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 third. Joey Votto walks. Nick Castellanos homers to center field. Joey Votto scores. Jesse Winker grounds out to shortstop, Ke'Bryan Hayes to Colin Moran. Eugenio Suarez strikes out on a foul tip. Mike Moustakas doubles to deep right field. Brian Goodwin strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. John Ryan Murphy strikes out swinging. Erik Gonzalez called out on strikes. Adam Frazier singles. Bryan Reynolds singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Adam Frazier scores. Throwing error by Brian Goodwin. Colin Moran hit by pitch. Gregory Polanco strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 1.Pirates ninth. Josh Bell singles to center field. Ke'Bryan Hayes singles to center field. Josh Bell to second. Cole Tucker singles to second base, advances to 2nd. Ke'Bryan Hayes to third. Josh Bell scores. Throwing error by Nick Castellanos. Kevin Newman pinch-hitting for John Ryan Murphy. Kevin Newman reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Cole Tucker to third. Ke'Bryan Hayes out at home. Erik Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Nick Castellanos. Cole Tucker scores.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Reds first. Joey Votto walks. Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging. Jesse Winker lines out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Joey Votto scores. Mike Moustakas pops out to shallow infield to Ke'Bryan Hayes.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 0.Pirates fourth. Colin Moran reaches on error. Fielding error by Joey Votto. Gregory Polanco pops out to Tucker Barnhart. Josh Bell flies out to right field to Nick Castellanos. Ke'Bryan Hayes singles to center field. Colin Moran to third. Anthony Alford triples to deep center field. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Colin Moran scores. John Ryan Murphy called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Pirates 3, Reds 2.Reds fourth. Eugenio Suarez lines out to deep left center field to Bryan Reynolds. Mike Moustakas homers to right field. Brian Goodwin grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Colin Moran. Shogo Akiyama lines out to left field to Bryan Reynolds.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 3, Reds 3.Pirates fifth. Kevin Newman singles to shallow center field. Adam Frazier singles to right field. Kevin Newman to third. Bryan Reynolds grounds out to shallow infield. Adam Frazier out at second. Kevin Newman scores. Colin Moran strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 4, Reds 3.

Cubs second. Javier Baez flies out to left center field to Bryan Reynolds. Kyle Schwarber singles to right center field. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber to second. Jason Heyward walks. Victor Caratini singles to center field. Jason Heyward to third. Kyle Schwarber scores.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.Cubs third. Jason Kipnis singles to shortstop. Ian Happ doubles to deep left field. Jason Kipnis to third. Kris Bryant reaches on error. Ian Happ to third. Jason Kipnis scores. Throwing error by JT Riddle. Anthony Rizzo grounds out to shortstop, JT Riddle to Colin Moran. Kris Bryant to second. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. John Ryan Murphy doubles to center field. Cole Tucker singles to shallow infield. John Ryan Murphy to third. Erik Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Ian Happ. John Ryan Murphy scores. Colin Moran flies out... [More]

Pirates second. Gregory Polanco homers to center field. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. JT Riddle flies out to deep left field to Christian Yelich. John Ryan Murphy called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.Brewers third. Luis Urias singles to right center field. Christian Yelich reaches on error. Luis Urias to second. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Jedd Gyorko strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow center field. Christian Yelich out at second. Luis Urias to third. Keston Hiura singles to center field. Ryan Braun to second. Luis Urias scores. Mark Mathias reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Keston Hiura out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Pirates 1, Brewers 1.Pirates fourth. Kevin Newman singles to center field. Josh Bell homers to center field. Kevin Newman scores. Gregory Polanco strikes out swinging. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. JT Riddle grounds out to second base, Keston Hiura to... [More]

Pirates third. Jose Osuna flies out to right center field to Harrison Bader. JT Riddle walks. John Ryan Murphy singles to left field. JT Riddle to second. Erik Gonzalez singles to shallow left field. John Ryan Murphy to third. JT Riddle scores. Adam Frazier singles to center field. Erik Gonzalez to second. John Ryan Murphy scores. Bryan Reynolds reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow right field. Adam Frazier out at second. Erik Gonzalez to third. Josh Bell flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

Brewers second. Justin Smoak strikes out swinging. Ben Gamel homers to center field. Omar Narvaez grounds out to first base, Colin Moran to Chad Kuhl. Luis Urias grounds out to shortstop, Kevin Newman to Colin Moran.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds homers to right field. Gregory Polanco grounds out to second base, Luis Urias to Justin Smoak. Cole Tucker singles to second base. Adam Frazier reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Cole Tucker out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 1.Pirates fourth. Josh Bell singles to shallow center field. Colin Moran singles to shallow center field. Josh Bell to third. Bryan Reynolds singles to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Colin Moran to third. Josh Bell scores. Throwing error by Orlando Arcia. Gregory Polanco singles to center field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Colin Moran scores. Cole Tucker singles to shallow infield. Gregory Polanco to second. Bryan Reynolds scores.... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A surprising positive COVID-19 test when he arrived at summer camp forced Pittsburgh Pirates closer Keone Kela to get creative to find ways to say in shape. Really creative.With PNC Park off limits while he followed Major League Baseball's health protocols, Kela started riding around the city with a stash of balls, a net and time to kill. He long tossed into a net in the parking lot at the Pittsburgh Zoo. He played “Wall Ball” off the pillars of the Fort Duquesne Bridge. He rolled through the South Side bar district in search of open space to let it rip.“I’ve seen Pittsburgh now during this quarantine,” Kela said with a laugh on Wednesday.The view will change considerably on Thursday for Kela when he joins the injury-ravaged Pirates for a four-game series in Cincinnati. Six Pittsburgh pitchers currently find themselves on the injured list, including relievers Kyle Crick, Clay Holmes and Nick Burdi. The strain on those left has been obvious. The last-place Pirates are 27th... [More]

