DETROIT (AP) — The Minnesota Twins capped a night of sensational slugging by breaking the major league record for home runs in a season, but that wasn't enough to overcome Detroit's seven-run third inning in the Tigers' 10-7 victory Saturday.The Twins homered six times to bring their season total to 268, one more than the New York Yankees managed last year. Minnesota broke the mark when Mitch Garver led off the ninth with a drive to left for his second homer of the game.Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, C.J. Cron and Nelson Cruz also went deep for Minnesota, which passed the 1997 Mariners (264 homers) during the game. Martín Perez (9-6) got the loss.Ronny Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run homers for the Tigers, who snapped a six-game skid and halted a six-game winning streak by the AL Central-leading Twins. Matthew Boyd (7-10) earned the win.NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 in eight crisp innings and Anthony Rendon homered twice, powering the Nationals to the... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — The Minnesota Twins capped a night of sensational slugging by breaking the major league record for home runs in a season, but that wasn't enough to overcome Detroit's seven-run third inning in the Tigers' 10-7 victory Saturday.The Twins homered six times to bring their season total to 268, one more than the New York Yankees managed last year. Minnesota broke the mark when Mitch Garver led off the ninth with a drive to left for his second homer of the game.Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, C.J. Cron and Nelson Cruz also went deep for Minnesota, which passed the 1997 Mariners (264 homers) during the game. Martín Perez (9-6) got the loss.Ronny Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run homers for the Tigers, who snapped a six-game skid and halted a six-game winning streak by the AL Central-leading Twins. Matthew Boyd (7-10) earned the win.NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 in eight crisp innings and Anthony Rendon homered twice, powering the Nationals to the... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning and the New York Yankees beat Oakland 4-3 on Saturday for their first victory in five tries against the Athletics this season.Aaron Judge hit a tying homer for New York with two outs in the eighth, his 19th of the season and sixth in eight games. The 6-foot-7 Judge also took a potential home run away from Matt Chapman in the 10th, barely needing to leave his feet for a grab at the right field wall.Gary Sánchez went deep twice for the AL East leaders, and Cory Gearrin (1-2) got his first win with New York.Lou Trivino (4-6) was beginning his third inning of work when he surrendered LeMahieu's 24th homer.METS 6, PHILLIES 3PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Ramos matched his career high with four hits and extended his hitting streak to 24 games, helping the Mets to the road win.Todd Frazier had three hits and two RBIs for the Mets, who pulled within four games of the Cubs for the second NL wild card. Frazier also... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning and the New York Yankees beat Oakland 4-3 on Saturday for their first victory in five tries against the Athletics this season.Aaron Judge hit a tying homer for New York with two outs in the eighth, his 19th of the season and sixth in eight games. The 6-foot-7 Judge also took a potential home run away from Matt Chapman in the 10th, barely needing to leave his feet for a grab at the right field wall.Gary Sánchez went deep twice for the AL East leaders, and Cory Gearrin (1-2) got his first win with New York.Lou Trivino (4-6) was beginning his third inning of work when he surrendered LeMahieu's 24th homer.CARDINALS 10, REDS 6, GAME 1ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, and the Cardinals beat the Reds in the opener of a doubleheader weekend.Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis won for the seventh time in eight games. Molina, Kolten Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each... [More]

Astros first. George Springer walks. Jose Altuve singles to right center field. George Springer to third. Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. George Springer scores. Yordan Alvarez flies out to deep left center field to Derek Fisher. Jose Altuve doubled off first.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Bo Bichette grounds out to shortstop, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel. Cavan Biggio walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. Cavan Biggio to second. Randal Grichuk singles to deep left field, advances to 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at third. Cavan Biggio scores. Teoscar Hernandez homers to left field. Randal Grichuk scores. Brandon Drury singles to center field. Rowdy Tellez strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 3, Astros 1.Blue jays fourth. Danny Jansen strikes out swinging. Derek Fisher called out on strikes. Bo Bichette singles to right center field. Cavan Biggio homers to right field.... [More]

