PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Rodriguez lined a home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.Josh Bell hit a solo homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris to tie it at 5 in the ninth after Corey Dickerson hit a two-run shot against his former team in the eighth to give the Phillies a one-run lead.But after stranding five runners in the ninth and 10th, the Phillies won it when Rodriguez went deep against Michael Feliz (2-4) for his fourth career walk-off homer. Rodriguez was in a 1-for-21 slump before he connected.Philadelphia moved within a game of the idle Cubs for the second NL wild card.Bryce Harper homered with two outs in the eighth in his first game back from paternity leave to cut it to 4-3. After J.T. Realmuto's infield single, Dickerson ripped one out to put the Phillies ahead 5-4.Dickerson, acquired from the Pirates before the July 31 trade deadline, has 21 RBIs in 19 games for the Phillies.Brad... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Rodriguez lined a home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.Josh Bell hit a solo homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris to tie it at 5 in the ninth after Corey Dickerson hit a two-run shot against his former team in the eighth to give the Phillies a one-run lead.But after stranding five runners in the ninth and 10th, the Phillies won it when Rodriguez went deep against Michael Feliz (2-4) for his fourth career walk-off homer. Rodriguez was in a 1-for-21 slump before he connected.Philadelphia moved within a game of the idle Cubs for the second NL wild card.Bryce Harper homered with two outs in the eighth in his first game back from paternity leave to cut it to 4-3. After J.T. Realmuto's infield single, Dickerson ripped one out to put the Phillies ahead 5-4.Dickerson, acquired from the Pirates before the July 31 trade deadline, has 21 RBIs in 19 games for the Phillies.Brad... [More]

Phillies fourth. J.T. Realmuto singles to center field. Corey Dickerson strikes out swinging. Jean Segura strikes out swinging. Brad Miller homers to center field. J.T. Realmuto scores. Scott Kingery lines out to shallow center field to Adam Frazier.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.Pirates fifth. Colin Moran called out on strikes. Jacob Stallings flies out to deep left field to Corey Dickerson. Adam Frazier doubles to deep right field. Joe Musgrove singles to deep left field. Adam Frazier scores. Kevin Newman grounds out to shallow infield, Jason Vargas to Rhys Hoskins.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 2, Pirates 1.Pirates seventh. Melky Cabrera singles to left field. Colin Moran doubles to deep left field. Melky Cabrera scores. Jacob Stallings walks. Adam Frazier out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Rhys Hoskins to Cesar Hernandez. Jacob Stallings to second. Erik Gonzalez to third. Josh Bell pinch-hitting for Joe Musgrove. Josh Bell is intentionally... [More]

Marlins first. Jon Berti singles to third base. Neil Walker singles to right field. Jon Berti scores. Starlin Castro grounds out to shortstop. Neil Walker out at second. Harold Ramirez strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Marlins 1, Phillies 0.Phillies fourth. Corey Dickerson singles to left field. Jean Segura singles to left field. Corey Dickerson to second. Brad Miller called out on strikes. Scott Kingery homers to center field. Jean Segura scores. Corey Dickerson scores. Adam Haseley strikes out swinging. Zach Eflin singles to shallow center field. Cesar Hernandez walks. Zach Eflin to second. Rhys Hoskins walks. Cesar Hernandez to second. Zach Eflin to third. J.T. Realmuto walks. Rhys Hoskins to second. Cesar Hernandez to third. Zach Eflin scores. Corey Dickerson doubles to deep left field. J.T. Realmuto to third. Rhys Hoskins scores. Cesar Hernandez scores. Jean Segura walks. Brad Miller grounds out to shallow center field, Isan Diaz to Neil Walker.6 runs, 5 hits,... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam off Hyun-Jin Ryu and added a solo shot to help the Yankees set a club record for homers in a month, and New York routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 Friday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball.Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres also homered as the Yankees ended a four-game skid. They have a major league-leading 57 homers in August, their most in any month.Starting on five days' rest, James Paxton (10-6) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. He struck out 11 and walked none.Ryu (12-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 28.BRAVES 2, METS 1, 14 INNINGSNEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit with Atlanta, and the Braves earned sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam off Hyun-Jin Ryu and added a solo shot to help the Yankees set a club record for homers in a month, and New York routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 Friday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in baseball.Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres also homered as the Yankees ended a four-game skid. They have a major league-leading 57 homers in August, their most in any month.Starting on five days' rest, James Paxton (10-6) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings to win his fifth straight start. He struck out 11 and walked none.Ryu (12-4) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 28.BRAVES 2, METS 1, 14 INNINGSNEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit with Atlanta, and the Braves earned sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit as a Brave, and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 2-1 Friday night for its sixth straight win despite yet another sensational game by Jacob deGrom.The Mets tied a major league record by striking out 26 batters — including 13 by deGrom — but had their five-game winning streak end.At 21, Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. became the second-youngest player with a 30-homer, 30-steal season. Only Mike Trout did it faster than Acuña.Hamilton's grounder off Jeurys Familia (4-2) was just out of reach for diving second baseman Joe Panik, allowing Tyler Flowers to score from third.DeGrom homered and struck out eight straight batters during one dominant stretch, pitching seven innings of one-run ball.Luke Jackson (7-2) pitched two scoreless innings to win. Mark Melancon delivered a 1-2-3 14th to close out the 4 hour, 37-minute game for his fifth save.MARLINS 19, PHILLIES 11MIAMI (AP) — Starlin Castro homered twice... [More]

