Mariners third. Daniel Vogelbach flies out to Mark Canha. Dylan Moore strikes out swinging. J.P. Crawford singles to center field. Austin Nola singles to center field. J.P. Crawford to second. Kyle Lewis walks. Austin Nola to second. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Seager singles to center field. Kyle Lewis out at third. Austin Nola scores. J.P. Crawford scores.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 2, Athletics 0.Athletics seventh. Ramon Laureano called out on strikes. Mark Canha doubles to deep right field. Matt Olson strikes out on a foul tip. Chad Pinder homers to center field. Mark Canha scores. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 2, Mariners 2.Athletics tenth. Stephen Piscotty flies out to right field to Dylan Moore. Robbie Grossman pinch-hitting for Sean Murphy. Robbie Grossman doubles to deep right center field. Tony Kemp scores. Marcus Semien lines out to deep center field to Kyle Lewis. Robbie Grossman to third. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Mariners 2.

Mariners fourth. J.P. Crawford singles to shortstop. Tim Lopes flies out to Stephen Piscotty. Kyle Lewis singles to left center field. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Seager doubles to right field. Kyle Lewis scores. J.P. Crawford scores. Evan White grounds out to shallow infield, Sean Manaea to Matt Olson. Austin Nola singles to shallow infield. Kyle Seager scores. Throwing error by Matt Chapman. Shed Long Jr. strikes out swinging.3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Mariners 3, Athletics 0.Mariners fifth. Dylan Moore doubles to deep right center field. Dee Gordon pops out to shortstop to Marcus Semien. J.P. Crawford singles to shortstop. Dylan Moore to third. Tim Lopes reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. J.P. Crawford to second. Dylan Moore scores. Throwing error by J.B. Wendelken. Kyle Lewis singles to center field. Tim Lopes to second. J.P. Crawford scores. Kyle Seager walks. Kyle Lewis to second. Tim Lopes to third. Evan White strikes out on a foul tip. Austin Nola flies out... [More]

Athletics third. Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. Tony Kemp walks. Marcus Semien singles to second base. Tony Kemp to third. Ramon Laureano out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Justin Upton. Marcus Semien to second. Tony Kemp scores. Matt Chapman doubles to deep center field. Marcus Semien scores. Matt Olson strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 2, Angels 0.Athletics fourth. Mark Canha homers to center field. Khris Davis strikes out swinging. Stephen Piscotty strikes out swinging. Sean Murphy flies out to deep right field to Brian Goodwin.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 3, Angels 0.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daniel Bard won in his first major league game in more than seven years, pitching 1 1-3 scoreless innings in relief for the Colorado Rockies in a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The 35-year-old Bard (1-0), whose control troubles ran him out of baseball, got the Rockies out of a jam when he took over for starter Jon Gray with two on and two outs in the fifth. The right-hander worked around two more base runners in the sixth, getting Willie Calhoun on an inning-ending flyout to cap an 11-pitch at-bat.Wade Davis worked the ninth for his first save since July 25, 2019. He gave up a run.Colorado went ahead to stay with two runs in the fourth off Mike Minor (0-1), helped by two fielder’s choice plays and two errors. Bard threw 20 of 25 pitches for strikes Saturday, including his first one before Elvis Andrus flied out to end the fifth. ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut and... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daniel Bard won in his first major league game in more than seven years, pitching 1 1-3 scoreless innings in relief for the Colorado Rockies in a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The 35-year-old Bard (1-0), whose control troubles ran him out of baseball, got the Rockies out of a jam when he took over for starter Jon Gray with two on and two outs in the fifth. The right-hander worked around two more base runners in the sixth, getting Willie Calhoun on an inning-ending flyout to cap an 11-pitch at-bat.Wade Davis worked the ninth for his first save since July 25, 2019. He gave up a run.Colorado went ahead to stay with two runs in the fourth off Mike Minor (0-1), helped by two fielder’s choice plays and two errors. Bard threw 20 of 25 pitches for strikes Saturday, including his first one before Elvis Andrus flied out to end the fifth. ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut and... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daniel Bard won in his first major league game in more than seven years, pitching 1 1-3 scoreless innings in relief for the Colorado Rockies in a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The 35-year-old Bard (1-0), whose control troubles ran him out of baseball, got the Rockies out of a jam when he took over for starter Jon Gray with two on and two outs in the fifth. The right-hander worked around two more base runners in the sixth, getting Willie Calhoun on an inning-ending flyout to cap an 11-pitch at-bat.Wade Davis worked the ninth for his first save since July 25, 2019. He gave up a run.Colorado went ahead to stay with two runs in the fourth off Mike Minor (0-1), helped by two fielder’s choice plays and two errors. Bard threw 20 of 25 pitches for strikes Saturday, including his first one before Elvis Andrus flied out to end the fifth. ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut and... [More]

