CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer off a struggling Jon Lester, and the St. Louis Cardinals gained ground in the NL Central race by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Sunday night.St. Louis pulled within 1 1/2 games of Chicago with its third consecutive win over the division leaders. The longtime rivals have one game left in their pandemic-shortened season series on Monday.Dakota Hudson (2-2) worked five innings of three-run ball, shrugging off a shaky start.Chicago dropped to 10-15 since its 13-3 start. Anthony Rizzo and Jason Kipnis homered for the Cubs, but Lester (2-2) lasted just 3 1/3 innings in another lackluster performance.ANGELS 9, ASTROS 5ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered, Jared Walsh and Justin Upton delivered key hits during a four-run eighth inning and Los Angeles swept the four-game series.The Angels have a won a season-high five straight. They trailed by at least three runs in each game against Houston before rallying.Mike Mayers (1-0), the fifth... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer off a struggling Jon Lester, and the St. Louis Cardinals gained ground in the NL Central race by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Sunday night.St. Louis pulled within 1 1/2 games of Chicago with its third consecutive win over the division leaders. The longtime rivals have one game left in their pandemic-shortened season series on Monday.Dakota Hudson (2-2) worked five innings of three-run ball, shrugging off a shaky start.Chicago dropped to 10-15 since its 13-3 start. Anthony Rizzo and Jason Kipnis homered for the Cubs, but Lester (2-2) lasted just 3 1/3 innings in another lackluster performance.ANGELS 9, ASTROS 5ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered, Jared Walsh and Justin Upton delivered key hits during a four-run eighth inning and Los Angeles swept the four-game series.The Angels have a won a season-high five straight. They trailed by at least three runs in each game against Houston before rallying.Mike Mayers (1-0), the fifth... [More]

Reds third. Joey Votto walks. Nick Castellanos homers to center field. Joey Votto scores. Jesse Winker grounds out to shortstop, Ke'Bryan Hayes to Colin Moran. Eugenio Suarez strikes out on a foul tip. Mike Moustakas doubles to deep right field. Brian Goodwin strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. John Ryan Murphy strikes out swinging. Erik Gonzalez called out on strikes. Adam Frazier singles. Bryan Reynolds singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Adam Frazier scores. Throwing error by Brian Goodwin. Colin Moran hit by pitch. Gregory Polanco strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 1.Pirates ninth. Josh Bell singles to center field. Ke'Bryan Hayes singles to center field. Josh Bell to second. Cole Tucker singles to second base, advances to 2nd. Ke'Bryan Hayes to third. Josh Bell scores. Throwing error by Nick Castellanos. Kevin Newman pinch-hitting for John Ryan Murphy. Kevin Newman reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Cole Tucker to third. Ke'Bryan Hayes out at home. Erik Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Nick Castellanos. Cole Tucker scores.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Reds third. Tucker Barnhart homers to center field. Joey Votto doubles. Nick Castellanos grounds out to shallow infield, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell. Joey Votto to third. Jesse Winker walks. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Jesse Winker scores. Joey Votto scores. Mike Moustakas flies out to deep right center field to Gregory Polanco. Brian Goodwin singles to center field.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Erik Gonzalez singles to shallow infield. Adam Frazier singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Erik Gonzalez to third. Bryan Reynolds grounds out to shallow infield, Anthony DeSclafani to Joey Votto. Colin Moran walks. Gregory Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Brian Goodwin. Adam Frazier to third. Erik Gonzalez scores. Josh Bell lines out to shortstop, Mike Moustakas to Eugenio Suarez to Joey Votto.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Pirates 1.Pirates fourth. Kevin Newman flies out to deep left field to Shogo Akiyama. Cole... [More]

Reds second. Eugenio Suarez called out on strikes. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging. Aristides Aquino hit by pitch. Curt Casali reaches on error. Aristides Aquino to second. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Jose Garcia singles to left field. Curt Casali to second. Aristides Aquino scores. Kyle Farmer strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.Reds third. Joey Votto singles to right field. Nick Castellanos singles to shallow infield. Joey Votto to second. Matt Davidson grounds out to second base, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell. Nick Castellanos to second. Joey Votto to third. Eugenio Suarez out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Nick Castellanos to third. Joey Votto scores. Jesse Winker singles to shallow center field. Nick Castellanos scores. Aristides Aquino singles to center field. Jesse Winker to second. Curt Casali strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging.... [More]

Cubs second. Javier Baez flies out to left center field to Bryan Reynolds. Kyle Schwarber singles to right center field. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber to second. Jason Heyward walks. Victor Caratini singles to center field. Jason Heyward to third. Kyle Schwarber scores.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.Cubs third. Jason Kipnis singles to shortstop. Ian Happ doubles to deep left field. Jason Kipnis to third. Kris Bryant reaches on error. Ian Happ to third. Jason Kipnis scores. Throwing error by JT Riddle. Anthony Rizzo grounds out to shortstop, JT Riddle to Colin Moran. Kris Bryant to second. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. John Ryan Murphy doubles to center field. Cole Tucker singles to shallow infield. John Ryan Murphy to third. Erik Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Ian Happ. John Ryan Murphy scores. Colin Moran flies out... [More]

