Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, and two runs scored in a 7-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Diaz collected a pair of extra-base hits with his 10th double of the season and his first triple. No one was on base for his hits, but he scored a pair of runs for his efforts. The 30-year-old backstop is now slashing .229/.293/.442 with 13 home runs and 30 RBI across 240 at-bats this season. He's been useful as a streamer at times this season but he's not an every-game fantasy starter.

Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 1-for-2 with an RBI single in a 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Dom Nunez started this game behind the plate but Diaz came in as a pinch-hitter to replace him midway through the contest. He put the Rockies on the board with an RBI single off Alex Wood in the seventh inning, which accounted for his only hit of the ball game. The 30-year-old backstop is now batting .223 with a .718 OPS, 13 home runs, and 30 RBI over 233 at-bats on the year. Neither he nor Dom Nunez have been consistent producers this season but Diaz has shown flashes of power at times.

Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, and three runs scored in a 13-6 win over the Cubs on Tuesday. Diaz staked the Rockies an early 4-1 lead with a grand slam off Zach Davies in the bottom of the second inning. He knocked a single and a double and scored two more times in the contest as well. The 30-year-old backstop has homered three times in the last seven games and is up to 12 bombs on the season. He's slashing .222/.290/.438 with 12 home runs, 27 RBI, and 29 runs scored over 203 at-bats. He's a better option for Colorado than Dom Nunez but he's just a two-catcher or deep NL-only player in fantasy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Held hitless into the eighth inning by Domingo Germán and looking feeble, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox suddenly erupted for five runs and stormed past the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday. Verdugo opened the eighth with a long double for Boston’s first hit. Later, Kiké Hernández slid home headfirst on Xander Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly with the go-ahead run to cap the rally. The Red Sox won for the 10th time in 13 games against the Yankees and reclaimed first place in the AL East, a game ahead of Tampa Bay. New York fell nine games behind Boston. Boston trailed 4-0 when Verdugo doubled to deep right, and Germán was lifted after the hit. Jonathan Loaisiga (7-4) relieved, and Boston broke loose with four straight hits. Hunter Renfroe had an RBI double, Christian Vázquez singled home a run and Hernández followed with an RBI double, cutting it to 4-3. Zack Britton relieved and pinch-hitter Kevin Plawecki’s groundout plated the tying run. Hernández hustled hard and beat right fielder... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Held hitless into the eighth inning by Domingo Germán and looking feeble, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox suddenly erupted for five runs and stormed past the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday. Verdugo opened the eighth with a long double for Boston’s first hit. Later, Kiké Hernández slid home headfirst on Xander Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly with the go-ahead run to cap the rally. The Red Sox won for the 10th time in 13 games against the Yankees and reclaimed first place in the AL East, a game ahead of Tampa Bay. New York fell nine games behind Boston. Boston trailed 4-0 when Verdugo doubled to deep right, and Germán was lifted after the hit. Jonathan Loaisiga (7-4) relieved, and Boston broke loose with four straight hits. Hunter Renfroe had an RBI double, Christian Vázquez singled home a run and Hernández followed with an RBI double, cutting it to 4-3. Zack Britton relieved and pinch-hitter Kevin Plawecki’s groundout plated the tying run. Hernández hustled hard and beat right fielder... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies chose not to offer 2021 contracts Wednesday to oft-injured outfielder David Dahl, catcher Tony Wolters and right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez. The moves came a day after the Rockies agreed to a $1.2 million. one-year deal with catcher Elias Diaz and a $1 million, one-year contract with right-hander Jairo Diaz, two other players who were eligible for salary arbitration. Elias Diaz can earn bonuses of $100,000 each for 80, 90 and 100 starts as a catcher, The 26-year-old Dahl is recovering from right shoulder surgery in September, his latest setback. In 2015, he had his spleen removed after running into an outfield wall in the minors. A rib cage injury sidelined him in 2017. In 2018, he missed two months with a broken right foot. Even his breakout season in 2019 was marred by injury. After making the NL All-Star team, Dahl injured his right ankle and didn’t play after Aug. 2. He appeared in a career-high 100 games that season, hitting .302 with 16 homers and 61... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies chose not to offer 2021 contracts Wednesday to oft-injured outfielder David Dahl, catcher Tony Wolters and right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez. The moves came a day after the Rockies agreed to one-year deals with catcher Elias Diaz and right-hander Jairo Diaz, two other players who were eligible for salary arbitration. The 26-year-old Dahl is recovering from right shoulder surgery in September, his latest setback. In 2015, he had his spleen removed after running into an outfield wall in the minors. A rib cage injury sidelined him in 2017. In 2018, he missed two months with a broken right foot. Even his breakout season in 2019 was marred by injury. After making the NL All-Star team, Dahl injured his right ankle and didn’t play after Aug. 2. He appeared in a career-high 100 games that season, hitting .302 with 16 homers and 61 RBIs. This year, Dahl played in 24 of 60 games during the pandemic-shortened season and had just 99 plate appearances, hitting .183 with... [More]

