PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.The scuffling Mets played their first game since billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agreed to buy the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. The agreement was announced Monday and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners. Arrieta (4-4) allowed one run on Brandon Nimmo’s homer and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases. JoJo Romero entered and retired Wilson Ramos on a double-play grounder.Romero tossed two innings, Tommy Hunter got two outs and Hector Neris finished for his fourth save in seven chances.Mets starter Rick Porcello (1-5) yielded four runs and six hits in six innings as New York (21-27) lost its third straight and fell... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.The scuffling Mets played their first game since billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agreed to buy the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. The agreement was announced Monday and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners. Arrieta (4-4) allowed one run on Brandon Nimmo’s homer and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases. JoJo Romero entered and retired Wilson Ramos on a double-play grounder.Romero tossed two innings, Tommy Hunter got two outs and Hector Neris finished for his fourth save in seven chances.Mets starter Rick Porcello (1-5) yielded four runs and six hits in six innings as New York (21-27) lost its third straight and fell... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.The scuffling Mets played their first game since billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agreed to buy the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. The agreement was announced Monday and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners. Arrieta (4-4) allowed one run on Brandon Nimmo’s homer and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases. JoJo Romero entered and retired Wilson Ramos on a double-play grounder.Romero tossed two innings, Tommy Hunter got two outs and Hector Neris finished for his fourth save in seven chances.Mets starter Rick Porcello (1-5) yielded four runs and six hits in six innings as New York (21-27) lost its third straight and fell... [More]

Astros first. George Springer homers to center field. Jose Altuve grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman. Michael Brantley grounds out to shallow right field, Ronald Guzman to Kyle Cody. Alex Bregman pops out to shallow infield to Anderson Tejeda.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Rangers 0.Rangers fifth. Joey Gallo pops out to shallow infield to Martin Maldonado. Nick Solak singles to left field. Rougned Odor singles to center field. Nick Solak to second. Anderson Tejeda pops out to first base to Yuli Gurriel. Ronald Guzman singles to deep right field. Rougned Odor to third. Nick Solak scores. Sam Huff strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rangers 1, Astros 1.Astros seventh. Martin Maldonado doubles to deep center field. George Springer walks. Jose Altuve walks. George Springer to second. Martin Maldonado to third. Michael Brantley reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Jose Altuve to second. George Springer to third. Martin Maldonado... [More]

Dodgers first. Mookie Betts grounds out to shortstop, Carlos Correa to Abraham Toro. Corey Seager grounds out to shallow right field to Abraham Toro. AJ Pollock homers to left field. Max Muncy strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.Dodgers fifth. Cody Bellinger singles to shallow infield. Chris Taylor doubles to right field. Cody Bellinger to third. Joc Pederson grounds out to shallow infield, Jack Mayfield to Abraham Toro. Kike Hernandez singles to left field. Chris Taylor scores. Cody Bellinger scores. Mookie Betts homers to right field. Kike Hernandez scores. Corey Seager doubles to deep right field. AJ Pollock flies out to left field to Michael Brantley. Max Muncy strikes out swinging.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 5, Astros 0.Astros sixth. George Springer homers to center field. Alex Bregman lines out to second base to Chris Taylor. Michael Brantley grounds out to shallow right field, Chris Taylor to Cody Bellinger. Carlos Correa called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.Dodgers eighth. AJ Pollock lines out to shallow left field to Carlos Correa. Max Muncy singles to center field. Will Smith doubles. Max Muncy to third. Cody Bellinger flies out to shallow left field to Michael Brantley. Chris Taylor homers to center field. Will Smith scores. Max Muncy scores. Joc Pederson grounds out to first base, Abraham Toro to Cy Sneed.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 8, Astros 1.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Bregman singled in the go-ahead run during a five-run ninth inning, and the Astros rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 under smoky skies Saturday night in Houston’s first visit since the infamous 2017 World Series.The Dodgers blew a three-run lead in the ninth when Kenley Jansen (3-1) got knocked around, giving up four consecutive hits without an out.Josh James (1-0) got the victory with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Ryan Pressly earned his ninth save.The game lacked the fiery emotion of the teams’ matchup on July 29. But there were multiple reminders that Dodger fans haven’t forgotten the Astros’ cheating scandal from their championship three years ago.A plane towed a banner reading “Houston Cheats Bang Bang” over the stadium.WHITE SOX 14, TIGERS 0CHICAGO (AP) — José Abreu hit two three-run homers and matched a career high with seven RBIs, and the White Sox earned their eighth straight win against the Tigers.Abreu went 4 for 4 a day after his career-best 22-game... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Bregman singled in the go-ahead run during a five-run ninth inning, and the Astros rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 under smoky skies Saturday night in Houston’s first visit since the infamous 2017 World Series.The Dodgers blew a three-run lead in the ninth when Kenley Jansen (3-1) got knocked around, giving up four consecutive hits without an out.Josh James (1-0) got the victory with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Ryan Pressly earned his ninth save.The game lacked the fiery emotion of the teams’ matchup on July 29. But there were multiple reminders that Dodger fans haven’t forgotten the Astros’ cheating scandal from their championship three years ago.A plane towed a banner reading “Houston Cheats Bang Bang” over the stadium.WHITE SOX 14, TIGERS 0CHICAGO (AP) — José Abreu hit two three-run homers and matched a career high with seven RBIs, and the White Sox earned their eighth straight win against the Tigers.Abreu went 4 for 4 a day after his career-best 22-game... [More]

