WASHINGTON (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered twice, Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead shot in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Thursday night. Freeman tied the game at 6 in the seventh with a 443-foot, two-run drive to right-center off Will Harris. Swanson’s solo shot off Tanner Rainey gave the Braves their first lead. After a scary bout with COVID-19 during the Braves’ summer camp, Freeman is among the major league leaders in OPS. He has five homers and 20 RBIs in his past seven games.Chris Martin got the win and Mark Melancon worked the ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances. Ronald Acuña Jr. also hit a two-run homer for the Braves, who weathered another ineffective outing from their makeshift rotation. Spot starter Robbie Erlin got five outs and allowed five extra-base hits.TIGERS 6, CARDINALS 3ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeimer Candelario capped a two-homer day with a two-run, bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to help... [More]

Angels first. Andrelton Simmons singles to center field. Matt Thaiss grounds out to first base. Andrelton Simmons out at second. Mike Trout singles to deep left field. Anthony Rendon walks. Mike Trout to second. Jared Walsh homers to right field. Anthony Rendon scores. Mike Trout scores. Max Stassi grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 3, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Leody Taveras triples to right field. Rougned Odor grounds out to first base, Jared Walsh to Dylan Bundy. Leody Taveras scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out to shallow infield, Jared Walsh to Dylan Bundy. Joey Gallo grounds out to second base, Luis Rengifo to Jared Walsh.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 3, Rangers 1.Angels fifth. Andrelton Simmons pops out to shallow infield to Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Matt Thaiss grounds out to shallow center field, Rougned Odor to Ronald Guzman. Mike Trout homers to left field. Anthony Rendon singles to center field. Jared... [More]

Angels first. Andrelton Simmons singles to shallow center field. Matt Thaiss strikes out swinging. Mike Trout strikes out swinging. Andrelton Simmons steals second. Anthony Rendon singles to center field. Andrelton Simmons scores. Shohei Ohtani singles to right field. Anthony Rendon to third. Albert Pujols grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 1, Rangers 0.Angels fourth. Jo Adell lines out to deep left field to Eli White. Anthony Bemboom singles. Luis Rengifo reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Anthony Bemboom out at second. Andrelton Simmons reaches on error to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Luis Rengifo scores. Throwing error by Anderson Tejeda. Matt Thaiss grounds out to shallow right field to Ronald Guzman.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubles. Nick Solak singles to shallow infield. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Joey Gallo flies out to deep right center... [More]

Rangers second. Jose Trevino grounds out to shallow infield, Andrew Heaney to Jared Walsh. Elvis Andrus homers to left field. Ronald Guzman grounds out to shallow right field, Matt Thaiss to Andrew Heaney. Anderson Tejeda strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 1, Angels 0.Rangers fourth. Nick Solak singles to center field. Joey Gallo singles to shallow infield. Nick Solak to second. Jose Trevino grounds out to second base, Matt Thaiss to Jared Walsh. Joey Gallo to second. Nick Solak to third. Elvis Andrus strikes out on a foul tip. Ronald Guzman reaches on error. Joey Gallo scores. Nick Solak scores. Fielding error by Matt Thaiss. Anderson Tejeda flies out to deep left center field to Taylor Ward.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rangers 3, Angels 0.Angels fifth. Jared Walsh homers to center field. Jo Adell pops out to second base to Anderson Tejeda. Andrelton Simmons grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman. Matt Thaiss lines out to right... [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]

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]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Albert Pujols drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros to sweep Saturday’s doubleheader.It was not a walk-off win for the Angels, though. They were the visiting team in the nightcap because it was a makeup of the Aug. 26 game in Houston that was postponed due to Tropical Storm Laura.Mike Trout became the Angels’ home run leader in the first game with No. 300 of his career and Jo Adell celebrated with a game-winning, two-run single in the seventh to give Los Angeles a 10-9 win.Rendon hitting homers to sink the Astros is nothing new. He had a three-run shot for Washington in Game 6 of last year’s World Series and then a solo drive in the deciding game to start the Nationals’ comeback.Noe Ramirez (1-0) worked a scoreless sixth and Ty Buttrey earned his fifth save.Los Angeles trailed 6-4 in the seventh. Justin Upton singled and Trout walked before Rendon... [More]

