Indians first. Francisco Lindor walks. Delino DeShields out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Kris Bryant to Anthony Rizzo. Francisco Lindor to second. Jose Ramirez singles to shallow right field. Francisco Lindor to third. Carlos Santana lines out to shortstop to Javier Baez. Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 1, Cubs 0.Cubs second. Kyle Schwarber walks. Javier Baez singles to center field, tagged out at second, Delino DeShields to Jose Ramirez to Yu Chang. Kyle Schwarber to third. Jason Heyward singles to shallow center field. Kyle Schwarber scores. Cameron Maybin reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow center field. Jason Heyward to third. Fielding error by Jose Ramirez. Nico Hoerner grounds out to third base. Cameron Maybin out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Indians 1, Cubs 1.Cubs fourth. Willson Contreras hit by pitch. Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging. Javier Baez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advances... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.The scuffling Mets played their first game since billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agreed to buy the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. The agreement was announced Monday and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners. Arrieta (4-4) allowed one run on Brandon Nimmo’s homer and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases. JoJo Romero entered and retired Wilson Ramos on a double-play grounder.Romero tossed two innings, Tommy Hunter got two outs and Hector Neris finished for his fourth save in seven chances.Mets starter Rick Porcello (1-5) yielded four runs and six hits in six innings as New York (21-27) lost its third straight and fell... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury, Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.The scuffling Mets played their first game since billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen agreed to buy the team from the Wilpon and Katz families. The agreement was announced Monday and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball owners. Arrieta (4-4) allowed one run on Brandon Nimmo’s homer and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. But he walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases. JoJo Romero entered and retired Wilson Ramos on a double-play grounder.Romero tossed two innings, Tommy Hunter got two outs and Hector Neris finished for his fourth save in seven chances.Mets starter Rick Porcello (1-5) yielded four runs and six hits in six innings as New York (21-27) lost its third straight and fell... [More]

Cubs second. Kyle Schwarber flies out to deep center field to Delino DeShields. Javier Baez homers to center field. Jason Heyward grounds out to shallow right field, Mike Freeman to Carlos Santana. Jason Kipnis singles to left field. Victor Caratini grounds out to shallow infield, Carlos Carrasco to Carlos Santana.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Indians 0.Indians third. Josh Naylor doubles to right field. Delino DeShields singles to shallow infield, advances to 3rd. Josh Naylor scores. Throwing error by Kris Bryant. Francisco Lindor doubles to left field. Delino DeShields scores. Mike Freeman grounds out to shallow infield, Yu Darvish to Anthony Rizzo. Francisco Lindor to third. Jose Ramirez flies out to right field to Jason Heyward. Francisco Lindor out at home.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Indians 2, Cubs 1.Indians fifth. Josh Naylor grounds out to shallow right field, Jason Kipnis to Anthony Rizzo. Delino DeShields doubles to deep left field. Francisco Lindor singles... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Royals rookie Brady Singer allowed just one hit — a two-out single through an infield shift in the eighth inning — while pitching Kansas City to an 11-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.Making his ninth career start, the 24-year-old Singer (2-4) was four outs from becoming the 36th rookie to throw a no-hitter when Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges, who came in batting .148, bounced a single through a wide-open right side. The hit came on a full count and Singer’s 116th pitch.Maikel Franco and Adalberto Mondesi each hit a three-run homer for the Royals. Edward Olivares added a solo shot off Aaron Civale (3-5). Kansas City has won three straight since a seven-game losing streak.Franco also had a two-run single, giving him five RBIs.BRAVES 7, NATIONALS 6WASHINGTON (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered twice, Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead shot in the eighth inning and Atlanta rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat Washington. Freeman tied the game at 6 in the seventh... [More]