Astros first. George Springer doubles to shallow left field. Alex Bregman flies out to left field to AJ Pollock. Michael Brantley grounds out to shallow center field, Kike Hernandez to Cody Bellinger. George Springer to third. Yuli Gurriel singles to shallow center field. George Springer scores. Kyle Tucker strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers second. Max Muncy strikes out on a foul tip. Will Smith singles to left field. Cody Bellinger flies out to deep left field to Michael Brantley. Chris Taylor homers to right field. Will Smith scores. Kike Hernandez homers to right field. Gavin Lux flies out to left field to Michael Brantley.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 3, Astros 1.Dodgers third. Mookie Betts strikes out swinging. Corey Seager triples to deep center field. AJ Pollock out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Josh Reddick. Corey Seager scores. Max Muncy grounds out to second base, Carlos Correa to Yuli Gurriel.1... [More]

Astros sixth. Josh Reddick doubles to shallow right field. Aledmys Diaz singles to center field. Josh Reddick to third. Martin Maldonado grounds out to second base. Aledmys Diaz out at second. Josh Reddick scores. George Springer strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Athletics 0.Athletics sixth. Tommy La Stella lines out to deep right field to Josh Reddick. Marcus Semien grounds out to shallow infield, Carlos Correa to Yuli Gurriel. Ramon Laureano walks. Matt Olson homers to right field. Ramon Laureano scores. Robbie Grossman flies out to left center field to Michael Brantley.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 2, Astros 1.Athletics seventh. Mark Canha walks. Vimael Machin grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Chad Pinder singles to center field. Mark Canha scores. Jonah Heim lines out to right field to Josh Reddick. Tommy La Stella walks. Chad Pinder to second. Marcus Semien walks. Tommy La Stella to second. Chad Pinder to third. Ramon Laureano pops out to shallow center field to Aledmys Diaz.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Athletics 3, Astros 1.

