BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh pitcher Steven Brault has a strained left shoulder and will be evaluated in two weeks, the Pirates said Monday.Brault is trying to earn a spot with the Pirates after splitting last season between the bullpen and starting rotation. The 27-year-old left-hander has struggled in two appearances this spring training, allowing two runs and four hits in 2 1/3 innings.Brault went 4-6 with a 5.16 ERA in 19 starts and six relief appearances for Pittsburgh last season.Right-hander Clay Holmes is out 4-to-6 weeks due to a foot fracture.____More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jameson Taillon didn't throw a pitch after May 1. Felipe Vázquez headed to his second All-Star Game in July. By September, he was in jail . Clint Hurdle, who spearheaded a renaissance earlier in the decade, went into the last day of a lost season talking enthusiastically about the future. Two hours later, he was out of a job .Maybe it was a fitting way for the Pittsburgh Pirates to end a 69-93 campaign, one final bout of turbulence in a year when the sailing was rarely smooth. While general manager Neal Huntington talked about the need for a "new voice" heading into 2020, the club the new manager will inherit believes the worst is over."If we can get through all the stuff that's happened this year, all the losses, all the troubles, all the crazy stuff that happened, this is what we call the storm," pitcher Steven Brault said. "So if we can weather the storm and still be as together as we are, I think we're all looking forward to next year."Hard to blame them. Trevor Williams... [More]

Reds first. Jose Peraza doubles to deep left field. Phillip Ervin walks. Eugenio Suarez called out on strikes. Aristides Aquino doubles to deep right field. Phillip Ervin to third. Jose Iglesias grounds out to third base, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Aristides Aquino to third. Phillip Ervin scores. Curt Casali strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 0.Reds fifth. Alex Blandino walks. Jose Peraza singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Alex Blandino to third. Phillip Ervin singles to center field. Jose Peraza scores. Alex Blandino scores. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Aristides Aquino strikes out swinging. Jose Iglesias lines out to center field to Pablo Reyes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 4, Pirates 0.Pirates fifth. Erik Gonzalez singles to center field. Steven Brault singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Erik Gonzalez to third. Fielding error by Eugenio Suarez. Kevin Newman homers to left field. Steven Brault scores. Erik Gonzalez... [More]

Cubs first. Anthony Rizzo walks. Nicholas Castellanos doubles to deep left field. Anthony Rizzo to third. Kris Bryant homers to center field. Nicholas Castellanos scores. Anthony Rizzo scores. Kyle Schwarber pops out to shallow left field to Erik Gonzalez. Ben Zobrist flies out to right field to Jose Osuna. Victor Caratini singles to center field. Jason Heyward lines out to deep right field to Jose Osuna.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Erik Gonzalez doubles to left center field. Trevor Williams singles to shallow infield. Erik Gonzalez to third. Kevin Newman singles to center field. Trevor Williams to second. Erik Gonzalez scores. Bryan Reynolds doubles to deep left field. Kevin Newman to third. Trevor Williams scores. Pablo Reyes singles to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Kevin Newman scores. Jose Osuna grounds out to shallow infield, Kris Bryant to Ian Happ. Pablo Reyes to second. Elias Diaz walks. Colin Moran singles to right field. Elias... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first save.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first save.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first save.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first save.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago entered the day tied with Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman singles to shallow center field. Bryan Reynolds walks. Kevin Newman scores. Throwing errors by Willson Contreras, Albert Almora Jr.. Melky Cabrera lines out to center field to Albert Almora Jr.. Josh Bell pops out to Willson Contreras. Jose Osuna walks. Pablo Reyes triples to deep right center field. Jose Osuna scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Adam Frazier doubles to right field. Pablo Reyes scores. Elias Diaz grounds out to shortstop, Nico Hoerner to Anthony Rizzo.4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 4, Cubs 0.Cubs first. Anthony Rizzo singles to left field. Nicholas Castellanos homers to center field. Anthony Rizzo scores. Kris Bryant flies out to left field to Pablo Reyes. Willson Contreras homers to center field. Kyle Schwarber doubles to deep right field. Nico Hoerner homers to center field. Kyle Schwarber scores. David Bote walks. Albert Almora Jr. grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell. David Bote to second. Jon Lester strikes out... [More]

