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]

Brewers first. Trent Grisham singles to right field. Yasmani Grandal lines out to left center field to Marcell Ozuna. Christian Yelich reaches on a fielder's choice to second base, advances to 2nd. Trent Grisham to third. Throwing error by Kolten Wong. Keston Hiura grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Trent Grisham scores. Eric Thames strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Cardinals 0.Brewers second. Ryan Braun doubles to deep right center field. Cory Spangenberg grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Jack Flaherty. Ryan Braun to third. Orlando Arcia out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Dexter Fowler. Ryan Braun scores. Jordan Lyles pops out to second base to Kolten Wong.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 0.Brewers fourth. Keston Hiura homers to left field. Eric Thames lines out to left field to Marcell Ozuna. Ryan Braun walks. Cory Spangenberg grounds out to first base. Ryan Braun out at second.1 run, 1 hit,... [More]

Brewers second. Keston Hiura singles to center field. Eric Thames pops out to Paul Goldschmidt. Lorenzo Cain singles to center field. Keston Hiura to third. Cory Spangenberg strikes out swinging. Orlando Arcia singles to right field. Lorenzo Cain to second. Keston Hiura scores. Adrian Houser strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fifth. Paul DeJong grounds out to third base, Cory Spangenberg to Eric Thames. Yadier Molina homers to center field. Matt Carpenter singles to deep left center field. Harrison Bader singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Matt Carpenter out at third. Miles Mikolas strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Brewers 1.Cardinals seventh. Marcell Ozuna grounds out to shortstop, Cory Spangenberg to Eric Thames. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina homers to left field. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Carpenter grounds out to first base to Eric Thames. Harrison Bader singles to right field. Kolten Wong... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler pops out to shallow right field to Keston Hiura. Tommy Edman doubles to deep right field. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. Paul DeJong walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Tommy Edman to third. Yadier Molina singles to left center field. Paul DeJong to third. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Tommy Edman scores. Matt Carpenter grounds out to first base to Eric Thames.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.Cardinals second. Harrison Bader singles to third base. Adam Wainwright out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Gio Gonzalez to Keston Hiura. Harrison Bader to second. Dexter Fowler singles to center field. Harrison Bader scores. Tommy Edman singles to left field. Dexter Fowler to second. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tommy Edman to second. Dexter Fowler to third. Marcell Ozuna doubles to deep right field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Tommy Edman scores. Dexter Fowler scores. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina reaches on error.... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Ketel Marte singles to third base. Tim Locastro reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Ketel Marte out at second. Eduardo Escobar flies out to deep center field to Lorenzo Cain. Tim Locastro to third. Christian Walker homers to center field. Tim Locastro scores. Jake Lamb flies out to left field to Ryan Braun.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Brewers 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Eduardo Escobar homers to center field. Christian Walker doubles to deep left field. Jake Lamb walks. Josh Rojas reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Jake Lamb out at second. Christian Walker to third. Nick Ahmed reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Josh Rojas to second. Christian Walker scores. Alex Avila strikes out swinging. Robbie Ray flies out to left center field to Lorenzo Cain.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 4, Brewers 0.Diamondbacks fifth. Ketel Marte doubles to deep left center field. Tim Locastro singles to second base. Ketel Marte... [More]

Brewers fourth. Eric Thames homers to center field. Trent Grisham homers to right field. Cory Spangenberg grounds out to second base, Ketel Marte to Christian Walker. Chase Anderson called out on strikes. Lorenzo Cain walks. Yasmani Grandal singles to right field. Lorenzo Cain to third. Christian Yelich strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 2, Diamondbacks 0.Brewers seventh. Lorenzo Cain walks. Yasmani Grandal flies out to left field to Tim Locastro. Christian Yelich hit by pitch. Lorenzo Cain to second. Mike Moustakas walks. Keston Hiura singles to center field. Mike Moustakas to second. Christian Yelich scores. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Thames flies out to center field to Jarrod Dyson. Trent Grisham called out on strikes.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 0.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have designated opening day starter Jhoulys Chacín for assignment.The Brewers announced the move on Saturday before playing Arizona.Chacín is 3-10 with a 5.79 ERA this season. The 31-year-old right-hander had been on the injured list since late July due to a strained lat and was not expected to return to the active roster until mid-September.Brewers President of Baseball Operations and General Manager David Stearns says the move was made to clear room on the roster as the club enters the final month of the regular season and pushes for a playoff slot. Milwaukee began the day three games behind Chicago for the second NL wild-card spot.The Brewers called up utilityman Cory Spangenberg from Triple-A San Antonio.___Follow Keith Jenkins on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrKeithJenkins___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers vaunted bullpen is entering the season without a couple of its most imposing pieces.Corey Knebel is out indefinitely with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the type of injury that sometimes ends in Tommy John surgery. He's expected to join Jeremy Jeffress, down with a sore right shoulder, on the injured list to open the season.Knebel had 16 saves and a 3.58 ERA with Milwaukee last season, plus a 1.29 ERA in six postseason appearances. He plans to see multiple doctors before deciding if he needs surgery."It's going to take a week for him to compile some opinions from other doctors and then sit down and make a decision on what he feels is the best way to get this thing right," manager Craig Counsell said Friday.Knebel missed about six weeks early last season with a hamstring injury. He was an All-Star in 2017 with 39 saves and a 1.78 ERA in 78 innings.Jeffress, another important cog in the bullpen a year ago, hasn't thrown... [More]

