Royals first. Whit Merrifield lines out to right field to Anthony Santander. Jorge Soler homers to center field. Hunter Dozier flies out to deep right field to Anthony Santander. Alex Gordon strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 1, Orioles 0.Orioles second. Renato Nunez flies out to right field to Whit Merrifield. Jonathan Villar walks. Pedro Severino singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Jonathan Villar scores. DJ Stewart grounds out to shortstop, Hunter Dozier to Cheslor Cuthbert. Pedro Severino to third. Stevie Wilkerson walks. Richie Martin strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Royals 1.Orioles third. Hanser Alberto doubles to deep left field. Trey Mancini singles to left field. Hanser Alberto to third. Anthony Santander homers to center field. Trey Mancini scores. Hanser Alberto scores. Renato Nunez lines out to left field to Alex Gordon. Jonathan Villar doubles to right field. Pedro Severino singles to shallow center field.... [More]

Athletics first. Marcus Semien singles to shallow right field. Robbie Grossman pops out to shallow center field to Nicky Lopez. Matt Olson singles to right field. Marcus Semien to second. Mark Canha hit by pitch. Matt Olson to second. Marcus Semien to third. Seth Brown flies out to center field to Bubba Starling. Jurickson Profar hit by pitch. Mark Canha to second. Matt Olson to third. Marcus Semien scores. Chad Pinder flies out to right field to Hunter Dozier.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Athletics 1, Royals 0.Royals first. Whit Merrifield singles to shallow center field. Jorge Soler homers to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Hunter Dozier pops out to shortstop to Marcus Semien. Alex Gordon grounds out to first base to Matt Olson. Cheslor Cuthbert pops out to shallow center field to Corban Joseph.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Royals 2, Athletics 1.Athletics fourth. Seth Brown doubles to deep right field. Jurickson Profar homers to center field. Seth Brown scores. Chad... [More]

Athletics first. Marcus Semien singles to shortstop. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Mark Canha reaches on error. Marcus Semien to second. Fielding error by Cheslor Cuthbert. Khris Davis singles to shallow infield. Mark Canha to second. Marcus Semien to third. Chad Pinder walks. Khris Davis to second. Mark Canha to third. Marcus Semien scores. Jurickson Profar flies out to deep center field to Bubba Starling.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Athletics 1, Royals 0.Athletics second. Seth Brown strikes out swinging. Josh Phegley doubles to deep right field. Marcus Semien singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Josh Phegley scores. Matt Chapman doubles to deep left field. Matt Olson strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 2, Royals 0.Royals sixth. Hunter Dozier singles to left field. Alex Gordon doubles to deep right center field. Hunter Dozier scores. Cheslor Cuthbert strikes out swinging. Ryan O'Hearn walks. Bubba Starling flies out to center field to Mark Canha. Meibrys Viloria strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 2, Royals 1.

Indians third. Oscar Mercado doubles to deep left field. Carlos Santana strikes out on a foul tip. Yasiel Puig called out on strikes. Mike Freeman singles to shallow infield. Oscar Mercado scores. Jason Kipnis walks. Mike Freeman to second. Franmil Reyes homers to center field. Jason Kipnis scores. Mike Freeman scores. Tyler Naquin singles to left field. Roberto Perez called out on strikes.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 4, Royals 0.Royals fourth. Hunter Dozier called out on strikes. Alex Gordon strikes out swinging. Cheslor Cuthbert walks. Meibrys Viloria doubles to deep left center field. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Ryan O'Hearn strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 4, Royals 1.Royals seventh. Humberto Arteaga hit by pitch. Brett Phillips singles to left field. Humberto Arteaga to second. Whit Merrifield reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Brett Phillips out at second. Humberto Arteaga to third. Jorge Soler reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Whit Merrifield out at second. Humberto Arteaga scores. Hunter Dozier walks. Jorge Soler to second. Alex Gordon lines out to left center field to Tyler Naquin.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 4, Royals 2.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam off Hyun-Jin Ryu and added a solo shot to help the Yankees set a club record for homers in a month, and New York routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 Friday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball.Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres also homered as the Yankees ended a four-game skid. They have a major league-leading 57 homers in August, their most in any month.Starting on five days' rest, James Paxton (10-6) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. He struck out 11 and walked none.Ryu (12-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 28.BRAVES 2, METS 1, 14 INNINGSNEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit with Atlanta, and the Braves earned sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam off Hyun-Jin Ryu and added a solo shot to help the Yankees set a club record for homers in a month, and New York routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 Friday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball.Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres also homered as the Yankees ended a four-game skid. They have a major league-leading 57 homers in August, their most in any month.Starting on five days' rest, James Paxton (10-6) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. He struck out 11 and walked none.Ryu (12-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 28.BRAVES 2, METS 1, 14 INNINGSNEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit with Atlanta, and the Braves earned sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit as a Brave, and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 2-1 Friday night for its sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including 13 by deGrom — but had their five-game winning streak end.At 21, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. became the second-youngest player with a 30-homer, 30-steal season. Only Mike Trout did it faster than Acuña.Hamilton's grounder off Jeurys Familia (4-2) was just out of reach for diving second baseman Joe Panik, allowing Tyler Flowers to score from third.DeGrom homered and struck out eight straight batters during one dominant stretch, pitching seven innings of one-run ball.Luke Jackson (7-2) pitched two scoreless innings to win. Mark Melancon delivered a 1-2-3 14th to close out the 4 hour, 37-minute game for his fifth save.MARLINS 19, PHILLIES 11MIAMI (AP) — Starlin Castro homered twice... [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]

