Pirates first. Cole Tucker homers to left field. Kevin Newman flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Josh Bell grounds out to shallow left field, Ehire Adrianza to Miguel Sano. Jose Osuna flies out to deep right field to Max Kepler.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Twins 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds strikes out on a foul tip. Phillip Evans singles to left center field. Guillermo Heredia singles to left center field. Phillip Evans to second. Jacob Stallings singles to left field. Guillermo Heredia to second. Phillip Evans scores. Erik Gonzalez lines out to right field to Max Kepler. Cole Tucker reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Guillermo Heredia out at third.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Twins 0.Pirates fourth. Bryan Reynolds walks. Phillip Evans grounds out to shallow infield. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Guillermo Heredia walks. Jacob Stallings walks. Guillermo Heredia to second. Erik Gonzalez doubles to deep right center field. Jacob... [More]

Pirates first. Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow infield, David Bote to Anthony Rizzo. Kevin Newman homers to left field. Jose Osuna walks. Colin Moran called out on strikes. Phillip Evans singles to center field. Cole Tucker reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Phillip Evans out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.Cubs fifth. Willson Contreras doubles to deep left field. Kyle Schwarber doubles to deep center field. Willson Contreras scores. Steven Souza Jr. grounds out to shallow left field, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Ian Happ pinch-hitting for Josh Phegley. Ian Happ walks. Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Ian Happ out at second. Kyle Schwarber to third. Albert Almora Jr. grounds out to third base, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.Cubs eleventh. Anthony Rizzo flies out to deep right field to Cole Tucker. David Bote to third. Javier Baez singles to shallow center field. David Bote scores.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Cubs third. Ian Happ strikes out swinging. Kris Bryant walks. Anthony Rizzo hit by pitch. Kris Bryant to second. Javier Baez singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Anthony Rizzo to third. Kris Bryant scores. Throwing error by Trevor Williams. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.Cubs fourth. Jason Heyward grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell. Victor Caratini flies out to right field to Cole Tucker. Jason Kipnis homers to right field. Ian Happ grounds out to shallow right field, Josh Bell to Trevor Williams.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.Cubs fifth. Kris Bryant walks. Anthony Rizzo walks. Kris Bryant to second. Javier Baez flies out to deep right field to Cole Tucker. Kyle Schwarber walks. Willson Contreras walks. Kyle Schwarber to second. Kris Bryant to third. Jason Heyward singles to right field. Willson Contreras to third. Kyle Schwarber scores. Kris... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Benches cleared Tuesday night during the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the Astros in the first game between the teams since it was revealed that Houston illegally stole signs en route to a 2017 championship that came at Los Angeles’ expense in the World Series.The fracas occurred after Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly threw high-and-tight pitches to Astros stars Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa in the sixth inning. Kelly threw an errant breaking ball over Correa’s head. Correa, who homered and finished with three hits, took off his batting helmet and stared Kelly down before continuing the at-bat. Kelly struck out Correa, then stuck out his tongue and made a face in his direction. Correa started walking toward him and the players exchanged words, prompting the benches to clear in the first such incident of this pandemic-delayed season. There was plenty of yelling and crowding — outlawed as MLB tries to play a 60-game season amid the pandemic — but no pushing or punches thrown.Order was... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Javier Báez homered twice, doubled and scored on a deft dive to the plate, Alec Mills went six solid innings, and the Chicago Cubs extended their opening surge, beating the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Tuesday night.Chicago has won four of its first five games, scoring first in each one. Jason Kipnis’ triple — Shogo Akiyama lost it in the sun — got the Cubs going again.Mills (1-0) added to Chicago’s stretch of impressive starts, holding the Reds to two hits in six innings. Chicago’s starters have a 1.80 ERA and a .131 opponent batting average this season.The Reds got two-run homers by Nick Castellanos — his first since signing a $64 million deal — and Freddy Galvis but fell to 1-4, tied for the worst start in the majors.Cody Reed (0-1) allowed two runs in the fifth after relieving starter Tyler Mahle.DIAMONDBACKS 4, RANGERS 1ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Merrill Kelly took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up a home run as Arizona beat Texas. Rougned Odor’s one-out... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Javier Báez homered twice, doubled and scored on a deft dive to the plate, Alec Mills went six solid innings, and the Chicago Cubs extended their opening surge, beating the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 on Tuesday night.Chicago has won four of its first five games, scoring first in each one. Jason Kipnis’ triple — Shogo Akiyama lost it in the sun — got the Cubs going again.Mills (1-0) added to Chicago’s stretch of impressive starts, holding the Reds to two hits in six innings. Chicago’s starters have a 1.80 ERA and a .131 opponent batting average this season.The Reds got two-run homers by Nick Castellanos — his first since signing a $64 million deal — and Freddy Galvis but fell to 1-4, tied for the worst start in the majors.Cody Reed (0-1) allowed two runs in the fifth after relieving starter Tyler Mahle.BLUE JAYS 5, NATIONALS 1WASHINGTON (AP) — The reigning World Series champions dropped to 1-4 in the pandemic-shortened season with a 5-1 loss to Toronto that included two outfielders... [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]

