MIAMI (AP) — Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will have season-ending surgery to repair a completely torn ACL in his right knee after he was injured during Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. An MRI showed the severity of the injury and the Braves made the announcement shortly before midnight that their three-time All-Star will be out until at least next year. Acuña landed awkwardly on his right leg after jumping on the warning track in right field to try to catch a drive from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old slammed into the outfield wall and crumbled on the warning track, immediately grabbing his right knee while Chisholm sprinted out an inside-the-park homer. The 23-year-old Acuña did not put any weight on his right leg and had to be helped to a cart before being taken from the field. Freddie Freeman had a two-run homer and an RBI single, while Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley ripped doubles as the first three Braves reached base off All-Star pitcher... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will have season-ending surgery to repair a completely torn ACL in his right knee after he was injured during Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. An MRI showed the severity of the injury and the Braves made the announcement shortly before midnight that their three-time All-Star will be out until at least next year. Acuña landed awkwardly on his right leg after jumping on the warning track in right field to try to catch a drive from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old slammed into the outfield wall and crumbled on the warning track, immediately grabbing his right knee while Chisholm sprinted out an inside-the-park homer. The 23-year-old Acuña did not put any weight on his right leg and had to be helped to a cart before being taken from the field. Freddie Freeman had a two-run homer and an RBI single, while Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley ripped doubles as the first three Braves reached base off All-Star pitcher... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. was carted off the field in tears with an apparent right leg injury during Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Acuña landed awkwardly on his right leg after jumping on the warning track in right field to try to catch a drive from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the fifth inning. He slammed into the outfield wall and crumbled on the warning track, immediately grabbing toward his right knee while Chisholm sprinted out an inside-the-park homer. The 23-year-old Acuña did not put any weight on his right leg and had to be helped to a cart before being taken from the field. No further details on the extent of the injury were immediately available. Freddie Freeman had a two-run homer and an RBI single, while Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley ripped doubles as the first three Braves reached base off All-Star pitcher Trevor Rogers (7-6) in the fourth inning. Atlanta has won three straight over Miami. Max Fried (6-5) gave up three consecutive hits after... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. was carted off the field in tears with an apparent right leg injury during Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Acuña landed awkwardly on his right leg after jumping on the warning track in right field to try to catch a drive from Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the fifth inning. He slammed into the outfield wall and crumbled on the warning track, immediately grabbing toward his right knee while Chisholm sprinted out an inside-the-park homer. The 23-year-old Acuña did not put any weight on his right leg and had to be helped to a cart before being taken from the field. No further details on the extent of the injury were immediately available. Freddie Freeman had a two-run homer and an RBI single, while Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley ripped doubles as the first three Braves reached base off All-Star pitcher Trevor Rogers (7-6) in the fourth inning. Atlanta has won three straight over Miami. Max Fried (6-5) gave up three consecutive hits after... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead single during a nine-run rally in the seventh inning after Washington ace Max Scherzer departed, and the Los Angeles Dodgers surged past the Nationals 10-5 Friday night for their seventh straight win. The Nationals lost slugger Kyle Schwarber in the second inning when he grabbed at his hamstring after a single. He hit a franchise-record 16 home runs in June. Julio Urías (10-3) allowed one earned run in six innings. Scherzer also allowed one earned run in six innings and struck out eight. Left-handed reliever Sam Clay (0-1) found trouble when he replaced Scherzer. Chris Taylor hit a leadoff double, a dribbler by pinch-hitter Albert Pujols scored him, and Austin Barnes was hit by a pitch. ANGELS 8, ORIOLES 7 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani went deep twice to reach 30 homers this season and then scored the winning run on Jared Walsh’s two-out single in the ninth inning that lifted Los Angeles over Baltimore. Ohtani drew a walk from Paul Fry... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s number of drug tests dropped sharply during the novel coronavirus pandemic. There were 3,733 urine samples and 412 blood samples for human growth hormone testing collected during the year ending with the World Series, independent program administrator Thomas M. Martin said in his annual report Tuesday. That was down from 9,332 urine samples and 2,287 blood samples in the year ending with the 2019 World Series. “The lower testing numbers were a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the extended closure of the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory in Montreal,” Martin wrote. Spring training was interrupted in mid-March and the start of the regular season was delayed from late March until late July. Each team’s schedule was cut from 162 games to 60. There were 10 positive tests for performance-enhancing substances: two for Stanozolol (New York Mets second baseman Robinson Canó and free agent pitcher Victor Alcántara), five for Boldenone (Houston... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Domingo Leyba was suspended for 80 games on Friday following a positive test under Major League Baseball's drug program.Leyba tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone, an anabolic steroid."We were disappointed to learn of this news and hope that Domingo will take the time away from the game to reflect on his actions and learn from his mistakes,” the Diamondbacks said in a statement. The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic hit .280 with five RBIs in 21 games with the Diamondbacks last year and batted .300 with 19 homers and 77 RBIs in 112 games at Reno of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He is considered one of Arizona's top prospects and was 4 for 16 with a home run during spring training this year.Leyba signed with Detroit in 2012 and was traded to Arizona with left-hander Robbie Ray in December 2014 as part of the three-team trade that sent shortstop Didi Gregorius from the Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees.He became the fifth player suspended this year under the major league program, three shy of last year's total. Houston pitcher Francis Martes, Pittsburgh outfielder/infielder Pablo Reyes, Colorado pitcher Justin Lawrence and free agent pitcher Victor Alcántara previously were banned for 80 games each.Three players also have been suspended this year under the minor league drug program.___More AP soccer https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Domingo Leyba has been suspended 80 games for a violation of baseball's performance-enhancing drug program.Major League Baseball said Friday that Leyba had tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid.“We support MLB’s Joint Drug Agreement and the penalties for violating that policy," the Diamondbacks said in a statement. "We were disappointed to learn of this news and hope that Domingo will take the time away from the game to reflect on his actions and learn from his mistakes.” The 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic played 21 games with the Diamondbacks last season, hitting .280 with five RBIs. He's considered one of Arizona's top prospects and went into spring training trying to secure a big-league roster spot.Leyba signed as an international free agent with the Detroit Tigers in 2012 and was traded to Arizona with left-hander Robbie Ray for shortstop Didi Gregorius in 2014.

Diamondbacks second. Christian Walker homers to left field. Jake Lamb walks. Adam Jones reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Jake Lamb out at second. Nick Ahmed grounds out to second base. Adam Jones out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Padres 0.Padres third. Wil Myers walks. Eric Hosmer strikes out swinging. Wil Myers steals second. Manny Machado homers to left field. Wil Myers scores. Hunter Renfroe flies out to center field to Jarrod Dyson. Ty France lines out to left field to Josh Rojas.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Diamondbacks 1.Padres fourth. Luis Urias homers to left field. Austin Hedges strikes out swinging. Garrett Richards grounds out to shallow infield, Robbie Ray to Christian Walker. Manuel Margot singles to shallow infield.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 3, Diamondbacks 1.Padres sixth. Hunter Renfroe called out on strikes. Ty France doubles to deep left field. Luis Urias singles to center field. Ty France scores.... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler homers to right field. Tommy Edman grounds out to first base, Jake Lamb to Mike Leake. Paul Goldschmidt flies out to right field to Abraham Almonte. Marcell Ozuna lines out to center field to Jarrod Dyson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks ninth. Christian Walker pinch-hitting for Abraham Almonte. Christian Walker called out on strikes. Ildemaro Vargas pinch-hitting for Domingo Leyba. Ildemaro Vargas homers to center field. Eduardo Escobar flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader. Adam Jones pinch-hitting for Jake Lamb. Adam Jones strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 1.Cardinals thirteenth. Tommy Edman strikes out swinging. Paul Goldschmidt homers to center field. Marcell Ozuna walks. Yadier Molina strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter pops out to shallow left field to Nick Ahmed.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks thirteenth.... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty lost his no-hit bid in the seventh inning when Eduardo Escobar's hard grounder took a bad hop and couldn't be fielded cleanly by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.Escobar lined a one-hopper that appeared to hit the seam between the turf and dirt in front of the first base bag. Goldschmidt fell over changing direction and couldn't corral the ball with his bare right hand.Flaherty retired the next three batters after the hit and has struck out 11. His only previous hint of trouble came in the fourth inning, when he gave up back-to-back walks to Domingo Leyba and Eduardo Escobar before striking out the next two batters.The 23-year-old Flaherty is continuing his run of excellent September pitching. He had a 2-1 record with a 1.20 ERA in his previous four starts, including giving up just one run over eight innings in his last outing against the Chicago Cubs.Flaherty carried a no-hitter into the sixth against San Francisco on Sept. 3 and finished with eight innings of one-hit ball.The Diamondbacks were eliminated from the NL wild-card race after last night's 9-7 loss to the Cardinals. NL Central-leading St. Louis is on a six-game winning streak.The Cardinals lead 1-0.