Cardinals third. Adam Wainwright doubles to deep left center field. Dexter Fowler singles to center field. Adam Wainwright scores. Kolten Wong singles to shallow infield. Dexter Fowler to second. Paul Goldschmidt pops out to shortstop to Kevin Newman. Marcell Ozuna homers to center field. Kolten Wong scores. Dexter Fowler scores. Paul DeJong reaches on error. Throwing error by Josh Bell. Yadier Molina grounds out to third base. Paul DeJong out at second.4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Steven Brault grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Adam Wainwright. Kevin Newman singles to left center field. Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. Kevin Newman steals second. Starling Marte singles to right center field. Kevin Newman scores. Josh Bell grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.Cardinals sixth. Marcell Ozuna walks. Paul DeJong reaches on error. Marcell Ozuna to third.... [More]

Pirates first. Adam Frazier homers to right field. Bryan Reynolds singles to right center field. Starling Marte reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Josh Bell pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado. Colin Moran walks. Starling Marte to second. Jose Osuna grounds out to shortstop, Nolan Arenado to Ryan McMahon.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.Pirates fifth. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Starling Marte singles to center field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Josh Bell singles to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Colin Moran grounds out to second base. Josh Bell out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Rockies 0.Rockies sixth. Trevor Story flies out to right field to Jose Osuna. Charlie Blackmon strikes out swinging. Nolan Arenado homers to left field. Ian Desmond strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Rockies 1.Pirates seventh. Steven Brault homers to center field.... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman triples to right center field. Bryan Reynolds homers to center field. Kevin Newman scores. Starling Marte doubles to right center field. Josh Bell strikes out swinging. Jose Osuna strikes out swinging. Colin Moran grounds out to shortstop, Jean Segura to Rhys Hoskins.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.Phillies second. Jean Segura grounds out to second base, Josh Bell to Steven Brault. Corey Dickerson doubles to deep left field. Cesar Hernandez lines out to right field to Jose Osuna. Sean Rodriguez hit by pitch. Adam Haseley singles to left field. Sean Rodriguez to third. Corey Dickerson scores. Drew Smyly grounds out to shortstop, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Phillies 1.Phillies third. Rhys Hoskins singles to center field. J.T. Realmuto grounds out to shortstop. Rhys Hoskins out at second. Bryce Harper singles to right field. Jean Segura walks. Bryce Harper to second. Corey Dickerson singles... [More]

Pirates third. Jacob Stallings singles to center field. Erik Gonzalez flies out to right field to Aristides Aquino. Trevor Williams out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Derek Dietrich to Freddy Galvis. Jacob Stallings to second. Kevin Newman walks. Bryan Reynolds doubles to right field, advances to 3rd. Kevin Newman scores. Jacob Stallings scores. Fielding error by Derek Dietrich. Starling Marte grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Wood to Derek Dietrich.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Reds 0.Pirates sixth. Kevin Newman walks. Bryan Reynolds walks. Kevin Newman to second. Starling Marte reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Kevin Newman to third. Josh Bell hit by pitch. Starling Marte to second. Jose Osuna singles to second base. Josh Bell to second. Starling Marte to third. Kevin Newman scores. Colin Moran pinch-hitting for Pablo Reyes. Colin Moran homers to right field. Jose Osuna scores. Josh Bell scores. Starling Marte scores.... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner doubles to deep left field. Adam Eaton singles to shallow infield. Trea Turner scores. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Anthony Rendon doubles to deep left field. Adam Eaton to third. Juan Soto called out on strikes. Howie Kendrick grounds out to third base, Colin Moran to Josh Bell. Adam Eaton scores. Kurt Suzuki lines out to left center field to Starling Marte.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Steven Brault strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier homers to right field. Bryan Reynolds flies out to deep right field to Adam Eaton. Starling Marte singles to third base. Josh Bell walks. Colin Moran strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Nationals 2, Pirates 1.Nationals eighth. Anthony Rendon strikes out swinging. Juan Soto walks. Howie Kendrick homers to center field. Juan Soto scores. Kurt Suzuki flies out to center field to Starling Marte. Gerardo Parra pinch-hitting for Hunter Strickland. Gerardo Parra doubles... [More]