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong grounds out to shallow infield, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell. Tommy Edman grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell. Paul Goldschmidt homers to deep left field. Paul DeJong flies out to deep right field to Cole Tucker.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Josh Bell singles to deep right field. Colin Moran singles to deep right field. Josh Bell to second. Phillip Evans hit by pitch. Colin Moran to second. Josh Bell to third. Guillermo Heredia called out on strikes. John Ryan Murphy walks. Phillip Evans to second. Colin Moran to third. Josh Bell scores. Cole Tucker pops out to shortstop to Paul DeJong. Kevin Newman grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.Cardinals fourth. Paul DeJong singles to deep center field. Matt Carpenter flies out to deep left field to Bryan Reynolds. Yadier Molina singles to shallow right field. Paul DeJong to third.... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller's first go-round in the majors was a study in contrasts and a snapshot of where baseball is at in 2020.The traditional numbers for the Pittsburgh Pirates top-ranked pitching prospect weren't great. One win in 11 starts. An ERA north of 7.00. An inability to work deep into games. For a franchise that needs young players to do a fair share of the heavy lifting in order to contend, the early returns were jarring.The advanced metrics, however, were far kinder to the big-armed 23-year-old. His spin rate, pitch efficiency and his strikeouts per nine innings (12.2) offered proof his stuff was good. That didn't make it any easier for the soft-spoken kid from Iowa to endure. There would be times he would get to the dugout wondering how things got sideways so quickly.“When you make pitches and a ground ball gets through the hole there or a double down the line or something like that, I mean, you kind of feel it out there,” Keller said. “Like, ‘Dang, that was a really... [More]