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Zimmer remembers the feeling of failure and frustration that washed over him while standing on the mound in spring training, his fastball topping out at 82 mph and his arm feeling as if it was flying to home plate right along with the ball.The fifth pick of the Kansas City Royals in the 2012 draft had gone through elbow surgery. Biceps tendinitis. Shoulder surgery. Thoracic outlet surgery. More shoulder soreness and fatigue.Standing on a mound? He might as well have been standing in a hospital. He'd seen plenty of them.The strapping right-hander's career had crashed so hard that when the Royals finally designated him for assignment, then requested outright waivers, nobody wanted him. So he signed a minor league deal to return to the only club he'd ever known, then began the long and arduous road to recovery one more time, unwilling or unable to give up on his big league dreams."You're just trying to ride it out," Zimmer said, "each setback."There are always stories... [More]

Kansas City Royals All-Star catcher Salvador Perez damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, raising the possibility the 2015 World Series MVP may need Tommy John surgery and miss the season.Perez was hurt during a workout Wednesday, and the team said an MRI on Thursday revealed the damage. Perez will travel next week to California for a second opinion from Los Angeles Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache.The 28-year-old has been an All-Star for six straight seasons and won Gold Gloves in five of the last six years. He hit .235 last year and had 27 home runs and 80 RBIs for the second straight season. He has a $10 million salary this year and is owed $13 million in each of the following two seasons.Cam Gallagher and Meibrys Viloria are the other catchers on Kansas City's 40-man roster. Gallagher, who appeared in 35 games during the past two years, has a .218 career average with two home runs and 12 RBIs.Viloria, 22, was a September call-up last season and has... [More]

Kansas City Royals All-Star catcher Salvador Perez damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, raising the possibility the 2015 World Series MVP may need Tommy John surgery and miss the season.Perez was hurt during a workout Wednesday, and the team said a MRI on Thursday revealed the damage. Perez will travel next week to California for a second opinion from Los Angeles Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache.The 28-year-old has been an All-Star for six straight seasons and won Gold Gloves in five of the last six years. He hit .235 last year and had 27 home runs and 80 RBIs for the second straight season. He has a $10 million salary this year and is owed $13 million in each of the following two seasons.Cam Gallagher and Meibrys Viloria are the other catchers on Kansas City's 40-man roster. Gallagher, who appeared in 35 games during the past two years, has a .218 career average with two home runs and 12 RBIs.Viloria, 22, was a September callup last season and has appeared... [More]

Bryce Harper meets with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the very next day, a Brinks truck is parked right outside the team's spring training complex.Coincidence or correlation?With the first full week of exhibition games on deck, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed he joined club executives in meeting with Harper in Las Vegas on Sunday night.Roberts said it was a good session and gave the sides a chance to "get to know each other." Roberts says the Dodgers were "vetting a certain process."Harper has been connected to the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants during a second consecutive slow free-agent market for the sport. Manny Machado, the other top free agent this winter, signed a $300 million, 10-year deal with the San Diego Padres on Thursday.The 26-year-old Harper was the 2015 NL MVP and made six All-Star teams in seven big league seasons with the Washington Nationals. He batted .249 with 34 home runs, 100 RBIs and an .889 OPS last season.FROM AROUND THE GRAPEFRUIT AND... [More]

A team-by-team look at the National League Central 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:___Milwaukee BrewersManager: Craig Counsell (fifth season).2018: 96-67, first place, lost to Dodgers in NLCS.Training Town: Phoenix.Park: Maryvale Baseball Park.First Workout: Feb. 14/19.He's Here: C Yasmani Grandal, OF Ben Gamel, 2B-3B Cory Spangenberg, LHP Alex Claudio, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Bobby Wahl, RHP Josh Tomlin.He's Outta Here: 3B Mike Moustakas, LHP Gio Gonzalez, LHP Wade Miley, OF Keon Broxton, OF Domingo Santana, 2B Jonathan Schoop, RHP Joakim Soria, LHP Dan Jennings, OF Curtis Granderson, LHP Xavier Cedeno.Going campin': The Brewers return mostly intact after making it to the NL Championship Series last year in the franchise's first playoff appearance since they also lost the NLCS in 2011. Grandal is a major upgrade behind the plate after he hit 24 homers last year with... [More]