Athletics third. Khris Davis homers to right field. Chad Pinder singles to shortstop. Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. Tommy La Stella walks. Chad Pinder to second. Marcus Semien reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Tommy La Stella out at second. Chad Pinder to third. Ramon Laureano singles to left field. Marcus Semien to second. Chad Pinder scores. Matt Olson grounds out to second base, Jack Mayfield to Yuli Gurriel.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 2, Astros 0.Astros fifth. Jack Mayfield called out on strikes. George Springer singles to left field. Alex Bregman pops out to shallow infield to Chad Pinder. Michael Brantley homers to right field. George Springer scores. Yuli Gurriel flies out to deep right field to Mark Canha.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 2, Astros 2.Athletics sixth. Ramon Laureano doubles. Matt Olson grounds out to second base, Jack Mayfield to Yuli Gurriel. Ramon Laureano to third. Robbie Grossman singles to center field. Ramon Laureano scores. Mark Canha flies out to left field to Michael Brantley. Khris Davis doubles to deep right center field. Robbie Grossman scores. Chad Pinder strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 4, Astros 2.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a grand slam with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Texas Rangers for the third straight game, 6-3 Wednesday night.Machado’s 11th career grand slam and sixth walkoff homer came off Rafael Montero (0-1), whose only out in the 10th came on pinch-hitter Greg Garcia’s sacrifice.Fernando Tatis Jr., who hit his MLB-leading 12th homer earlier, drew a walk off Montero to load the bases ahead of Machado, who hit his sixth homer of the season.The Padres have hit grand slams in three straight games for the first time in club history.Texas had gone ahead 3-2 in the top of the inning when Willie Calhoun’s dribbler in front of the plate off Tim Hill (1-0) scored Nick Solak with two outs.Joey Gallo had tied the game at 2 with a homer off Matt Strahm leading off the ninth, his seventh. The Padres beat the Rangers in Arlington on Monday and Tuesday.Roughned Odor homered off Chris Paddack with one out in the second, his third.INDIANS 6, PIRATES... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Cleveland Indians pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.The 25-year-old Civale allowed five hits and narrowly missed a shutout when Pittsburgh pushed across a run with Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly in the ninth. Carlos Santana broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Domingo Santana added a bases-clearing double in the eighth as the Indians improved to a season-best six games over .500 (15-9).Santana turned on a full-count cutter from reliever Dovydas Neverauskas (0-3) and sent it over the right-field seats for his third home run of the season. Pittsburgh’s National League-worst batting average dropped to .211 when it failed to muster much of anything against Civale. The Pirates have dropped 13 of 15 and their 4-16 record is the worst in the major leagues.METS 5, MARLINS... [More]

Rockies second. Nolan Arenado grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Matt Kemp singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Framber Valdez. Raimel Tapia singles to center field. Matt Kemp scores. Chris Owings singles to center field. Raimel Tapia to third. Ryan McMahon hit by pitch. Chris Owings to second. Drew Butera grounds out to shallow center field. Ryan McMahon out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Astros 0.Astros third. Taylor Jones flies out to right field to Charlie Blackmon. Martin Maldonado homers to left field. George Springer flies out to deep left center field to Raimel Tapia. Jose Altuve lines out to deep right field to Charlie Blackmon.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Rockies 1.Astros fifth. Carlos Correa homers to left field. Kyle Tucker triples to deep right field. Taylor Jones singles to deep left center field. Kyle Tucker scores. Martin Maldonado singles to center field. Taylor Jones to second.... [More]

DENVER (AP) — Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman left Wednesday night’s game against Colorado with an apparent leg injury.Bregman doubled to right field to lead off the fourth inning and began to favor his right leg before reaching first base. He limped into second base and immediately was removed from the game.Abraham Toro came in to run for Bregman.Bregman, a two-time All-Star, is hitting .267 with four home runs this season. He struck out in his first at-bat Wednesday against the Rockies.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Rockies tenth. Charlie Blackmon lines out to deep center field to Myles Straw. Trevor Story to third. Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging. Daniel Murphy is intentionally walked. Raimel Tapia singles to center field. Daniel Murphy to third. Trevor Story scores. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Astros 0.Astros tenth. Yuli Gurriel singles to left center field. Alex Bregman to third. Kyle Tucker out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Sam Hilliard. Alex Bregman scores. Jose Altuve pops out to shallow infield to Ryan McMahon. Abraham Toro strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Astros 1.Astros eleventh. Carlos Correa pinch-hitting for Martin Maldonado. Carlos Correa is intentionally walked. Garrett Stubbs pinch-hitting for Jack Mayfield. Garrett Stubbs out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Jairo Diaz to Ryan McMahon. Carlos Correa to second. Abraham Toro to third. Myles Straw singles to shallow left field. Carlos Correa to third. Abraham Toro scores.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 2, Rockies 1.

