Tigers third. Travis Demeritte doubles to left field. Grayson Greiner singles to right field. Travis Demeritte scores. Victor Reyes singles to shallow left field. Grayson Greiner to second. Willi Castro grounds out to shortstop. Victor Reyes out at second. Grayson Greiner to third. Miguel Cabrera walks. Ronny Rodriguez strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Tigers 1, Royals 0.Royals third. Humberto Arteaga grounds out to shallow infield, Daniel Norris to Jeimer Candelario. Nick Dini walks. Whit Merrifield singles to left field. Nick Dini to second. Adalberto Mondesi flies out to deep right field to Travis Demeritte. Nick Dini to third. Jorge Soler homers to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Nick Dini scores. Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 3, Tigers 1.Tigers seventh. Brandon Dixon grounds out to shortstop, Adalberto Mondesi to Ryan McBroom. Travis Demeritte strikes out on a foul tip. Grayson Greiner singles to center field.... [More]

Twins second. Eddie Rosario grounds out to shallow infield, Spencer Turnbull to Jordy Mercer. Miguel Sano walks. Luis Arraez doubles to deep left field. Miguel Sano to third. Jake Cave singles to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Miguel Sano scores. Willians Astudillo hit by pitch. Jake Cave to second. Jason Castro singles to left field. Willians Astudillo to second. Jake Cave scores. Max Kepler lines out to deep left center field to Brandon Dixon. Jorge Polanco singles to left field. Jason Castro to second. Willians Astudillo scores. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Jorge Polanco to third. Jason Castro scores. Eddie Rosario strikes out swinging.5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 5, Tigers 0.Tigers second. Harold Castro strikes out swinging. Dawel Lugo doubles to deep left field. Brandon Dixon doubles to deep left field. Dawel Lugo scores. Jordy Mercer pops out to shallow right field to Willians Astudillo. Jake Rogers strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.... [More]

Indians second. Jason Kipnis homers to center field. Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging. Tyler Naquin singles to shallow infield. Roberto Perez strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 1, Tigers 0.Tigers fifth. Dawel Lugo homers to center field. Brandon Dixon grounds out to third base, Yu Chang to Carlos Santana. Travis Demeritte flies out to right center field to Greg Allen. Jordy Mercer called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 1, Tigers 1.Indians sixth. Francisco Lindor doubles to deep right center field. Greg Allen out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Jordan Zimmermann to Jordy Mercer. Francisco Lindor to third. Carlos Santana singles to deep left field. Francisco Lindor scores. Yasiel Puig reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Carlos Santana out at second. Jason Kipnis reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Yasiel Puig out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 2, Tigers 1.Tigers sixth. John Hicks singles... [More]

Twins third. Jonathan Schoop walks. Mitch Garver doubles to deep right center field. Jonathan Schoop scores. Jorge Polanco grounds out to second base, Gordon Beckham to Jordy Mercer. Mitch Garver to third. Nelson Cruz grounds out to third base, Dawel Lugo to Jordy Mercer. Mitch Garver scores. Marwin Gonzalez strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, Tigers 0.Twins fourth. Miguel Sano doubles to deep left field. Max Kepler hit by pitch. C.J. Cron homers to center field. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano scores. Luis Arraez walks. Jonathan Schoop strikes out swinging. Mitch Garver pops out to Dawel Lugo. Jorge Polanco pops out to shallow right field to Gordon Beckham.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 5, Tigers 0.Tigers fifth. Jordy Mercer doubles to left field. John Hicks doubles to deep left field. Jordy Mercer scores. Gordon Beckham grounds out to shallow infield, Martin Perez to C.J. Cron. John Hicks to third. Victor Reyes grounds out to shallow infield to... [More]

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]