Nationals fifth. Stephen Strasburg lines out to deep right field to Jose Osuna. Trea Turner singles to center field. Adam Eaton hit by pitch. Anthony Rendon doubles to deep right center field. Adam Eaton scores. Juan Soto flies out to shallow left field to Bryan Reynolds.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Pirates 0.Pirates eighth. Jacob Stallings singles to right field. Melky Cabrera walks. Adam Frazier singles to shallow infield. Melky Cabrera to second. Steven Brault to third. Bryan Reynolds out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Victor Robles. Steven Brault scores. Starling Marte homers to center field. Adam Frazier scores. Melky Cabrera scores. Josh Bell pops out to shallow center field to Anthony Rendon. Colin Moran is intentionally walked. Felipe Vazquez grounds out to shallow infield, Anthony Rendon to Matt Adams.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 4, Nationals 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees again hammered away at the umpires, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field, while beating the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday.Gleyber Torres hit two home runs and Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu also connected for the AL East-leading Yankees.But what really fired up the crowd of 47,347 at Yankee Stadium occurred in the sixth inning after Cameron Maybin was called out on strikes by Triple-A ump Ben May.For the third time in a month — each time with a minor league call-up umpire behind the plate — the team with the best record in American League lost its temper in a big way. This episode led to Boone, Gardner and pitcher CC Sabathia being ejected.James Paxton (9-6) went five innings for the win. Zach Plesac (6-4) was chased in the fifth.Aroldis Chapman closed for his 35th save in 40 chances.BREWERS 15, NATIONALS 14, 14 INNINGSWASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Thames hit a... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees again hammered away at the umpires, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field, while beating the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday.Gleyber Torres hit two home runs and Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu also connected for the AL East-leading Yankees.But what really fired up the crowd of 47,347 at Yankee Stadium occurred in the sixth inning after Cameron Maybin was called out on strikes by Triple-A ump Ben May.For the third time in a month — each time with a minor league call-up umpire behind the plate — the team with the best record in American League lost its temper in a big way. This episode led to Boone, Gardner and pitcher CC Sabathia being ejected.James Paxton (9-6) went five innings for the win. Zach Plesac (6-4) was chased in the fifth.Aroldis Chapman closed for his 35th save in 40 chances.CUBS 2, PIRATES 0PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Bryant homered in the seventh inning,... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Michael Chavis homered, Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox averted a series sweep against Houston with a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Astros' 10-game winning streak.Mookie Betts scored three runs for Boston, which lost the first two games in its first meeting with the Astros since beating them in the 2018 AL Championship Series.Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer off Chris Sale for Houston, which is 13-4 in May.Astros outfielder George Springer, who began the day leading the American League with 17 homers, exited with lower back stiffness after striking out three times against Sale.Bogaerts' double to deep left-center off Framber Valdez (1-2) scored Betts scored from first base.Sale struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs and four hits with five walks. In his previous start, he became the first major league pitcher to strike out 17 batters in seven innings.Marcus Walden (6-0) escaped a bases-loaded, one-out... [More]

BOSTON (AP) — Michael Chavis homered, Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox averted a series sweep against Houston with a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Astros' 10-game winning streak.Mookie Betts scored three runs for Boston, which lost the first two games in its first meeting with the Astros since beating them in the 2018 AL Championship Series.Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer off Chris Sale for Houston, which is 13-4 in May.Astros outfielder George Springer, who began the day leading the American League with 17 homers, exited with lower back stiffness after striking out three times against Sale.Bogaerts' double to deep left-center off Framber Valdez (1-2) scored Betts scored from first base.Sale struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs and four hits with five walks. In his previous start, he became the first major league pitcher to strike out 17 batters in seven innings.Marcus Walden (6-0) escaped a bases-loaded, one-out... [More]