Blue jays fourth. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. Cavan Biggio doubles to shallow left field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Andrew Benintendi. Cavan Biggio scores. Rowdy Tellez homers to center field. Randal Grichuk singles to right field. Teoscar Hernandez singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Randal Grichuk to third. Throwing error by Brock Holt. Jonathan Davis grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan Weber to Mitch Moreland.2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Red sox 0.Blue jays fifth. Brandon Drury flies out to deep right field to Brock Holt. Danny Jansen singles to shallow left field. Bo Bichette singles to left field. Danny Jansen to second. Cavan Biggio singles to right field. Bo Bichette to second. Danny Jansen to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Cavan Biggio to third. Bo Bichette scores. Danny Jansen scores. Rowdy Tellez pops out to shallow infield to Xander Bogaerts. Randal Grichuk doubles to deep right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Cavan Biggio scores. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Jonathan Davis called out on strikes.6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 8, Red sox 0.

Major League Baseball hitters have punctuated a power-packed year by shattering the record for most home runs in a season.Jonathan Villar of the Baltimore Orioles connected Wednesday night for the 6,106th homer. That topped the mark of 6,105 set in 2017.There are plenty more to come, too — the record was broken with 18 days left in the regular season. The rise in home runs during recent seasons has been tied to changes in the baseballs that have made them fly farther.Villar's three-run shot off Caleb Ferguson of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camden Yards was the 22nd home run of the night. It was Villar's career-high 21st homer. Baltimore entered Wednesday having allowed a record 279 home runs.New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso began the day with a major league-leading 47 home runs.The Minnesota Twins led the majors with 277 after Jorge Polanco connected in the third inning against Washington ace Stephen Strasburg at Target Field. The Twins' total is the most for a team in a single season.In August, big league batters broke the monthly home run record for the third time this year when they hit 1,228 home runs, the Elias Sports Bureau said Sunday. That surpassed the 1,142 in June and 1,135 in May.There were 5,585 home runs last year.In 2017, Alex Gordon hit the record-breaking 5,694th homer of the season. That topped the mark set in 2000 at the height of the Steroids Era.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets manager Mickey Callaway says it is "likely" that Noah Syndergaard will pitch to catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday in his first start since Syndergaard's misgivings over Ramos' defense became public.Callaway said Wednesday that Ramos would sit out Thursday afternoon in the series finale against Arizona, setting up New York's primary backstop to start Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The New York Post reported Monday that Syndergaard and his agents have lobbied to let the right-hander pitch to backups Tomás Nido or René Rivera.Callaway says he plans to make lineups that are best for the team, and that means keeping the hot-hitting Ramos in the lineup as often as possible, including Friday."That's something that's a likely possibility," Callaway said. "I wouldn't just go ahead and print that he's catching that day, because anything can happen."But Noah obviously understands at this point that whoever is in the lineup, he's going to go ahead and compete."Syndergaard has a 5.09 ERA in 15 starts with Ramos as his catcher and a 2.22 ERA with Nido or Rivera.Ramos leads the National League with a .402 batting average since Aug. 1, and Van Wagenen and Callaway made it clear to Syndergaard that Ramos will catch most of the starts the rest of the way. The Mets began Wednesday three games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild card.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

MIAMI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers say there's no update yet on Christian Yelich's broken right kneecap.Yelich was back in Milwaukee on Wednesday for further tests, a day after the reigning NL MVP was hurt when he fouled a ball off himself during a game in Miami."The hope is we can provide an update (Thursday)," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said.The team said after Tuesday night's 4-3 loss that the star outfielder would miss the rest of the regular season. They didn't say whether Yelich might be able to return for the playoffs that begin Oct. 1 if they make it that far — Milwaukee is one game behind the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot.Yelich hit .329 with 44 home runs and 97 RBIs along with 30 stolen bases. He was leading the majors in slugging percentage and OPS when he was hurt.Mike Moustakas celebrated his 31st birthday by returning to the lineup Wednesday and placed in Yelich's third spot in the batting order. Moustakas had been sidelined since Sept. 5 because of a sprained... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:REMEMBERINGMajor League Baseball pays tribute to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy with a moment of silence before all games. First responders will be among those honored in pregame ceremonies.Players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear caps that have a side patch of a "We Shall Not Forget" silhouette, which will also be displayed on bases and lineup cards.The Toronto Blue Jays will wear caps that salute Canada and the United States.MASH MARKBig league hitters are poised to set the single-season home run record following another day with lots of long balls.The mark of 6,105 homers was set in 2017. There have been 6,084 so far this season — there were 57 more Tuesday, with Kris Bryant, Matt Olson, George Springer, Didi Gregorius and Corey Seager among several hitters who homered twice during the day.TOUGH BREAKNL MVP Christian Yelich travels back to Milwaukee for further tests, a day after breaking his right kneecap when he fouled... [More]