Astros first. George Springer singles to left field. Abraham Toro lines out to shortstop to Nolan Arenado. Alex Bregman reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. George Springer out at second. Yuli Gurriel singles to center field. Alex Bregman to third. Carlos Correa doubles to left field. Yuli Gurriel scores. Alex Bregman scores. Jose Altuve grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Freeland to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2, Rockies 0.Rockies third. Tony Wolters strikes out swinging. Garrett Hampson grounds out to shortstop, Carlos Correa to Yuli Gurriel. Trevor Story homers to center field. Charlie Blackmon strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 2, Rockies 1.

Astros second. Yordan Alvarez singles to deep right field. Yuli Gurriel doubles to deep left field. Yordan Alvarez to third. Carlos Correa grounds out to third base, Kyle Seager to Evan White. Jose Altuve grounds out to shallow infield, J.P. Crawford to Evan White. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker grounds out to second base, J.P. Crawford to Evan White.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 1, Mariners 0.Astros fourth. Alex Bregman grounds out to shallow left field, Kyle Seager to Evan White. Yordan Alvarez grounds out to shallow right field, Shed Long Jr. to Evan White. Yuli Gurriel homers to center field. Carlos Correa grounds out to shallow infield, J.P. Crawford to Evan White.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 2, Mariners 0.Mariners eighth. Tim Lopes pinch-hitting for Daniel Vogelbach. Tim Lopes grounds out to third base, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Shed Long Jr. grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Evan White homers to center field. Mallex Smith strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 2, Mariners 1.

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford grounds out to shallow right field, Jose Altuve to Yuli Gurriel. Dylan Moore walks. Kyle Lewis walks. Kyle Seager out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to George Springer. Dylan Moore scores. Austin Nola hit by pitch. Kyle Lewis to second. Tim Lopes strikes out swinging.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 1, Astros 0.Astros first. George Springer reaches on catcher interference. Interference error by Austin Nola. Josh Reddick singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. George Springer to third. Fielding error by Kyle Lewis. Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. Alex Bregman singles to shortstop. Josh Reddick to third. George Springer scores. Yordan Alvarez homers to left field. Alex Bregman scores. Josh Reddick scores. Yuli Gurriel homers to left field. Carlos Correa walks. Kyle Tucker walks. Carlos Correa to second. Martin Maldonado doubles. Kyle Tucker scores. Carlos Correa scores. George Springer singles to shallow right field. Martin Maldonado... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:KEEP COOLThe Reds and Pirates renew what erupted into one of baseball’s most bitter rivalries last season, with one major change at the top. Long-simmering tensions between the Ohio River rivals over batters getting plunked escalated into a benches-clearing brawl at Great American Ball Park last summer and resulted in Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, Reds manager David Bell and six players suspended. Hurdle was fired after the season and replaced by Derek Shelton. The teams are now set to meet again in Cincinnati.AILING ATLANTANBraves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the weekend series in Miami because of a sore left wrist.The 2018 NL Rookie of the Year was a late scratch prior to Tuesday’s series opener at Yankee Stadium and was evaluated further Wednesday, revealing inflammation in his wrist.JUDGING BY THE LOOKThe Yankees will see how star Aaron Judge is progressing, a day after he was out of the lineup because of tightness in his lower... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday:KEEP COOLThe Reds and Pirates renew what erupted into one of baseball’s most bitter rivalries last season, with one major change at the top. Long-simmering tensions between the Ohio River rivals over batters getting plunked escalated into a benches-clearing brawl at Great American Ball Park last summer and resulted in Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, Reds manager David Bell and six players suspended. Hurdle was fired after the season and replaced by Derek Shelton. The teams are now set to meet again in Cincinnati.AILING ATLANTANBraves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the weekend series in Miami because of a sore left wrist.The 2018 NL Rookie of the Year was a late scratch prior to Tuesday’s series opener at Yankee Stadium and was evaluated further Wednesday, revealing inflammation in his wrist.JUDGING BY THE LOOKThe Yankees will see how star Aaron Judge is progressing, a day after he was out of the lineup because of tightness in... [More]