, Jacob deGrom to Pete Alonso.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Cubs first. Jason Heyward strikes out swinging. Nicholas Castellanos hit by pitch. Kris Bryant singles to left field. Nicholas Castellanos to second. Javier Baez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Kris Bryant to third. Nicholas Castellanos scores. Throwing error by Amed Rosario. Kyle Schwarber doubles to deep right field. Javier Baez to third. Kris Bryant scores. Addison Russell singles to right field. Kyle Schwarber scores. Javier Baez scores. Ian Happ homers to center field. Addison Russell scores. Victor Caratini singles to right field. Kyle Hendricks out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Wilson Ramos to Pete Alonso. Victor Caratini to second. Jason Heyward walks. Nicholas Castellanos strikes out swinging.6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Cubs 6, Mets 0.Mets first. Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging. J.D. Davis singles to center field. Michael Conforto doubles to deep right field. J.D. Davis to third. Pete Alonso hit by pitch. Wilson Ramos reaches on a fielder's choice... [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]

Mets fourth. Pete Alonso homers to center field. Michael Conforto called out on strikes. Wilson Ramos singles to left field. J.D. Davis strikes out swinging. Joe Panik grounds out to second base, Addison Russell to Ian Happ.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 1, Cubs 0.Cubs fifth. Victor Caratini doubles to deep center field. Addison Russell homers to center field. Victor Caratini scores. Yu Darvish called out on strikes. Jason Heyward grounds out to shallow infield, Marcus Stroman to Pete Alonso. Nicholas Castellanos grounds out to shortstop, Amed Rosario to Pete Alonso.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 2, Mets 1.Cubs sixth. Kris Bryant doubles to deep left field. Javier Baez homers to right field. Kris Bryant scores. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. Ian Happ flies out to left field to J.D. Davis. Victor Caratini called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 4, Mets 1.Cubs eighth. Nicholas Castellanos doubles to deep center field. Kris Bryant lines out... [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]

Nationals fourth. Anthony Rendon homers to left field. Juan Soto singles to right center field. Asdrubal Cabrera flies out to deep center field to Jason Heyward. Kurt Suzuki strikes out swinging. Brian Dozier flies out to left center field to Kyle Schwarber.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Cubs 0.Cubs fifth. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. Jonathan Lucroy grounds out to third base, Anthony Rendon to Asdrubal Cabrera. Addison Russell homers to left field. Ian Happ walks. Cole Hamels strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Cubs 1.Nationals sixth. Juan Soto doubles to right field. Asdrubal Cabrera singles to left field. Juan Soto to third. Kurt Suzuki grounds out to shortstop. Asdrubal Cabrera out at second. Juan Soto scores. Brian Dozier pops out to shallow infield to Kris Bryant.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 2, Cubs 1.Cubs sixth. Jason Heyward hit by pitch. Nicholas Castellanos singles to center field. Jason Heyward to third.... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner flies out to deep right field to Nicholas Castellanos. Adam Eaton homers to center field. Anthony Rendon grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Anthony Rizzo. Juan Soto lines out to left field to Kyle Schwarber.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 1, Cubs 0.Nationals third. Victor Robles singles to third base. Anibal Sanchez out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Kris Bryant to Tony Kemp. Victor Robles to third. Trea Turner out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Nicholas Castellanos. Victor Robles scores. Adam Eaton strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 2, Cubs 0.Nationals fourth. Anthony Rendon lines out to second base to Tony Kemp. Juan Soto singles to shallow center field. Howie Kendrick singles to deep left center field. Juan Soto to third. Kurt Suzuki singles to left field. Howie Kendrick to second. Juan Soto scores. Brian Dozier singles to shallow center field. Kurt Suzuki to second. Howie Kendrick out... [More]

Cubs first. Jason Heyward lines out to right field to Austin Slater. Nicholas Castellanos homers to center field. Kris Bryant called out on strikes. Anthony Rizzo homers to center field. Javier Baez singles to left field. Kyle Schwarber walks. Javier Baez to second. Jonathan Lucroy reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Javier Baez out at third.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 2, Giants 0.Giants second. Evan Longoria walks. Kevin Pillar pops out to shallow center field to Javier Baez. Austin Slater homers to center field. Evan Longoria scores. Brandon Belt flies out to Kyle Schwarber. Abiatal Avelino singles to right field. Tyler Beede pops out to shallow infield to Javier Baez.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 2, Cubs 2.Cubs third. Anthony Rizzo homers to center field. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. Jonathan Lucroy grounds out to shallow infield, Tyler Beede to Brandon Belt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 3, Giants... [More]

