DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado hasn't expressed this much optimism since signing his $260 million contract with Colorado two years ago. “Excited” was the term the slugging, slick-fielding third baseman used about a dozen times Tuesday at his introductory news conference following his blockbuster trade from the Rockies to the St. Louis Cardinals. Excited to join a team that's always in the playoff picture. Excited to join an organization with such rich history. Left unsaid but just underneath the surface: Excited to flee a franchise that posted just two winning records in his eight years in Denver and that never advanced beyond the NL Division Series. The eight-time Gold Glove winner and five-time All-Star forced his way out of Colorado by steadfastly sticking to a request to be traded. He’ll be suiting up for a Cardinals team thinking about an NL Central title and more, while the Rockies are looking at some variation of a rebuild in front of a frustrated fanbase. “They really care about winning,”... [More]

DENVER (AP) — Bud Black hears the Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story trade rumors. Bud Black is entertained by the Nolan Arenado and the Trevor Story trade rumors. Just that time of year, the Colorado Rockies manager contended Wednesday in a Zoom call. “My expectation is that they’ll be with us come opening day,” Black said. Black actually thinks that trade rumors, any sort of trade rumors, are a good thing over the offseason because it keeps baseball in the conversation during this time dominated by college football, the NFL and the start of the NBA season. “It’s great for baseball to talk about players and talk about trades and talk about movement, talk about free agency," Black said. "That’s good for the game. It’s great for the game to have that out there and baseball be in the news.” Arenado is scheduled to make $35 million in 2021 as part of a $260 million, eight-year contract he signed with the Rockies in 2019. There's one caveat that could cause potential bidders to balk: The deal includes... [More]

American LeagueP Kenta Maeda Minnesota Twins; Griffin Canning Los Angeles Angels; Zach Plesac Cleveland Indians. C Yasmani Grandal Chicago White Sox; James McCann Chicago White Sox; Roberto Perez Cleveland Indians. 1B Matt Olson Oakland Athletics; Evan White Seattle Mariners; Yuli Gurriel Houston Astros. 2B Cesar Hernandez Cleveland Indians; Danny Mendick Chicago White Sox; Jonathan Schoop Detroit Tigers; Nicky Lopez Kansas City Royals. 3B Yoan Moncada Chicago White Sox; Gio Urshela New York Yankees; Isiah Kiner-Falefa Texas Rangers. SS Niko Goodrum Detroit Tigers; J.P. Crawford Seattle Mariners; Carlos Correa Houston Astros. LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Toronto Blue Jays; Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals; Kyle Tucker Houston Astros. CF Ramon Laureano Oakland Athletics; Byron Buxton Minnesota Twins; Luis Robert Chicago White Sox. RF Clint Frazier New York Yankees; Joey Gallo Texas Rangers; Anthony Santander Baltimore Orioles. National LeagueP Max Fried Atlanta Braves; Alec Mills Chicago Cubs; Kyle... [More]

DENVER (AP) — Hampered by a sore left shoulder, Nolan Arenado couldn’t carry the Colorado Rockies to the postseason. Don't be surprised to hear his name surface in offseason trade rumors. The All-Star third baseman never found his groove in the shortened season before going on the injured list for the final week. And while his team started 11-3, the Rockies couldn't sustain the momentum. Colorado went 15-31 the rest of the way, which was the lowest winning percentage in the majors over that span. This on the heels of a 71-90 mark a year ago, which led Arenado to call out the front office over the winter about needing more talent. By his standards, it was a quiet season for Arenado. He hit .253 with eight homers. The 29-year-old Arenado has an opt-out clause after next season on his eight-year, $260 million deal. General manager Jeff Bridich may listen to offers to see what the market value is on a player who’s captured seven straight Gold Gloves. “I’d assume there’s going to be some changes,”... [More]

Athletics third. Tony Kemp walks. Marcus Semien walks. Tony Kemp to third. Robbie Grossman reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Marcus Semien out at third. Tony Kemp scores. Tommy La Stella singles to center field. Robbie Grossman to second. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Robbie Grossman steals third. Mark Canha grounds out to shallow left field, Nolan Arenado to Josh Fuentes.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Athletics 1, Rockies 0.Rockies third. David Dahl flies out to deep center field to Ramon Laureano. Ryan McMahon singles to deep right center field. Tony Wolters singles to shallow right field. Ryan McMahon to third. Raimel Tapia singles to shallow center field. Tony Wolters to second. Ryan McMahon scores. Trevor Story reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Raimel Tapia out at second. Tony Wolters to third. Charlie Blackmon strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Athletics 1, Rockies 1.Athletics sixth. Tommy La Stella singles to shallow infield. Matt Olson doubles to deep right center field. Tommy La Stella to third. Mark Canha grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan McMahon to Josh Fuentes. Matt Olson to third. Tommy La Stella scores. Jake Lamb singles to deep right field. Matt Olson scores. Sean Murphy grounds out to shortstop. Jake Lamb out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 3, Rockies 1.

