Marlins second. Isan Diaz homers to center field. Harold Ramirez grounds out to shortstop, Amed Rosario to Pete Alonso. Austin Dean doubles to deep right field. Sandy Alcantara called out on strikes. Jon Berti singles to second base. Austin Dean scores. Miguel Rojas grounds out to shortstop, Jeff McNeil to Pete Alonso.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 2, Mets 0.Marlins third. Neil Walker doubles to deep right field. Starlin Castro grounds out to first base to Pete Alonso. Neil Walker to third. Jorge Alfaro strikes out swinging. Isan Diaz singles to right field. Neil Walker scores. Harold Ramirez pops out to shallow infield to Jeff McNeil.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 3, Mets 0.Marlins fifth. Neil Walker doubles to deep right center field. Starlin Castro grounds out to third base, Jeff McNeil to Pete Alonso. Neil Walker to third. Jorge Alfaro singles to shallow center field. Neil Walker scores. Isan Diaz strikes out swinging. Jorge Alfaro steals second. Harold Ramirez... [More]

Mets first. Brandon Nimmo homers to left field. Jeff McNeil pops out to shallow center field to Trevor Story. Michael Conforto grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Robinson Cano flies out to left field to Ian Desmond.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 1, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Charlie Blackmon called out on strikes. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. Ian Desmond homers to center field. Garrett Hampson singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by J.D. Davis. Drew Butera grounds out to third base, Jeff McNeil to Pete Alonso.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Mets 1, Rockies 1.Mets third. Tomas Nido singles to center field. Steven Matz strikes out swinging. Brandon Nimmo flies out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson. Jeff McNeil homers to right field. Tomas Nido scores. Michael Conforto grounds out to shallow center field, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 3, Rockies 1.Mets fourth. Robinson Cano grounds out... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allowed only two hits in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday to remain tied with Milwaukee for the NL's second wild card.The Padres scored in the ninth when Manny Machado was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs, but Rowan Wick struck out Luis Urias to end it.Chicago split the four-game series and won for just the second time in seven games.Darvish (6-6) retired his first eight batters before allowing his first hit, an infield single by starter Dinelson Lamet (2-5). Darvish kicked the ball with his right foot and it caromed to third baseman Kris Bryant. Darvish struck out Greg Garcia to end the inning.The big right-hander had at least one strikeout in every inning. After Greg Garcia tripled leading off the sixth, Darvish finished strong by striking out the side, including Eric Hosmer for the third straight time.Darvish was one shy of his career high, set Aug. 12, 2013, at Houston... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allowed only two hits in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday to remain tied with Milwaukee for the NL's second wild card.The Padres scored in the ninth when Manny Machado was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs, but Rowan Wick struck out Luis Urias to end it.Chicago split the four-game series and won for just the second time in seven games.Darvish (6-6) retired his first eight batters before allowing his first hit, an infield single by starter Dinelson Lamet (2-5). Darvish kicked the ball with his right foot and it caromed to third baseman Kris Bryant. Darvish struck out Greg Garcia to end the inning.The big right-hander had at least one strikeout in every inning. After Greg Garcia tripled leading off the sixth, Darvish finished strong by striking out the side, including Eric Hosmer for the third straight time.Darvish was one shy of his career high, set Aug. 12, 2013, at Houston... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allowed only two hits in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday to remain tied with Milwaukee for the NL's second wild card.The Padres scored in the ninth when Manny Machado was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs, but Rowan Wick struck out Luis Urias to end it.Chicago split the four-game series and won for just the second time in seven games.Darvish (6-6) retired his first eight batters before allowing his first hit, an infield single by starter Dinelson Lamet (2-5). Darvish kicked the ball with his right foot and it caromed to third baseman Kris Bryant. Darvish struck out Greg Garcia to end the inning.The big right-hander had at least one strikeout in every inning. After Greg Garcia tripled leading off the sixth, Darvish finished strong by striking out the side, including Eric Hosmer for the third straight time.Darvish was one shy of his career high, set Aug. 12, 2013, at Houston... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allowed only two hits in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday to remain tied with Milwaukee for the NL's second wild card.The Padres scored in the ninth when Manny Machado was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs, but Rowan Wick struck out Luis Urias to end it.Chicago split the four-game series and won for just the second time in seven games.Darvish (6-6) retired his first eight batters before allowing his first hit, an infield single by starter Dinelson Lamet (2-5). Darvish kicked the ball with his right foot and it caromed to third baseman Kris Bryant. Darvish struck out Greg Garcia to end the inning.The big right-hander had at least one strikeout in every inning. After Greg Garcia tripled leading off the sixth, Darvish finished strong by striking out the side, including Eric Hosmer for the third straight time.Darvish was one shy of his career high, set Aug. 12, 2013, at Houston... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allowed only two hits in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday to remain tied with Milwaukee for the NL's second wild card.The Padres scored in the ninth when Manny Machado was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs, but Rowan Wick struck out Luis Urias to end it.Chicago split the four-game series and won for just the second time in seven games.Darvish (6-6) retired his first eight batters before allowing his first hit, an infield single by starter Dinelson Lamet (2-5). Darvish kicked the ball with his right foot and it caromed to third baseman Kris Bryant. Darvish struck out Greg Garcia to end the inning.The big right-hander had at least one strikeout in every inning. After Greg Garcia tripled leading off the sixth, Darvish finished strong by striking out the side, including Eric Hosmer for the third straight time.Darvish was one shy of his career high, set Aug. 12, 2013, at Houston... [More]

Mets second. Todd Frazier homers to center field. Juan Lagares flies out to right field to Jarrod Dyson. Tomas Nido called out on strikes. Marcus Stroman lines out to third base to Jake Lamb.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 1, Diamondbacks 0.Mets third. Amed Rosario strikes out on a foul tip. Pete Alonso reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Nick Ahmed. Robinson Cano grounds out to second base, Eduardo Escobar to Christian Walker. Pete Alonso to third. J.D. Davis singles to left field. Pete Alonso scores. Michael Conforto singles to center field. J.D. Davis to third. Todd Frazier walks. Michael Conforto to second. Juan Lagares homers to center field. Todd Frazier scores. Michael Conforto scores. J.D. Davis scores. Tomas Nido pops out to shallow center field to Nick Ahmed.5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 0.Mets fifth. Robinson Cano homers to center field. J.D. Davis flies out to deep left field to Josh Rojas. Michael Conforto walks.... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets starter Noah Syndergaard said Tuesday it was "unfortunate" his complaints to New York's front office and coaching staff about catcher Wilson Ramos were made public and he denied any role in leaking the conversations.The New York Post reported on Syndergaard's frustrations Monday, saying the right-hander or his agents have implored the Mets numerous times to let Syndergaard pitch to another catcher.Syndergaard said he was surprised by the report, and manager Mickey Callaway said he believes Syndergaard was not the one who disclosed their talks to the Post."It is unfortunate that a private conversation I had with the front office and the coaching staff became public, but it is what it is," Syndergaard said.The right-hander said it is "completely false" that he was livid in conversations with club officials, calling discussions "very cordial and adult." He also said he has "nothing but respect" for Ramos.Syndergaard has a 5.09 ERA in 15 games pitching to Ramos and a 2.45... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Noah Syndergaard says it is "unfortunate" that his complaints to New York's front office and coaching staff about catcher Wilson Ramos were made public and denied any role in leaking the conversations.The New York Post reported on Syndergaard's frustrations Monday, saying the right-hander or his agents have implored the Mets numerous times to let Syndergaard pitch to another catcher.Syndergaard said Tuesday he was surprised by the report. He says it is "completely false" that he was livid in conversations with club officials and called their discussions "very cordial and adult." He also said he has "nothing but respect" for Ramos.Syndergaard has a 5.09 ERA in 15 games pitching to Ramos and a 2.45 ERA in 10 games pitching to primary backup Tomas Nido. Syndergaard spoke to the Mets over the weekend when Nido caught Marcus Stroman's start Saturday and Ramos caught with Syndergaard pitching Sunday.Callaway says he has not decided who will catch Syndergaard's next start, likely Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.