Blue jays second. Teoscar Hernandez walks. Justin Smoak walks. Teoscar Hernandez to second. Brandon Drury strikes out on a foul tip. Derek Fisher walks. Justin Smoak to second. Teoscar Hernandez to third. Reese McGuire reaches on catcher interference. Derek Fisher to second. Justin Smoak to third. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Interference error by Robinson Chirinos. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. Cavan Biggio called out on strikes.1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Blue jays 1, Astros 0.Astros fifth. Yuli Gurriel reaches on error. Fielding error by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Aledmys Diaz strikes out swinging. Robinson Chirinos doubles to deep right field. Yuli Gurriel to third. Josh Reddick singles to right field. Robinson Chirinos to third. Yuli Gurriel scores. George Springer homers to left field. Josh Reddick scores. Robinson Chirinos scores. Jose Altuve singles to right field. Michael Brantley flies out to left center field to Derek Fisher. Alex Bregman flies out to deep left field to Derek... [More]

Braves second. Matt Joyce homers to right field. Adeiny Hechavarria reaches on error. Fielding error by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Francisco Cervelli walks. Adeiny Hechavarria to second. Rafael Ortega doubles to deep right center field. Francisco Cervelli to third. Adeiny Hechavarria scores. Billy Hamilton strikes out swinging. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to deep left field. Rafael Ortega scores. Tyler Flowers scores. Ozzie Albies flies out to right field to Randal Grichuk. Freddie Freeman doubles. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Josh Donaldson grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Justin Smoak.5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Braves 5, Blue jays 0.Blue jays fourth. Justin Smoak singles to deep center field. Teoscar Hernandez doubles to deep center field. Justin Smoak to third. Brandon Drury grounds out to shortstop, Ozzie Albies to Freddie Freeman. Teoscar Hernandez to third. Justin Smoak scores. Danny Jansen lines out to second base to Ozzie Albies. Bo Bichette pops out to third base to Josh... [More]

Blue jays first. Bo Bichette singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Josh Donaldson. Cavan Biggio singles to right field. Bo Bichette to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to left center field. Cavan Biggio to third. Bo Bichette scores. Rowdy Tellez pops out to Josh Donaldson. Randal Grichuk called out on strikes. Justin Smoak singles to right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third. Cavan Biggio scores. Billy McKinney grounds out to second base, Ozzie Albies to Freddie Freeman.2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Braves 0.Braves seventh. Rafael Ortega grounds out to first base, Rowdy Tellez to Jordan Romano. Tyler Flowers singles to center field. Billy Hamilton walks. Tyler Flowers to second. Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out swinging. Ozzie Albies doubles to deep right field. Billy Hamilton to third. Tyler Flowers scores. Freddie Freeman is intentionally walked. Josh Donaldson pops out to shortstop to Bo Bichette.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 2, Braves 1.Blue jays seventh. Justin Smoak homers to left field. Teoscar Hernandez pinch-hitting for Billy McKinney. Teoscar Hernandez walks. Reese McGuire walks. Teoscar Hernandez to second. Derek Fisher strikes out on a foul tip. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. Cavan Biggio walks. Reese McGuire to second. Teoscar Hernandez to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Dansby Swanson to Freddie Freeman.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on. Blue jays 3, Braves 1.

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

Mariners first. Mallex Smith walks. J.P. Crawford doubles. Mallex Smith to third. Austin Nola called out on strikes. Kyle Seager singles to right field. J.P. Crawford scores. Mallex Smith scores. Omar Narvaez lines out to center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Daniel Vogelbach grounds out to second base, Bo Bichette to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Billy McKinney flies out to deep center field to Jake Fraley. Danny Jansen pops out to shortstop to J.P. Crawford. Bo Bichette homers to center field. Cavan Biggio walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit by pitch. Cavan Biggio to second. Rowdy Tellez grounds out to second base, J.P. Crawford to Austin Nola.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Mariners 2.Mariners fifth. J.P. Crawford singles to first base. Austin Nola strikes out swinging. Kyle Seager doubles to deep right field. J.P. Crawford to third. Omar Narvaez homers to center field.... [More]

Blue jays first. Bo Bichette singles to right field. Derek Fisher singles to left field. Bo Bichette to second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. Randal Grichuk flies out to deep right field to Mallex Smith. Bo Bichette to third. Justin Smoak singles to shallow center field. Derek Fisher to third. Bo Bichette scores. Teoscar Hernandez doubles to deep left field. Justin Smoak to third. Derek Fisher scores. Cavan Biggio walks. Brandon Drury strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 2, Mariners 0.Mariners second. Omar Narvaez homers to right field. Daniel Vogelbach grounds out to shallow right field, Cavan Biggio to Justin Smoak. Tim Lopes strikes out swinging. Jake Fraley singles to deep right field. Dee Gordon triples to deep right field. Jake Fraley scores. Mallex Smith pops out to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Mariners 2.Blue jays third. Randal Grichuk doubles to deep left field. Justin Smoak walks. Teoscar Hernandez... [More]

Dodgers fourth. Corey Seager called out on strikes. Will Smith homers to left field. Chris Taylor triples to deep right center field, tagged out at home, Randal Grichuk to Cavan Biggio to Reese McGuire. Matt Beaty pops out to shallow right field to Cavan Biggio.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays ninth. Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging. Rowdy Tellez homers to center field. Brandon Drury flies out to deep center field to Chris Taylor. Billy McKinney pops out to third base to Corey Seager.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 1, Dodgers 1.Dodgers tenth. Kike Hernandez pinch-hitting for Joc Pederson. Kike Hernandez flies out to center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Max Muncy homers to center field.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 2, Blue jays 1.

Blue jays first. Bo Bichette homers to center field. Brandon Drury strikes out swinging. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. Randal Grichuk grounds out to shortstop. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 1, Dodgers 0.Blue jays third. Derek Fisher homers to center field. Sean Reid-Foley strikes out swinging. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. Brandon Drury grounds out to shortstop, Corey Seager to Cody Bellinger.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers third. Joc Pederson lines out to right field to Randal Grichuk. Clayton Kershaw strikes out swinging. A.J. Pollock homers to right field. Max Muncy walks. Will Smith homers to center field. Max Muncy scores. Cody Bellinger singles to right center field. Chris Taylor walks. Cody Bellinger to second. Corey Seager doubles to deep right field. Chris Taylor scores. Cody Bellinger scores. Kike Hernandez strikes out swinging.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 5, Blue jays 2.Dodgers... [More]

Mariners second. Kyle Seager homers to right field. Domingo Santana strikes out swinging. Daniel Vogelbach called out on strikes. Tom Murphy doubles to deep right field. Keon Broxton strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 1, Blue jays 0.Mariners fourth. Austin Nola homers to right field. Kyle Seager flies out to left center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Domingo Santana strikes out swinging. Daniel Vogelbach singles to center field. Tom Murphy homers to center field. Daniel Vogelbach scores. Keon Broxton strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 4, Blue jays 0.Mariners seventh. Keon Broxton homers to center field. Dylan Moore grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Justin Smoak. Tim Lopes flies out to center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Dee Gordon pops out to shortstop to Bo Bichette.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 5, Blue jays 0.Mariners ninth. Keon Broxton walks. Dylan Moore doubles to deep right field. Keon Broxton scores. Tim Lopes singles to center field. Dylan Moore scores. Dee Gordon grounds out to second base. Tim Lopes out at second. Austin Nola pops out to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 7, Blue jays 0.

Mariners second. Kyle Seager singles to left field. Austin Nola strikes out swinging. Daniel Vogelbach walks. Kyle Seager to second. Tim Lopes singles to right center field. Daniel Vogelbach scores. Kyle Seager scores. Dee Gordon flies out to deep center field to Teoscar Hernandez.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays second. Randal Grichuk grounds out to third base, Kyle Seager to Austin Nola. Justin Smoak doubles to deep right center field. Teoscar Hernandez called out on strikes. Brandon Drury singles to left field. Justin Smoak scores. Derek Fisher homers to center field. Brandon Drury scores. Danny Jansen lines out to left field to Tim Lopes.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 3, Mariners 2.Blue jays third. Bo Bichette flies out to deep right center field to Dylan Moore. Cavan Biggio singles to right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers to left field. Cavan Biggio scores. Randal Grichuk homers to center field. Justin Smoak flies out to left... [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]

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]