Angels fourth. David Fletcher grounds out to shortstop, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson. Mike Trout called out on strikes. Justin Upton homers to left field. Albert Pujols grounds out to third base, Matt Chapman to Matt Olson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 0.Angels fifth. Taylor Ward singles to center field. Tommy La Stella lines out to center field to Ramon Laureano. Michael Hermosillo pops out to shallow infield to Chad Pinder. Max Stassi singles to left field. Taylor Ward to second. Andrelton Simmons doubles. Max Stassi to third. Taylor Ward scores. David Fletcher doubles to deep left center field. Andrelton Simmons scores. Max Stassi scores. Mike Trout flies out to right field to Stephen Piscotty.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 4, Athletics 0.Athletics seventh. Matt Olson lines out to deep center field to Mike Trout. Khris Davis flies out to Taylor Ward. Stephen Piscotty doubles. Robbie Grossman singles to left field. Stephen Piscotty scores. Chad Pinder walks. Robbie Grossman to third. Austin Allen grounds out to second base, Tommy La Stella to Albert Pujols.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 4, Athletics 1.

Angels fourth. Tommy La Stella grounds out to first base, Matt Olson to Frankie Montas. Albert Pujols walks. Jason Castro walks. Albert Pujols to second. Andrelton Simmons flies out to deep center field to Ramon Laureano. Brian Goodwin singles to deep right field. Jason Castro out at home. Albert Pujols scores.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 0.Athletics fourth. Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. Ramon Laureano homers to left field. Matt Chapman lines out to deep left field to Justin Upton. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 1.Angels seventh. Andrelton Simmons reaches on error to shallow left field, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Matt Chapman. Brian Goodwin flies out to deep right center field to Stephen Piscotty. Andrelton Simmons to third. David Fletcher out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Ramon Laureano. Andrelton Simmons scores. Mike Trout grounds out to shallow infield, Joakim Soria to Matt Olson.1... [More]

Gabby Adamo loved the Chicago White Sox so much it influenced how she dressed and even how she drank her favorite beverages.“She didn’t despise Cubs fans, but she despised anything to do with red and blue," said her father, Vince Adamo of Frankfort, Illinois. “She would not wear anything to do with red and blue in case people thought she was a Cubs fan. From a young age, she never wore red and blue together. She never held anything red and blue. She wouldn’t even drink out of a red-and-blue straw."Gabby Adamo rooted for the White Sox even during a three-year battle with leukemia. But she never got to attend one of their opening day games. Eight months after she died at the age of 22, her parents are doing what they can to rectify that. With no spectators permitted at stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic, the White Sox are among Major League Baseball teams giving fans the opportunity to fill some seats with their photographs on cutouts.So when Chicago opens July 24 against the Minnesota... [More]

