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]

A capsule look at the best-of-three playoff series between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres beginning Wednesday. All games in San Diego: ___ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Record: 30-28. Playoff Entry: second place, NL Central. Playoff Seed: No. 5. Manager: Mike Shildt (third season). Projected Rotation: RHP Adam Wainwright (5-3, 3.15 ERA), RHP Jack Flaherty (4-3, 4.91), LHP Kwang Hyun Kim (3-0, 1.62). Top Hitters: 1B Paul Goldschmidt (.304, 6 HRs, 21 RBIs), C Yadier Molina (.262, 4, 16), 2B Kolten Wong (.265, 1, 16). Top Relievers: RHP Giovanny Gallegos (2-2, 3.60, 4 saves), LHP Andrew Miller (1-1, 2.77, 4 saves), LHP Austin Gomber (1-1, 1.86), RHP Alex Reyes (2-1, 3.20, 1 save, 27 Ks in 19 2/3 IP). Series Summary: The Cardinals are back in the playoffs after reaching the NL Championship Series last season. They overcame some long odds to do it, too. Injuries have robbed them of RHP Dakota Hudson, RHP Carlos Martinez and several other pieces in their bullpen. A COVID-19 outbreak early... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Slumping Jesse Winker hit a three-run homer — one of four off White Sox starter Jonathan Stiever — and the Cincinnati Reds extended their surge into playoff contention with a 7-1 win Friday night for their season-high sixth victory in a row. The Reds moved to .500 (26-26) for the first time since Aug. 3. Their winning streak has them in playoff position, in second place in the NL Central behind the Cubs. The AL Central-leading White Sox clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 with a win over the Twins on Thursday night. Their momentum hit a snag as Stiever (0-1) got hit hard in his first major league road appearance. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed Winker’s shot and solo homers by Joey Votto, Nick Castellanos and Tucker Barnhart. Tyler Mahle (2-2) got his first win since Aug. 28, allowing four hits and fanning eight in 5 2/3 innings. CARDINALS 6, PIRATES 5, 1st game PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kolten Wong hit the second leadoff home run of his career, Tyler O’Neill added... [More]

The Chicago White Sox clinched their first postseason berth since 2008, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Thursday as Eloy Jiménez hit a tiebreaking double that capped a two-run, seventh-inning rally. Chicago (33-17) opened a three-game lead over the second-place Twins (31-21) in the AL Central. The White Sox assured themselves of no worse than a wild-card berth. José Abreu homered and drove in two runs and Edwin Encarnación also homered for Chicago, which won three of four in the series. Chicago trailed 3-2 in the seventh when Abreu beat out an infield hit on a slow grounder that drove in Jarrod Dyson from third base. Jiménez followed with a go-ahead double. Codi Heuer (3-0) pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings, and Alex Colomé got four outs for his 12th save in 13 chances. Tyler Clippard (1-1) gave up two runs in two-thirds of an inning. Byron Buxton homered twice, giving him seven in his last nine games and 12 this season. Josh Donaldson also went deep for Minnesota and was ejected for kicking... [More]

Cardinals eighth. Harrison Bader pops out to shallow infield to Omar Narvaez. Kolten Wong called out on strikes. Tommy Edman singles to shallow center field. Tyler O'Neill scores. Paul Goldschmidt lines out to deep right field to Ryan Braun.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Brewers 0.Brewers eighth. Avisail Garcia walks. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Ryan Braun doubles to deep center field. Avisail Garcia to third. Tyrone Taylor scores. Jace Peterson walks. Keston Hiura out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Tyler O'Neill. Avisail Garcia scores.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 2, Cardinals 1.

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong flies out to left center field to Shogo Akiyama. Paul DeJong walks. Paul Goldschmidt singles to deep left field. Paul DeJong to second. Brad Miller walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Paul DeJong to third. Rangel Ravelo out on a sacrifice fly to Nick Castellanos. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Paul DeJong scores. Yadier Molina grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Garcia to Mike Moustakas.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Reds second. Mike Moustakas grounds out to first base to Paul Goldschmidt. Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. Brian Goodwin homers to right field. Freddy Galvis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 1.Cardinals second. Matt Carpenter doubles. Austin Dean strikes out swinging. Harrison Bader walks. Kolten Wong singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Harrison Bader to third. Matt Carpenter scores. Paul DeJong out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to Shogo Akiyama. Harrison... [More]

Reds third. Aristides Aquino walks. Tucker Barnhart walks. Aristides Aquino to second. Kyle Farmer walks. Tucker Barnhart to second. Aristides Aquino to third. Shogo Akiyama reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Kyle Farmer out at second. Tucker Barnhart to third. Aristides Aquino scores. Nick Castellanos grounds out to shortstop. Shogo Akiyama out at second.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fourth. Brad Miller homers to center field. Paul DeJong walks. Matt Carpenter singles to left center field. Paul DeJong to second. Austin Dean walks. Matt Carpenter to second. Paul DeJong to third. Matt Wieters grounds out to second base, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Austin Dean to second. Matt Carpenter to third. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader walks. Kolten Wong flies out to center field to Brian Goodwin. Tommy Edman flies out to center field to Brian Goodwin.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.Cardinals sixth. Matt Carpenter homers to right field. Austin Dean walks. Matt Wieters hit by pitch. Austin Dean to second. Harrison Bader homers to center field. Matt Wieters scores. Austin Dean scores. Kolten Wong singles to right center field. Tommy Edman lines out to second base to Freddy Galvis. Kolten Wong doubled off second. Paul Goldschmidt homers to right field. Brad Miller strikes out swinging.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 7, Reds 1.

Cardinals second. Paul DeJong singles to deep left field. Tyler O'Neill reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field, advances to 2nd. Paul DeJong to third. Fielding error by Sergio Alcantara. Matt Carpenter singles to center field. Tyler O'Neill to third. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Wieters lines out to first base to Jeimer Candelario. Matt Carpenter doubled off first. Harrison Bader strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Tigers 0.Cardinals fourth. Brad Miller pops out to shallow left field to Sergio Alcantara. Paul DeJong walks. Tyler O'Neill called out on strikes. Matt Carpenter doubles to deep right center field. Paul DeJong scores. Matt Wieters pops out to shallow right field to Jonathan Schoop.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.Cardinals fifth. Harrison Bader strikes out swinging. Kolten Wong grounds out to shallow right field, Jonathan Schoop to Jeimer Candelario. Tommy Edman homers to left field. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Brad... [More]

Cardinals second. Paul DeJong grounds out to shortstop, Willi Castro to Jeimer Candelario. Rangel Ravelo walks. Yadier Molina homers to left field. Rangel Ravelo scores. Tyler O'Neill walks. Harrison Bader strikes out on a foul tip. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Tigers 0.Cardinals third. Kolten Wong walks. Tommy Edman doubles to deep left field. Kolten Wong scores. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Paul DeJong singles to shallow center field. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Tommy Edman scores. Rangel Ravelo out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Travis Demeritte. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Yadier Molina lines out to deep center field to Victor Reyes. Tyler O'Neill homers to left field. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader singles to left field. Lane Thomas homers to left field. Harrison Bader scores. Kolten Wong singles to deep right center field. Tommy Edman flies out to Travis Demeritte.7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 9, Tigers... [More]

Twins second. Miguel Sano singles to center field. Brent Rooker homers to left field. Miguel Sano scores. Ehire Adrianza strikes out swinging. Marwin Gonzalez grounds out to second base, Brad Miller to Rangel Ravelo. Ryan Jeffers singles to left field. LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Matt Carpenter singles to shallow center field. Matt Wieters hit by pitch. Matt Carpenter to second. Harrison Bader walks. Matt Wieters to second. Matt Carpenter to third. Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Harrison Bader to second. Matt Wieters to third. Matt Carpenter scores. Paul DeJong walks. Tommy Edman to second. Harrison Bader to third. Matt Wieters scores. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. Brad Miller reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Paul DeJong to second. Tommy Edman to third. Harrison Bader scores. Rangel Ravelo singles to left field. Brad Miller to second. Paul DeJong to third. Tommy... [More]

Twins third. Byron Buxton grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt. Willians Astudillo singles to left field. Luis Arraez singles to shallow center field. Willians Astudillo to third. Josh Donaldson homers to left field. Luis Arraez scores. Willians Astudillo scores. Jorge Polanco grounds out to shallow infield, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt. Nelson Cruz walks. Eddie Rosario doubles to deep right center field. Nelson Cruz to third. Miguel Sano grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 3, Cardinals 0.Twins fourth. Jake Cave strikes out swinging. Byron Buxton pops out to Paul Goldschmidt. Willians Astudillo doubles to deep center field. Luis Arraez singles to deep right field. Willians Astudillo scores. Josh Donaldson walks. Marwin Gonzalez to second. Jorge Polanco flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 4, Cardinals 0.Twins fifth. Nelson Cruz homers to center... [More]

Cubs first. Ian Happ doubles to deep left field. Kris Bryant singles to left center field. Ian Happ to third. Anthony Rizzo grounds out to second base. Kris Bryant out at second. Ian Happ scores. Javier Baez singles to shallow infield. Kyle Schwarber pops out to shortstop to Paul DeJong.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.Cubs third. Jason Kipnis singles to right center field. Ian Happ walks. Jason Kipnis to second. Kris Bryant reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Ian Happ out at second. Jason Kipnis to third. Anthony Rizzo out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Harrison Bader. Jason Kipnis scores. Javier Baez singles to shallow infield. Kris Bryant to second. Kyle Schwarber walks. Javier Baez to second. Kris Bryant to third. Willson Contreras grounds out to shallow infield to Johan Oviedo.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.Cubs fourth. Victor Caratini grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt. Cameron Maybin doubles to... [More]

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong grounds out to first base to Anthony Rizzo. Tommy Edman homers to deep center field. Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Anthony Rizzo. Paul DeJong walks. Tyler O'Neill strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.Cubs first. Ian Happ grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Dakota Hudson. Kris Bryant called out on strikes. Anthony Rizzo homers to center field. Javier Baez walks. Kyle Schwarber grounds out to shallow right field, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.Cubs second. Willson Contreras walks. Jason Heyward grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt. Willson Contreras to second. David Bote lines out to deep center field to Harrison Bader. Willson Contreras to third. Jason Kipnis homers to right field. Willson Contreras scores. Ian Happ flies out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 3, Cardinals... [More]

Cardinals second. Paul DeJong homers to left field. Lane Thomas walks. Tyler O'Neill homers to center field. Lane Thomas scores. Matt Wieters called out on strikes. Harrison Bader flies out to deep left field to Kyle Schwarber. Kolten Wong grounds out to first base, David Bote to Colin Rea.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.Cardinals third. Tommy Edman singles to center field. Paul Goldschmidt singles to center field. Tommy Edman to third. Brad Miller singles to center field. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Tommy Edman scores. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Lane Thomas grounds out to shortstop. Brad Miller out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.Cardinals fourth. Tyler O'Neill doubles to left center field. Matt Wieters grounds out to second base, Jason Kipnis to David Bote. Tyler O'Neill to third. Harrison Bader out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jason Heyward. Tyler O'Neill scores. Kolten Wong grounds out to shortstop, Nico Hoerner to David Bote.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.Cubs fifth. Nico Hoerner singles to third base. Jason Kipnis walks. Ian Happ strikes out on a foul tip. David Bote grounds out to first base to Paul Goldschmidt. Jason Kipnis to second. Nico Hoerner scores. Kyle Schwarber walks. Javier Baez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.

Cubs first. Ian Happ homers. Kris Bryant lines out to deep center field to Lane Thomas. Anthony Rizzo lines out to deep right field to Tommy Edman. Javier Baez strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals third. Kolten Wong singles to left field. Tommy Edman singles to left field. Kolten Wong to second. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out on a foul tip. Brad Miller walks. Tommy Edman to second. Kolten Wong to third. Paul DeJong reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Brad Miller out at second. Tommy Edman to third. Kolten Wong scores. Yadier Molina walks. Paul DeJong to second. Matt Carpenter walks. Yadier Molina to second. Paul DeJong to third. Tommy Edman scores. Dylan Carlson lines out to right field to Jason Heyward.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.Cardinals fourth. Lane Thomas doubles to left field. Kolten Wong singles to center field. Lane Thomas to third. Tommy Edman out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jason... [More]

Cubs first. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. Kris Bryant doubles to left field. Anthony Rizzo walks. Javier Baez strikes out swinging. Jason Heyward walks. Anthony Rizzo to second. Kris Bryant to third. Willson Contreras singles to center field. Jason Heyward to third. Anthony Rizzo scores. Kris Bryant scores. Victor Caratini grounds out to shallow infield to Paul Goldschmidt.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.Cubs third. Kris Bryant flies out to deep center field to Dylan Carlson. Anthony Rizzo hit by pitch. Javier Baez reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field. Anthony Rizzo out at second. Jason Heyward singles to center field. Javier Baez to third. Willson Contreras singles to right field. Jason Heyward to second. Javier Baez scores. Victor Caratini grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.Cardinals sixth. Matt Carpenter homers to center field. Tyler O'Neill strikes out swinging.... [More]

Cardinals second. Brad Miller homers to center field. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina flies out to deep left field to Shogo Akiyama. Matt Carpenter flies out to deep center field to Brian Goodwin. Tyler O'Neill flies out to right field to Nick Castellanos.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Reds second. Eugenio Suarez doubles to deep left center field. Mike Moustakas walks. Brian Goodwin called out on strikes. Jose Garcia strikes out swinging. Shogo Akiyama singles to shallow center field. Mike Moustakas to third. Eugenio Suarez scores. Tucker Barnhart pops out to shallow left field to Matt Carpenter.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.Cardinals fifth. Yadier Molina homers to left field. Matt Carpenter flies out to shallow center field to Shogo Akiyama. Tyler O'Neill doubles to deep center field. Lane Thomas flies out to deep left field to Shogo Akiyama. Kolten Wong doubles to deep left center field. Tyler O'Neill scores. Tommy Edman lines out to... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head of pinch-hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season, prompting the benches to empty after New York ended a six-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.Chapman’s first pitch to Brosseau with two outs in the ninth inning whizzed past Brosseau’s head, and umpires met before issuing warnings to both benches amid a budding rivalry that’s been dominated this season by Tampa Bay. Chapman struck out Brosseau to end it, and Brosseau began walking toward the visiting dugout before turning back to exchange words with someone on the Yankees. The dugouts and benches emptied and players gathered near home plate, but they mostly kept their distance before dispersing to their respective clubhouses.DJ LeMahieu homered twice, and Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking, three-run Little League homer in the sixth inning as New York beat the Rays at Yankee Stadium for... [More]

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head of pinch-hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season, prompting the benches to empty after New York ended a six-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.Chapman’s first pitch to Brosseau with two outs in the ninth inning whizzed past Brosseau’s head, and umpires met before issuing warnings to both benches amid a budding rivalry that’s been dominated this season by Tampa Bay. Chapman struck out Brosseau to end it, and Brosseau began walking toward the visiting dugout before turning back to exchange words with someone on the Yankees. The dugouts and benches emptied and players gathered near home plate, but they mostly kept their distance before dispersing to their respective clubhouses.DJ LeMahieu homered twice, and Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking, three-run Little League homer in the sixth inning as New York beat the Rays at Yankee Stadium for the first time... [More]

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head of pinch-hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season, prompting the benches to empty after New York ended a six-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.Chapman’s first pitch to Brosseau with two outs in the ninth inning whizzed past Brosseau’s head, and umpires met before issuing warnings to both benches amid a budding rivalry that’s been dominated this season by Tampa Bay. Chapman struck out Brosseau to end it, and Brosseau began walking toward the visiting dugout before turning back to exchange words with someone on the Yankees. The dugouts and benches emptied and players gathered near home plate, but they mostly kept their distance before dispersing to their respective clubhouses.DJ LeMahieu homered twice, and Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking, three-run Little League homer in the sixth inning as New York beat the Rays at Yankee Stadium for the first time... [More]