Athletics second. Jake Lamb walks. Ramon Laureano singles to center field. Jake Lamb to third. Jonah Heim reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Ramon Laureano out at second. Tony Kemp out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Kevin Pillar. Jake Lamb scores. Tommy La Stella pops out to shallow right field to Garrett Hampson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 1, Rockies 0.Rockies fifth. Josh Fuentes singles to shallow left field, advances to 3rd. Throwing error by Marcus Semien. Elias Diaz homers to left field. Josh Fuentes scores. Garrett Hampson strikes out swinging. Raimel Tapia grounds out to shallow infield, Tommy La Stella to Matt Olson. Trevor Story singles to shallow infield. Charlie Blackmon pops out to shallow infield to Marcus Semien.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Athletics 1.Rockies sixth. Nolan Arenado singles to second base. Kevin Pillar singles to left field. Nolan Arenado to second. Matt Kemp reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Kevin Pillar out at second. Nolan Arenado to third. Josh Fuentes out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Robbie Grossman. Matt Kemp to second. Nolan Arenado scores. Elias Diaz strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 3, Athletics 1.

Dodgers first. Gavin Lux pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado. Corey Seager homers to left field. Max Muncy walks. Cody Bellinger pops out to shallow center field to Trevor Story. AJ Pollock called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Kevin Pillar pops out to Cody Bellinger. Matt Kemp singles to left field. Josh Fuentes homers to left field. Matt Kemp scores. Garrett Hampson flies out to center field to Chris Taylor. Elias Diaz singles to shallow infield. Raimel Tapia strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 1.Dodgers second. Will Smith homers to center field. Chris Taylor walks. Matt Beaty grounds out to shallow infield. Chris Taylor out at second. Kike Hernandez grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan Castellani to Josh Fuentes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 2.Rockies fifth. Garrett Hampson singles to shallow infield. Elias Diaz strikes out on a foul tip. Garrett Hampson... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to shallow right field, Daniel Murphy to Jon Gray. Alex Dickerson homers. Evan Longoria singles to right center field. Brandon Belt singles to first base. Evan Longoria to third. Wilmer Flores pops out to shallow right field to Ryan McMahon. Donovan Solano doubles to deep center field. Brandon Belt scores. Evan Longoria scores. Brandon Crawford grounds out to shallow infield, Jon Gray to Daniel Murphy.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 3, Rockies 0.Giants second. Joey Bart singles to center field. Mauricio Dubon flies out to deep left field to Raimel Tapia. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. Alex Dickerson homers to right field. Joey Bart scores. Evan Longoria grounds out to shortstop, Garrett Hampson to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 5, Rockies 0.Giants third. Brandon Belt doubles to deep left center field. Wilmer Flores pops out to second base to Ryan McMahon. Donovan Solano lines out to deep right field... [More]

Rockies first. Garrett Hampson walks. Trevor Story walks. Nolan Arenado doubles to deep left center field. Trevor Story scores. Garrett Hampson scores. Charlie Blackmon flies out to right field to Kole Calhoun. Josh Fuentes called out on strikes. Elias Diaz lines out to shallow infield to Nick Ahmed.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Starling Marte singles to right field. David Peralta singles to right field. Starling Marte to third. Christian Walker out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Sam Hilliard. Starling Marte scores. Eduardo Escobar flies out to left field to Sam Hilliard. Nick Ahmed strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 1.Rockies sixth. Brendan Rodgers strikes out swinging. Sam Hilliard singles to shallow center field. Drew Butera strikes out swinging. Garrett Hampson singles to shortstop. Sam Hilliard scores. Trevor Story singles to third base. Garrett Hampson out at third.1 run, 3... [More]

Dodgers first. Mookie Betts pops out to shallow right field to Brendan Rodgers. Corey Seager homers to left field. Chris Taylor grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Cody Bellinger grounds out to first base to Daniel Murphy.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Rockies 0.Rockies third. Garrett Hampson grounds out to shallow left field, Corey Seager to Matt Beaty. Charlie Blackmon grounds out to first base, Kike Hernandez to Matt Beaty. Trevor Story homers to left field. Daniel Murphy flies out to deep center field to Cody Bellinger.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 1, Dodgers 1.Dodgers third. Matt Beaty lines out to deep right center field to Charlie Blackmon. Will Smith flies out to deep right field to Charlie Blackmon. Mookie Betts homers to center field. Corey Seager lines out to center field to Garrett Hampson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 2, Rockies 1.Rockies fourth. Ryan McMahon homers to center field. Brendan Rodgers grounds... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford singles to right field. Dylan Moore homers to right field. J.P. Crawford scores. Kyle Lewis grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to German Marquez. Kyle Seager lines out to center field to David Dahl. Daniel Vogelbach flies out to left field to Sam Hilliard.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 2, Rockies 0.Mariners seventh. Kyle Lewis singles to shallow infield. Kyle Seager reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Kyle Lewis to third. Fielding error by Chris Owings. Throwing error by Chris Owings. Daniel Vogelbach grounds out to first base to Ryan McMahon. Evan White out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to David Dahl. Kyle Seager to third. Kyle Lewis scores. Tim Lopes singles to right field. Kyle Seager scores. Dee Gordon singles to right center field, advances to 2nd. Tim Lopes scores. Joe Hudson flies out to center field to David Dahl.3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 5, Rockies 0.Rockies eighth. Chris Owings... [More]