Aug. 251922 — In one of the wildest games ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth inning, but held on as the game ended with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded.1934 — Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe won his 16th consecutive game with a 4-2 triumph over the Washington Senators. Rowe singled in the winning run in the ninth inning.1952 — Detroit's Virgil Trucks pitched his second no-hitter of the season, a 1-0 gem over New York at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers committed two errors and Trucks walked one batter and struck out eight. It was the last victory of the season for Trucks, who finished with a 5-19 record.1967 — Dean Chance of Minnesota pitched his second no-hitter of the month, defeating the Indians 2-1. Chance pitched an abbreviated five perfect innings against Boston on Aug. 6 for a 2-0 victory.1972 — Philadelphia Ken Reynolds tied a National League record with his 12th consecutive loss, 6-1 to Cincinnati, from the beginning of the season.1979 — California's... [More]

Tigers fifth. Harold Castro flies out to right center field to George Springer. Dawel Lugo grounds out to shortstop, Jack Mayfield to Yuli Gurriel. Ronny Rodriguez homers to right field. Jordy Mercer pops out to Yuli Gurriel.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 1, Astros 0.Astros seventh. Robinson Chirinos homers to left field. Jake Marisnick strikes out swinging. Jack Mayfield lines out to right field to Travis Demeritte. Myles Straw flies out to deep right field to Travis Demeritte.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 1, Astros 1.Tigers ninth. John Hicks homers to left field. Gordon Beckham flies out to shallow center field to George Springer. Victor Reyes lines out to first base to Yuli Gurriel. Travis Demeritte strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 2, Astros 1.

Tigers first. Victor Reyes homers to right field. Harold Castro grounds out to shortstop, Jack Mayfield to Yuli Gurriel. Miguel Cabrera strikes out swinging. Brandon Dixon grounds out to shallow infield, Aaron Sanchez to Yuli Gurriel.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 1, Astros 0.Astros first. George Springer homers to right field. Jose Altuve homers to right field. Michael Brantley grounds out to second base, Gordon Beckham to Ronny Rodriguez. Alex Bregman hit by pitch. Yordan Alvarez walks. Alex Bregman to second. Yuli Gurriel grounds out to third base. Yordan Alvarez out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2, Tigers 1.Astros second. Josh Reddick grounds out to second base, Gordon Beckham to Ronny Rodriguez. Martin Maldonado walks. Jack Mayfield doubles. Martin Maldonado to third. George Springer strikes out swinging. Jose Altuve singles to shallow infield. Jack Mayfield to third. Martin Maldonado scores. Michael Brantley doubles to deep right field. Jose Altuve... [More]

Tigers first. Victor Reyes singles to shallow infield. Travis Demeritte singles to right center field, tagged out at second, George Springer to Jack Mayfield. Victor Reyes to third. Miguel Cabrera singles to left field. Victor Reyes scores. Brandon Dixon singles to left field. Miguel Cabrera to second. Dawel Lugo flies out to right field to Josh Reddick. John Hicks strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Tigers 1, Astros 0.Astros first. George Springer grounds out to third base, Dawel Lugo to John Hicks. Michael Brantley walks. Alex Bregman singles to third base. Michael Brantley to second. Yordan Alvarez doubles to deep left center field. Alex Bregman to third. Michael Brantley scores. Carlos Correa strikes out swinging. Yuli Gurriel doubles to deep center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman scores. Robinson Chirinos singles to deep left field, advances to 2nd. Yuli Gurriel scores. Fielding error by Brandon Dixon. Jack Mayfield strikes out swinging.4 runs,... [More]

Rays thirteenth. Willy Adames grounds out to shortstop, Jordy Mercer to John Hicks. Guillermo Heredia grounds out to third base, Dawel Lugo to John Hicks. Eric Sogard doubles to deep right center field. Tommy Pham is intentionally walked. Mike Brosseau pinch-hitting for Colin Poche. Mike Brosseau singles to deep right center field. Tommy Pham to second. Eric Sogard scores.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 1, Tigers 0.