A team-by-team look at the National League Central 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:___Milwaukee BrewersManager: Craig Counsell (fifth season).2018: 96-67, first place, lost to Dodgers in NLCS.Training Town: Phoenix.Park: Maryvale Baseball Park.First Workout: Feb. 14/19.He's Here: C Yasmani Grandal, OF Ben Gamel, 2B-3B Cory Spangenberg, LHP Alex Claudio, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Bobby Wahl.He's Outta Here: 3B Mike Moustakas, LHP Gio Gonzalez, LHP Wade Miley, OF Keon Broxton, OF Domingo Santana, 2B Jonathan Schoop, RHP Joakim Soria, LHP Dan Jennings, OF Curtis Granderson, LHP Xavier Cedeno.Going campin': The Brewers return mostly intact after making it to the NL Championship Series last year in the franchise's first playoff appearance since they also lost the NLCS in 2011. Grandal is a major upgrade behind the plate after he hit 24 homers last year with the Dodgers. There... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Infielder Cory Spangenberg and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a one-year contract that pays $1.2 million in the major leagues and $250,000 in the minors.The deal announced Friday had been agreed to last month pending a successful physical.Spangenberg, who turns 28 in March, was released by San Diego in November after refusing a minor league assignment. He is taking a cut from his $1.7 million salary last year.Selected by the Padres with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft, he hit .258 with 27 homers and 109 RBIs in parts of five seasons. He batted .235 with seven homers and 25 RBIs in 116 games last year, playing second, third and left. He struck out 108 times in 298 at-bats.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

DENVER (AP) — San Diego infielder Wil Myers has a cut on his nose after taking a groundball to the face while practicing at his new position.Myers was fielding grounders at third base during batting practice Wednesday prior to a game against the Colorado Rockies when a ball went over his glove and struck him. Myers fell to the dirt as teammates rushed in to check on him. Myers left the field holding a towel over his face with a trainer near his side.Myers was scheduled to make his eighth start at third base as the Padres' experimented with sliding the veteran first baseman across the infield. Myers was later scratched from the starting lineup, and Cory Spangenberg will slide over from second and play third base, while Jose Pirela takes over at second.Myers is a career .348 hitter at Coors Field with eight doubles and two homers.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — Slugging rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit by a pitch before he could take the Marlins deep again, but Dansby Swanson filled the power void for Atlanta, hitting a two-run homer that led the Braves to a 5-2 win over Miami on Wednesday night.Acuna, who had hit leadoff homers in the last three games and homered in five straight overall, didn't get a chance to extend the streak. Jose Urena plunked him on the left elbow with a fastball on his first pitch of the day, triggering a melee. Benches and bullpens for both teams emptied onto the field twice after the pitch. No punches were thrown. Urena and Braves manager Brian Snitker were ejected.Acuna instead became the 11th batter to be hit by a pitch from Urena this season, tied for the most in the National League. Trainer George Poulis hovered over Acuna, who sat on the ground near the batter's box while players swarmed near the mound. Acuna left the game in the second inning. He took his position in left field and then walked off... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Slugging rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit by a pitch before he could take the Marlins deep again, but Dansby Swanson filled the power void for Atlanta, hitting a two-run homer that led the Braves to a 5-2 win over Miami on Wednesday night.Acuna, who had hit leadoff homers in the last three games and homered in five straight overall, didn't get a chance to extend the streak. Jose Urena plunked him on the left elbow with a fastball on his first pitch of the day, triggering a melee. Benches and bullpens for both teams emptied onto the field twice after the pitch. No punches were thrown. Urena and Braves manager Brian Snitker were ejected.Acuna instead became the 11th batter to be hit by a pitch from Urena this season, tied for the most in the National League. Trainer George Poulis hovered over Acuna, who sat on the ground near the batter's box while players swarmed near the mound. Acuna left the game in the second inning. He took his position in left field and then walked off... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning capped Boston's rally from three runs down in the ninth against New York closer Aroldis Chapman, and the Red Sox completed a four-game sweep over the rival Yankees with a 5-4 victory on Sunday night.Boston opened a 9 1/2-game lead atop the AL East over the Yankees, who lost their season-high fifth straight.Boston (79-34) has won eight of nine games and owns the majors' best record.The Yankees hadn't been swept in a four-game series by the Red Sox when they entered a series 30 or more games over .500 since 1939, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Sandy Leon looped a two-out single off Jonathan Holder (1-3) in the 10th and advanced on a wild pitch. Tony Renda pinch-ran before Benintendi's single bounced up the middle to the right of second-base.Matt Barnes (4-3) worked a perfect inning in the top of the 10th.DODGERS 3, ASTROS 2LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Dozier delivered a two-run double in the first... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Dozier delivered a two-run double in the first inning and Manny Machado had three hits with two runs scored as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 3-2 on Sunday.Cody Bellinger had an RBI double for the Dodgers, who prevented a three-game sweep by the team that beat them in last year's World Series.George Springer and Tony Kemp homered for the Astros, but Springer exited in the third with left thumb discomfort after he was thrown out trying to steal second base.New reliever Roberto Osuna did not pitch in his first game on the active roster for Houston. Osuna was reinstated from the restricted list after serving a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy. The All-Star closer was acquired Monday in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays while he was still serving his suspension.Dodgers starter Walker Buehler (5-4) gave up two runs over 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts. Kenley Jansen closed for his 31st save.Gerrit... [More]