Mariners second. Daniel Vogelbach grounds out to shortstop, Nolan Arenado to Daniel Murphy. Tim Lopes strikes out swinging. Dee Gordon reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Trevor Story. Mallex Smith singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Dee Gordon scores. Shed Long Jr. strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Mariners 1, Rockies 0.Rockies third. Chris Owings singles to right field. Elias Diaz doubles to shallow left field. Chris Owings to third. Garrett Hampson grounds out to shallow infield, Yusei Kikuchi to Dee Gordon to Dylan Moore. Elias Diaz to third. Chris Owings scores. Trevor Story reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Elias Diaz scores. Charlie Blackmon singles to deep center field. Trevor Story to second. Nolan Arenado grounds out to shallow left field. Charlie Blackmon out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Mariners 1.Rockies sixth. Trevor Story strikes out swinging. Charlie Blackmon singles to right... [More]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The son's stay in town has outlasted the father's. The irony isn't lost on Jacob Stallings.It wasn't necessarily supposed to be this way. Stallings was still a catching prospect — and not necessarily a young one — in the Pirates' organization four years ago when his dad Kevin left a successful run as the men's basketball coach at Vanderbilt to take on the same job at the University of Pittsburgh. The marriage between the elder Stallings and the Panthers lasted all of two nightmarish seasons. By the spring of 2018, Pitt moved on. It seemed the younger Stallings might meet the same fate. Pittsburgh designated for him assignment several times as he pogoed between the minors and the majors after making his debut in 2016. The odds of him ever sticking in Pittsburgh seeming to grow more and more remote as his mid-20s turned into his late-20s.Yet rather than worry about it, Stallings buried himself in the game. When he spent the first half of 2019 as the third catcher while... [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:___St. Louis CardinalsManager: Mike Shildt (third season). 2019: 91-71, first place, lost to Nationals in NLCS.Training Town: Jupiter, Florida.Park: Roger Dean Stadium.First Workout: Feb. 12/17. He's Here: LHP Matthew Liberatore, C Matt Wieters, LHP Kwang-Hyun Kim.He's Outta Here: OF Marcell Ozuna, RF Jose Martinez, LF Randy Arozarena, RHP Dominic Leone.Going campin': The Cardinals return largely intact after getting swept in the NLCS by World Series champion Washington. The biggest competition throughout the spring will be in the outfield, where only Dexter Fowler has a position locked up — mostly because of his contract. Center fielder Harrison Bader probably has another spot under control, and that leaves Tyler O'Neill, Lane Thomas and top prospect Dylan Carlson competing for the last... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Catcher Luke Maile and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a one-year contract that includes salaries of $900,000 while in the major leagues and $325,000 while in the minors.The Pirates made the announcement on Monday. They are in need of help at catcher after declining the option on Elias Diaz. Maile is considered an above average defensive catcher but has struggled at the plate throughout his career. The five-year veteran is a .198 hitter and has 10 home runs and 60 RBIs in 215 games.Maile made his major league debut with Tampa Bay in 2015. He spent the last three years with the Toronto Blue Jays. He played in a career-high 68 big league games in 2018 and posted career highs in doubles (13) and RBIs (27) while batting .248. He hit just .151 in 44 games for Toronto in 2019. ——— More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed free agent catcher Luke Maile to a one-year deal.The Pirates made the announcement on Monday. They are in need of help at catcher after declining the option on Elias Diaz. Maile is considered an above average defensive catcher but has struggled at the plate throughout his career. The five-year veteran is a .198 hitter and has 10 home runs and 60 RBIs in 215 games.Maile made his major league debut with Tampa Bay in 2015. He spent the last three years with the Toronto Blue Jays. He played in a career-high 68 big league games in 2018 and posted career highs in doubles (13) and RBIs (27) while batting .248. He hit just .151 in 44 games for Toronto in 2019. The move fills up the last remaining open spot on Pittsburgh's 40-man roster.