Cubs second. Kris Bryant walks. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. Jason Heyward homers to left field. Kris Bryant scores. Nico Hoerner grounds out to third base, Manny Machado to Eric Hosmer. Jose Quintana singles to left center field. Ben Zobrist pops out to shallow center field to Ty France.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Padres 0.Padres second. Eric Hosmer singles to shortstop. Wil Myers singles to second base. Eric Hosmer to second. Ty France flies out to center field to Jason Heyward. Eric Hosmer to third. Luis Urias singles to left field. Wil Myers to second. Eric Hosmer scores. Austin Hedges singles to left field. Luis Urias to second. Wil Myers to third. Ronald Bolanos reaches on a fielder's choice to second base, advances to 2nd. Austin Hedges scores. Luis Urias scores. Wil Myers scores. Throwing error by Ben Zobrist. Manuel Margot singles to center field. Ronald Bolanos to third. Nick Martini out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to Kyle Schwarber. Ronald... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:REMEMBERINGMajor League Baseball pays tribute to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy with a moment of silence before all games. First responders will be among those honored in pregame ceremonies.Players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear caps that have a side patch of a "We Shall Not Forget" silhouette, which will also be displayed on bases and lineup cards.The Toronto Blue Jays will wear caps that salute Canada and the United States.MASH MARKBig league hitters are poised to set the single-season home run record following another day with lots of long balls.The mark of 6,105 homers was set in 2017. There have been 6,084 so far this season — there were 57 more Tuesday, with Kris Bryant, Matt Olson, George Springer, Didi Gregorius and Corey Seager among several hitters who homered twice during the day.TOUGH BREAKNL MVP Christian Yelich travels back to Milwaukee for further tests, a day after breaking his right kneecap when he fouled... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pirates right-hander Kyle Crick required season-ending surgery on the index finger of his pitching hand after he was injured in a clubhouse fight with fellow reliever Felipe Vázquez.Crick said punches were thrown and that the first punch was thrown by Vázquez, who declined to speak to reporters after Pittsburgh's 5-4 loss to the Giants."One of those clubhouse altercations. A lot of bickering back and forth. Punches were thrown," Crick said. "You kind of have to at some point stand up for yourself and start throwing back. It's one of those deals where it's unfortunate. It's two losers in this deal. Nobody can win fighting a teammate. It's just an unfortunate deal."Both players were fined undisclosed amounts by the Pirates for violating their contracts.The altercation occurred before Monday's game against the Giants. Crick had surgery Tuesday to repair the extensor tendon, performed by Dr. Scott Hanson in San Francisco. The club expects Crick to be ready for spring training."The... [More]

Reds second. Aristides Aquino singles to left field. Jose Iglesias grounds out to shallow infield. Aristides Aquino out at second. Phillip Ervin triples to right field. Freddy Galvis singles to left field. Phillip Ervin scores. Jose Peraza doubles to deep left field. Freddy Galvis to third. Tucker Barnhart grounds out to shallow infield, Justus Sheffield to Austin Nola.1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 1, Mariners 0.Mariners fifth. Daniel Vogelbach flies out to center field to Phillip Ervin. Kyle Lewis homers to center field. Tim Lopes grounds out to shortstop, Jose Iglesias to Joey Votto. Mallex Smith strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Mariners 1.Mariners sixth. Dylan Moore homers to left field. Dee Gordon strikes out swinging. Austin Nola called out on strikes. Kyle Seager walks. Tom Murphy singles to left field. Kyle Seager to second. Daniel Vogelbach flies out to deep center field to Phillip Ervin.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 2, Reds... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:REMEMBERINGMajor League Baseball pays tribute to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy with a moment of silence before all games. First responders will be among those honored in pregame ceremonies.Players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear caps that have a side patch of a "We Shall Not Forget" silhouette, which will also be displayed on bases and lineup cards.The Toronto Blue Jays will wear caps that salute Canada and the United States.MASH MARKBig league hitters are on pace to set the single-season home run record following another day with lots of long balls.The mark of 6,105 homers was set in 2017. This year's total was 78 short of the record going into Tuesday — Matt Olson, George Springer, Didi Gregorius and Corey Seager were among several hitters who homered twice during the day.TOUGH BREAKNL MVP Christian Yelich travels back to Milwaukee for further tests, a day after breaking his right kneecap when he fouled a ball off himself.The... [More]