Reds first. Joey Votto singles to deep right center field. Nick Castellanos triples to center field. Joey Votto scores. Jesse Winker out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Ian Happ. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas grounds out to first base. Eugenio Suarez out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Cubs 0.Reds second. Shogo Akiyama walks. Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. Brian Goodwin doubles to deep right field. Shogo Akiyama scores. Jose Garcia strikes out swinging. Joey Votto grounds out to shallow infield, Nico Hoerner to Anthony Rizzo.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Cubs 0.Cubs fourth. Willson Contreras walks. Jason Heyward grounds out to shallow infield to Joey Votto. Willson Contreras to second. Cameron Maybin singles to shallow infield. Willson Contreras to third. David Bote walks. Cameron Maybin to second. Nico Hoerner doubles to center field. David Bote to third. Cameron Maybin scores. Willson Contreras scores.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin and two left-handed relievers in three trades on Monday, adding some help for the pursuit of their first division title since 2017.The NL Central leaders sent minor league infielder Zack Short to Detroit for Maybin, who is batting .244 with a homer and two RBIs in 14 games this year. The Cubs got Andrew Chafin and from Arizona for a player to be named or cash, and will get $370,373 from the Diamondbacks on Oct. 16 to offset part of Chafin's salary. Josh Osich was acquired in a deal with Boston for a player to be named or cash.“Left-handed relief and right-handed hitters that can hit left-handed pitching, those were two of the main goals we had for the deadline,” general manager Jed Hoyer said. The addition of Maybin gives the Cubs a glut of outfielders on the roster. They also acquired infielder/outfielder José Martínez in a trade with Tampa Bay on Sunday, but he likely will get most of his playing time at designated... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin and two left-handed relievers in three trades on Monday, adding some help for the pursuit of their first division title since 2017.The NL Central leaders sent minor league infielder Zack Short to Detroit for Maybin, who is batting .244 with a homer and two RBIs in 14 games this year. The Cubs got Andrew Chafin and a cash consideration from Arizona for a player to be named or cash. Josh Osich was acquired in a deal with Boston for a player to be named or cash.“Left-handed relief and right-handed hitters that can hit left-handed pitching, those were two of the main goals we had for the deadline,” general manager Jed Hoyer said. The addition of Maybin gives the Cubs a glut of outfielders on the roster. They also acquired infielder/outfielder José Martínez in a trade with Tampa Bay on Sunday, but he likely will get most of his playing time at designated hitter.Kris Bryant and Steven Souza Jr. also are close to returning... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — San Diego acted boldly once again. Miami actually strengthened its roster. Mike Clevinger, Starling Marte, Archie Bradley and Todd Frazier were on the move. Lance Lynn and Dylan Bundy stayed put.Baseball's pandemic-delayed trade deadline was quite a day.The contending Padres got Clevinger in a multiplayer trade with Cleveland, bolstering their rotation Monday in a rare deadline deal between contenders. The surprising Marlins reeled in the dynamic Marte for their outfield. There was a lot of talk about pitchers Lynn and Bundy, but Lynn stayed in Texas and the Angels held onto Bundy.The trade deadline is normally July 31, but it was pushed back when the start of the season was delayed because of the coronavirus. With the shortened season and financial uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, there was talk that it might be an unusually quiet day. But there was plenty of activity instead, spurred in part by the expanded playoff format for this year.“It felt like a normal deadline... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin and two left-handed relievers in three trades on Monday, adding some help for their pursuit of their first division title since 2017.The NL Central leaders sent minor league infielder Zack Short to Detroit for Maybin, who is batting .244 with a homer and two RBIs in 14 games this year. The Cubs got Chafin and a cash consideration from Arizona for a player to be named or cash. Osich was acquired in a deal with Boston for a player to be named or cash.“Left-handed relief and right-handed hitters that can hit left-handed pitching, those were two of the main goals we had for the deadline,” general manager Jed Hoyer said. The addition of Maybin gives the Cubs a glut of outfielders on the roster. They also acquired infielder/outfielder José Martínez in a trade with Tampa Bay on Sunday, but he likely will get most of his playing time at designated hitter.Kris Bryant and Steven Souza Jr. also are close to returning from injuries.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin and two left-handed relievers in three trades on Monday, adding some help for their pursuit of their first division title since 2017.The NL Central leaders sent minor league infielder Zack Short to Detroit for Maybin, who is batting .244 with a homer and two RBIs in 14 games this year. The Cubs got Chafin and a cash consideration from Arizona for a player to be named or cash. Osich was acquired in a deal with Boston for a player to be named or cash.The addition of Maybin gives the Cubs a glut of outfielders on the roster. They also acquired infielder/outfielder José Martínez in a trade with Tampa Bay on Sunday, but he likely will get most of his playing time at designated hitter.The Cubs also have lefties Kyle Ryan and José Quintana in their bullpen, but Quintana could return to the rotation after Tyler Chatwood left Sunday's 10-1 victory at Cincinnati with right elbow discomfort.Chafin has been sidelined by a left... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Michael Perez hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday night.Perez homered to center off Mychal Givens (0-1). It was his first long ball since Aug. 10, 2018.Ryan Sherriff (1-0) worked a perfect eighth in his first big league game since May 7, 2018, due to Tommy John surgery. Diego Castillo pitched the ninth to get his first save. Ten Tampa Bay relievers have a save this season.Brandon Lowe hit his 10th homer for the Rays, who have won nine of 11. The Orioles are 8-3 on the road after losing the first two games of the series. Their only other defeat away from home came opening day at Boston.BLUE JAYS 9, RED SOX 1BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rowdy Tellez drove in four runs with two homers and a double, and Toronto beat Boston.Vladimir Guererro Jr. hit a pair of doubles, including a three-run bouncer down the left field line that keyed a four-run seventh inning for Toronto (15-14).... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Michael Perez hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday night.Perez homered to center off Mychal Givens (0-1). It was his first long ball since Aug. 10, 2018.Ryan Sherriff (1-0) worked a perfect eighth in his first big league game since May 7, 2018, due to Tommy John surgery. Diego Castillo pitched the ninth to get his first save. Ten Tampa Bay relievers have a save this season.Brandon Lowe hit his 10th homer for the Rays, who have won nine of 11. The Orioles are 8-3 on the road after losing the first two games of the series. Their only other defeat away from home came opening day at Boston.BLUE JAYS 9, RED SOX 1BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rowdy Tellez drove in four runs with two homers and a double, and Toronto beat Boston.Vladimir Guererro Jr. hit a pair of doubles, including a three-run bouncer down the left field line that keyed a four-run seventh inning for Toronto (15-14).... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Michael Perez hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday night.Perez homered to center off Mychal Givens (0-1). It was his first long ball since Aug. 10, 2018.Ryan Sherriff (1-0) worked a perfect eighth in his first big league game since May 7, 2018, due to Tommy John surgery. Diego Castillo pitched the ninth to get his first save. Ten Tampa Bay relievers have a save this season.Brandon Lowe hit his 10th homer for the Rays, who have won nine of 11. The Orioles are 8-3 on the road after losing the first two games of the series. Their only other defeat away from home came opening day at Boston.BLUE JAYS 9, RED SOX 1BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rowdy Tellez drove in four runs with two homers and a double, and Toronto beat Boston.Vladimir Guererro Jr. hit a pair of doubles, including a three-run bouncer down the left field line that keyed a four-run seventh inning for Toronto (15-14).... [More]

