BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In the first major league game in Buffalo since 1915, Travis Shaw hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays settled into their new nest with a 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.Barred from playing in Toronto by the Canadian government over concerns about the coronavirus, the Blue Jays spent nearly three weeks on the road before moving into the ballpark of their Triple-A affiliate as their temporary home this year.Francisco Cervelli’s three-run homer with two outs in the Miami ninth made it 4-all. Logan Forsythe then nearly put the Marlins ahead with a long drive in the 10th that originally was ruled a two-run homer, then reversed to a foul ball on review — the replay cameras were among the upgrades made at the park to get it up to big league standards. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out in the 10th and Shaw singled to right field for his first RBI in 25 at-bats with Toronto.Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer in the sixth and... [More]

Marlins second. Brian Anderson homers to left field. Francisco Cervelli pops out to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Lewis Brinson strikes out on a foul tip. Logan Forsythe strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Marlins 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays sixth. Danny Jansen doubles to deep left field. Cavan Biggio doubles. Danny Jansen to third. Bo Bichette homers to left field. Cavan Biggio scores. Danny Jansen scores. Travis Shaw lines out to deep center field to Monte Harrison. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. pops out to Logan Forsythe.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 3, Marlins 1.Blue jays seventh. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to left field to Corey Dickerson. Randal Grichuk walks. Joe Panik strikes out swinging. Danny Jansen walks. Randal Grichuk to second. Cavan Biggio singles to right center field. Danny Jansen to third. Randal Grichuk scores. Bo Bichette flies out to deep center field to Monte Harrison.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on.... [More]

Red sox second. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to shallow center field, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Mitch Moreland homers to center field. Christian Vazquez strikes out swinging. Andrew Benintendi flies out to right field to Teoscar Hernandez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays third. Rowdy Tellez called out on strikes. Reese McGuire grounds out to second base, Nathan Eovaldi to Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland. Cavan Biggio homers to center field. Bo Bichette grounds out to second base, Tzu-Wei Lin to Mitch Moreland.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 1, Red sox 1.Red sox third. Jackie Bradley Jr. singles to deep left center field. Tzu-Wei Lin reaches on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield. Jackie Bradley Jr. to second. Fielding error by Matt Shoemaker. Alex Verdugo reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Tzu-Wei Lin to third. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Throwing error by Matt Shoemaker. Rafael Devers lines out to center field to... [More]

Red sox second. Xander Bogaerts walks. Mitch Moreland walks. Xander Bogaerts to second. Christian Vazquez singles to center field. Mitch Moreland to second. Xander Bogaerts scores. Andrew Benintendi grounds out to second base. Christian Vazquez out at second. Mitch Moreland to third. Jackie Bradley Jr. flies out to left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays seventh. Randal Grichuk singles to shallow infield. Rowdy Tellez flies out to deep right field to Kevin Pillar. Danny Jansen walks. Randal Grichuk to second. Cavan Biggio flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Randal Grichuk to third. Bo Bichette doubles to deep center field. Danny Jansen to third. Randal Grichuk scores. Travis Shaw walks. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Blue jays 1, Red sox 1.Blue jays eighth. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Randal Grichuk singles to right field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to third. Rowdy Tellez grounds out to second base, Jose Peraza to Mitch Moreland. Randal Grichuk to second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores. Danny Jansen grounds out to shallow left field, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Red sox 1.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Michael Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 1-0 on Friday night.Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a leadoff walk from Adam Ottavino (2-1) in the eighth and went to second with one out when Kevin Kiermaier walked. Both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch before Perez put the Rays up 1-0 on his fly to center.Chaz Roe (2-0) went the final two innings for the win.Masahiro Tanaka allowed one hit and struck out five over five innings, retiring his final 13 batters after giving up a first-inning single to Yandy Diaz. The Yankees’ right-hander needed just 59 pitches in his second start after beginning the season on the concussion list after being struck in the head by Giancarlo Stanton’s liner during a July 4th summer camp simulated game.Three New York pitchers also limited the Rays to just two hits.MARLINS 4, METS 3NEW... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Michael Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 1-0 on Friday night.Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a leadoff walk from Adam Ottavino (2-1) in the eighth and went to second with one out when Kevin Kiermaier walked. Both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch before Perez put the Rays up 1-0 on his fly to center.Chaz Roe (2-0) went the final two innings for the win.Masahiro Tanaka allowed one hit and struck out five over five innings, retiring his final 13 batters after giving up a first-inning single to Yandy Diaz. The Yankees’ right-hander needed just 59 pitches in his second start after beginning the season on the concussion list after being struck in the head by Giancarlo Stanton’s liner during a July 4th summer camp simulated game.Three New York pitchers also limited the Rays to just two hits.MARLINS 4, METS 3NEW... [More]

Blue jays first. Cavan Biggio homers to left field. Bo Bichette reaches on error to third base, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Rafael Devers. Fielding error by Rafael Devers. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field. Bo Bichette out at third. Rowdy Tellez flies out to shallow center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to third base, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland.1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Red sox 0.Red sox first. Andrew Benintendi walks. Rafael Devers walks. Andrew Benintendi to second. J.D. Martinez lines out to left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. Xander Bogaerts walks. Rafael Devers to second. Andrew Benintendi to third. Mitch Moreland walks. Xander Bogaerts to second. Rafael Devers to third. Andrew Benintendi scores. Christian Vazquez grounds out to shortstop. Mitch Moreland out at second.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 1, Red sox 1.Red sox second. Alex Verdugo homers to left field. Jackie... [More]

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to shallow infield, Nate Pearson to Rowdy Tellez. Dansby Swanson walks. Freddie Freeman homers to center field. Dansby Swanson scores. Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. Nick Markakis lines out to deep center field to Randal Grichuk.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays fourth. Bo Bichette homers to center field. Cavan Biggio pops out to shallow infield to Johan Camargo. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubles. Rowdy Tellez pops out to shallow left field to Dansby Swanson. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pops out to shallow right field to Freddie Freeman.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Blue jays 1.Braves fourth. Marcell Ozuna singles to deep left field. Nick Markakis grounds out to first base to Rowdy Tellez. Marcell Ozuna to third. Adam Duvall out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. Marcell Ozuna scores. Johan Camargo pops out to shallow center field to Bo Bichette.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left... [More]

Blue jays second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to shallow infield, Sean Newcomb to Austin Riley. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles to deep right center field. Randal Grichuk singles to center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third. Danny Jansen out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Brandon Drury lines out to second base to Charlie Culberson.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Braves 0.Blue jays fifth. Brandon Drury flies out to deep center field to Ender Inciarte. Anthony Alford strikes out swinging. Bo Bichette singles to center field. Cavan Biggio singles to right field. Bo Bichette scores. Teoscar Hernandez flies out to left field to Adam Duvall.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Braves 0.Braves seventh. Travis d'Arnaud lines out to deep left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. Adam Duvall homers to right field. Freddie Freeman pinch-hitting for Austin Riley. Freddie Freeman strikes out swinging. Johan Camargo called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 2, Braves 1.

Braves second. Matt Adams homers to center field. Austin Riley strikes out swinging. Ozzie Albies grounds out to second base, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Tyler Flowers homers to center field. Ender Inciarte grounds out to first base to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Braves 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays fifth. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles to shallow left field. Randal Grichuk walks. Danny Jansen pops out to first base to Freddie Freeman. Brandon Drury pops out to second base to Freddie Freeman. Anthony Alford singles to shallow left field. Randal Grichuk to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Bo Bichette flies out to deep right field to Ronald Acuna Jr..1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 2, Blue jays 1.Braves fifth. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to deep left center field. Dansby Swanson grounds out to second base, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Ronald Acuna Jr. to third. Freddie Freeman reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Ronald... [More]

Toronto general manager Ross Atkins says life has been difficult for the vagabond Blue Jays at the beginning of a baseball season like no other. The Blue Jays haven’t had a real home game yet, and still don’t have a stadium fit to host them. They played twice as the home team at Nationals Park in Washington this week. They were supposed to do the same in Philadelphia this weekend until those games were postponed after a Phillies coach and clubhouse staffer tested positive for the coronavirus.“It’s not easy,” Atkins said on a video conference Friday. “If you put yourself in the shoes of someone who’s trying to be the best in the world at something, they have routines that are very important.”Once upgrades are complete, the Blue Jays will play at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, usually the home park of Toronto’s Triple-A team. Workers are racing to install new lighting, improve the field, expand the clubhouses, and build outdoor batting cages, mounds, and workout areas on stadium concourses.The... [More]

A look at what’s happening around the majors today:SLOW STARTSTwo-time defending NL batting champion Christian Yelich has a long way to go if he wants a three-peat. The Milwaukee star is 1 for 27 to start the season, an .037 average that’s worst among qualified hitters.Yelich also has struck out 12 times going into the series opener at home against Jack Flaherty and the Cardinals.A trio of top Houston hitters also has been slow out of the batter’s box this season. Former World Series MVP George Springer (.048), two-time batting champ Jose Altuve (.174) and former All-Star Game MVP Alex Bregman (.174) will look to break loose when the Astros visit the Angels.TORONTO’S TRAVELSVladimir Guerrero Jr. and the wandering Blue Jays will figure out where to spend this weekend after a three-game series in Philadelphia was called off because two Phillies staffers tested positive for the virus.Shut out of playing in Toronto this year because of health concerns by the Canadian government, the Blue Jays... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s Shane Bieber tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season, punching out 13 Minnesota Twins over eight innings in the Indians’ 2-0 victory on Thursday night.Bieber (2-0) fanned 14 over six scoreless innings on Friday against Kansas City. His 27 strikeouts in the two games matched the record set by Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers in September 1954 during the first two starts of his short career.Facing a Twins team that came in with the second-best run differential in baseball, Bieber allowed three singles in his eight innings.Francisco Lindor supplied all the offense Cleveland needed with a two-run homer in the third inning off Jose Berríos (0-1). After Jose Ramirez singled with two outs, Berrios left an 0-2 pitch up over the plate, and Lindor drove it over the fence in right for his second homer of the season.YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 6BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning after New York... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s Shane Bieber tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season, punching out 13 Minnesota Twins over eight innings in the Indians’ 2-0 victory on Thursday night.Bieber (2-0) fanned 14 over six scoreless innings on Friday against Kansas City. His 27 strikeouts in the two games matched the record set by Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers in September 1954 during the first two starts of his short career.Facing a Twins team that came in with the second-best run differential in baseball, Bieber allowed three singles in his eight innings.Francisco Lindor supplied all the offense Cleveland needed with a two-run homer in the third inning off Jose Berríos (0-1). After Jose Ramirez singled with two outs, Berrios left an 0-2 pitch up over the plate, and Lindor drove it over the fence in right for his second homer of the season.YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 6BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning after New York... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s Shane Bieber tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season, punching out 13 Minnesota Twins over eight innings in the Indians’ 2-0 victory on Thursday night.Bieber (2-0) fanned 14 over six scoreless innings on Friday against Kansas City. His 27 strikeouts in the two games matched the record set by Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers in September 1954 during the first two starts of his short career.Facing a Twins team that came in with the second-best run differential in baseball, Bieber allowed three singles in his eight innings.Francisco Lindor supplied all the offense Cleveland needed with a two-run homer in the third inning off Jose Berríos (0-1). After Jose Ramirez singled with two outs, Berrios left an 0-2 pitch up over the plate, and Lindor drove it over the fence in right for his second homer of the season.YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 6BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning after New York... [More]

A look at what’s happening around the majors on Friday:SLOW STARTSTwo-time defending NL batting champion Christian Yelich has a long way to go if he wants a three-peat. The Milwaukee star is 1 for 27 to start the season, an .037 average that’s worst among qualified hitters.Yelich also has struck out 12 times going into the series opener at home against Jack Flaherty and the Cardinals.A trio of top Houston hitters also has been slow out of the batter’s box this season. Former World Series MVP George Springer (.048), two-time batting champ Jose Altuve (.174) and former All-Star Game MVP Alex Bregman (.174) will look to break loose when the Astros visit the Angels.TORONTO’S TRAVELSVladimir Guerrero Jr. and the wandering Blue Jays will figure out where to spend this weekend after a three-game series in Philadelphia was called off because two Phillies staffers tested positive for the virus.Shut out of playing in Toronto this year because of health concerns by the Canadian government, the Blue... [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]

A look at what’s happening around the majors on Friday:SLOW STARTSTwo-time defending NL batting champion Christian Yelich has a long way to go if he wants a three-peat. The Milwaukee star is 1 for 27 to start the season, an .037 average that’s worst among qualified hitters.Yelich also has struck out 12 times going into the series opener at home against Jack Flaherty and the Cardinals.A trio of top Houston hitters also has been slow out of the batter’s box this season. Former World Series MVP George Springer (.048), two-time batting champ Jose Altuve (.174) and former All-Star Game MVP Alex Bregman (.174) will look to break loose when the Astros visit the Angels.TORONTO’S TRAVELSVladimir Guerrero Jr. and the wandering Blue Jays will figure out where to spend this weekend after a three-game series in Philadelphia was called off because two Phillies staffers tested positive for the virus.Shut out of playing in Toronto this year because of health concerns by the Canadian government, the Blue... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Eaton’s bases-loaded chopper broke a scoreless tie in the 10th inning on a close play and Asdrúbal Cabrera followed with a three-run triple, helping the Nationals snap a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Wednesday night.In a quirky game befitting this pandemic-altered, upside-down season, Toronto’s team played its “home opener” at Washington — batting in the bottom half of each inning, wearing its white uniforms, playing its players’ walk-up music and even blaring the song “OK Blue Jays,” the club’s traditional seventh-inning stretch staple.Toronto’s Nate Pearson, in his big league debut, and Washington’s Max Scherzer, in his 358th start in the majors, put up plenty of zeros. So did the relievers that followed. In the top of the 10th, though, Washington moved ahead on an odd-looking play. After starting with the automatic runner on second base Washington loaded the bags with two walks from Toronto’s sixth pitcher, Shun Yamaguchi (0-2).After... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Eaton’s bases-loaded chopper broke a scoreless tie in the 10th inning on a close play and Asdrúbal Cabrera followed with a three-run triple, helping the Nationals snap a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Wednesday night.In a quirky game befitting this pandemic-altered, upside-down season, Toronto’s team played its “home opener” at Washington — batting in the bottom half of each inning, wearing its white uniforms, playing its players’ walk-up music and even blaring the song “OK Blue Jays,” the club’s traditional seventh-inning stretch staple.Toronto’s Nate Pearson, in his big league debut, and Washington’s Max Scherzer, in his 358th start in the majors, put up plenty of zeros. So did the relievers that followed. In the top of the 10th, though, Washington moved ahead on an odd-looking play. After starting with the automatic runner on second base Washington loaded the bags with two walks from Toronto’s sixth pitcher, Shun Yamaguchi (0-2).After... [More]