Twins first. Max Kepler strikes out swinging. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Nelson Cruz doubles to deep center field. Jorge Polanco scores. Marwin Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Luis Arraez lines out to left field to Victor Reyes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Tigers 0.Twins second. Miguel Sano homers to left field. Ehire Adrianza grounds out to second base, Niko Goodrum to Brandon Dixon. Jason Castro strikes out swinging. Jake Cave walks. Max Kepler grounds out to second base, Niko Goodrum to Brandon Dixon.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, Tigers 0.Twins fifth. Jason Castro singles to left field, tagged out at second, Victor Reyes to Ronny Rodriguez. Jake Cave homers to center field. Max Kepler flies out to deep left center field to Victor Reyes. Jorge Polanco flies out to shallow right field to Travis Demeritte.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Tigers 0.Tigers sixth. Harold Castro singles to right center field. Miguel Cabrera singles to shallow... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler grounds out to first base to Daniel Murphy. Kolten Wong reaches on error. Fielding error by Ryan McMahon. Paul Goldschmidt lines out to right center field to Charlie Blackmon. Marcell Ozuna homers to center field. Kolten Wong scores. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina singles to right field. Paul DeJong to second. Tommy Edman grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.Cardinals fourth. Tommy Edman doubles to center field. Harrison Bader walks. Jack Flaherty out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Peter Lambert to Ryan McMahon. Harrison Bader to second. Tommy Edman to third. Dexter Fowler walks. Kolten Wong hit by pitch. Dexter Fowler to second. Harrison Bader to third. Tommy Edman scores. Paul Goldschmidt pops out to Daniel Murphy. Marcell Ozuna lines out to center field to Yonathan Daza.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 3, Rockies 0.Cardinals fifth. Paul DeJong grounds... [More]

Brewers first. Lorenzo Cain singles to right field. Yasmani Grandal walks. Lorenzo Cain to second. Christian Yelich reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Yasmani Grandal out at second. Lorenzo Cain to third. Keston Hiura walks. Christian Yelich to second. Mike Moustakas doubles to deep right center field. Keston Hiura to third. Christian Yelich scores. Lorenzo Cain scores. Ryan Braun singles to second base. Mike Moustakas to third. Keston Hiura scores. Eric Thames called out on strikes. Orlando Arcia grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 3, Diamondbacks 0.Brewers third. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun flies out to right field to Jarrod Dyson. Eric Thames homers to center field. Orlando Arcia lines out to right field to Jarrod Dyson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Diamondbacks 0.Brewers fifth. Keston Hiura homers to center field. Mike Moustakas lines out to deep center field to Ketel Marte.... [More]

Angels second. Kole Calhoun singles to center field. Justin Upton singles to center field. Kole Calhoun to second. Albert Pujols singles to center field. Justin Upton to third. Kole Calhoun scores. Andrelton Simmons reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Albert Pujols out at second. Justin Upton scores. Matt Thaiss reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Andrelton Simmons out at second. Anthony Bemboom reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Matt Thaiss out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Astros 0.Astros third. Jake Marisnick walks. Josh Reddick singles to center field. Jake Marisnick to second. George Springer grounds out to shortstop. Josh Reddick out at second. Jake Marisnick to third. Jose Altuve singles to center field. Jake Marisnick scores. Michael Brantley singles to center field. Jose Altuve to third. Alex Bregman pops out to shortstop to Andrelton Simmons.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 2, Astros 1.Astros fourth. Yuli Gurriel lines... [More]

Phillies first. Cesar Hernandez singles to shallow infield. Rhys Hoskins hit by pitch. Cesar Hernandez to second. J.T. Realmuto doubles to deep left field. Rhys Hoskins to third. Cesar Hernandez scores. Corey Dickerson pops out to Neil Walker. Jean Segura lines out to first base to Garrett Cooper. Brad Miller walks. Scott Kingery triples to deep right center field. Brad Miller scores. J.T. Realmuto scores. Rhys Hoskins scores. Adam Haseley strikes out on a foul tip.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 4, Marlins 0.Phillies second. Vince Velasquez grounds out to shallow infield to Jorge Alfaro. Cesar Hernandez grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Garrett Cooper. Rhys Hoskins walks. J.T. Realmuto doubles to right field. Rhys Hoskins to third. Corey Dickerson doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. J.T. Realmuto scores. Rhys Hoskins scores. Fielding error by Brian Anderson. Jean Segura grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Garrett Cooper.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left... [More]

Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo walks. Danny Santana called out on strikes. Elvis Andrus singles to left field. Shin-Soo Choo to second. Willie Calhoun homers to center field. Elvis Andrus scores. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Nick Solak strikes out swinging. Rougned Odor strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 3, White sox 0.White sox second. James McCann strikes out swinging. Jon Jay grounds out to third base, Logan Forsythe to Danny Santana. Matt Skole walks. Yolmer Sanchez walks. Matt Skole to second. Adam Engel doubles to deep left field. Yolmer Sanchez scores. Matt Skole scores. Leury Garcia grounds out to shortstop, Elvis Andrus to Danny Santana.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 3, White sox 2.White sox fourth. Jon Jay singles to left field. Matt Skole flies out to deep center field to Delino DeShields. Yolmer Sanchez singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Jon Jay scores. Adam Engel strikes out swinging. Leury Garcia doubles to deep right field. Yolmer Sanchez... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez pitched one-hit ball into the ninth inning and helped himself with two perfectly placed bunts, leading the Washington Nationals to a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.Washington had a short turnaround with an afternoon start after its 7-1 victory at Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The Nationals didn't arrive in Chicago until early Friday morning, but their loaded lineup looked as if it got more than enough rest.Juan Soto and Adam Eaton homered as Washington improved to 13-4 in its last 17 games, putting pressure on NL East-leading Atlanta and strengthening its position atop the wild card standings. It has outscored its opponents 129-66 since Aug. 5.Chicago had won five in a row, but it was unable to overcome a shaky start by Jon Lester (10-9) and another rough performance at the plate.Sánchez (8-6), who flew into Chicago ahead of time on Thursday, allowed one earned run while improving to 8-0 in his last 16 starts.INDIANS 4, ROYALS 1CLEVELAND (AP) —... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have lost their bid for a combined no-hitter against Arizona on a two-out single in the seventh inning.Christian Walker blooped the Diamondbacks' first hit to center field at Miller Park off reliever Devin Williams on Friday night.Milwaukee starter Jordan Lyles was pulled after six hitless innings. He threw 99 pitches.Williams took over to begin the seventh.The last Milwaukee no-hitter was pitched by Juan Nieves against Baltimore in 1987.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Reds second. Aristides Aquino homers to center field. Tucker Barnhart walks. Jose Iglesias grounds out to shortstop. Tucker Barnhart out at second. Derek Dietrich flies out to deep left field to Bryan Reynolds.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.Pirates sixth. Bryan Reynolds walks. Starling Marte singles to shallow infield. Bryan Reynolds to second. Josh Bell flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Starling Marte to second. Bryan Reynolds to third. Colin Moran grounds out to first base, Derek Dietrich to Anthony DeSclafani. Starling Marte to third. Bryan Reynolds scores. Jose Osuna grounds out to second base, Freddy Galvis to Derek Dietrich.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 1.Reds eighth. Josh VanMeter flies out to deep right field to Jose Osuna. Freddy Galvis doubles to right field. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Aristides Aquino doubles to deep left field. Freddy Galvis scores. Tucker Barnhart walks. Jose Iglesias strikes out swinging.1 run,... [More]

Indians second. Jason Kipnis singles to center field. Franmil Reyes doubles to deep center field. Jason Kipnis to third. Tyler Naquin singles to deep right field. Franmil Reyes scores. Jason Kipnis scores. Roberto Perez strikes out swinging. Francisco Lindor homers to center field. Tyler Naquin scores. Oscar Mercado strikes out swinging. Carlos Santana walks. Yasiel Puig reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Carlos Santana out at second.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 4, Royals 0.Royals sixth. Nicky Lopez singles to center field. Whit Merrifield flies out to deep right field to Yasiel Puig. Jorge Soler called out on strikes. Hunter Dozier triples to deep center field. Nicky Lopez scores. Alex Gordon walks. Ryan O'Hearn strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 4, Royals 1.

MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have placed slugger Bryce Harper on paternity leave.The Phillies also recalled third baseman Maikel Franco from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.Adam Haseley started in right field for Harper in Philadelphia's series opener at Miami.Harper, who flew home to Las Vegas after Wednesday's game, could miss up to three games on the paternity list.Harper is hitting .254 with 27 homers and 92 RBIs in 125 games.The Phillies entered Friday's game with a 66-60 record, 9 1/2 games out of first place in the NL East and two games out of the second wild card.

Rays second. Jesus Aguilar walks. Willy Adames strikes out swinging. Mike Brosseau singles to right center field. Jesus Aguilar to second. Kevin Kiermaier doubles to left field. Mike Brosseau to third. Jesus Aguilar scores. Guillermo Heredia called out on strikes. Mike Zunino singles to right center field. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Mike Brosseau scores. Matt Duffy walks. Mike Zunino to second. Tommy Pham singles to second base. Matt Duffy to second. Mike Zunino to third. Austin Meadows homers to center field. Tommy Pham scores. Matt Duffy scores. Mike Zunino scores. Jesus Aguilar doubles to deep center field. Willy Adames pops out to center field to Jonathan Villar.7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 7, Orioles 0.Orioles eighth. Chris Davis pops out to Mike Zunino. Chance Sisco grounds out to second base, Willy Adames to Jesus Aguilar. Jonathan Villar homers to center field. Trey Mancini flies out to right center field to Guillermo Heredia.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 7, Orioles 1.

CHICAGO (AP) — Texas reliever Luke Farrell, out since being hit in the face by line drive in spring training, was activated from the 60-day injured list by the Rangers before their game Friday against the White Sox.The 28-year-old right-hander has spent the entire season rehabbing since suffering a non-displaced jaw fracture and concussion when he was struck by a comebacker off the bat of San Francisco's Jalen Miller in a March 2 game in Scottsdale, Arizona."It's been a long road to get back here and bounce back from the injury and everything," Farrell said. "I feel great and happy to join the team."Farrell, the son of former Red Sox manager John Farrell, said he was unable to return to baseball activities for weeks after the gruesome incident."It was, honestly, a migraine for two months," he said. "Really unable to handle light, noise, direct conversation, just really taxing. I can think of times I was trying maybe to tip at a restaurant or something and the brain just doesn't work, doesn't... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner flies out to deep right field to Nicholas Castellanos. Adam Eaton homers to center field. Anthony Rendon grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Anthony Rizzo. Juan Soto lines out to left field to Kyle Schwarber.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 1, Cubs 0.Nationals third. Victor Robles singles to third base. Anibal Sanchez out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Kris Bryant to Tony Kemp. Victor Robles to third. Trea Turner out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Nicholas Castellanos. Victor Robles scores. Adam Eaton strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 2, Cubs 0.Nationals fourth. Anthony Rendon lines out to second base to Tony Kemp. Juan Soto singles to shallow center field. Howie Kendrick singles to deep left center field. Juan Soto to third. Kurt Suzuki singles to left field. Howie Kendrick to second. Juan Soto scores. Brian Dozier singles to shallow center field. Kurt Suzuki to second. Howie Kendrick out... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Amid criticism from Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros on Thursday defended the team's decision to deny a newspaper reporter access to the clubhouse until after ace pitcher Justin Verlander finished his postgame session with the media.MLB said Wednesday night's incident violated its media guidelines and the Detroit Free Press said barring its reporter, Anthony Fenech, was "intolerable."Verlander, who played for Detroit for 13 seasons, had just pitched a two-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers. The Astros opened their clubhouse at 9:35 p.m. As the rest of the media was allowed to enter, Fenech, who has a credential issued by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, was stopped by three Astros security officials.Fenech contacted MLB vice president of communications Mike Teevan and was allowed in at 9:41 p.m., after Verlander had concluded his media session. Fenech approached Verlander, who said: "I'm not answering your questions."Verlander addressed the situation... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:NAME THAT NICKNAMEJerseys will take on a different look during Players' Weekend, when big leaguers are encouraged to be creative with what goes on the back of their uniforms.Cleveland outfielder Yasiel Puig will have Wild Horse, for the way he charges around the bases. Rays pitcher Charlie Morton will use Ground Chuck, for how he induces grounders. Reds first baseman Joey Votto will go with Who — for the "Abbott and Costello" comedy routine of "Who's on First?"Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis is skipping letters and going with an emoji — of lettuce, to rhyme with his last name.OCTOBER PREVIEW?Yankees lefty James Paxton is having one of the best stretches of his career. Paxton (9-6, 4.53 ERA) takes the mound at Dodger Stadium looking to win his fifth straight start — he won seven in a row in 2017 with Seattle.Los Angeles counters with lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is 12-3 and leads the majors with a 1.64 ERA.New York manager Aaron Boone knows this... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto reaches on error. Throwing error by Willy Adames. Trey Mancini doubles to deep left field, advances to home. Hanser Alberto scores. Throwing error by Willy Adames. Anthony Santander grounds out to third base, Matt Duffy to Ji-Man Choi. Renato Nunez singles to shallow center field. Jonathan Villar pops out to second base to Eric Sogard. Pedro Severino flies out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier.2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 0.Rays third. Willy Adames grounds out to shortstop, Jace Peterson to Trey Mancini. Eric Sogard lines out to left field to Anthony Santander. Austin Meadows homers to right field. Tommy Pham flies out to right center field to DJ Stewart.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 1.Rays fifth. Matt Duffy flies out to center field to Stevie Wilkerson. Willy Adames homers to right field. Eric Sogard singles to right field. Austin Meadows flies out to deep left field to Anthony Santander. Tommy Pham singles to... [More]