Cubs third. Nico Hoerner walks. Albert Almora Jr. flies out to center field to Victor Reyes. Ian Happ singles to left field. Nico Hoerner to third. Anthony Rizzo singles to shallow right field. Ian Happ to third. Nico Hoerner scores. Javier Baez out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to Jorge Bonifacio. Ian Happ scores. Kyle Schwarber lines out to left field to Jorge Bonifacio.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.Tigers fourth. Jorge Bonifacio singles to left field. Cameron Maybin doubles to deep right field. Jorge Bonifacio to third. Austin Romine singles to right center field. Cameron Maybin to third. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Isaac Paredes reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Austin Romine to second. Cameron Maybin out at home. Victor Reyes reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Isaac Paredes out at second. Austin Romine to third. Jonathan Schoop lines out to center field to Albert Almora Jr..1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 2, Tigers 1.Cubs... [More]

Aug. 271897 — Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame catcher, made his major league debut as a pitcher for the Washington Senators by shutting out the St. Louis Browns 3-0.1937 — Brooklyn’s Fred Frankhouse pitched a rain-shortened no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. The game was stopped with two out in the eighth inning with the Dodgers leading 5-0.1974 — Benny Ayala of the Mets became the first National League player in 13 years to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, connecting against Houston’s Tom Griffin in New York’s 4-2 victory at Shea Stadium.1977 — Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning as the Rangers beat the Yankees 8-2 at Yankee Stadium.1978 — Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 200th career home run to become the first player in major league history to have 200 homers and 500 stolen bases.1982 — Rickey Henderson of Oakland broke Lou Brock’s 1974 record of 118... [More]

Tigers first. Victor Reyes doubles to deep left field. Jonathan Schoop strikes out swinging. Miguel Cabrera singles to deep center field. Victor Reyes scores. Jeimer Candelario doubles to shallow center field. Miguel Cabrera to third. Niko Goodrum walks. JaCoby Jones out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jason Heyward. Jeimer Candelario to third. Miguel Cabrera scores. Cameron Maybin walks. Austin Romine grounds out to shallow infield, Javier Baez to Anthony Rizzo.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Tigers 2, Cubs 0.Tigers sixth. JaCoby Jones singles to shallow center field. Cameron Maybin doubles to deep left field, advances to 3rd. JaCoby Jones scores. Throwing error by Javier Baez. Austin Romine walks. Isaac Paredes walks. Austin Romine to second. Victor Reyes flies out to right field to Jason Heyward. Jonathan Schoop homers to center field. Isaac Paredes scores. Austin Romine scores. Cameron Maybin scores. Miguel Cabrera singles to left field. Jeimer Candelario flies out to deep center field to Ian Happ. Niko Goodrum flies out to deep left field to Kyle Schwarber.5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Tigers 7, Cubs 0.Cubs ninth. Willson Contreras homers to center field. Albert Almora Jr. strikes out swinging. Josh Phegley pinch-hitting for Victor Caratini. Josh Phegley grounds out to shortstop, Niko Goodrum to Jeimer Candelario. David Bote strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Tigers 7, Cubs 1.

White sox first. Tim Anderson grounds out to shortstop, Niko Goodrum to Jeimer Candelario. Yoan Moncada walks. Jose Abreu doubles to deep left field. Yoan Moncada to third. Eloy Jimenez walks. Edwin Encarnacion walks. Eloy Jimenez to second. Jose Abreu to third. Yoan Moncada scores. Nomar Mazara reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Edwin Encarnacion out at second. Eloy Jimenez to third. Jose Abreu scores. James McCann singles to right center field. Nomar Mazara to third. Eloy Jimenez scores. Danny Mendick pops out to shallow center field to Jonathan Schoop.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. White sox 3, Tigers 0.White sox third. Edwin Encarnacion grounds out to third base, Willi Castro to Jeimer Candelario. Nomar Mazara strikes out swinging. James McCann singles to shallow center field. Danny Mendick doubles to deep left field. James McCann scores. Adam Engel flies out to right field to Cameron Maybin.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 4, Tigers 0.White sox fourth. Tim... [More]

White sox first. Tim Anderson homers to center field. Yoan Moncada homers to center field. Yasmani Grandal strikes out swinging. Jose Abreu reaches on error to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Willi Castro. Eloy Jimenez strikes out swinging. Edwin Encarnacion walks. Luis Robert strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. White sox 2, Tigers 0.White sox second. Nomar Mazara called out on strikes. Danny Mendick called out on strikes. Tim Anderson homers to right field. Yoan Moncada singles to shallow infield. Yasmani Grandal walks. Yoan Moncada to second. Jose Abreu strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. White sox 3, Tigers 0.Tigers fourth. Miguel Cabrera singles to left field. Jonathan Schoop singles to left field. Miguel Cabrera to second. Jeimer Candelario strikes out swinging. Cameron Maybin walks. Jonathan Schoop to second. Miguel Cabrera to third. Austin Romine called out on strikes. Isaac Paredes singles to shallow left field. Cameron Maybin... [More]

Indians second. Franmil Reyes homers to right field. Tyler Naquin singles to center field. Domingo Santana grounds out to shortstop. Tyler Naquin out at second. Sandy Leon walks. Delino DeShields singles to right field. Sandy Leon to second. Cesar Hernandez called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 1, Tigers 0.Indians third. Jose Ramirez walks. Francisco Lindor homers to right field. Jose Ramirez scores. Carlos Santana strikes out swinging. Franmil Reyes grounds out to shallow infield, Michael Fulmer to Jeimer Candelario. Tyler Naquin flies out to deep left field to Christin Stewart.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 3, Tigers 0.Tigers third. Grayson Greiner doubles to deep left field. JaCoby Jones lines out to shallow left field to Jose Ramirez. Niko Goodrum singles to left center field. Grayson Greiner scores. Harold Castro doubles to deep left center field. Niko Goodrum to third. Miguel Cabrera singles to center field. Harold Castro scores. Niko Goodrum... [More]