Cubs seventh. Kris Bryant homers to center field. Anthony Rizzo strikes out swinging. Javier Baez grounds out to third base, Colin Moran to Josh Bell. Addison Russell flies out to deep right center field to Starling Marte.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.Cubs eighth. Ian Happ singles to left field. Jonathan Lucroy singles to center field. Ian Happ to third. Tyler Chatwood strikes out swinging. Jason Heyward grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell. Jonathan Lucroy to third. Nicholas Castellanos flies out to deep left center field to Bryan Reynolds.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Addison Russell, who began the season on the suspended list, has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa for the second time this season.The Cubs also activated right-handed reliever Brandon Kintzler from the injured list prior to Friday night's game against the Pirates. Outfielder Albert Almora Jr. and right-hander James Norwood were optioned to Iowa.Russell was suspended for 40 games last September for violating Major League Baseball's domestic abuse policy. He was with the Cubs from May 8-July 24 this season before being sent to the minors.In 15 games with Iowa, Russell hit .333 with four home runs and 13 RBIs. The 25-year-old was an All-Star in 2016 when he helped the Cubs win their first World Series since 1908.Kintzler had been out since Aug. 6 with right pectoral inflammation. He is 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA in 49 games.Almora was hitting .232 with 12 homers and 32 RBIs in 114 games. He made 75 starts in center field but his playing time has decreased since late July when the Cubs acquired outfielder Nicholas Castellanos from the Detroit Tigers in a trade and recalled infielder/outfielder Ian Happ from Iowa.General manager Jed Hoyer said the Cubs plan to recall Almora on Sept. 1 when the roster limit expands to 40 from 25.Norwood pitched once for the Cubs, working one scoreless inning.___More AP baseball coverage: www.apnews.com/MLB and www.twitter.com/AP_Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on Wednesday.Confusion reigned in the top of the eighth when a series of defensive changes involving reliever Adam Kolarek prompted Boston manager Alex Cora to protest the game due to the placement of subs into the Rays lineup after the designated hitter was removed.Kolarek replaced Morton and retired pinch-hitter Sam Travis on a pop fly. The left-hander then shifted to first base when Rays manager Kevin Cash brought in reliever Chaz Roe, who got a fly ball from Mookie Betts.After Kolarek then returned to the mound and Nate Lowe entered to play first base, Cora met with the umpires, which prompted around a 15-minute stoppage as the umpires discussed the matter.After the protest was made and the game resumed, Kolarek got a first-pitch grounder from Rafael Devers.An unhappy Cora again talked... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on Wednesday.Confusion reigned in the top of the eighth when a series of defensive changes involving reliever Adam Kolarek prompted Boston manager Alex Cora to protest the game due to the placement of subs into the Rays lineup after the designated hitter was removed.Kolarek replaced Morton and retired pinch-hitter Sam Travis on a pop fly. The left-hander then shifted to first base when Rays manager Kevin Cash brought in reliever Chaz Roe, who got a fly ball from Mookie Betts.After Kolarek then returned to the mound and Nate Lowe entered to play first base, Cora met with the umpires, which prompted around a 15-minute stoppage as the umpires discussed the matter.After the protest was made and the game resumed, Kolarek got a first-pitch grounder from Rafael Devers.An unhappy Cora again talked... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on Wednesday.Confusion reigned in the top of the eighth when a series of defensive changes involving reliever Adam Kolarek prompted Boston manager Alex Cora to protest the game due to the placement of subs into the Rays lineup after the designated hitter was removed.Kolarek replaced Morton and retired pinch-hitter Sam Travis on a pop fly. The left-hander then shifted to first base when Rays manager Kevin Cash brought in reliever Chaz Roe, who got a fly ball from Mookie Betts.After Kolarek then returned to the mound and Nate Lowe entered to play first base, Cora met with the umpires, which prompted around a 15-minute stoppage as the umpires discussed the matter.After the protest was made and the game resumed, Kolarek got a first-pitch grounder from Rafael Devers.An unhappy Cora again talked... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on Wednesday.Confusion reigned in the top of the eighth when a series of defensive changes involving reliever Adam Kolarek prompted Boston manager Alex Cora to protest the game due to the placement of subs into the Rays lineup after the designated hitter was removed.Kolarek replaced Morton and retired pinch-hitter Sam Travis on a pop fly. The left-hander then shifted to first base when Rays manager Kevin Cash brought in reliever Chaz Roe, who got a fly ball from Mookie Betts.After Kolarek then returned to the mound and Nate Lowe entered to play first base, Cora met with the umpires, which prompted around a 15-minute stoppage as the umpires discussed the matter.After the protest was made and the game resumed, Kolarek got a first-pitch grounder from Rafael Devers.An unhappy Cora again talked... [More]