Aug. 181915 — Boston opened Braves Field with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.1931 — New York's Lou Gehrig played in his 1,000th consecutive game. Gehrig went hitless in the 5-4 loss to Detroit.1948 — Brooklyn's Rex Barney pitched a one-hitter for a 1-0 win over Robin Roberts and the Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park.1956 — The Cincinnati Reds hit eight home runs and the Milwaukee Braves added two to set a National League record for home runs by two clubs in a nine-inning night game. Bob Thurman's three homers and double led the Reds in the 13-4 rout.1960 — Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves pitched a no-hitter, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0. Burdette faced the minimum 27 batters.1965 — Hank Aaron of Milwaukee hit Curt Simmons' pitch on top of the pavilion roof at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis for an apparent home run. However, umpire Chris Pelekoudas called him out for being out of the batter's box when he connected. Nevertheless, the Braves won the game 5-3.1967... [More]

Tigers fourth. Victor Reyes strikes out swinging. Dawel Lugo reaches on error. Fielding error by Matt Duffy. Miguel Cabrera strikes out swinging. Niko Goodrum doubles to deep right field. Dawel Lugo to third. Brandon Dixon strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Tigers 1, Rays 0.Tigers eighth. Travis Demeritte doubles to deep right center field. Jake Rogers pops out to shallow infield to Matt Duffy. Jordy Mercer doubles to left field. Travis Demeritte scores. Victor Reyes grounds out to first base to Jesus Aguilar. Jordy Mercer to third. Dawel Lugo lines out to right field to Guillermo Heredia.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Tigers 2, Rays 0.

TORONTO (AP) — Gio Urshela hit two home runs for the second straight game and the New York Yankees outslugged rookie Bo Bichette and the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 Thursday night to extend their winning streak to a season-best nine games.Playing in Toronto for the first time, Bichette became the first player in major league history to double in nine consecutive games. He also homered, giving him an unprecedented 13 extra-base hits in his first 11 career games. Bichette is the first rookie to have an extra-base hit in nine straight games since Ted Williams in 1939, according to STATS.The Yankees have hit a record 19 homers over their last four games, including at least five in each win during a three-game sweep at Baltimore this week. Mike Tauchman also homered Thursday to give New York three connections.Domingo Germán (15-2) pitched five innings to win his sixth consecutive decision for New York.Both of Urshela's homers came off left-hander Thomas Pannone (2-5), who matched a career worst by... [More]

TORONTO (AP) — Gio Urshela hit two home runs for the second straight game and the New York Yankees outslugged rookie Bo Bichette and the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 Thursday night to extend their winning streak to a season-best nine games.Playing in Toronto for the first time, Bichette became the first player in major league history to double in nine consecutive games. He also homered, giving him an unprecedented 13 extra-base hits in his first 11 career games. Bichette is the first rookie to have an extra-base hit in nine straight games since Ted Williams in 1939, according to STATS.The Yankees have hit a record 19 homers over their last four games, including at least five in each win during a three-game sweep at Baltimore this week. Mike Tauchman also homered Thursday to give New York three connections.Domingo Germán (15-2) pitched five innings to win his sixth consecutive decision for New York.Both of Urshela's homers came off left-hander Thomas Pannone (2-5), who matched a career worst by... [More]

TORONTO (AP) — Charlie Montoyo is doing his part to make sure the Toronto Blue Jays play before a full house in his first game as a major league manager.Montoyo and the Blue Jays begin the 2019 season at home Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. It's a big moment for Montoyo, who spent 18 seasons as a minor league manager in the Tampa Bay system and another four as a big league coach for the Rays before getting the Blue Jays job last winter.Besides family from his home in Puerto Rico, Montoyo has friends coming from some of his minor league managerial stops around the United States."They're flying in tonight," a smiling Montoyo said Wednesday. "My mom, sister, sister-in-law, people from Durham (North Carolina), from Tucson (Arizona), from Montgomery (Alabama). It's going to be special."While Montoyo is proving a draw, several thousand tickets remained unsold less than 24 hours before the opener, a reflection of Toronto's outlook at the beginning of a rebuild. Top prospect Vladimir Guerrero... [More]