Phillies first. Cesar Hernandez singles to shallow infield. Rhys Hoskins hit by pitch. Cesar Hernandez to second. J.T. Realmuto doubles to deep left field. Rhys Hoskins to third. Cesar Hernandez scores. Corey Dickerson pops out to Neil Walker. Jean Segura lines out to first base to Garrett Cooper. Brad Miller walks. Scott Kingery triples to deep right center field. Brad Miller scores. J.T. Realmuto scores. Rhys Hoskins scores. Adam Haseley strikes out on a foul tip.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 4, Marlins 0.Phillies second. Vince Velasquez grounds out to shallow infield to Jorge Alfaro. Cesar Hernandez grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Garrett Cooper. Rhys Hoskins walks. J.T. Realmuto doubles to right field. Rhys Hoskins to third. Corey Dickerson doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. J.T. Realmuto scores. Rhys Hoskins scores. Fielding error by Brian Anderson. Jean Segura grounds out to second base, Isan Diaz to Garrett Cooper.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left... [More]

Red sox first. Mookie Betts doubles to left center field. Rafael Devers doubles to deep left center field. Mookie Betts scores. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. J.D. Martinez walks. Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. Sam Travis flies out to deep center field to Adam Haseley.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 1, Phillies 0.Red sox second. Christian Vazquez walks. Marco Hernandez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Christian Vazquez out at second. Jackie Bradley Jr. homers to right field. Mookie Betts lines out to shallow infield to Drew Smyly.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 2, Phillies 0.Phillies fifth. Cesar Hernandez doubles to right field. Adam Haseley walks. Rhys Hoskins flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Bryce Harper homers to left field. Adam Haseley scores. J.T. Realmuto flies out to center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Corey Dickerson grounds out to third base, Rafael Devers to Sam Travis.3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on.... [More]

Phillies first. Rhys Hoskins walks. J.T. Realmuto pops out to second base to Brock Holt. Bryce Harper doubles to left field. Rhys Hoskins to third. Jean Segura doubles to deep left center field. Bryce Harper scores. Rhys Hoskins scores. Corey Dickerson grounds out to shortstop, Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland. Jean Segura to third. Scott Kingery singles to left field. Jean Segura scores. Cesar Hernandez singles to left center field. Scott Kingery to second. Adam Haseley flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 3, Red sox 0.Red sox third. Mitch Moreland singles to left field. Brock Holt flies out to left field to Corey Dickerson. Jackie Bradley Jr. homers to center field. Mitch Moreland scores. Mookie Betts grounds out to third base, Scott Kingery to J.T. Realmuto. Rafael Devers flies out to center field to Adam Haseley.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 3, Red sox 2.