Gabby Adamo loved the Chicago White Sox so much it influenced how she dressed and even how she drank her favorite beverages.“She didn’t despise Cubs fans, but she despised anything to do with red and blue," said her father, Vince Adamo of Frankfort, Illinois. “She would not wear anything to do with red and blue in case people thought she was a Cubs fan. From a young age, she never wore red and blue together. She never held anything red and blue. She wouldn’t even drink out of a red-and-blue straw."Gabby Adamo rooted for the White Sox even during a three-year battle with leukemia. But she never got to attend one of their opening day games. Eight months after she died at the age of 22, her parents are doing what they can to rectify that. With no spectators permitted at stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic, the White Sox are among Major League Baseball teams giving fans the opportunity to fill some seats with their photographs on cutouts.So when Chicago opens July 24 against the Minnesota... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Following a career year, Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien was rewarded Friday with a $13 million, one-year contract that avoids arbitration and gives him a raise of $7.1 million.Semien played all 162 games for the first time in 2019 to help the A's win 97 games for a second straight season and the AL's top wild card. He finished third in MVP voting after putting up several personal bests: 33 homers and 92 RBIs while hitting .285. Semien earned $5.9 million last year.All seven of Oakland's arbitration-eligible players reached one-year agreements, including starting pitcher Sean Manaea and closer Liam Hendriks. Manaea got $3.75 million and Hendriks $5.3 million.Manaea started Oakland’s wild-card loss to Tampa Bay last year, chosen over right-hander Mike Fiers.It was the first career playoff start for Manaea at age 27 and it came after he missed nearly a year following shoulder surgery. The left-hander pitched a no-hitter in 2018 before the injury. Manaea earned... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Following a career year, Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien was rewarded Friday with a $13 million, one-year contract that avoids arbitration and gives him a raise of $7.1 million.Semien played all 162 games for the first time in 2019 to help the A's win 97 games for a second straight season and the AL's top wild card. He finished third in MVP voting after putting up several personal bests: 33 homers and 92 RBIs while hitting .285. Semien earned $5.9 million last year.All seven of Oakland's arbitration-eligible players reached one-year agreements, including starting pitcher Sean Manaea and closer Liam Hendriks. Manaea got $3.75 million and Hendriks $5.3 million.Manaea started Oakland’s wild-card loss to Tampa Bay last year, chosen over right-hander Mike Fiers.It was the first career playoff start for Manaea at age 27 and it came after he missed nearly a year following shoulder surgery. The left-hander pitched a no-hitter in 2018 before the injury. Manaea earned... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Girardi was hardly stunned to learn his firing two years ago as manager of the New York Yankees may have followed a canning by the Houston Astros.“Word gets around,” he said.Entering his first season as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, Girardi said Monday the Yankees suspected Houston was trying to steal signs during the 2017 AL Championship Series. The Astros won the seven-game matchup with four victories at home, then won the World Series — an accomplishment tainted last month when a former Houston pitcher publicly alleged the Astros used electronics to steal opposing catchers’ signs that season.“I wasn't shocked,” Girardi said. Major League Baseball has been investigating since right-hander Mike Fiers told The Athletic that Houston was using outfield cameras to steal signs and banged a garbage can in the dugout tunnel to alert players. Fiers played for those ’17 Astros but left in free agency after the season. He’s now with the Oakland Athletics — one of Houston’s... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Manager Bob Melvin knows the Oakland Athletics might need to find a way to win the AL West to guarantee themselves a long playoff series.Pulling past the powerful Astros is the next aim for the A’s, daunting as it might be.Two straight AL wild-card losses following 97-win seasons have left the A’s going into the offseason again wondering what it will take to finally get over the hump in a tough division dominated by Houston the past three years. Oakland has lost nine straight winner-take-all games since 2000 after a 5-1 defeat to the Rays on Wednesday night with Tampa Bay getting to Sean Manaea from the start.The A’s were playing at home this time, a far different scenario from the 7-2 loss at Yankee Stadium in the 2018 wild-card game.“We really had a great feeling about yesterday, so it's disappointing for a lot of reasons,” Melvin said Thursday. “Trying to digest that but as far as the season goes, it was another great season. We're proud of the fact that we backed... [More]

Tigers first. Niko Goodrum triples to shallow right field. Dawel Lugo out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Stephen Piscotty. Niko Goodrum scores. Nicholas Castellanos walks. Miguel Cabrera singles to center field. Nicholas Castellanos to third. Ronny Rodriguez flies out to deep center field to Ramon Laureano. Christin Stewart walks. Josh Harrison flies out to deep center field to Ramon Laureano.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.Athletics third. Ramon Laureano singles to left field. Josh Phegley pops out to Dawel Lugo. Marcus Semien triples to right center field. Ramon Laureano scores. Matt Chapman walks. Chad Pinder out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Nicholas Castellanos. Marcus Semien scores. Khris Davis singles to right field. Matt Chapman to second. Stephen Piscotty singles to left field. Khris Davis to second. Matt Chapman scores. Matt Olson pops out to Niko Goodrum.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 3, Tigers 2.Tigers third. Dawel... [More]

