Nationals first. Trea Turner strikes out swinging. Adam Eaton pops out to Willians Astudillo. Anthony Rendon homers to center field. Juan Soto singles to right field, tagged out at second, Eddie Rosario to C.J. Cron to Ehire Adrianza.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Twins 0.Twins first. Mitch Garver grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Matt Adams. Luis Arraez doubles to deep right field. Nelson Cruz flies out to deep right field to Adam Eaton. Luis Arraez to third. Eddie Rosario singles to right field. Luis Arraez scores. C.J. Cron reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Eddie Rosario out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Twins 1.Nationals third. Trea Turner doubles to left center field. Adam Eaton singles to right field. Trea Turner to third. Anthony Rendon walks. Adam Eaton to second. Juan Soto reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Anthony Rendon out at second. Adam Eaton to third. Trea Turner scores. Howie Kendrick strikes out... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner pops out to Willians Astudillo. Adam Eaton doubles to deep left center field. Anthony Rendon walks. Juan Soto singles to center field. Anthony Rendon to second. Adam Eaton scores. Howie Kendrick pops out to shallow center field to Jonathan Schoop. Ryan Zimmerman singles to center field. Juan Soto to third. Anthony Rendon scores. Brian Dozier lines out to third base to Ehire Adrianza.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Nationals 2, Twins 0.Nationals third. Adam Eaton flies out to deep center field to LaMonte Wade Jr. Anthony Rendon pops out to shallow center field to Jonathan Schoop. Juan Soto walks. Howie Kendrick doubles to deep right field. Juan Soto scores. Ryan Zimmerman homers to center field. Howie Kendrick scores. Brian Dozier called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 5, Twins 0.Twins third. Jason Castro grounds out to shallow infield, Stephen Strasburg to Ryan Zimmerman. Luis Arraez singles to left field. Jorge Polanco homers to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. Eddie Rosario lines out to center field to Victor Robles.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 5, Twins 2.Nationals ninth. Victor Robles strikes out swinging. Trea Turner homers to center field. Adam Eaton grounds out to second base, Jonathan Schoop to Willians Astudillo. Anthony Rendon lines out to left field to Luis Arraez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 6, Twins 2.

Indians second. Yasiel Puig walks. Jason Kipnis doubles to right field. Yasiel Puig to third. Franmil Reyes singles to center field. Jason Kipnis scores. Yasiel Puig scores. Greg Allen singles to right center field, tagged out at second, Ian Miller to Jonathan Schoop. Franmil Reyes to third. Kevin Plawecki grounds out to third base, Luis Arraez to Ehire Adrianza. Yu Chang strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 2, Twins 0.Indians third. Francisco Lindor grounds out to third base, Luis Arraez to Ehire Adrianza. Oscar Mercado strikes out swinging. Carlos Santana homers to center field. Yasiel Puig singles to shortstop. Jason Kipnis singles to shallow infield. Yasiel Puig to second. Franmil Reyes grounds out to shortstop, Jorge Polanco to Ehire Adrianza.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 3, Twins 0.Twins fourth. Mitch Garver homers to center field. Jorge Polanco flies out to deep right field to Yasiel Puig. Eddie Rosario strikes out swinging. Willians Astudillo... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler strikes out swinging. Mitch Garver homers to left field. Jorge Polanco flies out to left field to Greg Allen. Eddie Rosario strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 1, Indians 0.Indians sixth. Francisco Lindor pops out to shallow center field to Jonathan Schoop. Oscar Mercado walks. Carlos Santana walks. Oscar Mercado to second. Yasiel Puig doubles to deep right center field. Carlos Santana to third. Oscar Mercado scores. Jason Kipnis called out on strikes. Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 2, Twins 1.Twins seventh. Willians Astudillo singles to shallow center field. Jonathan Schoop triples to deep right center field. Willians Astudillo scores. Max Kepler walks. Mitch Garver homers to right field. Max Kepler scores. Jonathan Schoop scores. Jorge Polanco lines out to left field to Greg Allen. Eddie Rosario flies out to deep right center field to Yasiel Puig. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 5, Indians 2.Indians eighth. Oscar Mercado grounds out to third base, Willians Astudillo to C.J. Cron. Carlos Santana called out on strikes. Yasiel Puig doubles to deep left center field. Jason Kipnis singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Yasiel Puig scores. Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 5, Indians 3.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Moran became the first player in major league history to make his debut while on the mound facing his brother, striking out younger sibling Colin in the Miami Marlins' 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Brian (1-0) entered in the fourth inning with the Marlins trailing 5-2. After Bryan Reynolds led off with a groundout, Colin stepped to the plate having doubled in each of his first two at-bats.The 30-year-old Brian fell behind 3-1 before throwing back-to-back sliders to strike out Colin looking. The 26-year-old Colin shouted toward the mound on his way back to the dugout. Moran hit Josh Bell with a pitch and then got Melky Cabrera to fly out in his only inning of work.The Marlins rallied for four runs in the fifth, allowing Brian to get the win. Colin finished 2 for 4.They became the first siblings to face each other in a pitcher-batter scenario with one of the brothers making his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Dario... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Moran became the first player in major league history to make his debut while on the mound facing his brother, striking out younger sibling Colin in the Miami Marlins' 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Brian (1-0) entered in the fourth inning with the Marlins trailing 5-2. After Bryan Reynolds led off with a groundout, Colin stepped to the plate having doubled in each of his first two at-bats.The 30-year-old Brian fell behind 3-1 before throwing back-to-back sliders to strike out Colin looking. The 26-year-old Colin shouted toward the mound on his way back to the dugout. Moran hit Josh Bell with a pitch and then got Melky Cabrera to fly out in his only inning of work.The Marlins rallied for four runs in the fifth, allowing Brian to get the win. Colin finished 2 for 4.They became the first siblings to face each other in a pitcher-batter scenario with one of the brothers making his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Dario... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Moran became the first player in major league history to make his debut while on the mound facing his brother, striking out younger sibling Colin in the Miami Marlins' 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Brian (1-0) entered in the fourth inning with the Marlins trailing 5-2. After Bryan Reynolds led off with a groundout, Colin stepped to the plate having doubled in each of his first two at-bats.The 30-year-old Brian fell behind 3-1 before throwing back-to-back sliders to strike out Colin looking. The 26-year-old Colin shouted toward the mound on his way back to the dugout. Moran hit Josh Bell with a pitch and then got Melky Cabrera to fly out in his only inning of work.The Marlins rallied for four runs in the fifth, allowing Brian to get the win. Colin finished 2 for 4.They became the first siblings to face each other in a pitcher-batter scenario with one of the brothers making his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Dario... [More]

Red sox fourth. Mookie Betts homers to right field. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to shortstop, Luis Arraez to C.J. Cron. Rafael Devers grounds out to shortstop, Luis Arraez to C.J. Cron. J.D. Martinez lines out to right field to Max Kepler.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 1, Twins 0.Twins fifth. Miguel Sano walks. Mitch Garver walks. Miguel Sano to second. Jake Cave walks. Mitch Garver to second. Miguel Sano to third. C.J. Cron grounds out to shortstop. Jake Cave out at second. Mitch Garver to third. Miguel Sano scores. Jonathan Schoop lines out to right field to Mookie Betts.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Red sox 1.Twins seventh. Eddie Rosario flies out to center field to Gorkys Hernandez. Miguel Sano walks. Mitch Garver walks. Miguel Sano to second. Jake Cave strikes out swinging. C.J. Cron walks. Mitch Garver to second. Miguel Sano to third. Willians Astudillo pinch-hitting for Jonathan Schoop. Willians Astudillo singles to right field. C.J. Cron to second. Mitch Garver to third. Miguel Sano scores. Max Kepler strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Twins 2, Red sox 1.

