Marlins third. Austin Dean singles to left field. Caleb Smith out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Christian Walker to Wilmer Flores. Austin Dean to second. Jon Berti strikes out swinging. Miguel Rojas doubles to left center field. Austin Dean scores. Starlin Castro flies out to deep right field to Adam Jones.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks third. Ildemaro Vargas flies out to right field to Lewis Brinson. Ketel Marte singles to shallow left field. Eduardo Escobar strikes out on a foul tip. Christian Walker doubles to shallow left field, tagged out at third, Austin Dean to Miguel Rojas to Starlin Castro to Isan Diaz. Ketel Marte scores.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 1, Diamondbacks 1.Marlins fifth. Caleb Smith strikes out swinging. Jon Berti singles to shortstop. Miguel Rojas grounds out to first base to Christian Walker. Jon Berti to third. Throwing error by Christian Walker. Starlin Castro is intentionally walked. Bryan Holaday... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Wilmer Flores hit by pitch. Josh Rojas hit by pitch. Wilmer Flores to second. Ketel Marte lines out to center field to Lewis Brinson. Eduardo Escobar singles to left field. Josh Rojas to second. Wilmer Flores to third. Jake Lamb hit by pitch. Eduardo Escobar to second. Josh Rojas to third. Wilmer Flores scores. Adam Jones grounds out to second base. Jake Lamb out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0.Diamondbacks third. Wilmer Flores pops out to shallow center field to Miguel Rojas. Josh Rojas singles to center field. Ketel Marte doubles to deep center field. Josh Rojas scores. Eduardo Escobar grounds out to first base, Martin Prado to Pablo Lopez. Ketel Marte to third. Jake Lamb called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Marlins 0.Diamondbacks sixth. Eduardo Escobar homers to right field. Jake Lamb strikes out swinging. Adam Jones grounds out to third base, Jon Berti to Martin Prado. Nick Ahmed grounds... [More]

Diamondbacks third. Nick Ahmed grounds out to second base, Josh VanMeter to Trevor Bauer. Alex Avila walks. Zac Gallen out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Brian O'Grady to Josh VanMeter. Alex Avila to second. Wilmer Flores singles to right center field. Alex Avila scores. Ketel Marte singles to right field. Wilmer Flores out at third.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Reds 0.Reds fourth. Josh VanMeter homers to right field. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Aristides Aquino flies out to right field to Adam Jones. Tucker Barnhart grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker. Michael Lorenzen grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Diamondbacks 1.Reds sixth. Josh VanMeter pops out to shallow center field to Nick Ahmed. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Aristides Aquino singles to shortstop. Tucker Barnhart grounds out to third base, Eduardo Escobar to Christian Walker. Michael Lorenzen walks. Alex Blandino pinch-hitting for Brian O'Grady. Alex Blandino walks. Jose Peraza pops out to shallow left field to Nick Ahmed.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Reds 3, Diamondbacks 1.

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]