Astros first. George Springer homers to left field. Aledmys Diaz strikes out swinging. Michael Brantley pops out to shallow left field to Anthony Rendon. Yuli Gurriel strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Angels 0.Astros second. Kyle Tucker reaches on error, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by Justin Upton. Carlos Correa singles to shallow left field. Kyle Tucker to third. Josh Reddick homers to right field. Carlos Correa scores. Kyle Tucker scores. Jack Mayfield pops out to shallow infield to Luis Rengifo. Garrett Stubbs grounds out to shallow right field, Albert Pujols to Dillon Peters. George Springer strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Astros 4, Angels 0.Angels fourth. Mike Trout doubles. Anthony Rendon grounds out to second base, Yuli Gurriel to Jose Urquidy. Mike Trout to third. Albert Pujols singles to left center field. Mike Trout scores. Jo Adell singles to right field. Albert Pujols to second. Taylor Ward walks. Jo Adell to second.... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:HOT HARPERBryce Harper could be cooled off, a day after he was ejected during Philadelphia’s game against the Mets at Citi Field. The slumping slugger went wild, arguing with first base umpire Roberto Ortiz over a fair-foul call.Phillies second baseman Neil Walker tried to restrain Harper, who then got in Ortiz’s face and began yelling at the 35-year-old ump -- an apparent violation of Major League Baseball’s safety protocols during this pandemic-shortened season. Walker and first base coach Paco Figueroa tried to hold Harper back, and manager Joe Girardi also came out to help usher the star off the field.Harper might have been frustrated by a miscue an inning earlier. He didn’t call for a popup that became a sacrifice fly when Walker caught the ball in shallow right.Harper is just 7 for 47 (.149) in his last 15 games, dropping his batting average from .367 down to .271.TROUT’S TREYAngels star Mike Trout became the team’s career home run... [More]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout became the Angels’ career home run leader and Jo Adell celebrated with a game-ending, two-run single in the seventh, lifting Los Angeles to a 10-9 victory over the Houston Astros in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.The Angels trailed by two going into the seventh. Trout and Shohei Ohtani drew walks before Justin Upton doubled to drive in Trout. One out later, Adell lined a two-run single to right off Enoli Paredes (1-2) for his first game-ending hit.Trout hit career homer No. 300 in the third inning to pass Tim Salmon as the franchise leader. He also had a pair of doubles.Adell and Upton also homered, and Felix Peña (3-0) got the win.Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs for the Astros, who lost in walk-off fashion for the second straight game.INDIANS 4, BREWERS 3CLEVELAND (AP) — Milwaukee closer Josh Hader allowed his first hit of the season, and then gave up César Hernández’s game-winning single in the ninth inning.Oscar Mercado, who... [More]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout became the Angels’ career home run leader and Jo Adell celebrated with a game-ending, two-run single in the seventh, lifting Los Angeles to a 10-9 victory over the Houston Astros in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.The Angels trailed by two going into the seventh. Trout and Shohei Ohtani drew walks before Justin Upton doubled to drive in Trout. One out later, Adell lined a two-run single to right off Enoli Paredes (1-2) for his first game-ending hit.Trout hit career homer No. 300 in the third inning to pass Tim Salmon as the franchise leader. He also had a pair of doubles.Adell and Upton also homered, and Felix Peña (3-0) got the win.Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs for the Astros, who lost in walk-off fashion for the second straight game.INDIANS 4, BREWERS 3CLEVELAND (AP) — Milwaukee closer Josh Hader allowed his first hit of the season, and then gave up César Hernández’s game-winning single in the ninth inning.Oscar Mercado, who... [More]

Angels first. Andrelton Simmons grounds out to shortstop, Carlos Correa to Yuli Gurriel. Jared Walsh flies out to deep right field to Kyle Tucker. Mike Trout doubles to shallow left field. Shohei Ohtani singles to left field. Mike Trout scores. Justin Upton flies out to right field to Kyle Tucker.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, Astros 0.Astros second. Yuli Gurriel flies out to deep center field to Mike Trout. Kyle Tucker homers to center field. Carlos Correa pops out to shallow infield to Franklin Barreto. Martin Maldonado grounds out to shortstop, Franklin Barreto to Jared Walsh.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Angels 1.Astros third. Abraham Toro grounds out to shallow infield, Griffin Canning to Jared Walsh. Jack Mayfield singles to right field. George Springer walks. Jack Mayfield to second. Myles Straw called out on strikes. Michael Brantley walks. George Springer to second. Jack Mayfield to third. Yuli Gurriel singles to shallow center field. Michael Brantley... [More]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout became the team's career home run leader when he hit No. 300 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader against Houston.Trout broke a tie with Tim Salmon for the franchise record. Trout had matched Salmon with a homer Friday night, and has connected five times in eight games.Trout's major league-leading 15th homer came in the third inning, a two-run drive off Brandon Bielak.The three-time AL MVP, who won the award last year, is in his 10th season. The 29-year-old Trout is the 16th player to reach the 300-homer mark before turning 30 and the 11th fastest by age to do it.Trout is the 151st player overall to hit at least 300 home runs.Salmon played his entire 14-year career with the Angels from 1992 to 2006 and was part of their only World Series championship in 2002. He is part of the team's broadcast crew and was at Saturday's game.“I knew the day he signed the extension that he was going to pass it,” Salmon said on Fox Sports West after Trout broke the record. “All records are meant to be broken.”In March 2019, Trout signed a 12-year contract worth $426.5 million.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles ended their 19-game losing streak against the New York Yankees, using a strong offensive performance by rookie Ryan Mountcastle in a 6-3 victory Friday night for a doubleheader split. In the opener, Miguel Andújar singled in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and Clint Frazier added an RBI single to give New York a 6-5 win. Gary Sanchez homered and Brett Gardner drove in two runs for the Yankees.Mountcastle hit a two-run homer off 21-year-old Deivi García in second inning of the nightcap and sparked a four-run fifth inning with an RBI single off Clarke Schmidt, who was making his major league debut. Rio Ruiz followed with a run-scoring single and Pat Valaika capped the uprising with a two-run double.That helped Baltimore secure its first win over New York since March 31, 2019. It also snapped the Yankees’ 18-game winning streak at Camden Yards.García (0-1) allowed four runs and five hits with six strikeouts in his second big league appearance.... [More]