Red sox first. Mookie Betts homers to center field. Rafael Devers called out on strikes. Xander Bogaerts singles to center field. J.D. Martinez strikes out swinging. Andrew Benintendi walks. Xander Bogaerts to second. Brock Holt strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 1, Twins 0.Red sox second. Mitch Moreland grounds out to shallow infield, Willians Astudillo to C.J. Cron. Christian Vazquez singles to deep right field. Jackie Bradley Jr. walks. Christian Vazquez to second. Mookie Betts homers to center field. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Christian Vazquez scores. Rafael Devers flies out to deep right center field to Jake Cave. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Twins 0.Red sox sixth. Brock Holt singles to center field. Mitch Moreland walks. Brock Holt to second. Christian Vazquez doubles to deep left field. Mitch Moreland to third. Brock Holt scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. grounds out to second base, Jonathan Schoop to... [More]

Twins second. Eddie Rosario grounds out to shallow infield, Spencer Turnbull to Jordy Mercer. Miguel Sano walks. Luis Arraez doubles to deep left field. Miguel Sano to third. Jake Cave singles to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Miguel Sano scores. Willians Astudillo hit by pitch. Jake Cave to second. Jason Castro singles to left field. Willians Astudillo to second. Jake Cave scores. Max Kepler lines out to deep left center field to Brandon Dixon. Jorge Polanco singles to left field. Jason Castro to second. Willians Astudillo scores. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Jorge Polanco to third. Jason Castro scores. Eddie Rosario strikes out swinging.5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 5, Tigers 0.Tigers second. Harold Castro strikes out swinging. Dawel Lugo doubles to deep left field. Brandon Dixon doubles to deep left field. Dawel Lugo scores. Jordy Mercer pops out to shallow right field to Willians Astudillo. Jake Rogers strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back homers to begin the bottom of the first inning, giving the Yankees a major league-record 28 straight games with a long ball, and New York held off the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.Gleyber Torres and Edwin Encarnación each poked a solo shot over the short right field porch for the Yankees, who shook off another injury to Giancarlo Stanton and won for the 10th time in 11 games. The AL East leaders are 8-1 on a 10-game homestand that wraps up Wednesday.Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in the ninth before retiring Freddy Galvis on an easy grounder with two aboard for his 23rd save in 25 tries.Stanton exited in the fourth with a bruised right knee and was scheduled for an MRI. He got tangled up with Toronto pitcher Clayton Richard (0-4) in the first while getting thrown out on a headfirst slide into third base.Yankees rookie Nestor Cortes Jr. (3-0) pitched 4 1/3 solid innings in relief of opener Chad Green.RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back homers to begin the bottom of the first inning, giving the Yankees a major league-record 28 straight games with a long ball, and New York held off the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.Gleyber Torres and Edwin Encarnación each poked a solo shot over the short right field porch for the Yankees, who shook off another injury to Giancarlo Stanton and won for the 10th time in 11 games. The AL East leaders are 8-1 on a 10-game homestand that wraps up Wednesday.Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in the ninth before retiring Freddy Galvis on an easy grounder with two aboard for his 23rd save in 25 tries.Stanton exited in the fourth with a bruised right knee and was scheduled for an MRI. He got tangled up with Toronto pitcher Clayton Richard (0-4) in the first while getting thrown out on a headfirst slide into third base.Yankees rookie Nestor Cortes Jr. (3-0) pitched 4 1/3 solid innings in relief of opener Chad Green.RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The signs of a potent lineup were evident with the Minnesota Twins in spring training, factoring in the addition of a few accomplished power hitters and the anticipation of further development by their homegrown players.Even the most optimistic member of the organization would've had trouble envisioning a start like this, though. One-third of the way through the season, the Twins have been hitting like the famed 1927 New York Yankees. Well, better than that, actually.The Twins (37-17) lead the major leagues in several hitting categories, the most obvious reason they have the best record in the major leagues. Their 106 home runs are the most, fueling a .515 team slugging percentage that, if sustained, would be the best in big league history. Those '27 Yankees slugged at .488, a clip that stood until the Boston Red Sox finished at .491 in 2003 ."Everybody's happy when you're hitting a lot of bombas," left fielder Eddie Rosario said as he switched from English to Spanish... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Twins placed catcher Mitch Garver on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and returned third baseman Miguel Sanó from his rehabilitation assignment, nearly four months after he sustained a severe cut on his right heel.Minnesota made the moves on Wednesday before its game against Los Angeles, following Garver's injury the previous night in a home plate collision with Angels star Shohei Ohtani. Garver was diagnosed with a high sprain, which can take longer to heal than other varieties, but both Garver and manager Rocco Baldelli expressed optimism that the injury was not worse. Garver was wearing a walking boot in the clubhouse. No timetable for his return to action was announced."There's not much inflammation, which we're happy about," said Garver, who caught center fielder Byron Buxton's throw in the eighth inning on Tuesday and tagged Ohtani out to prevent the tying run from scoring when Ohtani slid into his leg to cause his ankle to awkwardly twist... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Twins have placed catcher Mitch Garver on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and returned third baseman Miguel Sanó from his rehabilitation assignment, nearly four months after he sustained a severe cut on his right heel.Minnesota made the moves on Wednesday before its game against Los Angeles, following Garver's injury the night before in a home plate collision with Angels star Shohei Ohtani. Garver was diagnosed with a high sprain, which can take longer to heal than other varieties, but both Garver and manager Rocco Baldelli expressed optimism that the injury was not worse. Garver was wearing a walking boot in the clubhouse. No timetable for his return to action was announced."There's not much inflammation, which we're happy about," said Garver, who caught center fielder Byron Buxton's throw in the eighth inning on Tuesday and tagged Ohtani out to prevent the tying run from scoring when Ohtani slid into his leg to cause his ankle to awkwardly twist... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:IN THE SWINGRookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looks to build off his first huge game in the majors when the Blue Jays continue their series at San Francisco.The highly touted 20-year-old hit the first two home runs of his major league career, becoming the youngest player in Toronto history to touch 'em all. Guerrero's drives were estimated at 438 feet and 451 feet.Two-sport star Danny Ainge had been the youngest Blue Jay to homer, in 1979 — Guerrero was younger by 18 days.The son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero entered the day batting .191 with one RBI in 13 games. The family already had long-ball history at Oracle Park — the elder Guerrero won the 2007 Home Run Derby at the waterfront stadium.TWISTED TWINThe Twins are hoping for good news on breakout backstop Mitch Garver, who suffered a left high ankle sprain tagging out Shohei Ohtani trying to score the tying run in Minnesota's 4-3 win over the Angels on Tuesday night. Garver hit a... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:IT'S TIMEVladimir Guerrero Jr. is set to make his big league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays against the Oakland Athletics. The son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero ripped through the minor leagues with a .331 average and .945 OPS over three-plus seasons. Guerrero's smiling face was on the cover of the Toronto Star on Thursday beside a headline that read: "Future is Now." The Blue Jays are opening gates earlier than usual so fans can watch the 20-year-old take batting practice.AN EVENING WITH LA TORTUGACult favorite Willians Astudillo is getting his own night at the ballpark in Minnesota. A third-string catcher and utility player with the Twins, Astudillo has become a fan favorite for his pudgy frame, curly hair and elite ability to put the bat on the ball. The club has dubbed it "An Evening With La Tortuga" — a nod to Astudillo's nickname, meaning turtle in Spanish. Fans who purchased a special ticket package will get T-shirts bearing... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:IT'S TIMEVladimir Guerrero Jr. is set to make his big league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays against the Oakland Athletics. The son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero ripped through the minor leagues with a .331 average and .945 OPS over three-plus seasons. Guerrero's smiling face was on the cover of the Toronto Star on Thursday beside a headline that read: "Future is Now." The Blue Jays are opening gates earlier than usual so fans can watch the 20-year-old take batting practice.AN EVENING WITH LA TORTUGACult favorite Willians Astudillo is getting his own night at the ballpark in Minnesota. A third-string catcher and utility player with the Twins, Astudillo has become a fan favorite for his pudgy frame, curly hair and elite ability to put the bat on the ball. The club has dubbed it "An Evening With La Tortuga" — a nod to Astudillo's nickname, meaning turtle in Spanish. Fans who purchased a special ticket package will get T-shirts bearing... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The most popular player on the Minnesota Twins is the third-string catcher and play-him-almost-anywhere everyman Willians Astudillo, whose all-in, all-out style has endeared him to players and fans alike since he made his major league debut last season.Astudillo's cult hero status will hit a new high on Friday, when the Twins take on the Orioles. The event is called "An Evening With La Tortuga at Target Field ," with T-shirts bearing Astudillo's nickname — meaning the turtle, in Spanish — distributed to fans who pre-purchased a special ticket package. All 3,000 seats designated for the promotion sold out."You know, I'm grateful for it. It's very satisfying to know the fans welcome me here. I just keep playing hard," Astudillo said recently through team interpreter Elvis Martinez. "It makes me proud, the popularity, but it's something that I wasn't expecting. But it's happening, so I welcome it."For a 27-year-old bench player who has appeared in only 43 major league games... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Christian Vazquez hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox completed an uplifting three-game sweep of the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-3 victory Sunday.Rafael Devers singled off Jose Alvarado (0-2) to start the 11th and went to second when Michael Chavis walked.Both runners moved up a base on Jackie Bradley's sacrifice bunt and Vazquez followed with his fly that Kevin Kiermaier ran down in center field.Marcus Walden (3-0) allowed an infield hit over two scoreless innings and Ryan Brasier worked the 11th to get his sixth save.After starting the season by losing eight of 10, the defending World Series champions are 7-5 over the last 12 games and went from eight to five games behind the Rays.DODGERS 6, BREWERS 5MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cody Bellinger reached over the right field wall to rob Christian Yelich in the eighth inning of yet another home run, then hit a solo drive off Josh Hader with two outs in the ninth to lift Los Angeles over... [More]