Athletics second. Mark Canha homers to left field. Stephen Piscotty grounds out to second base, Scooter Gennett to Brandon Belt. Chad Pinder flies out to right center field to Mike Yastrzemski. Khris Davis called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 1, Giants 0.Athletics third. Jurickson Profar walks. Josh Phegley singles to left field. Jurickson Profar to second. Marcus Semien flies out to right field to Mike Yastrzemski. Matt Chapman doubles to deep left field. Josh Phegley to third. Jurickson Profar scores. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Mark Canha called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 2, Giants 0.Giants fifth. Kevin Pillar grounds out to third base, Matt Chapman to Matt Olson. Scooter Gennett flies out to deep right center field to Stephen Piscotty. Brandon Crawford homers to left field. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 2, Giants 1.Giants sixth. Stephen Vogt flies out to center field... [More]

Athletics first. Marcus Semien doubles to deep right field. Robbie Grossman walks. Matt Chapman walks. Robbie Grossman to second. Marcus Semien to third. Matt Olson reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Matt Chapman out at second. Robbie Grossman to third. Marcus Semien scores. Mark Canha singles to left center field. Matt Olson scores. Robbie Grossman scores. Stephen Piscotty singles to center field. Mark Canha to second. Khris Davis grounds out to shallow infield. Stephen Piscotty out at second.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.Athletics third. Robbie Grossman triples to deep left center field. Matt Chapman singles to left field. Robbie Grossman scores. Matt Olson singles to second base. Matt Chapman to second. Mark Canha reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Matt Olson out at second. Matt Chapman to third. Stephen Piscotty reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Mark Canha out at second. Matt Chapman scores. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.2... [More]

Yankees second. Didi Gregorius doubles to deep center field. Gleyber Torres grounds out to third base, Matt Chapman to Matt Olson. Mike Tauchman singles to right field. Didi Gregorius scores. Cameron Maybin strikes out swinging. Mike Ford flies out to right field to Stephen Piscotty.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Athletics 0.Athletics second. Mark Canha strikes out swinging. Chad Pinder grounds out to shallow infield, J.A. Happ to DJ LeMahieu. Stephen Piscotty singles to center field. Khris Davis homers to right field. Stephen Piscotty scores. Jurickson Profar grounds out to shortstop, Didi Gregorius to DJ LeMahieu.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 2, Yankees 1.Athletics third. Josh Phegley walks. Marcus Semien homers to left field. Josh Phegley scores. Matt Chapman grounds out to shortstop, Gleyber Torres to DJ LeMahieu. Matt Olson grounds out to shallow infield, J.A. Happ to DJ LeMahieu. Mark Canha grounds out to third base, Gio Urshela to DJ LeMahieu.2 runs,... [More]

Yankees first. DJ LeMahieu lines out to center field to Mark Canha. Aaron Judge strikes out swinging. Gary Sanchez homers to center field. Gio Urshela singles to shallow infield. Didi Gregorius singles to left field. Gio Urshela to second. Gleyber Torres pops out to shallow right field to Corban Joseph.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 1, Athletics 0.Athletics first. Marcus Semien pops out to second base to Gleyber Torres. Robbie Grossman walks. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. Matt Olson homers to right field. Robbie Grossman scores. Mark Canha homers to right field. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.Athletics second. Stephen Piscotty grounds out to shortstop, Didi Gregorius to DJ LeMahieu. Corban Joseph pops out to shallow center field to Didi Gregorius. Chris Herrmann singles to left field. Marcus Semien doubles to deep left field, tagged out at third, Cameron Maybin to Gleyber Torres to DJ LeMahieu. Chris Herrmann... [More]

Astros third. Jose Altuve singles to center field. Michael Brantley singles to left center field. Jose Altuve to second. Alex Bregman doubles to deep left center field. Michael Brantley to third. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Robbie Grossman. Michael Brantley scores. Carlos Correa walks. Yuli Gurriel strikes out swinging. Martin Maldonado called out on strikes.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 2, Athletics 0.Athletics third. Corban Joseph singles to right field. Josh Phegley singles to center field. Corban Joseph to second. Marcus Semien singles to shallow infield. Josh Phegley to second. Corban Joseph to third. Robbie Grossman singles to center field. Marcus Semien to second. Josh Phegley to third. Corban Joseph scores. Matt Chapman walks. Robbie Grossman to second. Marcus Semien to third. Josh Phegley scores. Matt Olson singles to right center field. Matt Chapman to second. Robbie Grossman to third. Marcus Semien scores. Mark Canha... [More]