Phillies second. Jean Segura doubles to deep left field. Cesar Hernandez flies out to left field to Josh Naylor. Scott Kingery doubles to deep left field. Jean Segura scores. Adam Haseley strikes out swinging. Zach Eflin singles to center field. Scott Kingery scores. Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 2, Padres 0.Phillies third. Bryce Harper grounds out to first base to Eric Hosmer. J.T. Realmuto homers to left field. Corey Dickerson flies out to center field to Manuel Margot. Jean Segura flies out to deep center field to Manuel Margot.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 3, Padres 0.Padres fourth. Hunter Renfroe singles to left field. Ty France reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Hunter Renfroe out at second. Luis Urias called out on strikes. Dinelson Lamet singles to left field. Ty France to second. Manuel Margot singles to left field. Dinelson Lamet to second. Ty France scores. Josh Naylor doubles to deep left field. Manuel... [More]

Phillies second. Corey Dickerson grounds out to first base to Eric Hosmer. Jean Segura singles to left field. Logan Morrison singles to right center field, advances to 2nd. Jean Segura to third. Scott Kingery pops out to shallow infield to Eric Hosmer. Cesar Hernandez singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Logan Morrison to third. Jean Segura scores. Vince Velasquez strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 1, Padres 0.Phillies third. Roman Quinn homers to right field. Bryce Harper strikes out swinging. J.T. Realmuto homers to center field. Corey Dickerson lines out to second base to Ty France. Jean Segura pops out to shallow right field to Eric Hosmer.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Phillies 3, Padres 0.Phillies fifth. Bryce Harper singles to left field. J.T. Realmuto doubles to deep right field. Bryce Harper scores. Corey Dickerson flies out to right center field to Manuel Margot. Jean Segura reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. J.T. Realmuto out... [More]

Cubs third. Albert Almora Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Jean Segura to Rhys Hoskins. Anthony Rizzo homers to center field. Nicholas Castellanos doubles to deep left field. Kris Bryant flies out to deep center field to Adam Haseley. Nicholas Castellanos to third. Kyle Schwarber pops out to Scott Kingery.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.Cubs fourth. Ian Happ triples to deep right field. David Bote doubles to deep center field. Ian Happ scores. Victor Caratini strikes out swinging. Yu Darvish strikes out swinging. Albert Almora Jr. singles to right field, advances to 3rd. David Bote scores. Fielding error by Jean Segura. Anthony Rizzo singles to right field. Albert Almora Jr. scores. Nicholas Castellanos flies out to center field to Adam Haseley.3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cubs 4, Phillies 0.Cubs fifth. Kris Bryant pops out to shallow center field to Cesar Hernandez. Kyle Schwarber homers to center field. Ian Happ strikes out swinging. David Bote walks. Victor... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Frazier clobbered a tying three-run homer and Michael Conforto lined a game-ending single as the New York Mets stormed back in the ninth inning to stun the Washington Nationals 7-6 Friday night for their seventh straight win.Trailing 6-3, the Mets rallied against Sean Doolittle to win for the 14th time in 15 games at pulsating Citi Field. The Nationals hold the top spot in the NL wild-card race, and the Mets are 1½ games behind them.Mets rookie Pete Alonso homered in his fourth straight game, hitting his 38th of the season off Stephen Strasburg. J.D. Davis also connected.Doolittle (6-4) blew his fifth save in 30 chances.Luis Avila?n (3-0) got two outs for the win.INDIANS 6, TWINS 2MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched into the eighth inning, José Ramírez had three hits and the Indians pulled into a tie with the Twins for the AL Central lead.Cleveland trailed Minnesota by 11½ games on June 3 before putting together a 41-16 run, the best record in the majors since June... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Frazier clobbered a tying three-run homer and Michael Conforto lined a game-ending single as the New York Mets stormed back in the ninth inning to stun the Washington Nationals 7-6 Friday night for their seventh straight win.Trailing 6-3, the Mets rallied against Sean Doolittle to win for the 14th time in 15 games at pulsating Citi Field. The Nationals hold the top spot in the NL wild-card race, and the Mets are 1½ games behind them.Mets rookie Pete Alonso homered in his fourth straight game, hitting his 38th of the season off Stephen Strasburg. J.D. Davis also connected.Doolittle (6-4) blew his fifth save in 30 chances.Luis Avila?n (3-0) got two outs for the win.INDIANS 6, TWINS 2MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched into the eighth inning, José Ramírez had three hits and the Indians pulled into a tie with the Twins for the AL Central lead.Cleveland trailed Minnesota by 11½ games on June 3 before putting together a 41-16 run, the best record in the majors since June... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies have demoted third baseman Maikel Franco to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.Philadelphia made the surprising move Sunday with Franco hitting just .231 with 15 home runs and 47 RBIs in 102 games. Franco was once projected as a cornerstone player for the Phillies, appearing in more than 150 games in both 2016 and 2017. His best season came in 2016 when he hit 25 home runs and had 88 RBIs.The Phillies have a glut of outfielders and the trade deadline deal to get former All-Star Corey Dickerson left them looking to shake up the roster. Scott Kingery was starting at third base Sunday against the Chicago White Sox and he will take over for Franco. Dickerson was in left, Roman Quinn in center and Bryce Harper was in his usual spot in right field.Sean Rodriguez will serve as the right-handed bat off the bench. Manager Gabe Kapler says Rodriguez has more versatility than Franco.The Phillies also activated infielder Brad Miller off the injured list.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have demoted third baseman Maikel Franco to Triple-A Leigh Valley.The Phillies made the surprising move Sunday with Franco hitting just .231 with 15 home runs and 47 RBIs in 102 games. Franco was once projected as a cornerstone player for the Phillies, appearing in more than 150 games in both 2016 and 2017. His best season came in 2016 when he hit 25 home runs and had 88 RBIs.The Phillies have a glut of outfielders and the trade deadline deal to get former All-Star Corey Dickerson left them looking to shake up the roster. Scott Kingery was starting at third base Sunday against the Chicago White Sox and he will take over for Franco. Dickerson was in left, Roman Quinn in center and Bryce Harper was in his usual spot in right field.Sean Rodriguez will serve as the right-handed bat off the bench. Manager Gabe Kapler says Rodriguez has more versatility than Franco.The Phillies also activated infielder Brad Miller off the injured list.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Out of nowhere, the Houston Astros got a huge head start on October.On a dizzying day that featured two dozen trades, the Astros pulled off the biggest and most startling deal, adding ace Zack Greinke to an imposing rotation already loaded with All-Stars Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole.Plenty of familiar names were on the go Wednesday — Shane Greene and Mark Melancon boosted the Braves' bullpen, with Scooter Gennett, Jesús Aguilar, Mike Leake and Tanner Roark among those also moving.But it was the Astros' acquisition of Greinke from Arizona for four minor leaguers that quickly became the talk of baseball. The deal came right before the deadline for swapping players to still have them eligible for the postseason."We had him high on our list and we didn't know this was even remotely possible and it really wasn't until the last 48 hours and really the last 24 hours that we started to get traction on something," Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said.The AL West leaders and 2017 World Series... [More]

Out of nowhere, the Houston Astros got a huge head start on October.On a dizzying day that featured two dozen trades, the Astros pulled off the biggest and most startling deal, adding ace Zack Greinke to an imposing rotation already loaded with All-Stars Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole.Plenty of familiar names were on the go Wednesday — Shane Greene and Mark Melancon boosted the Braves' bullpen, with Scooter Gennett, Jesús Aguilar and Mike Leake among those also moving.But it was the Astros' acquisition of Greinke from Arizona for four minor leaguers that quickly became the talk of baseball. The deal came right before the deadline for swapping players to still have them eligible for the postseason."We had him high on our list and we didn't know this was even remotely possible and it really wasn't until the last 48 hours and really the last 24 hours that we started to get traction on something," Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said.The AL West leaders and 2017 World Series champions... [More]

The Latest on Major League Baseball's trade deadline (all times Eastern):6:40 p.m.The Los Angeles Angels have acquired catcher Max Stassi from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor-league outfielders Rainier Rivas and Raider Uceta.Stassi, who has played in parts of seven seasons with the Astros, is batting .167 with a home run and three RBIs in 31 games this season. General manager Billy Eppler said the move was more about adding catching depth and Stassi's strength behind the plate. According to MLB Statcast, Stassi is the second-best pitch framer in the AL with a 54.1% strike rate.Catcher Dustin Garneau was designated for assignment before Wednesday's game against the Detroit Tigers..___5:55 p.m.Mike Minor will make his scheduled start for the Rangers after the trade deadline passed with the All-Star lefty still in Texas.Hunter Pence, the All-Star designated hitter, is also still with his hometown team and in the lineup Wednesday night when Minor and the Rangers play the Seattle Mariners,... [More]