Nationals second. Juan Soto grounds out to shallow infield, Steven Matz to Pete Alonso. Howie Kendrick grounds out to shortstop, J.D. Davis to Pete Alonso. Asdrubal Cabrera homers to center field. Carter Kieboom strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 1, Mets 0.Nationals third. Yan Gomes singles to right field. Victor Robles strikes out swinging. Trea Turner homers to left field. Yan Gomes scores. Josh Harrison grounds out to shallow infield, J.D. Davis to Pete Alonso. Starlin Castro reaches on third strike. Juan Soto homers to center field. Starlin Castro scores. Howie Kendrick flies out to right center field to Michael Conforto.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 5, Mets 0.Nationals fifth. Trea Turner singles to shallow center field. Josh Harrison singles to shallow center field. Trea Turner to second. Starlin Castro reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field. Josh Harrison out at second. Trea Turner to third. Juan Soto doubles to deep center... [More]

Nationals second. Juan Soto homers to left field. Howie Kendrick singles to shallow right field. Eric Thames lines out to left center field to Austin Hays. Asdrubal Cabrera singles to center field. Howie Kendrick to third. Kurt Suzuki out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Dwight Smith Jr.. Howie Kendrick scores. Victor Robles grounds out to shallow infield, Rio Ruiz to Chris Davis.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Orioles 0.Nationals sixth. Starlin Castro singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Tanner Scott. Juan Soto called out on strikes. Howie Kendrick strikes out swinging. Eric Thames doubles to deep center field. Starlin Castro scores. Asdrubal Cabrera strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Nationals 3, Orioles 0.Orioles eighth. Pat Valaika pinch-hitting for Chance Sisco. Pat Valaika homers to left field. Pedro Severino pinch-hitting for Dwight Smith Jr.. Pedro Severino homers to left field. Chris Davis strikes out swinging. Austin Hays walks. Hanser Alberto singles to left field. Austin Hays to second. Anthony Santander homers to left field. Hanser Alberto scores. Austin Hays scores. Jose Iglesias lines out to shallow center field to Starlin Castro. Rio Ruiz pops out to Trea Turner.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 5, Nationals 3.

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto grounds out to shallow left field, Carter Kieboom to Howie Kendrick. Anthony Santander doubles to center field. Jose Iglesias doubles to left field. Anthony Santander scores. Renato Nunez called out on strikes. Dwight Smith Jr. walks. Pedro Severino flies out to center field to Victor Robles.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Nationals 0.Orioles second. Rio Ruiz walks. Chris Davis doubles. Rio Ruiz to third. Austin Hays singles to left center field. Chris Davis to third. Rio Ruiz scores. Hanser Alberto reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Hays out at second. Chris Davis scores. Anthony Santander flies out to center field to Victor Robles. Jose Iglesias singles to center field. Hanser Alberto to third. Renato Nunez walks. Jose Iglesias to second. Dwight Smith Jr. strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Orioles 3, Nationals 0.Orioles fourth. Hanser Alberto doubles to deep left field. Anthony Santander lines out to deep... [More]

Mets first. Brandon Nimmo walks. Michael Conforto singles to deep right field. Brandon Nimmo to third. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. Dominic Smith out on a sacrifice fly to Juan Soto. Brandon Nimmo scores. J.D. Davis grounds out to first base to Eric Thames.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 1, Nationals 0.Nationals first. Trea Turner strikes out swinging. Adam Eaton doubles. Starlin Castro flies out to center field to Billy Hamilton. Juan Soto doubles to left field. Adam Eaton scores. Howie Kendrick lines out to shallow infield to Rick Porcello.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 1, Nationals 1.Mets fourth. J.D. Davis singles to shallow center field. Andres Gimenez singles to right field. J.D. Davis to second. Wilson Ramos strikes out swinging. Luis Guillorme singles to shallow center field. Andres Gimenez to second. J.D. Davis scores. Billy Hamilton reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Luis Guillorme out at second. Andres Gimenez to third. Brandon Nimmo grounds... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner lines out to deep right center field to Ryan Cordell. Adam Eaton strikes out swinging. Howie Kendrick homers to left field. Asdrubal Cabrera singles to center field. Starlin Castro strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 1, Mets 0.Nationals second. Josh Harrison homers to left field. Carter Kieboom called out on strikes. Yan Gomes reaches on error. Fielding error by Brian Dozier. Victor Robles reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Yan Gomes out at second. Trea Turner pops out to shallow right field to Brian Dozier.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Mets 0.Nationals third. Adam Eaton lines out to deep right field to Michael Conforto. Howie Kendrick singles to right field. Asdrubal Cabrera doubles to right field. Howie Kendrick to third. Starlin Castro singles to right field. Asdrubal Cabrera to third. Howie Kendrick scores. Josh Harrison out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Brandon Nimmo. Starlin Castro to... [More]

Blue jays first. Bo Bichette doubles. Cavan Biggio grounds out to shallow right field, Starlin Castro to Asdrubal Cabrera. Bo Bichette to third. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singles to shallow left field. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. out at second. Rowdy Tellez grounds out to shallow center field, Carter Kieboom to Asdrubal Cabrera.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Nationals 0.Nationals third. Trea Turner pops out to shallow right field to Cavan Biggio. Adam Eaton singles to second base. Starlin Castro singles to center field. Adam Eaton to second. Asdrubal Cabrera flies out to deep right field to Derek Fisher. Adam Eaton to third. Kurt Suzuki doubles to deep right center field. Starlin Castro scores. Adam Eaton scores. Josh Harrison flies out to deep left center field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Blue jays 1.Nationals fourth. Carter Kieboom singles to left... [More]

Nationals tenth. Carter Kieboom walks. Andrew Stevenson walks. Carter Kieboom to second. Emilio Bonifacio to third. Victor Robles strikes out swinging. Trea Turner strikes out swinging. Adam Eaton singles to shallow infield. Andrew Stevenson to second. Carter Kieboom to third. Emilio Bonifacio scores. Asdrubal Cabrera triples. Adam Eaton scores. Andrew Stevenson scores. Carter Kieboom scores. Eric Thames lines out to deep left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 4, Blue jays 0.

Blue jays first. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Cavan Biggio flies out to Adam Eaton. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubles to deep left center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. Rowdy Tellez is intentionally walked. Brandon Drury reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Rowdy Tellez out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 1, Nationals 0.Blue jays fourth. Rowdy Tellez homers to right field. Brandon Drury flies out to right field to Adam Eaton. Joe Panik strikes out swinging. Danny Jansen homers to center field. Derek Fisher flies out to deep left field to Michael A. Taylor.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 3, Nationals 0.Nationals fourth. Eric Thames singles to left field. Kurt Suzuki doubles. Eric Thames scores. Victor Robles singles to second base. Kurt Suzuki to third. Michael A. Taylor lines out to third base to Brandon Drury. Victor Robles doubled off first. Trea Turner walks. Adam Eaton pops out to shortstop to Joe Panik.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 3, Nationals 1.Blue jays fifth. Teoscar Hernandez homers to right field. Cavan Biggio called out on strikes. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. lines out to second base to Starlin Castro. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pops out to shallow right field to Starlin Castro.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 4, Nationals 1.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daniel Bard won in his first major league game in more than seven years, pitching 1 1-3 scoreless innings in relief for the Colorado Rockies in a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The 35-year-old Bard (1-0), whose control troubles ran him out of baseball, got the Rockies out of a jam when he took over for starter Jon Gray with two on and two outs in the fifth. The right-hander worked around two more base runners in the sixth, getting Willie Calhoun on an inning-ending flyout to cap an 11-pitch at-bat.Wade Davis worked the ninth for his first save since July 25, 2019. He gave up a run.Colorado went ahead to stay with two runs in the fourth off Mike Minor (0-1), helped by two fielder’s choice plays and two errors. Bard threw 20 of 25 pitches for strikes Saturday, including his first one before Elvis Andrus flied out to end the fifth. ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut and... [More]

Nationals second. Asdrubal Cabrera singles to shallow right field. Kurt Suzuki singles to left center field. Asdrubal Cabrera to second. Carter Kieboom singles to right field. Kurt Suzuki to second. Asdrubal Cabrera to third. Victor Robles doubles. Carter Kieboom to third. Kurt Suzuki scores. Asdrubal Cabrera scores. Michael A. Taylor walks. Trea Turner grounds out to shortstop. Michael A. Taylor out at second. Victor Robles to third. Carter Kieboom scores. Adam Eaton flies out to left center field to Aaron Hicks.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 3, Yankees 0.Yankees third. Gio Urshela reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by Trea Turner. Throwing error by Trea Turner. Brett Gardner flies out to deep right field to Adam Eaton. Gio Urshela to third. DJ LeMahieu singles to deep center field. Gio Urshela scores. Aaron Judge reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. DJ LeMahieu out at second. Gleyber Torres grounds out to third base, Asdrubal Cabrera... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daniel Bard won in his first major league game in more than seven years, pitching 1 1-3 scoreless innings in relief for the Colorado Rockies in a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The 35-year-old Bard (1-0), whose control troubles ran him out of baseball, got the Rockies out of a jam when he took over for starter Jon Gray with two on and two outs in the fifth. The right-hander worked around two more base runners in the sixth, getting Willie Calhoun on an inning-ending flyout to cap an 11-pitch at-bat.Wade Davis worked the ninth for his first save since July 25, 2019. He gave up a run.Colorado went ahead to stay with two runs in the fourth off Mike Minor (0-1), helped by two fielder’s choice plays and two errors. Bard threw 20 of 25 pitches for strikes Saturday, including his first one before Elvis Andrus flied out to end the fifth. ANGELS 4, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Bundy pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut and... [More]

A seventh-inning stretch without fans at Yankee Stadium was far from the oddest happening on the second day of summer exhibitions in the majors.The first inning ended at Dodger Stadium without Los Angeles making a single out Sunday night, a game went to the 10th inning in Philadelphia even with the Orioles leading the Phillies 4-1, and the Yankees hit in the bottom of the ninth with a 6-0 lead over the Mets.It’s not quite baseball like you’re used to seeing. Then again, we'd never seen baseball amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The most peculiar situation occurred during the first exhibition between Arizona and the Dodgers, with the game having an intrasquad feel.Diamondbacks starter Taylor Widener got off to rough opening when he walked the first two batters and then gave up a single to Justin Turner that loaded the bases. Cody Bellinger followed with a grand slam to make it 4-0. Corey Seager then walked and was heading to first base when he learned the inning was over. Widener had thrown 25... [More]

A seventh-inning stretch without fans at Yankee Stadium was far from the oddest happening on the second day of summer exhibitions in the majors.The first inning ended at Dodger Stadium without Los Angeles making a single out Sunday night, a game went to the 10th inning in Philadelphia even with the Orioles leading the Phillies 4-1, and the Yankees hit in the bottom of the ninth with a 6-0 lead over the Mets.It’s not quite baseball like you’re used to seeing. Then again, we'd never seen baseball amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The most peculiar situation occurred during the first exhibition between Arizona and the Dodgers, with the game having an intrasquad feel.Diamondbacks starter Taylor Widener got off to rough opening when he walked the first two batters and then gave up a single to Justin Turner that loaded the bases. Cody Bellinger followed with a grand slam to make it 4-0. Corey Seager then walked and was heading to first base when he learned the inning was over. Widener had thrown 25... [More]

A seventh-inning stretch without fans at Yankee Stadium was far from the oddest happening on the second day of summer exhibitions in the majors.The first inning ended at Dodger Stadium without Los Angeles making a single out Sunday night, a game went to the 10th inning in Philadelphia even with the Orioles leading the Phillies 4-1, and the Yankees hit in the bottom of the ninth with a 6-0 lead over the Mets.It’s not quite baseball like you’re used to seeing. Then again, we'd never seen baseball amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The most peculiar situation occurred during the first exhibition between Arizona and the Dodgers, with the game having an intrasquad feel.Diamondbacks starter Taylor Widener got off to rough opening when he walked the first two batters and then gave up a single to Justin Turner that loaded the bases. Cody Bellinger followed with a grand slam to make it 4-0. Corey Seager then walked and was heading to first base when he learned the inning was over. Widener had thrown 25... [More]

The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals are happy to have their starting center fielder finally in camp and the Detroit Tigers have named their opening day starter.Teams around the league were beginning to make their final preparations Sunday for the start of the abbreviated baseball season.Washington is counting on having Victor Robles patrolling center field when Max Scherzer throws the first pitch of the season Thursday night against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park.Robles had his first official workout with the team on Sunday after being quarantined for two weeks because he came into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.“It was definitely very difficult, the fact that I really wasn’t able to work much on my swing,” Robles said through an interpreter. “But I appreciate that the team did a good job of taking me a lot of things that I could use within the apartment, even baseballs and whatnot, to try to stay as ready as I could physically.”Robles... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto and Howie Kendrick found pictures of themselves and a “Welcome back” message waiting in the home clubhouse at Nationals Park when they finally joined the World Series champions for “summer camp” and played in an intrasquad scrimmage Thursday night.“I just feel back at home, back with my team,” said Soto, adding that it was uncomfortable to be stuck at home — an apartment he called too small to swing a bat — while seeing everyone else around the majors getting ready for the season for nearly two full weeks.“It was tough for me, because I wanted to be back so bad,” he said. “But I got through all that and now we’re back.” While the Nationals never explicitly announced why Soto and Kendrick were absent for the ramp-up, there is a city rule mandating that anyone coming into contact with someone who had the coronavirus needed to self-quarantine for 14 days.Pitcher Luís Garcia also was back with the team Thursday. Still missing from the Nationals, though: starting... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Middle-of-the-order batters Juan Soto and Howie Kendrick finally joined the Washington Nationals for “summer camp” and played in an intrasquad scrimmage Thursday night, after missing nearly two weeks of workouts.While the Nationals never explicitly announced why the key players were absent for the ramp-up to the regular season, there is a city rule mandating that anyone coming into contact with someone who had the coronavirus needed to self-quarantine for 14 days.Still missing: starting center fielder Victor Robles.Kendrick, an infielder and possible DH who was the MVP of Washington's NL Championship Series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals last season, and Soto, the starting left fielder and breakout star of the team's run to the 2019 World Series title, each went to the plate in each inning in the early going Thursday.Kendrick was in the No. 3 spot in the top half of innings, and he singled off lefty starter Patrick Corbin in the first. Soto was in the No. 2 hole in the bottom half, lining a single over leaping shortstop Trea Turner's outstretched glove in the second against righty reliever Ryne Harper.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

As baseball nears the two-week countdown to the start of its delayed season, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep more players, including Boston Red Sox projected opening day starter Eduardo Rodriguez, off the field.On Tuesday, one day after Major League Baseball released its 60-game schedule, there was continued evidence of the difficulties caused by the pandemic.The San Francisco Giants suspended workouts at Oracle Park as they awaited the results of weekend tests for the coronavirus. The Chicago Cubs' workout was delayed. Oakland left-hander Jake Diekman, who has ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune condition, said teams having to call off workouts because of delays in test results “just can't happen.”“I know they’re trying their hardest, but I don’t know if that’s good enough for right now,” Diekman said Tuesday. “It’s a little worrisome. Say we go on a 10-day road trip and we only get results one time. That’s not very good with 45 or 50 people in a clubhouse at one time.”Giants manager... [More]

As baseball nears the two-week countdown to the start of its delayed season, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep more players, including Boston Red Sox projected opening day starter Eduardo Rodriguez, off the field.On Tuesday, one day after Major League Baseball released its 60-game schedule, there was continued evidence of the difficulties caused by the pandemic.The San Francisco Giants suspended workouts at Oracle Park as they awaited the results of weekend tests for the coronavirus. The Chicago Cubs' workout was delayed. Oakland left-hander Jake Diekman, who has ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune condition, said teams having to call off workouts because of delays in test results “just can't happen.”“I know they’re trying their hardest, but I don’t know if that’s good enough for right now,” Diekman said Tuesday. “It’s a little worrisome. Say we go on a 10-day road trip and we only get results one time. That’s not very good with 45 or 50 people in a clubhouse at one time.”Giants manager... [More]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Given a chance to play last season, Victor Robles swung right into action for the Washington Nationals.Now they'd like him to swing a little less.The 22-year-old Robles gave the Nationals a good look at what he can bring in the future, helping them win the World Series.A stellar center fielder, he hit 17 home runs, stole 28 bases and batted .255. He also struck out 140 times while drawing only 35 walks.“I want to see him work at-bats and try to get on base, but with that being said not try to take away his aggressiveness,” manager Dave Martinez said.If Robles can accomplish that, he could move way up in the batting order.“It could be something where Robles against lefties hits up at the top, against righties he hits down the bottom again, or maybe hits ninth,” Martinez said.With Trea Turner entrenched at leadoff, Martinez said he is considering regularly employing Robles in lefty-hitting Adam Eaton's No. 2 slot against lefties.“I think he's starting to really... [More]