Reds first. Nick Senzel grounds out to shallow infield, Jack Flaherty to Paul Goldschmidt. Josh VanMeter strikes out swinging. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Aristides Aquino pops out to shallow infield to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Jack Flaherty lines out to shortstop to Jose Iglesias. Tommy Edman singles to left field. Matt Carpenter flies out to shallow center field to Nick Senzel. Paul Goldschmidt homers to center field. Tommy Edman scores. Marcell Ozuna grounds out to shortstop, Jose Iglesias to Josh VanMeter.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.Cardinals fourth. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Yadier Molina reaches on error to third base, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Eugenio Suarez. Lane Thomas singles to center field. Yadier Molina scores. Yairo Munoz strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.Cardinals fifth. Jack Flaherty strikes out swinging. Tommy... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees again hammered away at the umpires, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field, while beating the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday.Gleyber Torres hit two home runs and Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu also connected for the AL East-leading Yankees.But what really fired up the crowd of 47,347 at Yankee Stadium occurred in the sixth inning after Cameron Maybin was called out on strikes by Triple-A ump Ben May.For the third time in a month — each time with a minor league call-up umpire behind the plate — the team with the best record in American League lost its temper in a big way. This episode led to Boone, Gardner and pitcher CC Sabathia being ejected.James Paxton (9-6) went five innings for the win. Zach Plesac (6-4) was chased in the fifth.Aroldis Chapman closed for his 35th save in 40 chances.BREWERS 15, NATIONALS 14, 14 INNINGSWASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Thames hit a... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees again hammered away at the umpires, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field, while beating the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday.Gleyber Torres hit two home runs and Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu also connected for the AL East-leading Yankees.But what really fired up the crowd of 47,347 at Yankee Stadium occurred in the sixth inning after Cameron Maybin was called out on strikes by Triple-A ump Ben May.For the third time in a month — each time with a minor league call-up umpire behind the plate — the team with the best record in American League lost its temper in a big way. This episode led to Boone, Gardner and pitcher CC Sabathia being ejected.James Paxton (9-6) went five innings for the win. Zach Plesac (6-4) was chased in the fifth.Aroldis Chapman closed for his 35th save in 40 chances.CUBS 2, PIRATES 0PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Bryant homered in the seventh inning,... [More]

Reds first. Nick Senzel homers to center field. Josh VanMeter walks. Freddy Galvis strikes out on a foul tip. Aristides Aquino lines out to shortstop to Yairo Munoz. Phillip Ervin flies out to deep right field to Tommy Edman.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Kolten Wong pops out to Tucker Barnhart. Matt Carpenter homers to right field. Yairo Munoz grounds out to third base, Jose Peraza to Josh VanMeter. Miles Mikolas strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.Reds fourth. Phillip Ervin singles to right field. Tucker Barnhart singles to right field. Phillip Ervin to third. Jose Iglesias out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Tommy Edman. Phillip Ervin scores. Jose Peraza grounds out to shortstop. Tucker Barnhart out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.Reds fifth. Anthony DeSclafani strikes out swinging. Nick Senzel grounds out to shortstop, Yairo Munoz to Paul Goldschmidt. Josh VanMeter... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler grounds out to shortstop, Eugenio Suarez to Josh VanMeter. Tommy Edman singles to center field. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. Marcell Ozuna doubles to deep left field. Tommy Edman scores. Paul DeJong grounds out to third base, Eugenio Suarez to Josh VanMeter.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Cardinals second. Matt Carpenter lines out to shortstop to Eugenio Suarez. Yadier Molina grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Castillo to Josh VanMeter. Kolten Wong singles to shallow left field. Adam Wainwright singles to left field. Kolten Wong to second. Dexter Fowler homers to center field. Adam Wainwright scores. Kolten Wong scores. Tommy Edman grounds out to shortstop, Jose Iglesias to Josh VanMeter.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 4, Reds 0.Cardinals third. Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to shortstop, Freddy Galvis to Josh VanMeter. Marcell Ozuna singles to left center field. Paul DeJong homers to center field. Marcell... [More]

Reds fifth. Jose Iglesias singles to shallow right field. Tucker Barnhart hit by pitch. Jose Iglesias to second. Sonny Gray out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Michael Wacha to Kolten Wong. Tucker Barnhart to second. Jose Iglesias to third. Nick Senzel reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Tucker Barnhart to third. Jose Iglesias scores. Josh VanMeter reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Nick Senzel to second. Tucker Barnhart out at home. Eugenio Suarez singles to shallow center field. Josh VanMeter to third. Nick Senzel scores. Aristides Aquino is intentionally walked. Phillip Ervin flies out to deep right field to Dexter Fowler.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals ninth. Marcell Ozuna walks. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Yadier Molina grounds out to third base, Eugenio Suarez to Kyle Farmer. Marcell Ozuna to second. Kolten Wong doubles to shallow left field. Marcell Ozuna scores. Matt Wieters pinch-hitting for Ryan Helsley. Matt Wieters flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is just part of an exciting group of Toronto rookies.Bo Bichette was called up from the minors late last month, and in just 14 games, he already has 13 extra-base hits. He began his career with an 11-game hitting streak and also set a major league record with nine straight games with a double. Bichette plays shortstop, which differentiates him a bit from his father, Dante, an outfielder who hit 274 home runs in his big league career.The Blue Jays are 23 games under .500, but they have the makings of an exciting young infield with Guerrero at third, Bichette at shortstop and Cavan Biggio at second. All three rookies are the sons of prominent major leaguers. Biggio's father, Craig, had a Hall of Fame career with Houston.The 20-year-old Guerrero came into the season with the highest expectations among that trio. He's hitting .274 with an OPS of .805. Those are somewhat ordinary numbers, but there's still a sense that Guerrero is a star in the making. In a 1-0 loss to... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Sunday to win the four-game series and forge another tie for the AL Central lead.The Twins tied the game with four hits in a two-run ninth against Brad Hand (5-3), using a single by Luis Arraez and a double by Marwin Gonzalez to extend the game.As pinch-runner Ehire Adrianza tried to score the winning run from first base, left fielder Tyler Naquin grabbed the ball off the bounce from the wall and zipped a throw to shortstop Francisco Lindor, whose relay home was in perfect position for catcher Kevin Plawecki to tag Adrianza with ease.Twins closer Taylor Rogers (2-3) allowed a single, a walk and another single on a bunt by Greg Allen to load the bases with none out for Santana, who quickly erased the late-inning drama with one big swing.The Twins and Indians play six more times, all in September.ORIOLES 8, ASTROS 7BALTIMORE (AP) — Rio Ruiz hit a two-run homer with... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Sunday to win the four-game series and forge another tie for the AL Central lead.The Twins tied the game with four hits in a two-run ninth against Brad Hand (5-3), using a single by Luis Arraez and a double by Marwin Gonzalez to extend the game.As pinch-runner Ehire Adrianza tried to score the winning run from first base, left fielder Tyler Naquin grabbed the ball off the bounce from the wall and zipped a throw to shortstop Francisco Lindor, whose relay home was in perfect position for catcher Kevin Plawecki to tag Adrianza with ease.Twins closer Taylor Rogers (2-3) allowed a single, a walk and another single on a bunt by Greg Allen to load the bases with none out for Santana, who quickly erased the late-inning drama with one big swing.The Twins and Indians play six more times, all in September.ORIOLES 8, ASTROS 7BALTIMORE (AP) — Rio Ruiz hit a two-run homer with... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Asdrubal Cabrera hit a tiebreaking two-run double against his former team, helping the Washington Nationals beat the streaking New York Mets 7-4 Sunday.Nationals star Juan Soto was injured on Cabrera's bases-loaded hit in the seventh inning. Soto went from first to third but turned his right ankle after getting a late stop sign from third base coach Bob Henley. He was worked on by trainers in the outfield grass before coming out of the game.Victor Robles replaced Soto and homered off Edwin Díaz in the ninth.Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect ninth for his 26th save two nights after blowing a three-run lead in the final inning. The Nats bullpen had blown five consecutive save chances at Citi Field prior to Sunday.The Mets had won eight in a row. They dropped 1 1/2 games behind Washington for the top NL wild card.Jeff McNeil had two hits and two RBIs, and Robert Gsellman (2-3) got the loss.YANKEES 1, BLUE JAYS 0TORONTO (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka and Aroldis Chapman combined on a... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:METS MAGICAce Jacob deGrom (7-7, 2.77) and the streaking Mets go for their ninth straight win and a three-game sweep of Washington.New York has won 15 of 16, posting a pair of late-inning comeback wins this weekend at energized Citi Field. The Mets have pulled within a half-game of Washington for the first NL wild card.DeGrom is 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA in his past six starts. He'll try to stay hot against Aníbal Sanchez (7-6, 3.67) in the series finale.ASTROS BLAST OFFComing off the highest-scoring game in franchise history, Houston tries for its ninth straight win when it takes on Baltimore.The Astros teed off at Camden Yards on Saturday night, with rookie Yordan Alvarez hitting three home runs in a 23-2 romp. Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa also homered as Houston set a team record with 13 extra-base hits.The Orioles have allowed a major league-leading 240 homers and lost five straight.Justin Verlander (15-4, 2.68 ERA), who has... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Sunday:METS MAGICAce Jacob deGrom (7-7, 2.77) and the streaking Mets go for their ninth straight win and a three-game sweep of Washington.New York has won 15 of 16, posting a pair of late-inning comeback wins this weekend at energized Citi Field. The Mets have pulled within a half-game of Washington for the first NL wild card.DeGrom is 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA in his past six starts. He'll try to stay hot against Aníbal Sanchez (7-6, 3.67) in the series finale.ASTROS BLAST OFFComing off the highest-scoring game in franchise history, Houston tries for its ninth straight win when it takes on Baltimore.The Astros teed off at Camden Yards on Saturday night, with rookie Yordan Alvarez hitting three home runs in a 23-2 romp. Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa also homered as Houston set a team record with 13 extra-base hits.The Orioles have allowed a major league-leading 240 homers and lost five straight.Justin Verlander (15-4, 2.68 ERA), who has... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds rookie Aristides Aquino homered in his first three at-bats against the Cubs on Saturday night, then drew a four-pitch walk and struck out in his last two plate appearances.Aquino hit three solo shots — the first two off Kyle Hendricks — for seven homers in his first 10 games with Cincinnati, tying the major league record set by Colorado's Trevor Story in 2016.The 39,866 fans were on their feet at Great American Ball Park when Aquino came to bat in the sixth inning, trying for a record-tying fourth home run. Alec Mills walked him on four pitches that were nowhere close, throwing a breaking ball on a 3-0 count, and drawing boos from the crowd. Mills fanned Aquino in the seventh inning on a breaking ball that was well below the strike zone.There have been 18 players who hit four homers in a game, most recently by J.D. Martinez for Arizona on Sept. 4, 2017. Scooter Gennett homered four times for the Reds in Cincinnati on June 6, 2017.No rookie has ever homered four times... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino homered in his first three at-bats against the Cubs on Saturday night, setting a Cincinnati record for a rookie.Aquino was an International League All-Star called up to play right field when Yasiel Puig was traded to the Indians. He hit three solo shots — the first two off Kyle Hendricks — for seven homers in his first 10 games with Cincinnati, a club record since 1900.He's homered in four straight games, two shy of the club mark.Aquino signed with the Reds as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and spent six seasons in rookie or Single-A ball. He hit 20 homers last season at Double-A, and he opened his batting stance to provide more power.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

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]

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]

TORONTO (AP) — Brett Gardner lost his cool and the New York Yankees lost their nine-game winning streak, beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 Friday night.Teoscar Hernandez homered twice, Danny Jansen hit a three-run drive and Randal Grichuk added a two-run shot. Toronto connected three times off homer-prone lefty J.A. Happ (9-7).Blue Jays rookie Bo Bichette went hitless for the first time in his 12-game career, ending a major league record streak that saw him hit at least one double in nine consecutive games. Instead of contributing with his bat, the 21-year-old shortstop bailed the Blue Jays out with his glove, making a run-saving catch on Did Gregorius' bases-loaded liner to end the fifth.Gardner was ejected and had to be restrained from going after home plate umpire Chris Segal in the fourth.Mike Tauchman and Mike Ford hit solo home runs for the Yankees, who have two or more homers in a season-high eight straight games.Blue Jays right-hander Sean Reid-Foley (2-2) allowed one run in five... [More]