Angels first. Andrelton Simmons singles to shortstop. Mike Trout homers to center field. Andrelton Simmons scores. Anthony Rendon walks. Shohei Ohtani walks. Anthony Rendon to second. Taylor Ward walks. Shohei Ohtani to second. Anthony Rendon to third. Jared Walsh out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Kyle Tucker. Anthony Rendon scores. Franklin Barreto called out on strikes. Luis Rengifo walks. Taylor Ward to second. Shohei Ohtani to third. Jose Briceno called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Angels 3, Astros 0.Angels third. Shohei Ohtani lines out to deep left field to Kyle Tucker. Taylor Ward grounds out to shortstop, Abraham Toro to Yuli Gurriel. Jared Walsh homers to center field. Franklin Barreto grounds out to shallow left field, Carlos Correa to Yuli Gurriel.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 4, Astros 0.Astros fourth. Michael Brantley walks. Yuli Gurriel doubles to deep left center field. Michael Brantley to third. Kyle Tucker grounds out to shallow... [More]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout tied Tim Salmon's career record for home runs with the Angels, connecting for No. 299 on Friday night.Trout drove a sinker from Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. over the wall in center for a two-run shot. It was Trout's major league-leading 14th home run of the season, including four in the past seven games for Los Angeles.The 29-year-old Trout is a three-time AL MVP and won the award last season. He is in his 10th season.Trout was the 25th overall pick in the 2009 MLB draft and made his big league debut in 2011.Salmon played his entire 14-year career with the Angels from 1992 to 2006 and was part of their only World Series championship in 2002.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Angels third. Jared Walsh doubles to deep right field. Jo Adell walks. Anthony Bemboom pops out to shallow infield to Mike Clevinger. Andrelton Simmons singles to left field. Jo Adell out at third. Jared Walsh scores. Mike Trout flies out to deep center field to Jorge Mateo.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, Padres 0.Angels fourth. Anthony Rendon triples to deep right field. Justin Upton singles to center field. Anthony Rendon scores. Shohei Ohtani flies out to deep left field to Jurickson Profar. Franklin Barreto grounds out to shallow infield to Austin Nola. Jared Walsh grounds out to shallow right field, Jake Cronenworth to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Padres 0.

BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit three home runs a night after teammate Marcell Ozuna become the first NL player ever to hit three homers in Fenway Park, and the East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 7-5 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duvall hit a pair of two-run shots over the Green Monster and a solo blast to center for his five RBIs. Ozuna added a long, tiebreaking solo drive for the Braves, who entered the three-game set 0-12-3 in their last 15 series against the Red Sox.It was Atlanta’s first sweep in Boston since capturing a three-game set in 2002. Freddie Freeman had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and J.D. Martinez had two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox.Ozuna’s drive also cleared the Monster, sailing over a billboard and completely out of Fenway against Andrew Triggs (0-2) in the seventh. Duvall’s third homer hit off a back wall near the bleachers after his second homer had tied it at... [More]

Angels third. Anthony Bemboom strikes out swinging. Luis Rengifo strikes out swinging. Shohei Ohtani walks. Mike Trout homers to center field. Shohei Ohtani scores. Anthony Rendon grounds out to third base, Manny Machado to Eric Hosmer.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 2, Padres 0.Padres fourth. Eric Hosmer walks. Mitch Moreland singles to shallow left field. Eric Hosmer to second. Jake Cronenworth grounds out to second base. Mitch Moreland out at second. Eric Hosmer to third. Jurickson Profar homers to right field. Eric Hosmer scores. Jason Castro grounds out to first base to Albert Pujols.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Angels 2.Angels fourth. Justin Upton singles to left field. Albert Pujols doubles. Justin Upton scores. Andrelton Simmons grounds out to shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr. to Eric Hosmer. Jo Adell flies out to right field to Greg Allen. Anthony Bemboom lines out to center field to Greg Allen.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 3, Padres 2.Padres... [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]