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Earlier this week, Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire left several of his top players out of the starting lineup. It was a rainy morning, but that wasn't the only reason. Gardenhire said some were dealing with aches and pains."I talked to a number of our guys," Gardenhire said Tuesday. "Because of these hard fields in spring training, they get little hips and groin soreness, and I just said — weather, hips and groin, that's not good. So I just changed the whole lineup."It may look like a few weeks of relaxed fun in the sun, but make no mistake: Spring training can be a grind. Pitchers need to build up their arms slowly, and position players face their own challenges. At this time of year, Florida and Arizona climates obviously are better for baseball than many others, but the warm, sunny weather does have a few drawbacks.Spring training is halfway over now, and Kansas City infielder Whit Merrifield already feels like he's had enough."I wish spring training would be done,... [More]

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Earlier this week, Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire left several of his top players out of the starting lineup. It was a rainy morning, but that wasn't the only reason. Gardenhire said some were dealing with aches and pains."I talked to a number of our guys," Gardenhire said Tuesday. "Because of these hard fields in spring training, they get little hips and groin soreness, and I just said — weather, hips and groin, that's not good. So I just changed the whole lineup."It may look like a few weeks of relaxed fun in the sun, but make no mistake: Spring training can be a grind. Pitchers need to build up their arms slowly, and position players face their own challenges. At this time of year, Florida and Arizona climates obviously are better for baseball than many others, but the warm, sunny weather does have a few drawbacks.Spring training is halfway over now, and Kansas City infielder Whit Merrifield already feels like he's had enough."I wish spring training would be done,... [More]

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Erik Gonzalez and Kevin Newman are competing to start at shortstop for Pittsburgh, the one open position in the Pirates' everyday lineup.The job opened when Jordy Mercer left after seven seasons and signed with the Detroit Tigers.Gonzalez was acquired from Cleveland on Nov. 14. Newman made his major league debut with the Pirates last August and retains his rookie status.Gonzalez spent the last three years as a utility infielder, stuck behind such stalwarts as shortstop Francisco Lindor, third baseman Jose Ramirez and second baseman Jason Kipnis."I was starting to lose my passion for baseball," Gonzalez said. "I was talking to my agent to try to move to another team. I just want the chance to play."He will have a chance to prove himself during the exhibition season, which begins Saturday. The Pirates feel they may have unearthed a potential impact player in Gonzalez."We've had people that've seen this man play defense and said, 'This guy can be dynamic,'" manager Clint... [More]

A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Cleveland IndiansManager: Terry Francona (seventh season).2018: 91-71, first place, lost to Houston in Division Series.Training Town: Goodyear, Arizona.Park: Goodyear Ballpark.First Workout: Feb. 14/18.He's Here: 1B-DH Carlos Santana, 1B Jake Bauers, C Kevin Plawecki, OF Jordan Luplow, RHP Chih-Wei Hu, RHP Nick Wittgren, LHP Oliver Perez, INF Ryan Flaherty, C Dioner Navarro.He's Outta Here: OF Michael Brantley, DH Edwin Encarnacion, LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Cody Allen, C Yan Gomes, 1B Yonder Alonso, 3B Yandy Diaz, 2B Erik Gonzalez.Going campin': The Indians followed up a third straight AL Central title with another postseason disappointment, getting swept in the Division Series by Houston. The offseason goal was to reduce payroll, and the Indians went at their roster with a wrecking ball.... [More]

A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Cleveland IndiansManager: Terry Francona (seventh season).2018: 91-71, first place, lost to Houston in Division Series.Training Town: Goodyear, Arizona.Park: Goodyear Ballpark.First Workout: Feb. 14/18.He's Here: 1B-DH Carlos Santana, 1B Jake Bauers, C Kevin Plawecki, OF Jordan Luplow, RHP Chih-Wei Hu, RHP Nick Wittgren, LHP Oliver Perez, INF Ryan Flaherty, C Dioner Navarro.He's Outta Here: OF Michael Brantley, DH Edwin Encarnacion, LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Cody Allen, C Yan Gomes, 1B Yonder Alonso, 3B Yandy Diaz, 2B Erik Gonzalez.Going campin': The Indians followed up a third straight AL Central title with another postseason disappointment, getting swept in the Division Series by Houston. The offseason goal was to reduce payroll, and the Indians went at their roster with a wrecking ball.... [More]