Royals third. Humberto Arteaga flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Hunter Dozier grounds out to first base to Mitch Moreland. Jorge Soler walks. Cheslor Cuthbert walks. Jorge Soler to second. Nicky Lopez singles to left field. Cheslor Cuthbert to second. Jorge Soler to third. Meibrys Viloria singles to center field. Nicky Lopez to second. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Jorge Soler scores. Ryan O'Hearn grounds out to shortstop, Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Royals 2, Red sox 0.Red sox fourth. Xander Bogaerts singles to center field. J.D. Martinez homers to center field. Xander Bogaerts scores. Andrew Benintendi strikes out on a foul tip. Christian Vazquez flies out to deep right center field to Billy Hamilton. Mitch Moreland singles to center field. Brock Holt lines out to right field to Hunter Dozier.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 2, Red sox 2.Red sox fifth. Jackie Bradley Jr. strikes out swinging. Mookie Betts singles to... [More]

Orioles second. Renato Nunez walks. Jonathan Villar homers to center field. Renato Nunez scores. Pedro Severino doubles to right center field. DJ Stewart singles to shallow center field. Pedro Severino to third. Stevie Wilkerson doubles to deep left center field. Pedro Severino scores. Richie Martin hit by pitch. Hanser Alberto walks. Richie Martin to second. Stevie Wilkerson to third. Trey Mancini grounds out to shortstop. Hanser Alberto out at second.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 3, Royals 0.Royals third. Whit Merrifield homers to center field. Jorge Soler grounds out to third base, Hanser Alberto to Trey Mancini. Hunter Dozier called out on strikes. Alex Gordon singles to center field. Cheslor Cuthbert lines out to left field to Anthony Santander.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 3, Royals 1.Orioles fifth. Trey Mancini grounds out to first base to Ryan O'Hearn. Anthony Santander homers to center field. Renato Nunez homers to center field. Jonathan Villar singles... [More]

Orioles second. Jace Peterson singles to center field. Hanser Alberto flies out to right field to Jorge Soler. DJ Stewart doubles to deep right field. Jace Peterson scores. Pedro Severino grounds out to third base. DJ Stewart out at third.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 1, Royals 0.Royals sixth. Nicky Lopez singles to left field. Nick Dini reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Nicky Lopez to third. Fielding error by Hanser Alberto. Whit Merrifield singles to center field. Nick Dini to second. Nicky Lopez scores. Alex Gordon singles to right field. Whit Merrifield to second. Nick Dini to third. Hunter Dozier singles to left field. Alex Gordon to second. Whit Merrifield scores. Nick Dini scores. Jorge Soler walks. Hunter Dozier to second. Alex Gordon to third. Cheslor Cuthbert pops out to shallow center field to Hanser Alberto. Bubba Starling lines out to shallow center field to Hanser Alberto. Humberto Arteaga strikes out swinging.3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Royals... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Monday:CHECK HIMThe Indians will see how ace Corey Kluber is feeling, a day after he was pulled from a Triple-A rehab start because of abdominal tightness.The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner pitched one scoreless inning for Columbus before exiting as a precaution. The 33-year-old will be examined in Cleveland.Kluber hasn't pitched in the majors since his right forearm was broken by a line drive on May 1.BRUISED BREWERSThe Brewers are hoping to have outfielder Lorenzo Cain and catcher Yasmani Grandal back in the lineup for the series opener at St. Louis in a matchup of NL Central contenders.Cain injured his oblique on Friday night at Washington and didn't play the rest of the weekend. Grandal didn't start Sunday after manager Craig Counsell said the two-time All-Star lost an excessive amount of weight a day earlier in a 5-hour, 40-minute game.ASCENDING ASTROJustin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and newcomer Zack Greinke get most of the attention in... [More]