Athletics second. Jake Lamb walks. Ramon Laureano singles to center field. Jake Lamb to third. Jonah Heim reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Ramon Laureano out at second. Tony Kemp out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Kevin Pillar. Jake Lamb scores. Tommy La Stella pops out to shallow right field to Garrett Hampson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 1, Rockies 0.Rockies fifth. Josh Fuentes singles to shallow left field, advances to 3rd. Throwing error by Marcus Semien. Elias Diaz homers to left field. Josh Fuentes scores. Garrett Hampson strikes out swinging. Raimel Tapia grounds out to shallow infield, Tommy La Stella to Matt Olson. Trevor Story singles to shallow infield. Charlie Blackmon pops out to shallow infield to Marcus Semien.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Athletics 1.Rockies sixth. Nolan Arenado singles to second base. Kevin Pillar singles to left field. Nolan Arenado to second. Matt Kemp reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Kevin Pillar out at second. Nolan Arenado to third. Josh Fuentes out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Robbie Grossman. Matt Kemp to second. Nolan Arenado scores. Elias Diaz strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 3, Athletics 1.

Rockies third. Tony Wolters walks. Raimel Tapia pops out to third base to Anthony Rendon. Trevor Story singles to center field. Tony Wolters to third. Charlie Blackmon out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Mike Trout. Tony Wolters scores. Nolan Arenado lines out to shallow infield, Jaime Barria to Jared Walsh.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Angels 0.Angels fourth. Mike Trout walks. Anthony Rendon flies out to center field to David Dahl. Albert Pujols singles to deep center field. Mike Trout to second. Justin Upton singles to right field. Albert Pujols to second. Mike Trout to third. Max Stassi out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Raimel Tapia. Mike Trout scores. Jo Adell flies out to deep center field to David Dahl.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 1, Rockies 1.Rockies fourth. Daniel Murphy grounds out to shallow right field to Jared Walsh. Josh Fuentes singles to deep left field. David Dahl grounds out to first base, David Fletcher to Jared Walsh.... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nate Lowe hit two homers and drove in four runs as Tampa Bay fielded a lineup of all lefties, Blake Snell worked 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the AL East-leading Rays routed the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox 11-1 on Friday night.Tampa Bay became the first major league team since at least 1900 to use a batting order with only left-handed batters, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Snell (4-1) gave up five hits and two walks. He struck out five.Yoshi Tsutsugo also homered for the Rays, who stopped a three-game skid. Boston rookie Bobby Dalbec had his five-game home run streak end but had an RBI double in the ninth.Rays manager Kevin Cash stacked his lineup with lefties against right-hander Andrew Triggs, who made his second start with Boston.Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke quickly countered by removing Triggs after he allowed a hit and walk in a scoreless first. However, Tsutsugo started the second with a homer off lefty Matt Hall (0-3).Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI... [More]

Angels first. Andrelton Simmons flies out to right field to Charlie Blackmon. Jared Walsh singles to shortstop. Mike Trout singles to left center field. Jared Walsh to second. Anthony Rendon singles to shallow left field. Mike Trout to third. Jared Walsh scores. Throwing error by Trevor Story. Justin Upton singles to left field. Anthony Rendon to second. Mike Trout scores. Shohei Ohtani reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Justin Upton out at second. Anthony Rendon to third. Taylor Ward strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Angels 2, Rockies 0.Rockies third. Josh Fuentes singles to deep center field. Tony Wolters walks. Raimel Tapia flies out to deep left field to Justin Upton. Trevor Story doubles to deep right center field. Tony Wolters to third. Josh Fuentes scores. Charlie Blackmon out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Mike Trout. Trevor Story to third. Tony Wolters scores. Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left... [More]

Rockies first. Raimel Tapia strikes out swinging. Trevor Story homers to center field. Charlie Blackmon called out on strikes. Nolan Arenado walks. Kevin Pillar strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Padres 0.Padres first. Trent Grisham singles to left field. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out to shallow infield. Trent Grisham out at second. Manny Machado doubles to deep left center field. Mitch Moreland homers to right field. Manny Machado scores. Wil Myers flies out to Charlie Blackmon.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Rockies 1.Rockies sixth. Charlie Blackmon flies out to center field to Wil Myers. Nolan Arenado doubles to left field. Kevin Pillar flies out to right field to Wil Myers. Matt Kemp homers to center field. Nolan Arenado scores. Josh Fuentes pops out to shallow center field to Fernando Tatis Jr..2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 3, Padres 2.Padres sixth. Mitch Moreland walks. Wil Myers triples to deep right center field. Mitch... [More]

Rockies first. Raimel Tapia lines out to deep left center field to Jurickson Profar. Trevor Story doubles to deep center field. Charlie Blackmon walks. Trevor Story steals third. Nolan Arenado homers to left field. Charlie Blackmon scores. Trevor Story scores. Kevin Pillar strikes out swinging. Matt Kemp singles to left field. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 3, Padres 0.Padres first. Trent Grisham walks. Fernando Tatis Jr. walks. Trent Grisham to second. Manny Machado walks. Fernando Tatis Jr. to second. Trent Grisham to third. Mitch Moreland strikes out swinging. Austin Nola hit by pitch. Manny Machado to second. Fernando Tatis Jr. to third. Trent Grisham scores. Wil Myers homers to right field. Austin Nola scores. Manny Machado scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Jason Castro doubles to deep right center field. Jurickson Profar singles to center field, tagged out at second, Kevin Pillar to Ryan McMahon to Garrett Hampson. Jason Castro to third.... [More]

Dodgers first. Gavin Lux pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado. Corey Seager homers to left field. Max Muncy walks. Cody Bellinger pops out to shallow center field to Trevor Story. AJ Pollock called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Kevin Pillar pops out to Cody Bellinger. Matt Kemp singles to left field. Josh Fuentes homers to left field. Matt Kemp scores. Garrett Hampson flies out to center field to Chris Taylor. Elias Diaz singles to shallow infield. Raimel Tapia strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 1.Dodgers second. Will Smith homers to center field. Chris Taylor walks. Matt Beaty grounds out to shallow infield. Chris Taylor out at second. Kike Hernandez grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan Castellani to Josh Fuentes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 2.Rockies fifth. Garrett Hampson singles to shallow infield. Elias Diaz strikes out on a foul tip. Garrett Hampson... [More]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Albert Pujols drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros to sweep Saturday’s doubleheader.It was not a walk-off win for the Angels, though. They were the visiting team in the nightcap because it was a makeup of the Aug. 26 game in Houston that was postponed due to Tropical Storm Laura.Mike Trout became the Angels’ home run leader in the first game with No. 300 of his career and Jo Adell celebrated with a game-winning, two-run single in the seventh to give Los Angeles a 10-9 win.Rendon hitting homers to sink the Astros is nothing new. He had a three-run shot for Washington in Game 6 of last year’s World Series and then a solo drive in the deciding game to start the Nationals’ comeback.Noe Ramirez (1-0) worked a scoreless sixth and Ty Buttrey earned his fifth save.Los Angeles trailed 6-4 in the seventh. Justin Upton singled and Trout walked before Rendon... [More]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout became the Angels’ career home run leader and Jo Adell celebrated with a game-ending, two-run single in the seventh, lifting Los Angeles to a 10-9 victory over the Houston Astros in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.The Angels trailed by two going into the seventh. Trout and Shohei Ohtani drew walks before Justin Upton doubled to drive in Trout. One out later, Adell lined a two-run single to right off Enoli Paredes (1-2) for his first game-ending hit.Trout hit career homer No. 300 in the third inning to pass Tim Salmon as the franchise leader. He also had a pair of doubles.Adell and Upton also homered, and Felix Peña (3-0) got the win.Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs for the Astros, who lost in walk-off fashion for the second straight game.INDIANS 4, BREWERS 3CLEVELAND (AP) — Milwaukee closer Josh Hader allowed his first hit of the season, and then gave up César Hernández’s game-winning single in the ninth inning.Oscar Mercado, who... [More]

Rockies second. Charlie Blackmon doubles to deep right field. Kevin Pillar flies out to deep right field to Mookie Betts. Charlie Blackmon scores. Throwing error by Mookie Betts. Daniel Murphy flies out to deep right field to Mookie Betts. Garrett Hampson flies out to left field to AJ Pollock.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on. Rockies 1, Dodgers 0.Rockies fourth. Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging. Charlie Blackmon homers to right field. Kevin Pillar strikes out swinging. Daniel Murphy lines out to deep left field to AJ Pollock.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers fifth. Gavin Lux walks. Edwin Rios grounds out to shallow infield, German Marquez to Daniel Murphy. Gavin Lux to second. Austin Barnes grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy. Gavin Lux to third. Mookie Betts singles to left field. Gavin Lux scores. Corey Seager doubles to deep center field. Mookie Betts scores. Max Muncy lines out to deep left field to Raimel Tapia.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,... [More]

Rockies first. Raimel Tapia homers to right field. Trevor Story called out on strikes. Nolan Arenado pops out to shallow right field to Cody Bellinger. Charlie Blackmon walks. Kevin Pillar strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers first. Mookie Betts singles to right field. Corey Seager grounds out to shallow infield. Mookie Betts out at second. Max Muncy homers to right field. Cody Bellinger grounds out to shallow infield, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 1, Dodgers 1.Rockies fifth. Garrett Hampson grounds out to shortstop, Max Muncy to Cody Bellinger. Sam Hilliard homers to right field. Tony Wolters grounds out to shortstop, Max Muncy to Cody Bellinger. Raimel Tapia grounds out to shallow infield, Dustin May to Cody Bellinger.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 1.Dodgers sixth. Mookie Betts singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by Kevin Pillar. Corey Seager singles... [More]

Giants first. Donovan Solano grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Josh Fuentes. Mike Yastrzemski homers to right field. Evan Longoria singles to center field. Wilmer Flores strikes out swinging. Darin Ruf singles to second base. Evan Longoria to second. Alex Dickerson singles to right field. Darin Ruf to second. Evan Longoria scores. Joey Bart singles to deep right field. Alex Dickerson to third. Darin Ruf scores. Daniel Robertson singles to left field. Joey Bart to second. Alex Dickerson scores. Mauricio Dubon walks. Daniel Robertson to second. Joey Bart to third. Donovan Solano strikes out swinging.4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Giants 4, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Garrett Hampson homers to left field. Sam Hilliard flies out to center field to Mauricio Dubon. Josh Fuentes grounds out to shortstop, Evan Longoria to Wilmer Flores. Tony Wolters strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 4, Rockies 1.Giants third. Joey Bart reaches on error. Fielding error by... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to shallow right field, Daniel Murphy to Jon Gray. Alex Dickerson homers. Evan Longoria singles to right center field. Brandon Belt singles to first base. Evan Longoria to third. Wilmer Flores pops out to shallow right field to Ryan McMahon. Donovan Solano doubles to deep center field. Brandon Belt scores. Evan Longoria scores. Brandon Crawford grounds out to shallow infield, Jon Gray to Daniel Murphy.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 3, Rockies 0.Giants second. Joey Bart singles to center field. Mauricio Dubon flies out to deep left field to Raimel Tapia. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. Alex Dickerson homers to right field. Joey Bart scores. Evan Longoria grounds out to shortstop, Garrett Hampson to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 5, Rockies 0.Giants third. Brandon Belt doubles to deep left center field. Wilmer Flores pops out to second base to Ryan McMahon. Donovan Solano lines out to deep right field... [More]

Padres third. Austin Nola singles to shallow center field. Jurickson Profar singles to left field. Austin Nola to third. Trent Grisham called out on strikes. Fernando Tatis Jr. triples to deep center field. Jurickson Profar scores. Austin Nola scores. Manny Machado out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Sam Hilliard. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Eric Hosmer walks. Mitch Moreland grounds out to shallow right field, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 3, Rockies 0.Padres fourth. Wil Myers homers to center field. Jake Cronenworth triples to shallow right field. Austin Nola walks. Jurickson Profar singles to shallow infield. Austin Nola to second. Jake Cronenworth scores. Trent Grisham grounds out to second base, Daniel Murphy to Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Jurickson Profar to second. Austin Nola to third. Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. Manny Machado grounds out to shallow left field, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 5, Rockies 0.Padres seventh. Trent Grisham strikes out swinging. Fernando Tatis Jr. walks. Manny Machado flies out to right field to Charlie Blackmon. Eric Hosmer doubles to right field. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Mitch Moreland grounds out to shallow right field, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 6, Rockies 0.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies added outfield depth by acquiring Kevin Pillar and $50,000 from Boston in a trade-deadline deal Monday.In exchange, the Red Sox will received a player to be named or $100,000 along with $161,200 in international amateur signing bonus pool allotment.Pillar is joining his fourth team since being traded on April 2, 2019, from the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Francisco Giants. He signed a deal with Boston in February. The 31-year-old Pillar batted .274 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 30 games for the Red Sox. He played a bulk of this season in right field, a spot occupied in Colorado by Charlie Blackmon. Pillar figures to spend time in center, with David Dahl currently on the injured list. In 12 career games at Coors Field, Pillar has a .326 batting average with one homer and seven RBIs.“We’re hoping that Kevin can come in and provide a spark to our offense and play an above-average center field in a park that demands it,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “He’s... [More]