Rays first. Austin Meadows strikes out swinging. Brandon Lowe homers to center field. Yandy Diaz singles to shallow infield. Ji-Man Choi doubles to left field. Yandy Diaz out at home. Joey Wendle walks. Yoshi Tsutsugo strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays second. Teoscar Hernandez homers to center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers to left field. Travis Shaw grounds out to shortstop, Joey Wendle to Ji-Man Choi. Brandon Drury singles to deep right field. Cavan Biggio walks. Santiago Espinal pops out to Ji-Man Choi. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubles to deep left field. Cavan Biggio to third. Brandon Drury scores. Randal Grichuk singles to second base. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. out at home. Cavan Biggio scores.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 4, Rays 1.Rays third. Austin Meadows grounds out to first base to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. Yandy Diaz homers to center field. Ji-Man Choi grounds out to first base to... [More]

Yankees first. Aaron Hicks grounds out to second base, Joey Wendle to Mike Brosseau. Luke Voit homers to center field. Mike Tauchman singles to shallow infield. Gio Urshela strikes out on a foul tip. Gleyber Torres flies out to center field to Manuel Margot.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Rays 0.Yankees third. Luke Voit strikes out swinging. Mike Tauchman singles to left center field. Gio Urshela doubles to deep left field. Mike Tauchman to third. Gleyber Torres grounds out to shortstop, Willy Adames to Mike Brosseau. Mike Tauchman scores. Brett Gardner flies out to deep right field to Hunter Renfroe.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 2, Rays 0.Rays fifth. Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging. Willy Adames walks. Manuel Margot walks. Willy Adames to second. Joey Wendle doubles to left field, advances to 3rd. Manuel Margot scores. Willy Adames scores. Mike Zunino walks. Mike Brosseau out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Mike Tauchman. Joey Wendle scores. Austin... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have placed reliever Zack Britton on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring after he was injured in Wednesday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.Britton underwent an MRI before Thursday’s game and the Yankees put him on the IL about 90 minutes before the game.Britton replaced Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning Wednesday and allowed RBI singles to Mike Brosseau and Willy Adames in the eighth inning of the Yankees' 4-2 loss.He winced after getting pulled from the game with two runners on base and one out in the eighth.Britton was the Yankees’ closer and filled in nicely while Aroldis Chapman was recovering from COVID-19. Britton converted all eight save chances before moving back to his setup role when Chapman was activated Monday.Britton is 0-2 with a 2.00 ERA in 10 appearances this season.Britton became the fourth Yankee to land on the injured list since Aug. 8, joining DJ LeMahieu (sprained left thumb), Aaron Judge (strained right calf) and... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a grand slam with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Texas Rangers for the third straight game, 6-3 Wednesday night.Machado’s 11th career grand slam and sixth walkoff homer came off Rafael Montero (0-1), whose only out in the 10th came on pinch-hitter Greg Garcia’s sacrifice.Fernando Tatis Jr., who hit his MLB-leading 12th homer earlier, drew a walk off Montero to load the bases ahead of Machado, who hit his sixth homer of the season.The Padres have hit grand slams in three straight games for the first time in club history.Texas had gone ahead 3-2 in the top of the inning when Willie Calhoun’s dribbler in front of the plate off Tim Hill (1-0) scored Nick Solak with two outs.Joey Gallo had tied the game at 2 with a homer off Matt Strahm leading off the ninth, his seventh. The Padres beat the Rangers in Arlington on Monday and Tuesday.Roughned Odor homered off Chris Paddack with one out in the second, his third.INDIANS 6, PIRATES... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Cleveland Indians pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.The 25-year-old Civale allowed five hits and narrowly missed a shutout when Pittsburgh pushed across a run with Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly in the ninth. Carlos Santana broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Domingo Santana added a bases-clearing double in the eighth as the Indians improved to a season-best six games over .500 (15-9).Santana turned on a full-count cutter from reliever Dovydas Neverauskas (0-3) and sent it over the right-field seats for his third home run of the season. Pittsburgh’s National League-worst batting average dropped to .211 when it failed to muster much of anything against Civale. The Pirates have dropped 13 of 15 and their 4-16 record is the worst in the major leagues.METS 5, MARLINS... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Cleveland Indians pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.The 25-year-old Civale allowed five hits and narrowly missed a shutout when Pittsburgh pushed across a run with Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly in the ninth. Carlos Santana broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Domingo Santana added a bases-clearing double in the eighth as the Indians improved to a season-best six games over .500 (15-9).Santana turned on a full-count cutter from reliever Dovydas Neverauskas (0-3) and sent it over the right-field seats for his third home run of the season. Pittsburgh’s National League-worst batting average dropped to .211 when it failed to muster much of anything against Civale. The Pirates have dropped 13 of 15 and their 4-16 record is the worst in the major leagues.METS 5, MARLINS... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Cleveland Indians pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.The 25-year-old Civale allowed five hits and narrowly missed a shutout when Pittsburgh pushed across a run with Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly in the ninth. Carlos Santana broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Domingo Santana added a bases-clearing double in the eighth as the Indians improved to a season-best six games over .500 (15-9).Santana turned on a full-count cutter from reliever Dovydas Neverauskas (0-3) and sent it over the right-field seats for his third home run of the season. Pittsburgh’s National League-worst batting average dropped to .211 when it failed to muster much of anything against Civale. The Pirates have dropped 13 of 15 and their 4-16 record is the worst in the major leagues.METS 5, MARLINS... [More]