Reds third. Brian O'Grady strikes out swinging. Luis Castillo pops out to shallow infield to Nick Ahmed. Josh VanMeter walks. Joey Votto homers to center field. Josh VanMeter scores. Eugenio Suarez grounds out to third base, Eduardo Escobar to Christian Walker.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Josh Rojas grounds out to first base, Joey Votto to Luis Castillo. Eduardo Escobar pops out to shallow center field to Jose Iglesias. Christian Walker singles to center field. Wilmer Flores singles to left field. Christian Walker to second. Adam Jones singles to center field. Wilmer Flores to third. Christian Walker scores. Nick Ahmed flies out to deep center field to Brian O'Grady.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 2, Diamondbacks 1.Reds fifth. Jose Iglesias grounds out to second base, Wilmer Flores to Christian Walker. Brian O'Grady reaches on error. Throwing error by Wilmer Flores. Luis Castillo strikes out on a foul bunt. Josh VanMeter homers... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended the contract of general manager Mike Hazen.The team didn't release details of the extension, which was announced before Friday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds. The 43-year-old was hired in 2016 and has helped the Diamondbacks stay competitive in the NL West, though they've finished behind the Dodgers each year.The Diamondbacks traded ace Zack Greinke in July in a surprise move, adding prospects that could eventually help the team's promising core of Ketel Marte, Eduardo Escobar, Nick Ahmed, David Peralta and Christian Walker.Hazen's name had been linked to the GM opening with the Boston Red Sox after they recently fired Dave Dombrowski. Hazen worked in the Red Sox front office before being hired by the Diamondbacks.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Diamondbacks first. Ketel Marte singles to center field. Wilmer Flores pops out to shallow right field to Robinson Cano. Eduardo Escobar singles to left field. Ketel Marte scores. Christian Walker strikes out swinging. Josh Rojas called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Mets 0.Mets second. Robinson Cano singles to right field. Amed Rosario walks. Robinson Cano to second. Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes. Todd Frazier doubles to deep left field. Amed Rosario scores. Robinson Cano scores. Zack Wheeler flies out to deep center field to Ketel Marte. Todd Frazier to third. Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 2, Diamondbacks 1.Mets fourth. Robinson Cano doubles to deep right center field. Amed Rosario lines out to deep left field to Josh Rojas. Brandon Nimmo walks. Todd Frazier doubles to deep left center field. Brandon Nimmo to third. Robinson Cano scores. Zack Wheeler reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Todd Frazier to third. Brandon Nimmo out at home. Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mets 3, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks eighth. Wilmer Flores grounds out to third base, Todd Frazier to Pete Alonso. Eduardo Escobar homers to center field. Christian Walker flies out to right center field to Brandon Nimmo. Josh Rojas walks. Adam Jones grounds out to shortstop, Amed Rosario to Pete Alonso.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 3, Diamondbacks 2.

Diamondbacks second. Eduardo Escobar walks. Jake Lamb reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Eduardo Escobar to second. Fielding error by Eugenio Suarez. Abraham Almonte pops out to shallow infield to Eugenio Suarez. Nick Ahmed singles to left field. Jake Lamb to second. Eduardo Escobar scores. Alex Avila called out on strikes. Mike Leake reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Jake Lamb out at third.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Reds 0.Reds third. Josh VanMeter called out on strikes. Joey Votto singles to shallow left field. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Joey Votto scores. Tucker Barnhart pops out to Eduardo Escobar. Freddy Galvis strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks fifth. Tim Locastro hit by pitch. Josh Rojas flies out to deep center field to Brian O'Grady. Tim Locastro to second. Ketel Marte homers to center field. Tim Locastro scores. Eduardo Escobar flies out to deep center field to Brian... [More]

Diamondbacks fourth. Jarrod Dyson walks. Ketel Marte singles to center field. Jarrod Dyson scores. Eduardo Escobar doubles to deep left field. Ketel Marte to third. Christian Walker grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Castillo to Joey Votto. Eduardo Escobar to third. Ketel Marte scores. Wilmer Flores lines out to right field to Aristides Aquino. Josh Rojas walks. Nick Ahmed reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Josh Rojas out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Reds 0.