Indians second. Yasiel Puig hit by pitch. Jordan Luplow homers to left field. Yasiel Puig scores. Franmil Reyes walks. Jason Kipnis pops out to David Fletcher. Roberto Perez grounds out to second base. Franmil Reyes out at second.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 2, Angels 0.Indians third. Yu Chang singles to center field. Francisco Lindor reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Yu Chang out at second. Oscar Mercado pops out to shortstop to Andrelton Simmons. Carlos Santana hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor to second. Yasiel Puig hit by pitch. Carlos Santana to second. Francisco Lindor to third. Jordan Luplow walks. Yasiel Puig to second. Carlos Santana to third. Francisco Lindor scores. Franmil Reyes doubles to left field. Jordan Luplow scores. Yasiel Puig scores. Carlos Santana scores. Jason Kipnis flies out to deep left field to Justin Upton.4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 6, Angels 0.Indians seventh. Francisco Lindor homers to center field. Oscar Mercado singles to left field. Carlos Santana singles to shortstop. Oscar Mercado to second. Yasiel Puig reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Carlos Santana out at second. Oscar Mercado to third. Jordan Luplow hit by pitch. Greg Allen to second. Franmil Reyes out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Brian Goodwin. Oscar Mercado scores. Jason Kipnis flies out to left field to Justin Upton.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 8, Angels 0.

Giants first. Mauricio Dubon singles to right field. Brandon Belt doubles to deep right field. Mauricio Dubon to third. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging. Stephen Vogt singles to center field. Brandon Belt scores. Mauricio Dubon scores. Kevin Pillar singles to left field. Stephen Vogt to second. Brandon Crawford singles to left center field. Kevin Pillar to third. Stephen Vogt scores. Jaylin Davis grounds out to shortstop. Brandon Crawford out at second.3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 3, Pirates 0.Giants fifth. Mauricio Dubon grounds out to shortstop, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell. Brandon Belt strikes out on a foul tip. Evan Longoria singles to left field. Stephen Vogt homers to right field. Evan Longoria scores. Kevin Pillar grounds out to third base, Colin Moran to Josh Bell.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 5, Pirates 0.Pirates eighth. Kevin Kramer lines out to center field to Kevin Pillar. Pablo Reyes pinch-hitting for Clay Holmes. Pablo Reyes grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt. Kevin Newman singles to right field. Bryan Reynolds singles to left field. Kevin Newman to second. Melky Cabrera pinch-hitting for Colin Moran. Melky Cabrera doubles. Bryan Reynolds scores. Kevin Newman scores. Josh Bell homers to center field. Melky Cabrera scores. Jose Osuna flies out to left field to Austin Slater.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 5, Pirates 4.

Rangers fourth. Shin-Soo Choo hit by pitch. Elvis Andrus lines out to right field to Avisail Garcia. Willie Calhoun doubles to deep left field. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Nick Solak homers to left field. Willie Calhoun scores. Danny Santana strikes out swinging. Rougned Odor grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 3, Rays 0.Rays fifth. Kean Wong pops out to shallow left field to Elvis Andrus. Guillermo Heredia doubles to deep left field. Michael Perez flies out to deep right center field to Delino DeShields. Guillermo Heredia to third. Joey Wendle singles to right field. Guillermo Heredia scores. Austin Meadows walks. Joey Wendle to second. Avisail Garcia flies out to right field to Shin-Soo Choo.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rangers 3, Rays 1.Rays eighth. Joey Wendle triples to deep right field. Austin Meadows homers to center field. Joey Wendle scores. Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging. Nate Lowe singles to shallow right field.... [More]

Athletics first. Marcus Semien singles to right center field. Matt Chapman lines out to center field to George Springer. Matt Olson walks. Marcus Semien to second. Mark Canha singles to right center field. Matt Olson to second. Marcus Semien scores. Chad Pinder singles to center field. Mark Canha to third. Matt Olson scores. Khris Davis singles to center field. Chad Pinder to second. Mark Canha scores. Jurickson Profar singles to right field. Khris Davis to second. Chad Pinder to third. Sean Murphy singles to left field. Jurickson Profar to second. Khris Davis to third. Chad Pinder scores. Robbie Grossman singles to right center field. Sean Murphy to second. Jurickson Profar scores. Khris Davis scores. Marcus Semien flies out to center field to George Springer. Matt Chapman singles to right field. Robbie Grossman to second. Sean Murphy scores. Matt Olson strikes out swinging.7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 7, Astros 0.Astros first. George Springer homers to center field.... [More]