Rays second. Jose Martinez grounds out to shallow infield, Gleyber Torres to Luke Voit. Ji-Man Choi homers to right field. Willy Adames called out on strikes. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Yankees 0.Rays third. Manuel Margot pops out to Gio Urshela. Mike Zunino homers to center field. Austin Meadows strikes out swinging. Yandy Diaz grounds out to shallow infield, Luke Voit to Gerrit Cole.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 2, Yankees 0.Yankees third. Thairo Estrada flies out to right center field to Kevin Kiermaier. Aaron Hicks strikes out on a foul tip. Luke Voit homers to right field. Gio Urshela flies out to deep right center field to Kevin Kiermaier.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 2, Yankees 1.Yankees sixth. Aaron Hicks triples. Luke Voit walks. Gio Urshela out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Manuel Margot. Aaron Hicks scores. Mike Ford called out on strikes. Gleyber Torres singles to center field. Luke Voit to second.... [More]

Rays third. Austin Meadows homers to right field. Brandon Lowe singles to center field. Yandy Diaz grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Brandon Lowe to second. Ji-Man Choi pops out to Reese McGuire. Mike Brosseau strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 1, Blue jays 0.Blue jays fourth. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to shallow left field, Yandy Diaz to Ji-Man Choi. Randal Grichuk doubles to shallow right field. Rowdy Tellez singles to shallow center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Reese McGuire strikes out swinging. Brandon Drury flies out to right field to Manuel Margot.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 1, Blue jays 1.Rays fifth. Austin Meadows strikes out swinging. Brandon Lowe called out on strikes. Yandy Diaz singles to shallow right field. Ji-Man Choi doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. Yandy Diaz scores. Fielding error by Cavan Biggio. Mike Brosseau walks. Willy Adames grounds out to shallow infield, Joe Panik... [More]

Rays third. Austin Meadows homers to right field. Brandon Lowe singles to center field. Yandy Diaz grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Brandon Lowe to second. Ji-Man Choi pops out to Reese McGuire. Mike Brosseau strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 1, Blue jays 0.

Rays first. Mike Brosseau walks. Jose Martinez reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Mike Brosseau to second. Fielding error by Jonathan Arauz. Yandy Diaz singles to right field. Jose Martinez to second. Mike Brosseau scores. Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging. Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. Willy Adames singles to right field. Yandy Diaz to second. Jose Martinez scores. Manuel Margot flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Rays 2, Red sox 0.Red sox first. Alex Verdugo doubles to deep left field. Rafael Devers singles to shallow center field. Alex Verdugo scores. J.D. Martinez walks. Mitch Moreland strikes out swinging. Kevin Pillar strikes out swinging. Kevin Plawecki doubles to deep right center field. J.D. Martinez scores. Rafael Devers scores. Jonathan Arauz singles to left field. Kevin Plawecki to third. Jackie Bradley Jr. flies out to deep center field to Manuel Margot.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 3, Rays... [More]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Rays first. Mike Brosseau homers to right field. Yandy Diaz flies out to center field to Andrew Benintendi. Austin Meadows called out on strikes. Jose Martinez flies out to shallow center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Red sox 0.Red sox second. Xander Bogaerts flies out to deep right field to Hunter Renfroe. Mitch Moreland grounds out to first base to Ji-Man Choi. Christian Vazquez doubles to deep right field. Michael Chavis singles to center field. Christian Vazquez scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. singles to first base. Michael Chavis to second. Jonathan Arauz grounds out to second base, Willy Adames to Ji-Man Choi.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 1, Red sox 1.Rays third. Mike Zunino called out on strikes. Mike Brosseau doubles to deep left field. Yandy Diaz singles to right field. Mike Brosseau scores. Austin Meadows pops out to shortstop to Xander Bogaerts. Jose Martinez lines out to shortstop to Xander Bogaerts.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left... [More]

Red sox first. Kevin Pillar lines out to left field to Austin Meadows. Alex Verdugo singles to shallow center field. J.D. Martinez walks. Alex Verdugo to second. Xander Bogaerts doubles to left field. J.D. Martinez to third. Alex Verdugo scores. Michael Chavis grounds out to shallow infield, Joey Wendle to Ji-Man Choi. Xander Bogaerts to third. J.D. Martinez scores. Kevin Plawecki singles to right field. Xander Bogaerts scores. Jose Peraza pops out to shallow center field to Brandon Lowe.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 3, Rays 0.Rays second. Yoshi Tsutsugo grounds out to shallow infield, Xander Bogaerts to Michael Chavis. Manuel Margot doubles to deep center field. Kevin Kiermaier singles to right field, tagged out at second, Kevin Pillar to Xander Bogaerts. Manuel Margot scores. Michael Perez lines out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 3, Rays 1.Red sox third. Alex Verdugo grounds out to shortstop, Yoshi Tsutsugo to Ji-Man... [More]

Benches cleared and even the stands emptied during Oakland’s 7-2 victory over the Astros on Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers.Oakland’s Ramon Laureano got hit by a pitch — for the third time in the three-game series — this one by Humberto Castellanos with one out in the seventh. Laureano began exchanging words with animated Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, then left first base, threw down his batting helmet and began sprinting toward him.Astros catcher Dustin Garneau tackled Laureano before the A’s outfielder reached Cintron, and a wild scene ensued.Players rushed out of both dugouts to join the fray. A’s and Astros players who were sitting in the seats, observing COVID-19 social-distancing protocols, also rushed onto the field. Laureano was ejected by plate ump Ted Barrett. Oakland won its ninth straight, and Houston lost its fifth in a row.Matt Olson hit a three-run... [More]

Benches cleared and even the stands emptied during Oakland’s 7-2 victory over the Astros on Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers.Oakland’s Ramon Laureano got hit by a pitch — for the third time in the three-game series — this one by Humberto Castellanos with one out in the seventh. Laureano began exchanging words with animated Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, then left first base, threw down his batting helmet and began sprinting toward him.Astros catcher Dustin Garneau tackled Laureano before the A’s outfielder reached Cintron, and a wild scene ensued.Players rushed out of both dugouts to join the fray. A’s and Astros players who were sitting in the seats, observing COVID-19 social-distancing protocols, also rushed onto the field. Laureano was ejected by plate ump Ted Barrett. Oakland won its ninth straight, and Houston lost its fifth in a row.Matt Olson hit a three-run... [More]

Benches cleared and even the stands emptied during Oakland’s 7-2 victory over the Astros on Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers.Oakland’s Ramon Laureano got hit by a pitch — for the third time in the three-game series — this one by Humberto Castellanos with one out in the seventh. Laureano began exchanging words with animated Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, then left first base, threw down his batting helmet and began sprinting toward him.Astros catcher Dustin Garneau tackled Laureano before the A’s outfielder reached Cintron, and a wild scene ensued.Players rushed out of both dugouts to join the fray. A’s and Astros players who were sitting in the seats, observing COVID-19 social-distancing protocols, also rushed onto the field. Laureano was ejected by plate ump Ted Barrett. Oakland won its ninth straight, and Houston lost its fifth in a row.Matt Olson hit a three-run... [More]