Tigers second. C.J. Cron homers to right field. Christin Stewart grounds out to first base to Josh Bell. Jeimer Candelario strikes out swinging. Victor Reyes grounds out to first base, Josh Bell to Chad Kuhl.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds walks. Phillip Evans singles to shallow right field. Bryan Reynolds to second. Adam Frazier strikes out swinging. Jacob Stallings walks. Phillip Evans to second. Bryan Reynolds to third. Erik Gonzalez singles to left field. Jacob Stallings to second. Phillip Evans scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Cole Tucker pops out to shallow center field to Niko Goodrum. Kevin Newman grounds out to third base, Jeimer Candelario to C.J. Cron.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Tigers 1.Pirates fourth. Phillip Evans strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow right field, Jonathan Schoop to C.J. Cron. Jacob Stallings doubles to deep left center field. Erik Gonzalez homers to left field. Jacob... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Frazier to Colin Moran. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Nelson Cruz pops out to Colin Moran. Eddie Rosario walks. Jorge Polanco to third. Miguel Sano homers. Eddie Rosario scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Marwin Gonzalez called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Colin Moran singles to shallow center field. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Colin Moran to second. Gregory Polanco homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Colin Moran scores. JT Riddle grounds out to shallow right field to Miguel Sano. John Ryan Murphy strikes out swinging. Jarrod Dyson grounds out to shallow infield, Ehire Adrianza to Miguel Sano.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 3.Twins fourth. Ehire Adrianza pops out to shallow center field to JT Riddle. Alex Avila called out on strikes. Byron Buxton homers to center field. Max Kepler flies out to center field to Jarrod Dyson.1... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler walks. Jorge Polanco flies out to left field to Bryan Reynolds. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Max Kepler to third. Fielding error by Jarrod Dyson. Eddie Rosario singles to shortstop. Nelson Cruz to second. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano doubles to left field. Eddie Rosario to third. Nelson Cruz scores. Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Jarrod Dyson. Miguel Sano to third. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez lines out to shortstop to Phillip Evans.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 0.Twins second. Alex Avila strikes out swinging. Byron Buxton singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Phillip Evans. Max Kepler walks. Jorge Polanco walks. Max Kepler to second. Byron Buxton to third. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Jorge Polanco to second. Max Kepler to third. Byron Buxton scores. Eddie Rosario pops out to shallow left field to Phillip Evans. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1... [More]

Pirates fourth. Josh Bell grounds out to second base, Jedd Gyorko to Justin Smoak. Colin Moran walks. Bryan Reynolds doubles to deep right field. Colin Moran to third. Phillip Evans walks. Guillermo Heredia singles to left field. Phillip Evans to second. Bryan Reynolds scores. Colin Moran scores. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. John Ryan Murphy grounds out to shallow left field, Jedd Gyorko to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Brewers 0.Brewers sixth. Orlando Arcia lines out to center field to Guillermo Heredia. Lorenzo Cain walks. Keston Hiura homers to center field. Lorenzo Cain scores. Christian Yelich grounds out to second base, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell. Ryan Braun strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Pirates 2.Brewers seventh. Eric Sogard pinch-hitting for Jedd Gyorko. Eric Sogard walks. Avisail Garcia walks. Eric Sogard to second. Justin Smoak walks. Avisail Garcia to second. Eric Sogard to third. Manny Pina walks.... [More]