Reds first. Alex Blandino walks. Joey Votto strikes out swinging. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Aristides Aquino doubles to deep left field. Alex Blandino scores. Jose Iglesias grounds out to second base, Wilmer Flores to Christian Walker.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks third. Nick Ahmed homers to center field. Carson Kelly grounds out to second base, Alex Blandino to Joey Votto. Robbie Ray strikes out swinging. Ketel Marte walks. Wilmer Flores flies out to left field to Jose Peraza.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Reds 1.Reds third. Tyler Mahle strikes out swinging. Alex Blandino walks. Joey Votto walks. Alex Blandino to second. Eugenio Suarez singles to left field. Joey Votto to second. Alex Blandino scores. Aristides Aquino flies out to center field to Ketel Marte. Jose Iglesias lines out to left field to Josh Rojas.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 2, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks fifth. Nick Ahmed flies out to center... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — Josh Rojas was a 26th round draft pick two years ago who unexpectedly shot up through the Houston Astros' minor-league system, recently got traded to Arizona, and is now a key cog in the Diamondbacks' lineup during a push to make the playoffs.Arizona's Torey Lovullo said it's not uncommon for a prospect's development to be uneven or sudden."Things started to click for him," the manager said. "And it probably happened recently."The same could be said for the entire Diamondbacks team.It was just a few weeks ago that Arizona was scuffling through a forgettable season. The only amazing part was just how average the Diamondbacks were for so long: They recently set a Major League Baseball record for going 60 straight games within two games — plus or minus — of the .500 mark.But then Arizona suddenly started playing really good baseball.The Diamondbacks have won 12 of their past 16 games, including nine of the past 10. They just finished a 6-1 week at Chase Field, winning three... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer to keep up his power resurgence, Gleyber Torres added his 34th home run and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 Wednesday night to move 43 games over .500 for the first time since 2009.Judge is hitting .317 with eight homers and 12 RBIs in his last 15 games. He connected off Lance Lynn (14-10) in the third inning to become the fifth Yankees player with 20 homers this season.Torres homered in the fourth, tying Gary Sánchez for the team lead and joining Joe DiMaggio as the only Yankees to hit 34 homers at age 22 or younger. The home run was the 200th off the Rangers this season.New York improved to 92-49, including 11-2 when using Chad Green as an opener.Green pitched two innings and Luis Cessa (2-1) followed with three. Cory Gearrin allowed a ninth-inning homer to Rougned Odor.Lynn dropped to 0-4 in his last six starts. Texas matched its season worst of five games under .500 at 68-73.DODGERS 7, ROCKIES 3LOS ANGELES (AP)... [More]

Diamondbacks seventh. Nick Ahmed hit by pitch. Carson Kelly walks. Jake Lamb pinch-hitting for Zac Gallen. Jake Lamb walks. Carson Kelly to second. Jarrod Dyson singles to shallow infield. Jake Lamb to second. Abraham Almonte to third. Ketel Marte homers to center field. Jarrod Dyson scores. Jake Lamb scores. Abraham Almonte scores. Eduardo Escobar flies out to deep center field to Manuel Margot. Christian Walker singles to center field. Wilmer Flores flies out to center field to Manuel Margot.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 4, Padres 0.Padres ninth. Wil Myers pinch-hitting for Travis Jankowski. Wil Myers homers to left field. Seth Mejias-Brean pinch-hitting for Greg Garcia. Seth Mejias-Brean grounds out to third base, Eduardo Escobar to Christian Walker. Josh Naylor singles to left field. Manny Machado walks. Josh Naylor to second. Eric Hosmer grounds out to first base to Christian Walker. Manny Machado to second. Josh Naylor to third. Hunter Renfroe grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 4, Padres 1.

Diamondbacks first. Ketel Marte triples to right field. Josh Rojas singles to left field. Ketel Marte scores. Eduardo Escobar walks. Josh Rojas to second. Christian Walker flies out to deep right center field to Hunter Renfroe. Josh Rojas to third. Jake Lamb reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Eduardo Escobar out at second. Josh Rojas scores. Adam Jones flies out to deep center field to Manuel Margot.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Padres 0.Padres ninth. Hunter Renfroe walks. Ty France called out on strikes. Josh Naylor pinch-hitting for Craig Stammen. Josh Naylor strikes out swinging. Austin Hedges singles to shallow center field. Hunter Renfroe to second. Wil Myers singles to right field. Travis Jankowski to third. Hunter Renfroe scores. Greg Garcia walks. Nick Martini called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Padres 1.

