Yankees second. Giancarlo Stanton called out on strikes. Luke Voit homers to left field. Mike Tauchman strikes out on a foul tip. Gary Sanchez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 1, Phillies 0.Phillies second. Jay Bruce grounds out to first base to Luke Voit. Scott Kingery strikes out swinging. Neil Walker doubles to right field. Andrew Knapp singles to right center field, advances to 2nd. Neil Walker scores. Adam Haseley flies out to Aaron Judge.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Phillies 1.Yankees seventh. Giancarlo Stanton singles to center field. Luke Voit singles to shallow center field. Giancarlo Stanton to second. Mike Tauchman doubles to shallow center field. Tyler Wade to third. Giancarlo Stanton scores. Gary Sanchez hit by pitch. Gio Urshela singles to right field. Gary Sanchez to second. Mike Tauchman to third. Tyler Wade scores. Brett Gardner strikes out swinging. DJ LeMahieu grounds out to shortstop. Gio Urshela out at second.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 3, Phillies 1.

SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani still wants to be a two-way player for the Los Angeles Angels despite having another season cut short on the mound due to arm troubles. Ohtani won't pitch again this year after being shut down with a strained right forearm after an abbreviated outing Sunday. It was the second start of the season for the Japanese star since having Tommy John surgery in 2018.Ohtani said Wednesday if the Angels asked him to end his dream of being a two-way player, he would listen. But his preference is to continue on the path of pitching and being an everyday hitter. Manager Joe Maddon said Tuesday that he also wanted Ohtani to continue playing both ways.“Ideally if it comes down to them telling me to just focus on hitting or focus on one thing pitching, I will listen,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “But ideally, I would like to leave the window open for me to do both.”The Angels shut down Ohtani for the truncated season after he strained the flexor pronator mass near the... [More]

Red sox fourth. Xander Bogaerts lines out to left center field to Mike Brosseau. Christian Vazquez grounds out to shallow infield, Yandy Diaz to Jose Martinez. Michael Chavis singles to center field. Alex Verdugo homers to right field. Michael Chavis scores. Jose Peraza pops out to shallow center field to Willy Adames.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 2, Rays 0.Red sox sixth. Xander Bogaerts doubles to deep center field. Christian Vazquez singles to left field. Xander Bogaerts scores. Michael Chavis homers to center field. Christian Vazquez scores. Alex Verdugo hit by pitch. Jose Peraza walks. Alex Verdugo to second. Jonathan Arauz strikes out swinging. Kevin Pillar grounds out to shortstop. Jose Peraza out at second.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 5, Rays 0.

A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday:OFF BASEStar hitters Christian Yelich, Gary Sanchez, Hunter Pence and others are slumping badly in a season where hitters across the majors are struggling to find base hits. The league-wide batting average entering Wednesday’s games was .232, down from .252 last year. It’s the lowest mark ever, below the .237 average posted in 1968, despite the addition of the designated hitter to the NL.CUT DAYCuts are coming for players around the majors as teams trim their active rosters from 30 players to 28, per plans agreed to by MLB and the union before the start of this virus-shortened 60-game season. The sides decided Tuesday that rosters will remain at 28 through the World Series, instead of dropping to 26 on Aug. 20 as initially planned.STRUGGLING SCHERZER The Nationals will see how Max Scherzer is feeling, a day after the three-time Cy Young Award winner exited a start after just one inning because of trouble with his right hamstring.Scherzer... [More]

Mets first. Brandon Nimmo walks. Michael Conforto singles to deep right field. Brandon Nimmo to third. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. Dominic Smith out on a sacrifice fly to Juan Soto. Brandon Nimmo scores. J.D. Davis grounds out to first base to Eric Thames.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 1, Nationals 0.Nationals first. Trea Turner strikes out swinging. Adam Eaton doubles. Starlin Castro flies out to center field to Billy Hamilton. Juan Soto doubles to left field. Adam Eaton scores. Howie Kendrick lines out to shallow infield to Rick Porcello.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 1, Nationals 1.Mets fourth. J.D. Davis singles to shallow center field. Andres Gimenez singles to right field. J.D. Davis to second. Wilson Ramos strikes out swinging. Luis Guillorme singles to shallow center field. Andres Gimenez to second. J.D. Davis scores. Billy Hamilton reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Luis Guillorme out at second. Andres Gimenez to third. Brandon Nimmo grounds... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Prized Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal is headed to the 10-day injured list because of a separated left shoulder.General manager Rick Hahn was optimistic the rookie will return by the end of the month, though he also said Wednesday offseason surgery might be needed.Madrigal was hurt sliding into third trying to advance from first on a single to center at Milwaukee on Tuesday. He had five hits in his first 17 major league at-bats after being called up Friday from the team’s auxiliary site in Schaumburg, Illinois.Hahn also said slugger Edwin Encarnación is day to day after leaving Tuesday’s game because of inflammation near his left shoulder, in the joint between his collarbone and sternum.The White Sox had won six straight prior to Wednesday’s home game against the Brewers.Hahn said Tim Anderson (strained right groin) will begin workouts in Schaumburg on Thursday. The White Sox hope to have the 2019 major league batting champion back in their lineup next week.Hahn is also optimistic left-hander Carlos Rodon and righty Reynaldo Lopez will return from in the next few weeks after being sidelined because of soreness in their pitching shoulders. He said scans on Rodon showed no structural damage, though Lopez fell a “half-step behind” in his rehab because of a stomach illness.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Yankees first. DJ LeMahieu singles to shallow right field. Aaron Judge reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. DJ LeMahieu to second. Fielding error by Jean Segura. Aaron Hicks walks. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu to third. Gleyber Torres grounds out to shortstop. Aaron Hicks out at second. Aaron Judge to third. DJ LeMahieu scores. Mike Ford pops out to shallow left field to Phil Gosselin.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Phillies 0.Yankees second. Miguel Andujar strikes out swinging. Mike Tauchman flies out to center field to Roman Quinn. Kyle Higashioka singles to center field. Brett Gardner homers to right field. Kyle Higashioka scores. DJ LeMahieu singles to shortstop. Aaron Judge reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. DJ LeMahieu out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 3, Phillies 0.Phillies third. Andrew McCutchen walks. Rhys Hoskins flies out to left field to Brett Gardner. Bryce Harper homers to center field. Andrew McCutchen scores. J.T.... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left his start for the Nationals against the New York Mets after just one inning Wednesday night.Washington did not immediately announce why Scherzer was taken out of the game after merely 27 pitches. He was replaced in the top of the second by Erick Fedde.Scherzer was not as sharp as usual at the outset Wednesday, going 2-0 counts against each of New York's initial two batters, walking one and giving up a single to the other. The Mets eventually went ahead in the first on Dominic Smith's sacrifice fly.Scherzer entered the game with an 0-1 record and 2.84 ERA this season.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

The St. Louis Cardinals returned to the field for light workouts Wednesday, nearly a week after an outbreak of COVID-19 forced the club and its staff members to quarantine in Milwaukee and set the rest of their season into upheaval.Cardinals manager Mike Shildt called it “a breath of fresh air” after five days spent in The Pfister Hotel, where players tried to keep their arms limber by throwing baseballs into mattresses and pillows. The Cardinals had returned 13 positive tests in their traveling party, seven of them players, forcing them to suspend their season.They were finally cleared to travel back to St. Louis late Tuesday, when they returned negative tests for the second straight day. Their flight left Wednesday morning and that gave them the afternoon and Thursday to get in workouts.The Cardinals will resume their season against the Chicago Cubs on Friday night at Busch Stadium.“You can't take for granted even the freedom we have in a somewhat limited-freedom world when you're in... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are facing lineup changes after placing second baseman Ozzie Albies and designated hitter Matt Adams on the 10-day injured list.In another move on Wednesday, outfielder Nick Markakis was reinstated from the restricted list. Markakis announced on July 29 that he was returning to the team, three weeks after opting out due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.Albies is batting only .159 after he was held without a hit in Tuesday night's 10-1 win over Toronto. He is in a 2-for-21 slump as he tried to play with a bruised right wrist. The injury led the switch-hitter to bat left-handed against left-hander Anthony Kay in the seventh inning.Adams has been the team's primary designated hitter and has made two starts at first base. He hit a second-inning homer on Tuesday night before leaving the game with a strained left hamstring.Charlie Culberson is making his first start at second base since 2018 in Wednesday night's game against Toronto. Manager Brian Snitker's... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto was set to make his 2020 debut for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night against the New York Mets, starting in left field and batting cleanup after beginning the season on the COVID-19 injured list.The slugger failed a coronavirus test — he later said he thought it was a false positive — and went on the injured list on opening day July 23. He missed Washington’s first eight games of the truncated season. Soto was reinstated from the IL on Tuesday, but didn't play in a 5-3 victory over the Mets, instead hopping atop the dugout to celebrate homers by teammates Howie Kendrick and Josh Harrison. “I talked to him last night. He did everything yesterday and he felt good. He said he’s ready,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday. “He took a bunch of swings yesterday, I know. He ran. He did some outfield work. He said he feels like he can go out there.”Soto produced 34 homers and 110 RBIs in the 2019 regular season and helped the Nationals win their... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are facing lineup changes after placing second baseman Ozzie Albies and designated hitter Matt Adams on the 10-day injured list.In another move on Wednesday, outfielder Nick Markakis was reinstated from the restricted list. Markakis announced on July 29 that he was returning to the team, three weeks after opting out due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.Albies is batting only .159 after he was held without a hit in Tuesday night's 10-1 win over Toronto. He is in a 2-for-21 slump as he tried to play with a bruised right wrist. The injury led the switch-hitter to bat left-handed against left-hander Anthony Kay in the seventh inning.Adams has been the team's primary designated hitter and has made two starts at first base. He hit a second-inning homer on Tuesday night before leaving the game with a strained left hamstring.Among manager Brian Snitker's options at second base are Johan Camargo, who replaced Adams as the designated hitter against the... [More]

In baseball, a day off is something to savor.A whole series is a different matter.“I think in baseball, it’s very routine-oriented, and you start interrupting routines, it gets a little hairy,” Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We’ll just ad-lib and do the best we can with it. Can’t control it, so no sense in getting too upset about it.”Gardenhire was speaking Tuesday, after the Tigers' one-day break turned into a four-day layoff. Detroit's series against St. Louis was called off because of issues the Cardinals are having with the coronavirus — and that's just one major gap in the schedule already brought on by COVID-19. When a team is sidelined by the virus, it affects future opponents as well, and leaves players and managers in an unusual holding pattern.“Being a starting pitcher, you’re creatures of habit, and so it’s nice to get on a routine," Milwaukee left-hander Brett Anderson said. "But with the way 2020 is going, you kind of have to be comfortable being uncomfortable.”Anderson... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — After enduring one final delay in their effort to return from an eight-day, coronavirus-induced hiatus, the Miami Marlins found enough power and pitching within their vastly overhauled roster to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Tuesday night.Francisco Cervelli and Jesús Aguilar homered for the Marlins, who had their season halted after 18 players tested positive for COVID-19 following the opening series in Philadelphia.Pablo López (1-0) threw five innings of two-hit ball and the bullpen allowed just one hit in Miami’s first shutout victory since Sept. 8 against Kansas City.Late Tuesday afternoon, the Marlins were still awaiting the result of further COVID-19 tests, a process that stalled their arrival at Camden Yards and pushed back the scheduled 7:35 p.m. start by 41 minutes.Orioles starter John Means (0-1) allowed one run and two hits in 4 2/3 innings. He retired 13 in a row before Cervelli drove a 3-1 pitch into the left-field seats to end the left-hander’s night. After... [More]

Angels first. David Fletcher flies out to right center field to Kyle Lewis. Mike Trout homers to center field. Anthony Rendon strikes out swinging. Brian Goodwin walks. Albert Pujols homers to left field. Brian Goodwin scores. Tommy La Stella walks. Jo Adell singles to shallow infield. Tommy La Stella to second. Jason Castro flies out to deep left field to Dee Gordon.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 3, Mariners 0.Mariners sixth. Tim Lopes strikes out swinging. Kyle Lewis grounds out to shortstop, David Fletcher to Albert Pujols. Kyle Seager walks. Austin Nola triples to deep left center field. Kyle Seager scores. Evan White strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 3, Mariners 1.Angels seventh. Jo Adell grounds out to first base to Evan White. Jason Castro flies out to deep center field to Kyle Lewis. Luis Rengifo singles to center field. David Fletcher homers. Luis Rengifo scores. Mike Trout pops out to shallow right field to Shed Long Jr..2 runs, 2 hits,... [More]

Astros first. George Springer grounds out to shallow infield, Eduardo Escobar to Christian Walker. Jose Altuve homers to left field. Alex Bregman pops out to Eduardo Escobar. Yuli Gurriel strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Diamondbacks 0.Astros second. Carlos Correa homers to center field. Josh Reddick flies out to deep right field to Kole Calhoun. Abraham Toro hit by pitch. Kyle Tucker singles to center field. Abraham Toro to third. Martin Maldonado hit by pitch. Kyle Tucker to second. George Springer out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Starling Marte. Kyle Tucker to third. Abraham Toro scores. Jose Altuve grounds out to shallow infield, Madison Bumgarner to Christian Walker.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 3, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks fourth. Kole Calhoun doubles. Starling Marte flies out to Josh Reddick. Christian Walker walks. Eduardo Escobar singles to deep right field. Christian Walker to third. Kole Calhoun scores. David Peralta... [More]

Padres third. Greg Garcia called out on strikes. Francisco Mejia hit by pitch. Josh Naylor lines out to left field to Matt Beaty. Fernando Tatis Jr. doubles, advances to 3rd. Francisco Mejia scores. Trent Grisham strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 1, Dodgers 0.Padres fourth. Manny Machado grounds out to second base, Max Muncy to Edwin Rios. Tommy Pham grounds out to shallow infield, Kike Hernandez to Edwin Rios. Jake Cronenworth homers to right field. Abraham Almonte flies out to left center field to Matt Beaty.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers sixth. Joc Pederson grounds out to second base, Jake Cronenworth to Dinelson Lamet. Max Muncy strikes out swinging. Justin Turner hit by pitch. Cody Bellinger singles to shallow center field. Justin Turner to second. Corey Seager singles to left center field. Cody Bellinger scores. Justin Turner scores. Fielding error by Trent Grisham. Matt Beaty grounds out to shallow center field, Greg... [More]

Rangers sixth. Elvis Andrus flies out to deep right field to Stephen Piscotty. Nick Solak lines out to shallow center field to Tony Kemp. Joey Gallo singles to shallow infield. Todd Frazier doubles to deep left field, tagged out at third, Robbie Grossman to Marcus Semien to Sean Murphy to Matt Olson to Matt Chapman to Matt Olson. Joey Gallo scores.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.Athletics seventh. Matt Chapman homers to center field. Mark Canha walks. Robbie Grossman reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Mark Canha out at second. Stephen Piscotty strikes out swinging. Sean Murphy called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Rangers 1, Athletics 1.Athletics ninth. Matt Olson walks. Matt Chapman singles to left field. Matt Olson to second. Mark Canha walks. Matt Chapman to second. Franklin Barreto to third. Robbie Grossman pops out to shallow infield to Todd Frazier. Stephen Piscotty homers to center field. Mark Canha scores. Matt Chapman scores. Franklin Barreto scores.4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

MIAMI (AP) — Scrambling for replacements following a coronavirus outbreak, the Miami Marlins added a Moran, a Morin, two pitchers named Josh Smith and a former Olympic medalist in speedskating. Also among the 18 players joining the Marlins' 30-man roster as they resumed their virus-disrupted season in Baltimore on Tuesday night were outfielder Monte Harrison and right-hander Jose Guzman, highly regarded prospects reaching the majors for the first time. Another newcomer was pitcher Richard Bleier, returning to his former ballpark after being acquired from the Orioles in a trade over the weekend. He pitched a scoreless inning as the Marlins won 4-0.“We’ve been through a lot,” manager Don Mattingly said. “It felt good to get out there.”Before the game, starting pitchers Sandy Alcantara and Caleb Smith joined Jose Urena on the injured list, leaving the Marlins without three-fifths of their rotation. Eight of their 12 opening-day relievers were also on the IL, as was shortstop Miguel Rojas.With... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner lines out to deep right center field to Ryan Cordell. Adam Eaton strikes out swinging. Howie Kendrick homers to left field. Asdrubal Cabrera singles to center field. Starlin Castro strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Mets 0.Nationals second. Josh Harrison homers to left field. Carter Kieboom called out on strikes. Yan Gomes reaches on error. Fielding error by Brian Dozier. Victor Robles reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Yan Gomes out at second. Trea Turner pops out to shallow right field to Brian Dozier.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Mets 0.Nationals third. Adam Eaton lines out to deep right field to Michael Conforto. Howie Kendrick singles to right field. Asdrubal Cabrera doubles to right field. Howie Kendrick to third. Starlin Castro singles to right field. Asdrubal Cabrera to third. Howie Kendrick scores. Josh Harrison out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Brandon Nimmo. Starlin Castro to... [More]