Blue jays second. Randal Grichuk singles to shallow center field. Billy McKinney singles to right field. Randal Grichuk to second. Danny Jansen grounds out to shallow infield, Kenta Maeda to Max Muncy. Billy McKinney to second. Randal Grichuk to third. Derek Fisher grounds out to shallow center field, Kike Hernandez to Max Muncy. Billy McKinney to third. Randal Grichuk scores. Jacob Waguespack called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Dodgers 0.Blue jays sixth. Cavan Biggio grounds out to shallow infield, Kenta Maeda to Max Muncy. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers to center field. Rowdy Tellez strikes out swinging. Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers ninth. Max Muncy walks. Justin Turner lines out to right field to Randal Grichuk. Cody Bellinger doubles to deep right field. Max Muncy to third. Corey Seager doubles to deep right field. Cody Bellinger scores. Max Muncy scores. Kike Hernandez singles to center field. Corey Seager scores.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 3, Blue jays 2.

HOUSTON (AP) — Amid criticism from Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros on Thursday defended the team's decision to deny a newspaper reporter access to the clubhouse until after ace pitcher Justin Verlander finished his postgame session with the media.MLB said Wednesday night's incident violated its media guidelines and the Detroit Free Press said barring its reporter, Anthony Fenech, was "intolerable."Verlander, who played for Detroit for 13 seasons, had just pitched a two-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers. The Astros opened their clubhouse at 9:35 p.m. As the rest of the media was allowed to enter, Fenech, who has a credential issued by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, was stopped by three Astros security officials.Fenech contacted MLB vice president of communications Mike Teevan and was allowed in at 9:41 p.m., after Verlander had concluded his media session. Fenech approached Verlander, who said: "I'm not answering your questions."Verlander addressed the situation... [More]

Mets fourth. Joe Panik singles to right field. Pete Alonso flies out to deep center field to Greg Allen. Michael Conforto doubles to left field. Joe Panik to third. Wilson Ramos doubles to deep right field. Michael Conforto scores. Joe Panik scores. J.D. Davis flies out to deep left field to Tyler Naquin. Todd Frazier grounds out to shortstop, Jason Kipnis to Carlos Santana.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 2, Indians 0.