___Follow Jake Seiner: https://twitter.com/Jake_Seiner___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has denied a rift exists between pitcher Noah Syndergaard and the team over Wilson Ramos catching his starts.A report in the New York Post on Monday said Syndergaard or his agents implored the Mets numerous times to let the right-hander pitch to another catcher."I think Noah has expressed his feelings with his (lack of) comfortability of throwing to Wilson," Van Wagenen said before Monday's game against Arizona. "I respect him for sharing those feelings.""We listened to him, he understands our thought process that he may have other catchers catch him. No different than he has earlier in the course of the season and we'll continue to make those evaluations on a day by day basis that gives us a chance to win," he said.On Aug. 28, Syndergaard allowed a career-high 10 runs in a 10-7 loss to the Cubs in a game started by Ramos. Last week, he struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings in Washington with René Rivera behind the plate.Syndergaard... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner pops out to shallow right field to Joe Panik. Asdrubal Cabrera doubles to deep right center field. Anthony Rendon grounds out to first base, Pete Alonso to Jacob deGrom. Asdrubal Cabrera to third. Juan Soto doubles to right center field. Asdrubal Cabrera scores. Matt Adams strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Mets 0.Mets fourth. Pete Alonso singles to right field. Michael Conforto singles to right field. Pete Alonso to second. Wilson Ramos doubles to deep left field. Michael Conforto to third. Pete Alonso scores. Brandon Nimmo out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Victor Robles. Michael Conforto scores. Joe Panik homers to center field. Wilson Ramos scores. Todd Frazier grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Matt Adams. Luis Guillorme doubles to deep right field. Jacob deGrom strikes out swinging.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 4, Nationals 1.Nationals sixth. Anthony Rendon lines out to right center field to Michael... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Mets recalled outfielder Brandon Nimmo from Triple-A Syracuse prior to Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.The 26-year-old former first-round pick has been out since May 21 with a neck injury. He hit .200 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 43 games with the Mets this season and had a homer and six RBIs in 10 rehab appearances at Triple-A.The Mets also recalled right-hander Tyler Bashlor, lefty Daniel Zamora, catcher Tomas Nido and infielder Sam Haggerty. Bashlor is 0-3 with a 7.26 ERA in 18 games, Zamora has a 5.68 ERA in 12 outings and Nido has batted .207 with three homers and 13 RBIs in 13 contests for New York. Haggerty will be making his major-league debut.

Mets first. Amed Rosario singles to right field. Joe Panik triples to deep left field. Pete Alonso is intentionally walked. Michael Conforto homers to right field. Pete Alonso scores. Joe Panik scores. Wilson Ramos grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Ryan O'Hearn. Todd Frazier grounds out to third base, Cheslor Cuthbert to Ryan O'Hearn.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 3, Royals 0.Royals fourth. Nicky Lopez grounds out to first base, Pete Alonso to Zack Wheeler. Hunter Dozier doubles to deep left field. Jorge Soler reaches on catcher interference. Interference error by Tomas Nido. Ryan O'Hearn grounds out to shallow center field, Joe Panik to Pete Alonso. Jorge Soler to third. Hunter Dozier scores. Cheslor Cuthbert grounds out to third base, Todd Frazier to Pete Alonso.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Mets 3, Royals 1.Royals fifth. Bubba Starling singles to left field. Brett Phillips singles to center field. Bubba Starling to second. Nick Dini reaches on a sacrifice bunt to... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wilmer Flores snapped a 13th-inning tie with an RBI single, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks end a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.Eduardo Escobar made up for a crucial throwing error, leading off the 13th with a single off Adam Kolarek (2-1) — Arizona's first hit since the fifth inning. He moved to second on a double-play grounder before scoring on Flores' two-out broken-bat hit to right field off Chaz Roe.Archie Bradley (2-3) pitched three scoreless innings to get the win. Zack Godley, the eighth Diamondbacks pitcher, worked a perfect 13th for his first career save.Arizona pitchers combined to set a franchise record with 23 strikeouts.The Rays rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force extra innings, scoring on Escobar's eighth-inning error and Kevin Kiermaier's two-out, pinch-hit single in the ninth.CUBS 3, MARLINS 2, 11 INNINGSCHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward homered leading off the 11th inning to lift surging Chicago... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wilmer Flores snapped a 13th-inning tie with an RBI single, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks end a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.Eduardo Escobar made up for a crucial throwing error, leading off the 13th with a single off Adam Kolarek (2-1) — Arizona's first hit since the fifth inning. He moved to second on a double-play grounder before scoring on Flores' two-out broken-bat hit to right field off Chaz Roe.Archie Bradley (2-3) pitched three scoreless innings to get the win. Zack Godley, the eighth Diamondbacks pitcher, worked a perfect 13th for his first career save.Arizona pitchers combined to set a franchise record with 23 strikeouts.The Rays rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force extra innings, scoring on Escobar's eighth-inning error and Kevin Kiermaier's two-out, pinch-hit single in the ninth.CUBS 3, MARLINS 2, 11 INNINGSCHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward homered leading off the 11th inning to lift surging Chicago... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wilmer Flores snapped a 13th-inning tie with an RBI single, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks end a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.Eduardo Escobar made up for a crucial throwing error, leading off the 13th with a single off Adam Kolarek (2-1) — Arizona's first hit since the fifth inning. He moved to second on a double-play grounder before scoring on Flores' two-out broken-bat hit to right field off Chaz Roe.Archie Bradley (2-3) pitched three scoreless innings to get the win. Zack Godley, the eighth Diamondbacks pitcher, worked a perfect 13th for his first career save.Arizona pitchers combined to set a franchise record with 23 strikeouts.The Rays rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force extra innings, scoring on Escobar's eighth-inning error and Kevin Kiermaier's two-out, pinch-hit single in the ninth.CUBS 3, MARLINS 2, 11 INNINGSCHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward homered leading off the 11th inning to lift surging Chicago... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wilmer Flores snapped a 13th-inning tie with an RBI single, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks end a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.Eduardo Escobar made up for a crucial throwing error, leading off the 13th with a single off Adam Kolarek (2-1) — Arizona's first hit since the fifth inning. He moved to second on a double-play grounder before scoring on Flores' two-out broken-bat hit to right field off Chaz Roe.Archie Bradley (2-3) pitched three scoreless innings to get the win. Zack Godley, the eighth Diamondbacks pitcher, worked a perfect 13th for his first career save.Arizona pitchers combined to set a franchise record with 23 strikeouts.The Rays rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force extra innings, scoring on Escobar's eighth-inning error and Kevin Kiermaier's two-out, pinch-hit single in the ninth.BREWERS 7, NATIONALS 3MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his major leading-leading 16th home run and Milwaukee won... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Travis d'Arnaud has been activated by the New York Mets, nearly one year after he had Tommy John surgery to repair a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.D'Arnaud was reinstated from the 10-day injured list before Sunday's game against Washington, and the Mets optioned catcher Tomas Nido to Triple-A Syracuse."It feels good. It was a long road," said d'Arnaud, who did not start in the series finale. "It took a village to get me back here and I'm very grateful to be back and be back in the big leagues."The 30-year-old was 2 for 7 with one walk and one RBI in two injury rehabilitation games with Class A St. Lucie. He is a .245 career hitter with 47 homers and 162 RBIs in 397 games over parts of six seasons with New York.D'Arnaud last appeared in a major league game on April 8 last year, and Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek operated on April 17. A regular starter before he got hurt. D'Arnaud is expected to back up Wilson Ramos, who signed a two-year, $19 million deal in December.D'Arnaud has a $3,515,000 salary and is eligible for free agency after this season."Just whenever they need me to play, I'll be ready to play," d'Arnaud said. "He's a great person and I'm excited to work with him all year."___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

April 71925 — Babe Ruth collapsed in a railroad station in Asheville, N.C. He would be hospitalized in New York and operated on 10 days later for an ulcer.1964 — Shea Stadium in New York opened for the first regular season game. The Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3.1969 — The Yankees spoiled the managerial debut of Ted Williams by defeating the Senators 8-4 in the opener at Washington's RFK Stadium. President Nixon and a crowd of 45,000 attended.1970 — Three weeks after moving from Seattle to Milwaukee, the former Pilots played their first game as the Brewers and lost 12-0 to the visiting California Angels.1973 — Cleveland set an attendance record for day games and opening-day games by attracting 74,420 fans. The Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, 2-1.1977 — The expansion Toronto Blue Jays began their major league odyssey with a 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. Al Woods, pinch hitting for Steve Bowling in the fifth inning, became the 11th pinch... [More]