Greg Reynolds can't lift his right arm much these days, the byproduct of years of throwing batting practice to his son Bryan. Still, family is family. Habits are habits. So when Bryan decided to get back to work over the winter following his breakout rookie season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the elder Reynolds grabbed a bucket and went to work, just like always.No poring over video for hours. No breaking down reams of data. No mixing things up following a remarkable summer when Reynolds served as one of the few bright spots for a last-place team. It's not that Reynolds doesn't see value in having information. He does. It's just that his swing has always been about feel, one of the few things they have yet to put a metric on.So father and son went out when they could. Greg gritting his teeth. Bryan standing stone-faced in the box as he sprayed the ball to all fields with the same metronome-like quality that's made him essentially impervious to the eternal battle between hot and cold that... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole got off to a fast start in his spring training debut for the New York Yankees, throwing a 97 mph heater on his first pitch and striking out two in a hitless inning against Pittsburgh on Monday night.“It went well," Cole said. “It was fun. Made some good pitches."Leadoff man Adam Frazier popped out and Bryan Reynolds struck out before Cole Tucker drew a walk. Cole then fanned Josh Bell to finish up.“I lost the one guy, 0-2, Tucker,” Cole said. " A couple of quality fastballs at the top but one of those three has to be in the zone. So next outing will continue to fine tune some command, but also try to keep the execution in terms of how the stuff’s coming out very high. I think there was only one or two really pretty poor pitches, so it was good work. Quality work.”Cole signed a $324 million, nine-year contract as a free agent after going 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts last season for the AL champion Houston Astros. He has an overall career record of... [More]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out two and walked one over a hitless inning in his spring training debut for the New York Yankees against Pittsburgh on Monday night.Cole's first pitch to Adam Frazier was a 97 mph fastball. After Frazier popped out and Bryan Reynolds struck out, Cole Tucker drew a walk. The right-hander then fanned Josh Bell to finish up.Cole signed a $324 million, nine-year contract as a free agent after going 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts last season for the AL champion Houston Astros. He has an overall career record of 94-52.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out two and walked over a hitless inning in his spring training debut for the New York Yankees against Pittsburgh on Monday night.Cole's first pitch to Adam Frazier was a 97 mph fastball. After Frazier popped out and Bryan Reynolds struck out, Cole Tucker drew a walk. The right-hander then fanned Josh Bell to finish up.Cole signed a $324 million, nine-year contract as a free agent after going 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts last season for the AL champion Houston Astros. He has an overall career record of 94-52.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Brewers second. Lorenzo Cain grounds out to shortstop, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Ben Gamel grounds out to shallow infield, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna. Orlando Arcia homers to center field. David Freitas pinch-hitting for Brandon Woodruff. David Freitas singles to right field. Trent Grisham flies out to center field to Bryan Reynolds.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.Brewers fourth. Eric Thames homers to center field. Lorenzo Cain called out on strikes. Ben Gamel strikes out swinging. Orlando Arcia grounds out to third base, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Pirates 0.Brewers sixth. Mike Moustakas pops out to shortstop to Erik Gonzalez. Keston Hiura singles to right field. Eric Thames homers to center field. Keston Hiura scores. Lorenzo Cain walks. Ben Gamel strikes out swinging. Orlando Arcia grounds out to third base, Erik Gonzalez to Jose Osuna.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 4, Pirates 0.Pirates eighth. Pablo... [More]

Mariners second. Austin Nola called out on strikes. Daniel Vogelbach walks. Tim Lopes doubles to deep right center field. Daniel Vogelbach to third. Donnie Walton reaches on error. Tim Lopes to third. Daniel Vogelbach scores. Throwing error by Cole Tucker. Braden Bishop singles to center field. Donnie Walton to second. Tim Lopes scores. Yusei Kikuchi reaches on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield. Braden Bishop to second. Donnie Walton to third. Fielding error by Joe Musgrove. Shed Long singles to right field. Yusei Kikuchi to second. Braden Bishop scores. Donnie Walton scores. Mallex Smith grounds out to second base. Shed Long out at second.4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 4, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Colin Moran doubles to deep right center field. Elias Diaz doubles to left field. Colin Moran scores. Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. Jake Elmore doubles to center field. Elias Diaz scores. Erik Gonzalez lines out to left field to Braden Bishop. Joe Musgrove doubles to deep... [More]

Mariners second. Kyle Seager singles to shortstop. Kyle Lewis lines out to deep center field to Bryan Reynolds. Tom Murphy walks. Kyle Seager to second. Dee Gordon lines out to deep left field to Erik Gonzalez. Dylan Moore doubles to deep left field. Tom Murphy scores. Kyle Seager scores. Justin Dunn called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 2, Pirates 0.Mariners fourth. Kyle Seager flies out to center field to Bryan Reynolds. Kyle Lewis homers to right field. Tom Murphy homers to center field. Dee Gordon singles to center field. Dylan Moore strikes out swinging. Dee Gordon out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 4, Pirates 0.Pirates eighth. Erik Gonzalez grounds out to shallow infield to Tom Murphy. Cole Tucker pinch-hitting for Yacksel Rios. Cole Tucker triples to deep right field. Kevin Newman grounds out to third base, Kyle Seager to Austin Nola. Cole Tucker scores. Bryan Reynolds grounds out to shallow infield, Anthony Bass to Austin Nola.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 4, Pirates 1.