Rockies first. Trevor Story strikes out swinging. Charlie Blackmon singles to center field. Nolan Arenado homers to left field. Charlie Blackmon scores. Daniel Murphy grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fourth. Dexter Fowler doubles to right center field. Kolten Wong grounds out to first base, Daniel Murphy to Chi Chi Gonzalez. Dexter Fowler to third. Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to third base, Nolan Arenado to Daniel Murphy. Dexter Fowler scores. Marcell Ozuna flies out to center field to Sam Hilliard.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 1.

Royals first. Whit Merrifield lines out to center field to Adam Engel. Adalberto Mondesi homers to center field. Jorge Soler called out on strikes. Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 1, White sox 0.White sox first. Leury Garcia singles to deep right field. Tim Anderson walks. Leury Garcia to second. Jose Abreu strikes out swinging. Yoan Moncada singles to shallow infield. Tim Anderson to second. Leury Garcia to third. Eloy Jimenez homers to right field. Yoan Moncada scores. Tim Anderson scores. Leury Garcia scores. James McCann flies out to center field to Brett Phillips. Zack Collins walks. Yolmer Sanchez lines out to first base to Ryan O'Hearn.4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. White sox 4, Royals 1.Royals second. Alex Gordon homers to center field. Ryan O'Hearn homers to center field. Meibrys Viloria grounds out to shallow infield, Ivan Nova to Jose Abreu. Brett Phillips pops out to shallow left field to Yoan Moncada. Nicky Lopez grounds out... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich broke his right kneecap on a foul ball Tuesday night and will miss the rest of the regular season.The Brewers didn't say whether the reigning NL MVP might be able to return for the playoffs that begin Oct. 1 if they make it that far. Milwaukee began the day two games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot.Yelich fouled a ball off his right leg in the first inning against Miami. He was down on the ground for several minutes before limping off the field.Yelich hit .329 with 44 home runs and 97 RBIs along with 30 stolen bases this season. The outfielder was leading the majors in slugging percentage and OPS when he was hurt.Trent Grisham continued Yelich's at-bat with a 1-2 count and struck out — the strikeout was charged to Yelich.___More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

MIAMI (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich has broken his kneecap on a foul ball and will miss the rest of the season.The NL MVP fouled a ball off his right leg Tuesday night in the first inning against Miami. He was on the ground for several minutes before limping off the field.The Brewers began the day two games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot.Yelich hit .329 with 44 home runs and 97 RBIs along with 30 stolen bases this season. The outfielder was leading the majors in slugging percentage and OPS when he was hurt.Trent Grisham continued Yelich's at-bat with a 1-2 count and struck out — the strikeout was charged to Yelich.___More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Red sox first. Mookie Betts homers to left field. Rafael Devers singles to left center field. J.D. Martinez lines out to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. Mitch Moreland singles to left field. Andrew Benintendi grounds out to second base, Cavan Biggio to Rowdy Tellez.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Bo Bichette grounds out to shortstop, Chris Owings to Mitch Moreland. Cavan Biggio homers to right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to second base, Marco Hernandez to Mitch Moreland. Rowdy Tellez singles to right field. Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 1, Blue jays 1.Blue jays fourth. Justin Smoak grounds out to first base to Mitch Moreland. Reese McGuire homers to center field. Jonathan Davis grounds out to shallow infield, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland. Derek Fisher walks. Bo Bichette flies out to deep right field to Mookie Betts.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Red sox... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates say right-hander Kyle Crick required season-ending surgery on the index finger of his pitching hand after he was injured in a clubhouse fight with fellow reliever Felipe Vázquez.Both players were fined an undisclosed amount by the Pirates for violating their contracts.The altercation occurred before Monday's game against the Giants. Crick had surgery Tuesday to repair the extensor tendon, performed in Dr. Scott Hanson in San Francisco. The club expects him to be ready for spring training."The behavior exhibited by these two players last night is unacceptable, inconsistent with the standards expected of a major league player and will not be tolerated by the organization," executive vice president and general manager Neal Huntington said.The team did not provide further details about what happened.Crick went 3-7 with a 4.96 ERA over 52 appearances and 49 innings this season.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports