ATLANTA (AP) — Pablo Sandoval is on the Atlanta Braves' roster for the NL wild-card series against the Cincinnati Reds. The 2012 World Series MVP joined the Braves after being released by the San Francisco Giants a couple of weeks ago. He started at third base in the final game of the regular season, going 0 for 2 with two walks in a 9-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Sandoval played 33 games for the Giants, hitting .220 with one homer and six RBIs. The Braves also brought back infielder Charlie Culberson to the big league roster and released left-handed pitcher Tommy Milone, who was acquired at the trade deadline but posted a 14.90 ERA in three starts. ___ The 28-player rosters for the best-of-three series between the Reds and the Braves: CINCINNATI Pitchers (12): RH Tejay Antone, RH Trevor Bauer, RH Archie Bradley, RH Luis Castillo, LH Amir Garrett, RH Sonny Gray, RH Raisel Iglesias, RH Michael Lorenzen, RH Tyler Mahle, LH Wade Miley, RH Lucas Sims, RH Robert Stephenson Catchers (2): Tucker... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Santana’s two-run homer snapped a tie and José Ramírez homered again as the Cleveland Indians moved closer to clinching a playoff berth — and delayed Chicago’s likely AL Central title — with a 7-4 win over the White Sox on Monday night. The Indians cut their magic number to one and would lock up one of the eight postseason spots if Seattle loses to Houston later Monday. After the White Sox scored four times in the fifth inning against Aaron Civale (4-5), Santana came to the plate in the bottom half. With Ramirez on first after a one-out walk, Santana pulled a 2-1 sinker from Jace Fry (0-1) over the left-field wall and into the empty bleachers to make it 6-4. Nick Wittgren struck out the side in the seventh and James Karinchak worked the eighth before Brad Hand pitched the ninth for his 14th save in 14 tries. Eloy Jiménez hit his 14th homer of the season for the White Sox.. ANGELS 8, RANGERS 5 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jared Walsh hit his first career grand slam during... [More]

Reds fifth. Nick Senzel grounds out to third base, Ke'Bryan Hayes to Josh Bell. Freddy Galvis flies out to deep center field to Cole Tucker. Jose Garcia singles to left field. Curt Casali singles to center field. Jose Garcia to third. Shogo Akiyama singles to left field. Curt Casali out at home. Jose Garcia scores.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Pirates first. Erik Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier hit by pitch. Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes. Colin Moran doubles to deep left field. Adam Frazier scores. Josh Bell singles to shallow left field, tagged out at second, Shogo Akiyama to Kyle Farmer. Colin Moran to third.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Reds 0.Reds second. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas flies out to center field to Gregory Polanco. Brian Goodwin homers to left field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Freddy Galvis flies out to shallow center field to Bryan Reynolds. Kyle Farmer walks. Curt Casali walks. Kyle Farmer to second. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to shallow infield, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 1.Reds third. Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging. Joey Votto homers to center field. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Pirates 1.Pirates fourth. Josh Bell homers to... [More]

Reds fourth. Shogo Akiyama strikes out swinging. Nick Castellanos lines out to shortstop to Kevin Newman. Joey Votto homers to left field. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas lines out to deep center field to Bryan Reynolds.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.Pirates seventh. Colin Moran homers to right field. Josh Bell singles to shortstop. Bryan Reynolds strikes out on a foul tip. Kevin Newman singles to shallow infield. Josh Bell to second. Gregory Polanco pinch-hitting for Cole Tucker. Gregory Polanco strikes out swinging. John Ryan Murphy called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Reds 1.Reds seventh. Nick Senzel pops out to shallow infield to Colin Moran. Curt Casali pinch-hitting for Tucker Barnhart. Curt Casali called out on strikes. Jose Garcia singles to left center field. Tyler Stephenson pinch-hitting for Shogo Akiyama. Tyler Stephenson homers to center field. Jose Garcia scores.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Reds second. Eugenio Suarez called out on strikes. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging. Aristides Aquino hit by pitch. Curt Casali reaches on error. Aristides Aquino to second. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Jose Garcia singles to left field. Curt Casali to second. Aristides Aquino scores. Kyle Farmer strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.Reds third. Joey Votto singles to right field. Nick Castellanos singles to shallow infield. Joey Votto to second. Matt Davidson grounds out to second base, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell. Nick Castellanos to second. Joey Votto to third. Eugenio Suarez out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Nick Castellanos to third. Joey Votto scores. Jesse Winker singles to shallow center field. Nick Castellanos scores. Aristides Aquino singles to center field. Jesse Winker to second. Curt Casali strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging.... [More]

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]

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]

Cardinals second. Brad Miller homers to center field. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina flies out to deep left field to Shogo Akiyama. Matt Carpenter flies out to deep center field to Brian Goodwin. Tyler O'Neill flies out to right field to Nick Castellanos.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Reds second. Eugenio Suarez doubles to deep left center field. Mike Moustakas walks. Brian Goodwin called out on strikes. Jose Garcia strikes out swinging. Shogo Akiyama singles to shallow center field. Mike Moustakas to third. Eugenio Suarez scores. Tucker Barnhart pops out to shallow left field to Matt Carpenter.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.Cardinals fifth. Yadier Molina homers to left field. Matt Carpenter flies out to shallow center field to Shogo Akiyama. Tyler O'Neill doubles to deep center field. Lane Thomas flies out to deep left field to Shogo Akiyama. Kolten Wong doubles to deep left center field. Tyler O'Neill scores. Tommy Edman lines out to... [More]

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong singles to shallow center field. Tommy Edman singles to center field. Kolten Wong to second. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tommy Edman to second. Kolten Wong to third. Brad Miller doubles to shallow right field. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Tommy Edman scores. Kolten Wong scores. Paul DeJong grounds out to shallow infield, Mike Moustakas to Joey Votto. Yadier Molina strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter walks. Dexter Fowler singles to deep right center field. Matt Carpenter to third. Brad Miller scores. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Lane Thomas walks. Dexter Fowler to second. Kolten Wong singles to shallow right field. Lane Thomas to second. Dexter Fowler scores. Matt Carpenter scores. Tommy Edman strikes out swinging.6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 6, Reds 0.Cardinals second. Paul Goldschmidt doubles. Brad Miller homers to left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong flies out to left field to Aristides Aquino. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Matt... [More]

Cubs first. Ian Happ homers to right field. Kyle Schwarber called out on strikes. Anthony Rizzo doubles to deep center field. Willson Contreras called out on strikes. Jason Heyward grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Garcia to Mike Moustakas.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Reds 0.Reds first. Joey Votto homers to right field. Nick Castellanos walks. Jesse Winker pops out to third base to David Bote. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Mike Moustakas reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Nick Castellanos out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 1, Reds 1.Reds third. Curt Casali homers to left field. Joey Votto flies out to deep center field to Albert Almora Jr.. Nick Castellanos singles to right center field. Jesse Winker homers to right field. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez grounds out to shallow infield, Alec Mills to Anthony Rizzo. Mike Moustakas lines out to deep center field to Albert Almora Jr..3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4,... [More]

Reds second. Mike Moustakas pops out to first base to Justin Smoak. Freddy Galvis walks. Mark Payton strikes out swinging. Jose Garcia singles to shallow infield. Freddy Galvis to second. Curt Casali singles to third base. Jose Garcia to second. Freddy Galvis scores. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to shallow infield, Eric Sogard to Justin Smoak.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 1, Brewers 0.Reds third. Nick Castellanos homers to center field. Jesse Winker homers to left field. Eugenio Suarez singles to left field. Mike Moustakas grounds out to shallow infield. Eugenio Suarez out at second. Freddy Galvis grounds out to second base, Jace Peterson to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Brewers 0.Reds fifth. Nick Castellanos doubles to left field. Jesse Winker homers to center field. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Freddy Galvis singles to left field. Eugenio Suarez to second. Phillip Ervin pinch-hitting for Mark Payton.... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two home runs and the Chicago Cubs became the second franchise in major league history to post 11,000 wins, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Monday night.Only the Giants have won more, with 11,179 victories after starting in New York in 1883 and later moving to San Francisco.The Cubs, who earned their first victory in 1876, improved to 11,000-10,414. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers are close behind with 10,996 wins.David Bote homered and drove in four runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs. Báez had three RBIs.Cubs starter Alec Mills (3-2) got the win, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out seven. Tigers top prospect Casey Mize (0-1) made his first home start, allowing four runs — three earned — on five hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two.BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 4ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and Toronto beat Tampa Bay.Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) replaced Edgar García... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two home runs and the Chicago Cubs became the second franchise in major league history to post 11,000 wins, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Monday night.Only the Giants have won more, with 11,179 victories after starting in New York in 1883 and later moving to San Francisco.The Cubs, who earned their first victory in 1876, improved to 11,000-10,414. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers are close behind with 10,996 wins.David Bote homered and drove in four runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs. Báez had three RBIs.Cubs starter Alec Mills (3-2) got the win, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out seven. Tigers top prospect Casey Mize (0-1) made his first home start, allowing four runs — three earned — on five hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two.BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 4ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and Toronto beat Tampa Bay.Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) replaced Edgar García... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two home runs and the Chicago Cubs became the second franchise in major league history to post 11,000 wins, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Monday night.Only the Giants have won more, with 11,179 victories after starting in New York in 1883 and later moving to San Francisco.The Cubs, who earned their first victory in 1876, improved to 11,000-10,414. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers are close behind with 10,996 wins.David Bote homered and drove in four runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs. Báez had three RBIs.Cubs starter Alec Mills (3-2) got the win, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out seven. Tigers top prospect Casey Mize (0-1) made his first home start, allowing four runs — three earned — on five hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two.BLUE JAYS 6, RAYS 4ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and Toronto beat Tampa Bay.Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) replaced Edgar García... [More]

Brewers first. Avisail Garcia grounds out to shallow infield, Mike Moustakas to Joey Votto. Christian Yelich doubles to left field. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging. Justin Smoak singles to center field. Christian Yelich scores. Ryan Braun doubles to deep left field. Justin Smoak to third. Omar Narvaez pops out to Eugenio Suarez.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 1, Reds 0.Brewers third. Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich grounds out to first base to Joey Votto. Keston Hiura hit by pitch. Justin Smoak homers to right field. Keston Hiura scores. Ryan Braun grounds out to shortstop, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 3, Reds 0.Brewers fourth. Omar Narvaez homers to right field. Luis Urias lines out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos. Eric Sogard flies out to center field to Phillip Ervin. Orlando Arcia lines out to deep left center field to Jesse Winker.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 0.Reds sixth. Curt Casali homers to left field. Kyle Farmer flies out to deep left field to Christian Yelich. Joey Votto flies out to deep left center field to Avisail Garcia. Nick Castellanos lines out to deep right field to Ryan Braun.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 1.Reds seventh. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Matt Davidson called out on strikes. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Phillip Ervin strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 2.

Reds third. Travis Jankowski strikes out swinging. Joey Votto flies out to center field to Whit Merrifield. Nick Castellanos singles to deep right field. Jesse Winker homers to right field. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Mike Moustakas walks. Shogo Akiyama lines out to deep left field to Brett Phillips.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Royals 0.Reds fifth. Nick Castellanos homers to left field. Jesse Winker grounds out to shortstop, Maikel Franco to Ryan O'Hearn. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Shogo Akiyama walks. Freddy Galvis lines out to center field to Whit Merrifield.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Royals 0.Reds sixth. Curt Casali homers to left field. Travis Jankowski strikes out swinging. Joey Votto walks. Phillip Ervin pinch-hitting for Nick Castellanos. Phillip Ervin strikes out on a foul tip. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 5, Royals 0.

Reds second. Matt Davidson walks. Jesse Winker singles to shallow center field. Matt Davidson to second. Curt Casali singles to shortstop. Jesse Winker to second. Christian Colon reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Curt Casali to second. Jesse Winker out at third. Kyle Farmer doubles to deep right center field. Christian Colon scores. Curt Casali scores. Nick Senzel lines out to deep center field to Whit Merrifield.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Royals 0.Royals third. Whit Merrifield lines out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Jorge Soler walks. Salvador Perez reaches on error. Jorge Soler to second. Fielding error by Eugenio Suarez. Hunter Dozier reaches on error. Salvador Perez to second. Jorge Soler to third. Fielding error by Joey Votto. Ryan O'Hearn singles to deep left field. Hunter Dozier to second. Salvador Perez to third. Jorge Soler scores. Adalberto Mondesi strikes out swinging. Maikel Franco lines out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos.1 run, 1... [More]

Reds first. Phillip Ervin singles to shallow infield. Nick Castellanos lines out to deep center field to Avisail Garcia. Joey Votto reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow right field. Phillip Ervin to third. Fielding error by Keston Hiura. Eugenio Suarez homers. Joey Votto scores. Phillip Ervin scores. Matt Davidson doubles to deep right center field. Curt Casali lines out to deep center field to Avisail Garcia. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Reds 3, Brewers 0.Reds seventh. Kyle Farmer walks. Shogo Akiyama pinch-hitting for Phillip Ervin. Shogo Akiyama triples. Kyle Farmer scores. Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging. Joey Votto flies out to center field, Avisail Garcia to Avisail Garcia. Shogo Akiyama out at home.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4, Brewers 0.Brewers eighth. Ben Gamel doubles to deep center field. Omar Narvaez singles to center field. Ben Gamel to third. Brock Holt out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Travis Jankowski. Ben Gamel scores. Orlando Arcia strikes out swinging. Eric Sogard flies out to center field to Travis Jankowski.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 4, Brewers 1.

Reds second. Christian Colon walks. Jesse Winker singles to shallow right field. Christian Colon to second. Phillip Ervin flies out to deep right field to Mark Mathias. Christian Colon to third. Kyle Farmer doubles to deep left field. Jesse Winker to third. Christian Colon scores. Nick Senzel out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Ben Gamel. Kyle Farmer to third. Jesse Winker scores. Nick Castellanos doubles to left center field. Kyle Farmer scores. Eugenio Suarez walks. Matt Davidson homers to center field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Nick Castellanos scores. Curt Casali flies out to right field to Mark Mathias.6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 6, Brewers 0.Brewers fourth. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Logan Morrison homers to center field. Justin Smoak hit by pitch. Ben Gamel called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 6, Brewers 1.Reds sixth. Phillip Ervin walks. Kyle Farmer flies out to deep center field to Ben... [More]