Cubs first. Anthony Rizzo walks. Nicholas Castellanos doubles to deep left field. Anthony Rizzo to third. Kris Bryant homers to center field. Nicholas Castellanos scores. Anthony Rizzo scores. Kyle Schwarber pops out to shallow left field to Erik Gonzalez. Ben Zobrist flies out to right field to Jose Osuna. Victor Caratini singles to center field. Jason Heyward lines out to deep right field to Jose Osuna.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Erik Gonzalez doubles to left center field. Trevor Williams singles to shallow infield. Erik Gonzalez to third. Kevin Newman singles to center field. Trevor Williams to second. Erik Gonzalez scores. Bryan Reynolds doubles to deep left field. Kevin Newman to third. Trevor Williams scores. Pablo Reyes singles to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Kevin Newman scores. Jose Osuna grounds out to shallow infield, Kris Bryant to Ian Happ. Pablo Reyes to second. Elias Diaz walks. Colin Moran singles to right field. Elias... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman singles to shallow center field. Bryan Reynolds walks. Kevin Newman scores. Throwing errors by Willson Contreras, Albert Almora Jr.. Melky Cabrera lines out to center field to Albert Almora Jr.. Josh Bell pops out to Willson Contreras. Jose Osuna walks. Pablo Reyes triples to deep right center field. Jose Osuna scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Adam Frazier doubles to right field. Pablo Reyes scores. Elias Diaz grounds out to shortstop, Nico Hoerner to Anthony Rizzo.4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 4, Cubs 0.Cubs first. Anthony Rizzo singles to left field. Nicholas Castellanos homers to center field. Anthony Rizzo scores. Kris Bryant flies out to left field to Pablo Reyes. Willson Contreras homers to center field. Kyle Schwarber doubles to deep right field. Nico Hoerner homers to center field. Kyle Schwarber scores. David Bote walks. Albert Almora Jr. grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Josh Bell. David Bote to second. Jon Lester strikes out... [More]

Pirates first. Adam Frazier grounds out to first base, Brandon Belt to Jeff Samardzija. Bryan Reynolds singles to center field. Colin Moran flies out to deep center field to Kevin Pillar. Josh Bell singles to right center field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Jose Osuna doubles to deep left field. Josh Bell to third. Bryan Reynolds scores. Cole Tucker flies out to center field to Kevin Pillar.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Giants 0.Pirates fourth. Jose Osuna grounds out to shallow infield, Jeff Samardzija to Brandon Belt. Cole Tucker triples to deep right field. Kevin Kramer out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Kevin Pillar. Cole Tucker scores. Jacob Stallings grounds out to second base, Mauricio Dubon to Brandon Belt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Giants 0.Pirates fifth. Joe Musgrove triples to deep right center field. Adam Frazier singles to deep right field. Joe Musgrove scores. Bryan Reynolds reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Adam Frazier out... [More]

Pirates second. Jose Osuna doubles to right field. Adam Frazier singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Jose Osuna scores. Throwing error by Mike Yastrzemski. Elias Diaz grounds out to shallow infield, Logan Webb to Brandon Belt. Kevin Kramer singles to shallow center field. Adam Frazier scores. Dario Agrazal grounds out to third base, Corban Joseph to Brandon Belt. Kevin Newman called out on strikes.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Giants 0.Pirates fourth. Jose Osuna doubles to left field. Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow infield, Logan Webb to Brandon Belt. Jose Osuna to third. Elias Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jaylin Davis. Jose Osuna scores. Kevin Kramer strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 3, Giants 0.Pirates fifth. Dario Agrazal grounds out to third base, Corban Joseph to Brandon Belt. Kevin Newman singles to left field. Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. Colin Moran singles to center field. Kevin Newman scores.... [More]