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]

Royals fourth. Whit Merrifield lines out to deep right field to Michael Conforto. Alex Gordon walks. Hunter Dozier singles to shallow right field. Alex Gordon to third. Jorge Soler reaches on error. Hunter Dozier to second. Alex Gordon scores. Fielding error by Pete Alonso. Cheslor Cuthbert grounds out to shortstop. Jorge Soler out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Royals 1, Mets 0.Mets fifth. Juan Lagares singles to left field. Aaron Altherr singles to center field. Juan Lagares to second. Amed Rosario grounds out to shortstop. Aaron Altherr out at second. Juan Lagares to third. Joe Panik singles to center field. Juan Lagares scores. Pete Alonso grounds out to third base, Cheslor Cuthbert to Ryan O'Hearn.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 1, Royals 1.Mets seventh. Luis Guillorme grounds out to first base to Ryan O'Hearn. Juan Lagares singles to center field. Aaron Altherr hit by pitch. Juan Lagares to second. Amed Rosario walks. Aaron Altherr to second. Juan Lagares to... [More]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals traded left-handed reliever Jake Diekman to the Oakland Athletics for two minor league prospects amid of flurry of moves before Saturday night's game against Cleveland.Kansas City also recalled oft-injured pitcher Kyle Zimmer and first baseman Ryan O'Hearn from Triple-A Omaha. Struggling first baseman Lucas Duda was designated for assignment.Diekman is 0-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 48 relief appearances this season, but he has allowed just one run in his last six outings. He isn't signed beyond this year, making him an obvious trade candidate, and the Athletics snapped him up just days before the trade deadline."I played against that team basically for three years," said Diekman, who has spent a large part of his career with Texas. "I know the division really well. I know how good that team is. I'll just go there and hopefully continue the success they've had there and see where we end up at the end of the year."The trade is the second this month between the... [More]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals traded left-handed reliever Jake Diekman to the Oakland Athletics for two minor league prospects amid of flurry of moves before Saturday night's game against Cleveland.Kansas City also recalled oft-injured pitcher Kyle Zimmer and first baseman Ryan O'Hearn from Triple-A Omaha. Struggling first baseman Lucas Duda was designated for assignment.Diekman is 0-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 48 relief appearances this season, but he has allowed just one run in his last six outings. He isn't signed beyond this year, making him an obvious trade candidate, and the Athletics snapped him up just days before the trade deadline."I played against that team basically for three years," said Diekman, who has spent a large part of his career with Texas. "I know the division really well. I know how good that team is. I'll just go there and hopefully continue the success they've had there and see where we end up at the end of the year."The trade is the second this month between the... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone got fired up at a rookie umpire in a profane rant, and New York awoke from a sleepy start to rally past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 in a doubleheader opener Thursday.New York rallied to win the second game 5-1 and reopen an eight-game AL East lead over the second-place Rays. Luke Voit tied the score in the fifth with his first home run since June 14, and catcher Mike Zunino caused Charlie Morton to balk home the tiebreaking run in a four-run sixth that included Didi Gregorius' two-run single. The Yankees won three straight after wasting a ninth-inning lead in the series opener and improved to 34-11 against the AL East, including 12-5 against Tampa Bay.After Domingo Germán (12-2) gave up solo homers to his first two batters in the first game, Gio Urshela hit a tying home run in the second off Yonny Chirinos (9-5), and Gary Sánchez smashed a go-ahead 110 mph single off the glove of third baseman Yandy Díaz during a three-run fifth. Díaz had helped the... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone got fired up at a rookie umpire in a profane rant, and New York awoke from a sleepy start to rally past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 in a doubleheader opener Thursday.After Domingo Germán (12-2) gave up solo homers to his first two batters, Gio Urshela hit a tying home run in the second off Yonny Chirinos (9-5), and Gary Sánchez smashed a go-ahead 110 mph single off the glove of third baseman Yandy Díaz during a three-run fifth. Díaz had helped the Yankees come alive when he dropped Didi Gregorius' leadoff popup in the second for a two-base error.Boone fumed after rookie umpire Brennan Miller called Brett Gardner out on strikes in the second inning. Miller, umpiring behind the plate for the fifth time in the major leagues, had punched out Aaron Judge in the first. Gardner batted in the second after Urshela's tying, two-run homer and struck out on a 1-2 pitch.Gardner returned to the dugout, slammed his bat into the bat rack nine times, then eight times... [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]