Dodgers first. A.J. Pollock flies out to right field to Tim Locastro. David Freese homers to center field. Justin Turner grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Jake Lamb. Cody Bellinger flies out to deep right field to Tim Locastro.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0.Dodgers third. Russell Martin homers to center field. Ross Stripling strikes out swinging. A.J. Pollock doubles to deep left field. David Freese strikes out swinging. Justin Turner flies out to right field to Tim Locastro.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Jarrod Dyson called out on strikes. Tim Locastro singles to second base. Ketel Marte singles to left field. Tim Locastro to second. Eduardo Escobar singles to left field. Ketel Marte to second. Tim Locastro to third. Jake Lamb singles to shallow left field. Eduardo Escobar to second. Ketel Marte scores. Tim Locastro scores. Josh Rojas singles to center field. Jake Lamb to second. Eduardo Escobar scores.... [More]

Dodgers third. Clayton Kershaw singles to left center field, tagged out at second, Tim Locastro to Nick Ahmed to Wilmer Flores. A.J. Pollock strikes out swinging. Justin Turner homers to center field. Kike Hernandez strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0.Dodgers fourth. Will Smith homers to center field. Corey Seager strikes out swinging. Chris Taylor walks. Jedd Gyorko doubles to deep center field. Chris Taylor scores. Kristopher Negron flies out to right center field to Adam Jones. Clayton Kershaw lines out to third base to Eduardo Escobar.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Nick Ahmed walks. Eduardo Escobar strikes out swinging. Christian Walker homers to center field. Nick Ahmed scores. Wilmer Flores homers to left field. Adam Jones flies out to left field to Chris Taylor. Josh Rojas called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 3.Dodgers fifth. A.J.... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks had an absolutely amazing run of being average.In a strange Major League Baseball record that's the epitome of OK, the Diamondbacks were within two games of .500 — plus or minus — for more than two months. They lost to the Colorado Rockies on June 18 to fall to 38-36 and remained a middle-of-the-road club since for a huge chunk of the season.The 60-game streak beat the Oakland A's mark of 56 straight games set in 2007, according to STATS. It finally ended on Friday night when the Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4, pushing their record to 69-66.It's a run that was partly encouraging and partly frustrating for Arizona manager Torey Lovullo."I've talked about it being like a dune buggy on a sandy road in the Sahara Desert," Lovullo said. "Even though I've never been to the Sahara Desert, I can imagine there are some sand dunes there. You're just bouncing up and down and trying to do the best thing to eliminate that noise and that rattle."Arizona... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are absolutely amazing at being average.In a strange Major League Baseball record that's the epitome of OK, the Diamondbacks have been within two games of .500 — plus or minus — for more than two months. They lost to the Colorado Rockies on June 18 to fall to 38-36 and have remained a middle-of-the-road club since.The 60-game streak has beaten the Oakland A's mark of 56 straight games set in 2007, according to STATS.It's a run that's partly encouraging and partly frustrating for Arizona manager Torey Lovullo."I've talked about it being like a dune buggy on a sandy road in the Sahara Desert," Lovullo said. "Even though I've never been to the Sahara Desert, I can imagine there are some sand dunes there. You're just bouncing up and down and trying to do the best thing to eliminate that noise and that rattle."Arizona (68-66) is doing a lot of things right if you look at stats like run differential. The Diamondbacks have scored 67 more runs than their... [More]

Dodgers first. Joc Pederson doubles to deep right field. Matt Beaty grounds out to second base, Wilmer Flores to Christian Walker. Joc Pederson to third. Justin Turner out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Adam Jones. Joc Pederson scores. Cody Bellinger doubles to left field. A.J. Pollock grounds out to third base, Eduardo Escobar to Christian Walker.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0.Dodgers third. Hyun-Jin Ryu flies out to right field to Adam Jones. Joc Pederson walks. Matt Beaty walks. Joc Pederson to second. Justin Turner doubles to deep left field. Matt Beaty to third. Joc Pederson scores. Cody Bellinger is intentionally walked. A.J. Pollock walks. Cody Bellinger to second. Justin Turner to third. Matt Beaty scores. Corey Seager lines out to shortstop to Nick Ahmed. Will Smith pops out to Christian Walker.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Tim Locastro hit by pitch. Eduardo Escobar singles to center... [More]