A team-by-team look at the National 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:___St. Louis CardinalsManager: Mike Shildt (third season). 2019: 91-71, first place, lost to Nationals in NLCS.Training Town: Jupiter, Florida.Park: Roger Dean Stadium.First Workout: Feb. 12/17. He's Here: LHP Matthew Liberatore, C Matt Wieters, LHP Kwang-Hyun Kim.He's Outta Here: OF Marcell Ozuna, RF Jose Martinez, LF Randy Arozarena, RHP Dominic Leone.Going campin': The Cardinals return largely intact after getting swept in the NLCS by World Series champion Washington. The biggest competition throughout the spring will be in the outfield, where only Dexter Fowler has a position locked up — mostly because of his contract. Center fielder Harrison Bader probably has another spot under control, and that leaves Tyler O'Neill, Lane Thomas and top prospect Dylan Carlson competing for the last... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves did not offer a 2020 contract to Charlie Culberson on Monday, making the popular utility player a free agent.Atlanta also did not offer contracts to catcher John Ryan Murphy and outfielder Rafael Ortega.The 30-year-old Culberson played two years with Atlanta. His 2019 season ended on Sept. 14 after he was hit by a pitch from Washington’s Fernando Rodney. Culberson sustained multiple facial fractures and missed the Braves’ NL Division Series loss to St. Louis.Culberson hit .259 with five home runs in 2019 after hitting .270 with 12 homers in 2018.Culberson was valuable for his versatility, as he played almost every position. He even pitched in relief in two games.He earned $1,395,000 and likely would have gained a salary of about $1.75 million had the Braves offered him a contract and allowed him to become eligible for arbitration.The 28-year-old Ortega hit .205 in 34 games. Murphy had only one at-bat with Atlanta after hitting .177 with four homers for Arizona before being traded to the Braves for $100,000 on July 31.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have recalled catcher John Ryan Murphy from Triple-A Gwinnett and placed infielder Charlie Culberson on the 60-day injured list.Murphy will provide depth behind Brian McCann and Tyler Flowers in the final two weeks of the regular season. The move was made before Tuesday night's game against Philadelphia.The Braves acquired Murphy from Arizona on July 31 and then hit .170 in 14 games with Gwinnett. He has hit .219 in seven major league seasons with the Yankees, Minnesota and the Diamondbacks.Culberson suffered multiple broken facial bones when he was hit in the face by a pitch from Washington's Fernando Rodney on Saturday. Culberson already had been declared as out for the season but will not require surgery.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — With a second straight trip to the playoffs firmly in their sights, the Atlanta Braves had plenty of options for improving their roster at the trade deadline.They could've pursued a position player to replace the injured Nick Markakis. Another starting pitcher would've fit nicely in a rotation that has been shaky at times.In the end, the Braves decided to focus on the bullpen.Atlanta pulled off a couple of deals at the trade deadline Wednesday, picking up closer Shane Greene from the Detroit Tigers and former closer Mark Melancon from the San Francisco Giants.The acquisitions by the first-place Braves came after Tuesday's trade that brought another reliever, Chris Martin of the Texas Rangers."We engaged everything — position players, starting pitchers, the bullpen — right up until the end," general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. "At the end of the day, where we thought there were deals that made sense for us and what we had to give up and so on, the bullpen made the most... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Leake heard he was going to be traded to Arizona earlier in the season and his name came up again at the trade deadline.Now the right-hander doesn't have to worry about rumors anymore. He's headed back to the desert, where he played collegiately.The Diamondbacks acquired Leake for minor league infielder Jose Caballero at the trade deadline Wednesday, not long after sending ace Zack Greinke to Houston for four prospects. Arizona agreed to pay Seattle nearly $19 million to cover most of the just over $25 million Leake is owed in his $80 million, five-year contract, which runs through 2020."I didn't really know until about 15 minutes before the deadline," Leake said before the Mariners played at Texas. "It came back up through the grapevine I guess, once they were able to get rid of Greinke, I guess it opened some things back up."Arizona made the biggest move at the trade deadline, sending Greinke to Houston for right-handers J.B. Bukauskas and Corbin Martin, outfielder... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — With a second straight trip to the playoffs firmly in their sights, the Atlanta Braves had plenty of options for improving their roster at the trade deadline.They could've pursued a position player to replace the injured Nick Markakis. Another starting pitcher would've fit nicely in a rotation that has been shaky at times.In the end, the Braves decided to focus on the bullpen.Atlanta pulled off a couple of deals at the trade deadline Wednesday, picking up closer Shane Green from the Detroit Tigers and former closer Mark Melancon from the San Francisco Giants.The acquisitions by the first-place Braves came after Tuesday's trade that brought another reliever, Chris Martin of the Texas Rangers."We engaged everything — position players, starting pitchers, the bullpen — right up until the end," general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. "At the end of the day, where we thought there were deals that made sense for us and what we had to give up and so on, the bullpen made the most sense.... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Leake heard he was going to be traded to Arizona earlier in the season and his name came up again at the trade deadline.Now the right-hander doesn't have to worry about rumors anymore. He's headed back to the desert, where he played collegiately.The Diamondbacks acquired Leake for minor league infielder Jose Caballero at the trade deadline Wednesday, not long after sending ace Zack Greinke to Houston for four prospects. Arizona agreed to pay Seattle nearly $19 million to cover most of the just over $25 million Leake is owed in his $80 million, five-year contract, which runs through 2020."I didn't really know until about 15 minutes before the deadline," Leake said before the Mariners played at Texas. "It came back up through the grapevine I guess, once they were able to get rid of Greinke, I guess it opened some things back up."Arizona made the biggest move at the trade deadline, sending Greinke to Houston for right-handers J.B. Bukauskas and Corbin Martin, outfielder... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have purchased catcher John Ryan Murphy from the Arizona Diamondbacks.Murphy hit .177 with four homers in 25 games with Arizona before being sent outright to the minors and off the 40-man roster in June.Atlanta has Brian McCann and Tyler Flowers splitting catching duties. Murphy will likely provide some depth at Triple-A.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports