A look at the American League wild-card game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics:___Schedule: Wednesday, at Oakland, California, 8:09 p.m. EDT (ESPN).___Season Series: Athletics won 4-3.___Projected Lineups:Rays: 2B Joey Wendle (.231, 3 HRs, 19 RBIs in 75 games), LF Tommy Pham (.273, 21, 68, 33 2Bs), RF Austin Meadows (.291, 33, 89 in 138 games), C Travis d'Arnaud (.263, 16, 67 in 92 games with Rays; .087, 0, 2 in 10 games with Mets, and 1 at-bat in only game with Dodgers), 1B Ji-Man Choi (.261, 19, 63), DH Brandon Lowe (.270, 17, 51 in 82 games) or Avisail Garcia (.282, 20, 72, 25 2Bs in 125 games), 3B Matt Duffy (.252, 1, 12 in 46 games), CF Kevin Kiermaier (.228, 14, 55, 19 SBs in 129 games), SS Willy Adames (.254, 20, 52).Athletics: SS Marcus Semien (.285, 33, 92, 123 runs, 43 2Bs), RF Ramon Laureano (.288, 24, 67, 10 assists), 3B Matt Chapman (.249, 36, 91, 102 runs, 36 2Bs), 1B Matt Olson (.267, 36, 91), CF Mark Canha (.273, 26, 58), DH Khris Davis (.220, 23, 73), LF... [More]

A look at the American League wild-card game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics:___Schedule: Wednesday, at Oakland, California, 8:09 p.m. EDT (ESPN).___Season Series: Athletics won 4-3.___Projected Lineups:Rays: 2B Joey Wendle (.231, 3 HRs, 19 RBIs in 75 games), LF Tommy Pham (.273, 21, 68, 33 2Bs), RF Austin Meadows (.291, 33, 89 in 138 games), C Travis d'Arnaud (.263, 16, 67 in 92 games with Rays; .087, 0, 2 in 10 games with Mets, and 1 at-bat in only game with Dodgers), 1B Ji-Man Choi (.261, 19, 63), DH Brandon Lowe (.270, 17, 51 in 82 games) or Avisail Garcia (.282, 20, 72, 25 2Bs in 125 games), 3B Matt Duffy (.252, 1, 12 in 46 games), CF Kevin Kiermaier (.228, 14, 55, 19 SBs in 129 games), SS Willy Adames (.254, 20, 52).Athletics: SS Marcus Semien (.285, 33, 92, 123 runs, 43 2Bs), RF Ramon Laureano (.288, 24, 67, 10 assists), 3B Matt Chapman (.249, 36, 91, 102 runs, 36 2Bs), 1B Matt Olson (.267, 36, 91), CF Mark Canha (.273, 26, 58), DH Khris Davis (.220, 23, 73), LF... [More]

Blue jays first. Teoscar Hernandez singles to left field. Cavan Biggio singles to shallow center field. Teoscar Hernandez to second. Randal Grichuk flies out to right field to Avisail Garcia. Rowdy Tellez pops out to shortstop to Willy Adames. Justin Smoak doubles to deep left field. Cavan Biggio scores. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Breyvic Valera strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Rays 0.Rays fourth. Ji-Man Choi homers to right field. Avisail Garcia doubles to deep left field. Mike Brosseau grounds out to shallow infield, Breyvic Valera to Justin Smoak. Daniel Robertson grounds out to shortstop, Richard Urena to Justin Smoak. Matt Duffy walks. Mike Zunino flies out to deep left field to Teoscar Hernandez.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Rays 1.Blue jays fourth. Breyvic Valera singles to shallow infield. Richard Urena pops out to shallow infield to Yonny Chirinos. Jonathan Davis singles to center field. Breyvic Valera to second. Luke Maile... [More]

Rays third. Joey Wendle singles to right field. Austin Meadows flies out to left center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Tommy Pham homers to left field. Joey Wendle scores. Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. Travis d'Arnaud pops out to shallow center field to Cavan Biggio.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 2, Blue jays 0.Rays fourth. Nate Lowe walks. Avisail Garcia grounds out to third base, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Rowdy Tellez. Nate Lowe to second. Kevin Kiermaier called out on strikes. Willy Adames singles to center field. Nate Lowe scores. Joey Wendle flies out to center field to Teoscar Hernandez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 3, Blue jays 0.Blue jays seventh. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to center field. Reese McGuire reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at second. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Reese McGuire scores. Richard Urena strikes out swinging. Derek Fisher strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on.... [More]

Rays first. Joey Wendle homers to center field. Austin Meadows singles to right field. Travis d'Arnaud called out on strikes. Ji-Man Choi singles to right field. Austin Meadows to second. Avisail Garcia lines out to deep right center field to Aaron Judge. Austin Meadows to third. Brandon Lowe singles to right field. Ji-Man Choi to second. Austin Meadows scores. Matt Duffy strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 2, Yankees 0.Rays sixth. Avisail Garcia singles to right center field. Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. Matt Duffy doubles to left field, tagged out at third, Tyler Wade to Didi Gregorius to Aaron Judge. Avisail Garcia scores. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 3, Yankees 0.Rays eighth. Ji-Man Choi lines out to first base to Luke Voit. Avisail Garcia homers to left field. Mike Brosseau pinch-hitting for Brandon Lowe. Mike Brosseau strikes out swinging. Matt Duffy strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 4, Yankees 0.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — CC Sabathia impressed his manager and teammates in his first regular-season relief appearance.The 39-year-old left-hander, who is retiring at the end of the season, worked a perfect fourth inning in the New York Yankees' 2-1, 12-inning loss Tuesday night to the Tampa Bay Rays.Sabathia had made 560 regular season starts but is being moved to the bullpen along with J.A. Happ ahead of the postseason."I thought he threw a lot of good cutters to their righties," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "Good that he was able to walk in from the bullpen, which is unique for him. And then talking to him, once he was out there, he was normal."Sabathia will come out of the bullpen again in a game this weekend at Texas for the AL East champions."So good first step," Boone said. "Hopefully he bounces back well from it tomorrow and then we'll try it again in Arlington."Sabathia struck out Travis d'Arnaud, induced a groundout from Choi and retired Matt Duffy on a called third strike."I... [More]

Red sox second. Jackie Bradley Jr. singles to center field. Gorkys Hernandez flies out to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier. Chris Owings walks. Sandy Leon pops out to Travis d'Arnaud. Marco Hernandez doubles to deep left field. Chris Owings to third. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Mookie Betts pops out to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 1, Rays 0.Red sox third. Rafael Devers flies out to deep left field to Austin Meadows. J.D. Martinez grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi. Mitch Moreland pinch-hitting for Sam Travis. Mitch Moreland doubles to deep right center field. Jackie Bradley Jr. doubles to deep right field. Mitch Moreland scores. Gorkys Hernandez grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 2, Rays 0.Red sox fourth. Chris Owings grounds out to first base to Ji-Man Choi. Sandy Leon called out on strikes. Marco Hernandez walks. Mookie Betts singles to left center field. Marco Hernandez to... [More]

Rays third. Austin Meadows singles to right field. Tommy Pham strikes out swinging. Ji-Man Choi walks. Austin Meadows to second. Travis d'Arnaud singles to center field. Ji-Man Choi to third. Austin Meadows scores. Nate Lowe grounds out to first base to Mitch Moreland. Travis d'Arnaud to second. Matt Duffy hit by pitch. Joey Wendle singles to shallow right field. Matt Duffy to second. Travis d'Arnaud out at home. Ji-Man Choi scores.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 2, Red sox 0.Red sox fourth. Xander Bogaerts homers to left field. J.D. Martinez strikes out swinging. Mitch Moreland strikes out swinging. Brock Holt lines out to third base to Matt Duffy.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 2, Red sox 1.Rays seventh. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging. Willy Adames homers to center field. Austin Meadows singles to center field. Tommy Pham reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Meadows out at second. Ji-Man Choi flies out to deep left field to Brock Holt.1 run, 2 hits,... [More]

Red sox seventh. Gorkys Hernandez strikes out swinging. Brock Holt doubles to deep left field. Mitch Moreland homers to center field. Brock Holt scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. strikes out swinging. Marco Hernandez grounds out to first base, Ji-Man Choi to Oliver Drake.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 2, Rays 0.Rays seventh. Ji-Man Choi strikes out swinging. Travis d'Arnaud singles to center field. Jesus Aguilar pinch-hitting for Kevin Kiermaier. Jesus Aguilar walks. Travis d'Arnaud to second. Mike Brosseau pinch-hitting for Avisail Garcia. Mike Brosseau walks. Guillermo Heredia to second. Travis d'Arnaud to third. Nate Lowe pinch-hitting for Matt Duffy. Nate Lowe reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Mike Brosseau out at second. Guillermo Heredia to third. Travis d'Arnaud scores. Willy Adames doubles to deep right field. Nate Lowe to third. Guillermo Heredia scores. Joey Wendle flies out to shallow center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays... [More]

Rays first. Austin Meadows grounds out to second base, Chris Taylor to David Freese. Tommy Pham reaches on error to third base, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Chris Taylor. Nate Lowe singles to shallow right field. Tommy Pham to third. Ji-Man Choi strikes out swinging. Travis d'Arnaud singles to right field. Nate Lowe to second. Tommy Pham scores. Joey Wendle strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Rays 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers second. Cody Bellinger doubles to shallow left field. Kike Hernandez walks. Max Muncy doubles to deep left center field. Kike Hernandez scores. Cody Bellinger scores. Corey Seager grounds out to second base, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi. Max Muncy to third. Will Smith out on a sacrifice fly to Austin Meadows. Max Muncy scores. Kristopher Negron pinch-hitting for Dylan Floro. Kristopher Negron strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 3, Rays 1.Rays fifth. Willy Adames walks. Brendan McKay flies out to deep center field to Cody... [More]

Rays second. Matt Duffy strikes out swinging. Joey Wendle walks. Willy Adames out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Kike Hernandez. Joey Wendle scores. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Dodgers 0.Dodgers fifth. Cody Bellinger walks. Max Muncy hit by pitch. Kike Hernandez grounds out to first base to Ji-Man Choi. Max Muncy to second. Cody Bellinger to third. Corey Seager doubles to deep left field. Max Muncy scores. Cody Bellinger scores. Will Smith called out on strikes. Matt Beaty pinch-hitting for Ross Stripling. Matt Beaty grounds out to shallow infield, Chaz Roe to Ji-Man Choi.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 2, Rays 1.Rays sixth. Travis d'Arnaud pops out to third base to Chris Taylor. Ji-Man Choi homers to right field. Matt Duffy reaches on error. Fielding error by Pedro Baez. Joey Wendle grounds out to shortstop. Matt Duffy out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on. Rays 2, Dodgers 2.Dodgers seventh. Max Muncy reaches... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. ignited a four-run rally with the go-ahead, two-run double, and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves clinched a playoff berth with a 10-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.Acuña's double down the left-field line off reliever Fernando Rodney added fuel to a dramatic seventh inning for the Braves (93-57), who reduced their magic number to four to clinch their 19th division title.Earlier in the seventh, Charlie Culberson was struck directly on the right cheekbone by a 91-mph fastball on Rodney's first pitch of the game.Culberson remained on his back for several minutes as trainers pressed a towel to his face. He was eventually helped to his feet and onto the back of a cart.The Braves have won the last 11 games started by Mike Foltynewicz (7-5), who pitched six solid innings.Wander Suero (5-8) was charged with the loss as the Washington bullpen gave up nine runs over the final four innings. The Nationals saw their lead in the NL wild card race... [More]

Rays sixth. Willy Adames flies out to deep left field to Michael Hermosillo. Joey Wendle singles to left field. Austin Meadows walks. Joey Wendle to second. Tommy Pham flies out to deep right field to Kole Calhoun. Joey Wendle to third. Ji-Man Choi walks. Travis d'Arnaud doubles to deep left field. Ji-Man Choi scores. Austin Meadows scores. Joey Wendle scores. Nate Lowe strikes out swinging.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 3, Angels 0.Angels seventh. Matt Thaiss strikes out swinging. Michael Hermosillo hit by pitch. Anthony Bemboom grounds out to second base, Eric Sogard to Ji-Man Choi. Michael Hermosillo to third. Brian Goodwin singles to left field. David Fletcher grounds out to second base, Eric Sogard to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 3, Angels 1.

Angels second. Albert Pujols doubles to deep right field. Andrelton Simmons grounds out to shallow infield, Matt Duffy to Jesus Aguilar. Albert Pujols to third. Jared Walsh hit by pitch. Luis Rengifo singles to left center field. Jared Walsh to second. Albert Pujols scores. Taylor Ward grounds out to second base. Luis Rengifo out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, Rays 0.Rays third. Willy Adames homers to left field. Avisail Garcia flies out to Kole Calhoun. Tommy Pham singles to center field. Austin Meadows homers to center field. Tommy Pham scores. Travis d'Arnaud grounds out to second base, Luis Rengifo to Jared Walsh. Jesus Aguilar homers to center field. Matt Duffy flies out to deep right center field to Kole Calhoun.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 4, Angels 1.Angels third. Kevan Smith grounds out to shortstop, Matt Duffy to Jesus Aguilar. Brian Goodwin called out on strikes. David Fletcher singles to right field. Kole Calhoun homers to right field. David... [More]

Rays first. Joey Wendle singles to right field. Tommy Pham doubles to deep left field. Joey Wendle scores. Austin Meadows flies out to center field to Danny Santana. Travis d'Arnaud grounds out to shortstop, Elvis Andrus to Ronald Guzman. Tommy Pham to third. Ji-Man Choi walks. Matt Duffy singles to center field. Ji-Man Choi to second. Tommy Pham scores. Kean Wong strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 2, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo singles to right field. Elvis Andrus singles to right field. Shin-Soo Choo to third. Willie Calhoun singles to deep right field. Elvis Andrus to third. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Nomar Mazara singles to left field. Willie Calhoun to second. Elvis Andrus scores. Nick Solak walks. Nomar Mazara to second. Willie Calhoun to third. Danny Santana singles to left field. Nick Solak to second. Nomar Mazara scores. Willie Calhoun scores. Rougned Odor called out on strikes. Ronald Guzman walks. Danny Santana to second. Nick Solak to third.... [More]

Rays first. Joey Wendle strikes out swinging. Tommy Pham grounds out to second base, Richard Urena to Rowdy Tellez. Austin Meadows homers to center field. Avisail Garcia pops out to Rowdy Tellez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. Randal Grichuk homers to center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Jonathan Davis called out on strikes. Brandon Drury walks. Danny Jansen pops out to shallow center field to Joey Wendle. Richard Urena called out on strikes.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 2, Rays 1.Rays second. Ji-Man Choi walks. Travis d'Arnaud walks. Ji-Man Choi to second. Kevin Kiermaier reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Travis d'Arnaud out at second. Ji-Man Choi to third. Willy Adames reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Kevin Kiermaier to second. Ji-Man Choi out at home. Daniel Robertson triples to deep right field. Willy Adames scores. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Joey Wendle grounds out to second... [More]

Rays fourth. Avisail Garcia singles to third base. Tommy Pham singles to shallow right field. Avisail Garcia to third. Austin Meadows singles to center field. Tommy Pham to second. Avisail Garcia scores. Jesus Aguilar flies out to deep right field to Billy McKinney. Tommy Pham to third. Matt Duffy hit by pitch. Austin Meadows to second. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging. Willy Adames walks. Matt Duffy to second. Austin Meadows to third. Tommy Pham scores. Mike Zunino strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Rays 2, Blue jays 0.Blue jays sixth. Cavan Biggio called out on strikes. Rowdy Tellez singles to right field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles. Rowdy Tellez to third. Justin Smoak walks. Reese McGuire singles to right field. Justin Smoak to second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third. Rowdy Tellez scores. Jonathan Davis singles to left center field. Reese McGuire to second. Justin Smoak to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Billy McKinney out on a sacrifice fly to deep... [More]

Blue jays first. Bo Bichette homers to center field. Cavan Biggio strikes out swinging. Randal Grichuk grounds out to third base, Joey Wendle to Ji-Man Choi. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. triples to deep left field. Rowdy Tellez grounds out to first base to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Rays 0.Rays fourth. Austin Meadows doubles to deep left field. Tommy Pham reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Austin Meadows scores. Fielding error by Justin Smoak. Ji-Man Choi walks. Travis d'Arnaud flies out to shallow center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Kevin Kiermaier singles to shallow left field. Ji-Man Choi to second. Tommy Pham to third. Avisail Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Teoscar Hernandez. Tommy Pham scores. Kean Wong called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Rays 2, Blue jays 1.Rays fifth. Willy Adames flies out to deep right field to Randal Grichuk. Joey Wendle doubles to deep right field. Austin Meadows hit by pitch. Tommy... [More]

Rays fourth. Tommy Pham grounds out to shortstop, Richie Martin to Chris Davis. Austin Meadows homers to right field. Travis d'Arnaud grounds out to shortstop, Richie Martin to Chris Davis. Ji-Man Choi grounds out to shallow right field, Jonathan Villar to Chris Davis.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Orioles 0.Rays seventh. Travis d'Arnaud grounds out to shortstop, Richie Martin to Chris Davis. Ji-Man Choi triples to deep right field. Avisail Garcia singles to left field. Guillermo Heredia scores. Kevin Kiermaier grounds out to shortstop. Avisail Garcia out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 2, Orioles 0.

Rays fourth. Tommy Pham singles to left field. Travis d'Arnaud homers to center field. Tommy Pham scores. Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging. Jesus Aguilar walks. Matt Duffy pops out to shallow right field to Hanser Alberto. Willy Adames reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Jesus Aguilar out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 2, Orioles 0.Orioles fifth. Hanser Alberto singles to center field. Mason Williams lines out to right center field to Guillermo Heredia. Rio Ruiz homers to right field. Hanser Alberto scores. Chance Sisco flies out to deep center field to Guillermo Heredia. Jonathan Villar strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 2.Orioles sixth. Trey Mancini flies out to deep center field to Guillermo Heredia. Anthony Santander homers to right field. Renato Nunez strikes out swinging. DJ Stewart lines out to deep right center field to Avisail Garcia.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 3, Rays 2.Orioles ninth. Stevie Wilkerson pinch-hitting for DJ Stewart. Stevie Wilkerson called out on strikes. Hanser Alberto flies out to deep left field to Tommy Pham. Mason Williams singles to right field. Mark Trumbo pinch-hitting for Rio Ruiz. Mark Trumbo doubles to shallow left field. Mason Williams scores. Pedro Severino pops out to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 4, Rays 2.