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler strikes out swinging. Tommy Edman homers to center field. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Marcell Ozuna doubles to deep left field. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Yadier Molina grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong lines out to third base to Jake Lamb.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks second. Christian Walker singles to right field. Jake Lamb singles to right field. Christian Walker to third. Adam Jones singles to left field. Jake Lamb to second. Christian Walker scores. Nick Ahmed grounds out to shortstop. Adam Jones out at second. Jake Lamb to third. Carson Kelly called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 1.Cardinals third. Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Paul Goldschmidt homers to center field. Tommy Edman scores. Marcell Ozuna grounds out to third base, Jake Lamb to Christian Walker. Yadier Molina singles to left center field. Paul... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Abraham Almonte triples to right center field. Domingo Leyba out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Hunter Renfroe. Abraham Almonte scores. Eduardo Escobar strikes out swinging. Jake Lamb strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Padres 0.Padres fifth. Hunter Renfroe homers to center field. Francisco Mejia walks. Manuel Margot strikes out on a foul tip. Luis Urias grounds out to second base. Francisco Mejia out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Padres 1.Diamondbacks sixth. Ildemaro Vargas pinch-hitting for Taylor Clarke. Ildemaro Vargas flies out to deep center field to Manuel Margot. Abraham Almonte singles to right field. Domingo Leyba singles to left center field. Abraham Almonte to third. Eduardo Escobar grounds out to third base, Manny Machado to Eric Hosmer. Domingo Leyba to second. Abraham Almonte scores. Jake Lamb strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Padres 1.Diamondbacks... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Abraham Almonte homers to center field. Josh Rojas strikes out swinging. Eduardo Escobar grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Neil Walker. Christian Walker grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Neil Walker.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0.Marlins second. Starlin Castro homers to center field. Jorge Alfaro flies out to deep left field to Josh Rojas. Isan Diaz triples to deep center field. Harold Ramirez singles to right field. Isan Diaz scores. Austin Dean flies out to deep center field to Jarrod Dyson. Harold Ramirez to second. Sandy Alcantara strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 2, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks second. Jake Lamb walks. Domingo Leyba triples to deep right field. Jake Lamb scores. Alex Avila strikes out swinging. Jarrod Dyson singles to right center field. Domingo Leyba scores. Mike Leake out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Starlin Castro to Neil Walker. Jarrod Dyson to second. Abraham... [More]

Diamondbacks first. Wilmer Flores hit by pitch. Josh Rojas hit by pitch. Wilmer Flores to second. Ketel Marte lines out to center field to Lewis Brinson. Eduardo Escobar singles to left field. Josh Rojas to second. Wilmer Flores to third. Jake Lamb hit by pitch. Eduardo Escobar to second. Josh Rojas to third. Wilmer Flores scores. Adam Jones grounds out to second base. Jake Lamb out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0.Diamondbacks third. Wilmer Flores pops out to shallow center field to Miguel Rojas. Josh Rojas singles to center field. Ketel Marte doubles to deep center field. Josh Rojas scores. Eduardo Escobar grounds out to first base, Martin Prado to Pablo Lopez. Ketel Marte to third. Jake Lamb called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Marlins 0.Diamondbacks sixth. Eduardo Escobar homers to right field. Jake Lamb strikes out swinging. Adam Jones grounds out to third base, Jon Berti to Martin Prado. Nick Ahmed grounds... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed outfielder David Peralta on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.Peralta left Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning and was replaced by Tim Locastro in left field.Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Peralta had an MRI on Thursday that revealed joint inflammation that remained from a previous right shoulder problem. Peralta hurt his right shoulder and had stint on the injured list in late May.Lovullo said with the All-Star break, this was the best time to give Peralta a break. He said he expects Peralta to return to form after the break.Peralta is one of Arizona's best hitters with runners in scoring position and a vocal leader in the dugout. He's batting .289 with 24 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 44 RBI in 73 games. His average is .347 with 38 RBI with runners in scoring position.The Diamondbacks have called up infielder Domingo Leyba from Triple-A Reno to take Peralta's place on the roster.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports