DETROIT (AP) — The Minnesota Twins capped a night of sensational slugging by breaking the major league record for home runs in a season, but that wasn't enough to overcome Detroit's seven-run third inning in the Tigers' 10-7 victory Saturday.The Twins homered six times to bring their season total to 268, one more than the New York Yankees managed last year. Minnesota broke the mark when Mitch Garver led off the ninth with a drive to left for his second homer of the game.Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, C.J. Cron and Nelson Cruz also went deep for Minnesota, which passed the 1997 Mariners (264 homers) during the game. Martín Perez (9-6) got the loss.Ronny Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run homers for the Tigers, who snapped a six-game skid and halted a six-game winning streak by the AL Central-leading Twins. Matthew Boyd (7-10) earned the win.NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 in eight crisp innings and Anthony Rendon homered twice, powering the Nationals to the... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — The Minnesota Twins capped a night of sensational slugging by breaking the major league record for home runs in a season, but that wasn't enough to overcome Detroit's seven-run third inning in the Tigers' 10-7 victory Saturday.The Twins homered six times to bring their season total to 268, one more than the New York Yankees managed last year. Minnesota broke the mark when Mitch Garver led off the ninth with a drive to left for his second homer of the game.Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, C.J. Cron and Nelson Cruz also went deep for Minnesota, which passed the 1997 Mariners (264 homers) during the game. Martín Perez (9-6) got the loss.Ronny Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run homers for the Tigers, who snapped a six-game skid and halted a six-game winning streak by the AL Central-leading Twins. Matthew Boyd (7-10) earned the win.NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 in eight crisp innings and Anthony Rendon homered twice, powering the Nationals to the... [More]

Reds first. Josh VanMeter homers to right field. Joey Votto singles to center field. Eugenio Suarez pops out to shallow right field to Kolten Wong. Aristides Aquino grounds out to first base. Joey Votto out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.Reds third. Curt Casali grounds out to third base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt. Josh VanMeter flies out to right center field to Dexter Fowler. Joey Votto homers to center field. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals seventh. Tommy Edman singles to right field. Matt Wieters reaches on error. Tommy Edman to second. Fielding error by Josh VanMeter. Harrison Bader flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Tyler O'Neill pinch-hitting for Michael Wacha. Tyler O'Neill strikes out swinging. Dexter Fowler singles to shallow left field. Matt Wieters to second. Tommy Edman scores. Kolten Wong strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.Cardinals ninth. Tommy Edman singles to right field. Yadier Molina hit by pitch. Tommy Edman to second. Harrison Bader singles to left field. Yadier Molina to second. Tommy Edman scores. Matt Carpenter pinch-hitting for John Gant. Matt Carpenter singles to right center field. Harrison Bader to second. Yadier Molina scores.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 3, Reds 2.

Reds first. Josh VanMeter strikes out swinging. Joey Votto singles to left field. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Joey Votto scores. Aristides Aquino pops out to first base to Paul Goldschmidt. Freddy Galvis grounds out to shallow infield, Dakota Hudson to Paul Goldschmidt.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler singles to shallow center field. Kolten Wong walks. Paul Goldschmidt singles to deep left field. Kolten Wong to third. Dexter Fowler scores. Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. Paul DeJong doubles to deep left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Kolten Wong scores. Fielding error by Josh VanMeter. Yadier Molina doubles to deep left field. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Carpenter pops out to Eugenio Suarez. Tommy Edman lines out to center field to Phillip Ervin.4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cardinals 4, Reds 2.Cardinals second. Dakota Hudson called out on strikes. Dexter Fowler homers to center field. Kolten Wong called out on strikes.... [More]

Brewers first. Trent Grisham singles to right field. Yasmani Grandal lines out to left center field to Marcell Ozuna. Christian Yelich reaches on a fielder's choice to second base, advances to 2nd. Trent Grisham to third. Throwing error by Kolten Wong. Keston Hiura grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Trent Grisham scores. Eric Thames strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Cardinals 0.Brewers second. Ryan Braun doubles to deep right center field. Cory Spangenberg grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Jack Flaherty. Ryan Braun to third. Orlando Arcia out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Dexter Fowler. Ryan Braun scores. Jordan Lyles pops out to second base to Kolten Wong.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 0.Brewers fourth. Keston Hiura homers to left field. Eric Thames lines out to left field to Marcell Ozuna. Ryan Braun walks. Cory Spangenberg grounds out to first base. Ryan Braun out at second.1 run, 1 hit,... [More]

Brewers second. Keston Hiura singles to center field. Eric Thames pops out to Paul Goldschmidt. Lorenzo Cain singles to center field. Keston Hiura to third. Cory Spangenberg strikes out swinging. Orlando Arcia singles to right field. Lorenzo Cain to second. Keston Hiura scores. Adrian Houser strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fifth. Paul DeJong grounds out to third base, Cory Spangenberg to Eric Thames. Yadier Molina homers to center field. Matt Carpenter singles to deep left center field. Harrison Bader singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Matt Carpenter out at third. Miles Mikolas strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Brewers 1.Cardinals seventh. Marcell Ozuna grounds out to shortstop, Cory Spangenberg to Eric Thames. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina homers to left field. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Carpenter grounds out to first base to Eric Thames. Harrison Bader singles to right field. Kolten Wong... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler pops out to shallow right field to Keston Hiura. Tommy Edman doubles to deep right field. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. Paul DeJong walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Tommy Edman to third. Yadier Molina singles to left center field. Paul DeJong to third. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Tommy Edman scores. Matt Carpenter grounds out to first base to Eric Thames.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.Cardinals second. Harrison Bader singles to third base. Adam Wainwright out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Gio Gonzalez to Keston Hiura. Harrison Bader to second. Dexter Fowler singles to center field. Harrison Bader scores. Tommy Edman singles to left field. Dexter Fowler to second. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tommy Edman to second. Dexter Fowler to third. Marcell Ozuna doubles to deep right field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Tommy Edman scores. Dexter Fowler scores. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina reaches on error.... [More]

Rockies first. Charlie Blackmon flies out to deep right field to Dexter Fowler. Trevor Story singles to shortstop. Nolan Arenado singles to right center field. Trevor Story to third. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. Yonder Alonso singles to center field. Nolan Arenado to third. Trevor Story scores. Tony Wolters called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.Rockies second. Yonathan Daza flies out to deep right center field to Harrison Bader. Garrett Hampson homers to left field. Antonio Senzatela strikes out swinging. Charlie Blackmon grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Michael Wacha.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Marcell Ozuna triples to deep right field. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Paul DeJong to second. Marcell Ozuna out at home. Matt Carpenter singles to left center field. Yadier Molina to second. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader strikes... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler walks. Kolten Wong singles to right field. Dexter Fowler to second. Paul Goldschmidt flies out to deep right center field to Yonathan Daza. Kolten Wong to second. Dexter Fowler to third. Marcell Ozuna singles to left field. Kolten Wong scores. Dexter Fowler scores. Paul DeJong reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Marcell Ozuna out at second. Yadier Molina grounds out to first base to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.Cardinals second. Tommy Edman walks. Harrison Bader homers to left field. Tommy Edman scores. Dakota Hudson lines out to right field to Charlie Blackmon. Dexter Fowler strikes out swinging. Kolten Wong flies out to deep right field to Charlie Blackmon.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 4, Rockies 0.Cardinals fifth. Dexter Fowler walks. Kolten Wong pops out to second base to Ryan McMahon. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Marcell Ozuna walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Dexter Fowler to third. Paul... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler grounds out to first base to Daniel Murphy. Kolten Wong reaches on error. Fielding error by Ryan McMahon. Paul Goldschmidt lines out to right center field to Charlie Blackmon. Marcell Ozuna homers to center field. Kolten Wong scores. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina singles to right field. Paul DeJong to second. Tommy Edman grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.Cardinals fourth. Tommy Edman doubles to center field. Harrison Bader walks. Jack Flaherty out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Peter Lambert to Ryan McMahon. Harrison Bader to second. Tommy Edman to third. Dexter Fowler walks. Kolten Wong hit by pitch. Dexter Fowler to second. Harrison Bader to third. Tommy Edman scores. Paul Goldschmidt pops out to Daniel Murphy. Marcell Ozuna lines out to center field to Yonathan Daza.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 3, Rockies 0.Cardinals fifth. Paul DeJong grounds... [More]

Rockies second. Daniel Murphy singles to left field. Raimel Tapia singles to right field. Daniel Murphy to second. Ryan McMahon singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Raimel Tapia to third. Daniel Murphy scores. Throwing error by Harrison Bader. Ian Desmond strikes out swinging. Tony Wolters out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Harrison Bader. Raimel Tapia scores. German Marquez grounds out to shallow infield, Miles Mikolas to Paul Goldschmidt.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fourth. Paul Goldschmidt singles to left field. Marcell Ozuna homers to left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong reaches on error. Fielding error by Trevor Story. Yadier Molina grounds out to third base. Paul DeJong out at second. Tommy Edman singles to left field. Harrison Bader grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 2.Rockies fifth. Tony Wolters grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt... [More]

Brewers first. Lorenzo Cain singles to right field. Yasmani Grandal singles to left center field. Lorenzo Cain to second. Christian Yelich lines out to deep center field to Harrison Bader. Keston Hiura singles to center field. Yasmani Grandal to second. Lorenzo Cain scores. Mike Moustakas homers to right field. Keston Hiura scores. Yasmani Grandal scores. Ryan Braun doubles to center field. Eric Thames flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader. Orlando Arcia walks. Adrian Houser called out on strikes.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 4, Cardinals 0.Brewers fourth. Lorenzo Cain grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Yasmani Grandal flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader. Christian Yelich singles to third base. Keston Hiura doubles to left field. Christian Yelich scores. Mike Moustakas is intentionally walked. Ryan Braun grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Wainwright to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 5, Cardinals... [More]