Cubs first. Ian Happ homers to right field. Kris Bryant lines out to deep right center field to Cole Tucker. Anthony Rizzo flies out to left field to Adam Frazier. Javier Baez lines out to deep right field to Jose Osuna.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.Cubs second. Kyle Schwarber grounds out to shallow right field, Josh Bell to Chad Kuhl. Willson Contreras singles to left field. Jason Heyward singles to left field. Willson Contreras to second. Jose Martinez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Jason Heyward to second. Willson Contreras to third. Fielding error by Erik Gonzalez. Jason Kipnis walks. Jose Martinez to second. Jason Heyward to third. Willson Contreras scores. Ian Happ strikes out swinging. Kris Bryant grounds out to third base, Ke'Bryan Hayes to Josh Bell.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Colin Moran doubles to deep right field. Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out to second base, Jason Kipnis to Anthony Rizzo. Colin Moran... [More]

Brewers second. Justin Smoak walks. Ben Gamel singles to right field. Justin Smoak to second. Jedd Gyorko singles to left field. Ben Gamel to second. Justin Smoak to third. Omar Narvaez strikes out swinging. Jace Peterson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Jedd Gyorko to second. Ben Gamel to third. Justin Smoak out at home. Eric Sogard singles to shallow right field. Jace Peterson to third. Jedd Gyorko scores. Ben Gamel scores. Throwing error by Kevin Newman. Luis Urias strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Brewers 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Gregory Polanco grounds out to shallow right field, Luis Urias to Justin Smoak. Jose Osuna strikes out swinging. Cole Tucker walks. Erik Gonzalez homers to left field. Cole Tucker scores. Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Urias to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Brewers 2.Brewers third. Christian Yelich singles to shortstop. Keston Hiura hit by pitch. Christian Yelich to... [More]

Pirates second. Gregory Polanco homers to center field. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. JT Riddle flies out to deep left field to Christian Yelich. John Ryan Murphy called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.Brewers third. Luis Urias singles to right center field. Christian Yelich reaches on error. Luis Urias to second. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Jedd Gyorko strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow center field. Christian Yelich out at second. Luis Urias to third. Keston Hiura singles to center field. Ryan Braun to second. Luis Urias scores. Mark Mathias reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Keston Hiura out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 1.Pirates fourth. Kevin Newman singles to center field. Josh Bell homers to center field. Kevin Newman scores. Gregory Polanco strikes out swinging. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. JT Riddle grounds out to second base, Keston Hiura to... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Muncy drove in four runs close to home for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who can still avoid their first series loss of the season after a 7-4 win Saturday night over the Texas Rangers and potential trade target Lance Lynn.Cody Bellinger’s long two-run homer in the third put Los Angeles up 3-0. Muncy, who played high school baseball about 25 miles from the new Rangers ballpark, made it 4-2 with a deep sacrifice fly in the fifth off Lynn (4-1). The slugger then belted a three-run homer in the seventh.Blake Treinen (3-1) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Kenley Jansen got three outs for his ninth save. The trade deadline in MLB’s shortened season is Monday, and Lynn could be a target for contending teams — though it could take a hefty offer to acquire the workhorse veteran who is signed through next season.Lynn is still second in the American League with a 1.97 ERA after giving up three earned runs in six innings.YANKEES 2, METS 1NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Frazier... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Muncy drove in four runs close to home for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who can still avoid their first series loss of the season after a 7-4 win Saturday night over the Texas Rangers and potential trade target Lance Lynn.Cody Bellinger’s long two-run homer in the third put Los Angeles up 3-0. Muncy, who played high school baseball about 25 miles from the new Rangers ballpark, made it 4-2 with a deep sacrifice fly in the fifth off Lynn (4-1). The slugger then belted a three-run homer in the seventh.Blake Treinen (3-1) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Kenley Jansen got three outs for his ninth save. The trade deadline in MLB’s shortened season is Monday, and Lynn could be a target for contending teams — though it could take a hefty offer to acquire the workhorse veteran who is signed through next season.Lynn is still second in the American League with a 1.97 ERA after giving up three earned runs in six innings.YANKEES 2, METS 1NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Frazier... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Muncy drove in four runs close to home for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who can still avoid their first series loss of the season after a 7-4 win Saturday night over the Texas Rangers and potential trade target Lance Lynn. Cody Bellinger’s long two-run homer in the third put Los Angeles up 3-0. Muncy, who played high school baseball about 25 miles from the new Rangers ballpark, made it 4-2 with a deep sacrifice fly in the fifth off Lynn (4-1). The slugger then belted a three-run homer in the seventh.Blake Treinen (3-1) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Kenley Jansen got three outs for his ninth save. The trade deadline in MLB’s shortened season is Monday, and Lynn could be a target for contending teams — though it could take a hefty offer to acquire the workhorse veteran who is signed through next season.Lynn is still second in the American League with a 1.97 ERA after giving up three earned runs in six innings.YANKEES 2, METS 1NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Frazier... [More]

Pirates first. Erik Gonzalez singles to right field. Cole Tucker singles to shallow right field. Erik Gonzalez to third. Kevin Newman reaches on a fielder's choice to third base, advances to 2nd. Cole Tucker to third. Erik Gonzalez out at home. Josh Bell out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jace Peterson. Kevin Newman to third. Cole Tucker scores. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.Brewers first. Luis Urias called out on strikes. Christian Yelich homers to right field. Keston Hiura grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell. Justin Smoak flies out to deep center field to Cole Tucker.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 1.Brewers second. Omar Narvaez strikes out swinging. Ben Gamel doubles to left center field. Orlando Arcia singles to right field. Ben Gamel to third. Jace Peterson walks. Orlando Arcia to second. Eric Sogard reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Jace Peterson to... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader.The Mariners took two of three from the Padres, who got three home runs in the doubleheader from red-hot Manny Machado.In the first game, Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer to cap a seven-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning and give the Padres a 10-7 win. Machado had two homers among his three hits and drove in four runs.The Mariners jumped all over Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. Marmolejos, added as the “29th” player for the doubleheader, hit his grand slam with one out and Long connected with two outs to give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Machado homered in the bottom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi (1-2), his 11th. The Padres continued to cut into the lead on Jurickson... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader.The Mariners took two of three from the Padres, who got three home runs in the doubleheader from red-hot Manny Machado.In the first game, Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer to cap a seven-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning and give the Padres a 10-7 win. Machado had two homers among his three hits and drove in four runs.The Mariners jumped all over Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. Marmolejos, added as the “29th” player for the doubleheader, hit his grand slam with one out and Long connected with two outs to give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Machado homered in the bottom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi (1-2), his 11th. The Padres continued to cut into the lead on Jurickson... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader.The Mariners took two of three from the Padres, who got three home runs in the doubleheader from red-hot Manny Machado.In the first game, Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer to cap a seven-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning and give the Padres a 10-7 win. Machado had two homers among his three hits and drove in four runs.The Mariners jumped all over Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. Marmolejos, added as the “29th” player for the doubleheader, hit his grand slam with one out and Long connected with two outs to give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Machado homered in the bottom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi (1-2), his 11th. The Padres continued to cut into the lead on Jurickson... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer with two outs in the seven-run seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who got two homers and four RBIs from Manny Machado in beating the Seattle Mariners 10-7 Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader.San Diego rallied from a 7-3 deficit to stun the Mariners, scoring all there runs with two outs. After Craig Stammen allowed four runs in the top of the seventh, Seattle’s Taylor Williams (0-1) gave it right back in the bottom of the inning. Pierce Johnson (3-1) got the win.Newsome, making his second big league appearance, retired the first seven Padres batters and 10 of 11 before Machado homered to left-center with one out in the fourth, his ninth. Newsome allowed three hits, struck out four and walked none.DODGERS 7, GIANTS 0, 1st gameSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out four over six scoreless innings, leading Los Angeles past San Francisco and snapping the Giants' seven-game win streak.AJ Pollock hit a two-run... [More]

Pirates third. Jose Osuna flies out to right center field to Harrison Bader. JT Riddle walks. John Ryan Murphy singles to left field. JT Riddle to second. Erik Gonzalez singles to shallow left field. John Ryan Murphy to third. JT Riddle scores. Adam Frazier singles to center field. Erik Gonzalez to second. John Ryan Murphy scores. Bryan Reynolds reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow right field. Adam Frazier out at second. Erik Gonzalez to third. Josh Bell flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

White sox second. Jose Abreu flies out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Eloy Jimenez walks. Edwin Encarnacion doubles to left field. Eloy Jimenez to third. Luis Robert out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Cole Tucker. Eloy Jimenez scores. Nomar Mazara singles to center field. Edwin Encarnacion scores. Danny Mendick homers to right field. Nomar Mazara scores. Tim Anderson strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 4, Pirates 0.White sox fourth. Edwin Encarnacion homers to left field. Luis Robert grounds out to shallow center field, Adam Frazier to Jose Osuna. Nomar Mazara grounds out to second base, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Danny Mendick strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 5, Pirates 0.White sox fifth. Tim Anderson singles to shallow infield. Yoan Moncada lines out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Yasmani Grandal singles to center field. Tim Anderson to third. Jose Abreu pops out to shallow center field to... [More]

Midway through a season most of us will eventually try to forget, Lucas Giolito reminded us why so many wanted baseball back to begin with.His no-hitter Tuesday night in Chicago was certainly the quietest of the 19 pitched in White Sox history. The cardboard cutouts on hand to witness a slice of history probably didn’t even bother to save their ticket stubs.But in a season where accomplishments are hard to measure, Giolito served up one that fits easily into the record books. The first no-hitter of the pandemic era looked a lot like any no-hitter, complete with a celebration on the mound afterward that didn’t exactly follow virus protocol.Turns out baseball really is just baseball, even with seven-inning doubleheaders, playoffs for almost everyone and ill-fitting masks everywhere.“2020 has been a very strange year,” Giolito said through his own mask afterward. “Obviously a lot of weird stuff going on with COVID and the state of the world, so may as well throw this in the mix.”It was just... [More]