Cardinals fourth. Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to shallow infield, Gio Gonzalez to Eric Thames. Marcell Ozuna singles to shallow infield. Paul DeJong walks. Marcell Ozuna to second. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Paul DeJong to second. Marcell Ozuna scores. Kolten Wong strikes out swinging. Harrison Bader walks. Yadier Molina to second. Paul DeJong to third. Lane Thomas pinch-hitting for Michael Wacha. Lane Thomas flies out to center field to Lorenzo Cain.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 1, Brewers 0.Brewers sixth. Christian Yelich doubles to deep left field. Keston Hiura flies out to center field to Harrison Bader. Ryan Braun flies out to right field to Dexter Fowler. Eric Thames singles to center field. Christian Yelich scores. Hernan Perez singles to left field. Eric Thames to second. Orlando Arcia singles to center field. Hernan Perez to second. Eric Thames scores. Ben Gamel pinch-hitting for Gio Gonzalez. Ben Gamel strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors,... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty has completed six no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants.Flaherty has thrown 70 pitches and struck out six. The 23-year-old retired his first 12 batters before walking Alex Dickerson leading off the fifth. He struck out two of the next three and got Kevin Pillar to foul out.Flaherty got some help in the first inning when center fielder Harrison Bader made a running catch at the warning track to take away a possible hit from leadoff man Brandon Belt.The Cardinals have nine no-hitters in their history. The last was by Bud Smith against San Diego Padres on Sept. 3, 2001.Giants starter Jeff Samardzija matched Flaherty with a no-hitter into the fifth before allowing Yairo Muñoz's two-out single.The game was scoreless through six innings.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sánchez hit a three-run homer to help chase Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in the first inning, CC Sabathia got his 250th career win and the New York Yankees thumped the Tampa Bay Rays 12-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.Gleyber Torres added a grand slam during a six-run seventh inning, and New York three-hit Tampa Bay to win its fifth in a row and extend its lead the AL East over the second-place Rays to 3½ games. Tampa Bay was swept for the second time this season — the other came against Boston in April.Snell (4-6) walked four, gave up two hits and was charged with six runs while getting one out on 39 pitches in the shortest start of his career.Sabathia (4-4) pitched one-run ball over six innings. He struck out seven and allowed three hits and three walks.ANGELS 11, BLUE JAYS 6TORONTO (AP) — Mike Trout hit two home runs, including his sixth career grand slam, and had a career-best seven RBIs as Los Angeles beat Toronto.Justin Upton also homered for the... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:SHO GOES ONShohei Ohtani returns to Tropicana Field a night after becoming the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle. Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the first inning — his sixth in 11 games — and completed the feat with a single in the seventh as the Angels beat the Rays 5-3. Ohtani is the eighth Angels player to hit for the cycle and first since Mike Trout on May 21, 2013. That wasn't the only good news Thursday for Ohtani — the two-way sensation might be on a mound in a rehab setting before the All-Star break as he recovers from Tommy John surgery last October. "I won't say it's probable, but it's possible," manager Brad Ausmus said. Ohtani still won't pitch in a major league game until 2020.ROLLINGWhite Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito looks to continue his breakout season when he faces CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees. Giolito is 7-0 with a sparkling 0.88 ERA in his last seven starts. He has 59 strikeouts and only 10 walks... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Thursday night after a delay caused by a power outage.Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the first inning and completed the feat with a single in the seventh. He is the eighth Angels player to hit for the cycle and the first since Mike Trout on May 21, 2013.Albert Pujols also homered for the Angels, becoming the sixth player ever with 200 home runs in each league. He hit 445 in 11 seasons with St. Louis and has 200 in eight years with the Angels, including 12 this season.He led off the third with a double and tripled in the fifth before Pujols' home run. A two-out single in the seventh completed the cycle in just four plate appearances, and fans at Tropicana Field gave him a standing ovation.The game was held up 36 minutes by a power delay in the fourth with the Angels leading 3-0.Yarbrough (5-3) gave up five runs and five hits (all... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Thursday night after a delay caused by a power outage.Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the first inning and completed the feat with a single in the seventh. He is the eighth Angels player to hit for the cycle and the first since Mike Trout on May 21, 2013.Albert Pujols also homered for the Angels, becoming the sixth player ever with 200 home runs in each league. He hit 445 in 11 seasons with St. Louis and has 200 in eight years with the Angels, including 12 this season.He led off the third with a double and tripled in the fifth before Pujols' home run. A two-out single in the seventh completed the cycle in just four plate appearances, and fans at Tropicana Field gave him a standing ovation.The game was held up 36 minutes by a power delay in the fourth with the Angels leading 3-0.Yarbrough (5-3) gave up five runs and five hits (all... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:SHO GOES ONShohei Ohtani returns to Tropicana Field a night after becoming the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle. Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the first inning — his sixth in 11 games — and completed the feat with a single in the seventh as the Angels beat the Rays 5-3. Ohtani is the eighth Angels player to hit for the cycle and first since Mike Trout on May 21, 2013. That wasn't the only good news Thursday for Ohtani — the two-way sensation might be on a mound in a rehab setting before the All-Star break as he recovers from Tommy John surgery last October. "I won't say it's probable, but it's possible," manager Brad Ausmus said. Ohtani still won't pitch in a major league game until 2020.ROLLINGWhite Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito looks to continue his breakout season when he faces CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees. Giolito is 7-0 with a sparkling 0.88 ERA in his last seven starts. He has 59 strikeouts and only 10 walks... [More]

June 21928 — Les Bell of the Boston Braves hit three home runs and a triple at Braves Field, but the Cincinnati Reds came away with a 20-12 triumph.1928 — The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. All the runs came from three pinch-hit home runs.1935 — Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player.1941 — Lou Gehrig died in New York at age 37.1949 — The Philadelphia Phillies hit five homers in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. Andy Seminick hit two and Del Ennis, Willie Jones, and Schoolboy Rowe hit one apiece. Seminick had homered earlier in the game.1959 — The Baltimore Orioles-Chicago White Sox game at Comiskey Park was delayed for nearly half an hour as a swarm of gnats overcame the field. Groundskeepers tried using bug sprays and torches, but the gnats wouldn't budge. A post-game fireworks display was brought in from center field and a smoke bomb was attached to the framework. The gnats left and the Orioles defeated the White Sox, 3-2.1990 —... [More]