Twins third. Byron Buxton homers to center field. Max Kepler grounds out to first base, Nicky Lopez to Ryan McBroom. Jorge Polanco singles to first base. Miguel Sano flies out to deep left center field to Alex Gordon. Eddie Rosario flies out to shallow left field to Alex Gordon.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Royals 0.Royals third. Maikel Franco doubles to deep left field. Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Devin Smeltzer to Miguel Sano. Maikel Franco to third. Nick Heath singles to left field. Maikel Franco scores. Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. Jorge Soler pops out to shortstop to Jorge Polanco.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Royals 1.Twins fourth. Jake Cave grounds out to shallow right field, Nicky Lopez to Ryan McBroom. Marwin Gonzalez homers to center field. Mitch Garver grounds out to shallow infield, Maikel Franco to Ryan McBroom. Ehire Adrianza strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, Royals 1.Royals fifth.... [More]

Blue jays first. Cavan Biggio homers to left field. Bo Bichette reaches on error to third base, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Rafael Devers. Fielding error by Rafael Devers. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field. Bo Bichette out at third. Rowdy Tellez flies out to shallow center field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to third base, Rafael Devers to Mitch Moreland.1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Red sox 0.Red sox first. Andrew Benintendi walks. Rafael Devers walks. Andrew Benintendi to second. J.D. Martinez lines out to left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. Xander Bogaerts walks. Rafael Devers to second. Andrew Benintendi to third. Mitch Moreland walks. Xander Bogaerts to second. Rafael Devers to third. Andrew Benintendi scores. Christian Vazquez grounds out to shortstop. Mitch Moreland out at second.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 1, Red sox 1.Red sox second. Alex Verdugo homers to left field. Jackie... [More]

Reds second. Christian Colon walks. Jesse Winker singles to shallow right field. Christian Colon to second. Phillip Ervin flies out to deep right field to Mark Mathias. Christian Colon to third. Kyle Farmer doubles to deep left field. Jesse Winker to third. Christian Colon scores. Nick Senzel out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Ben Gamel. Kyle Farmer to third. Jesse Winker scores. Nick Castellanos doubles to left center field. Kyle Farmer scores. Eugenio Suarez walks. Matt Davidson homers to center field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Nick Castellanos scores. Curt Casali flies out to right field to Mark Mathias.6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 6, Brewers 0.Brewers fourth. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Logan Morrison homers to center field. Justin Smoak hit by pitch. Ben Gamel called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 6, Brewers 1.Reds sixth. Phillip Ervin walks. Kyle Farmer flies out to deep center field to Ben... [More]

White sox first. Luis Robert walks. Yoan Moncada singles to right field. Luis Robert to third. Jose Abreu grounds out to shortstop. Yoan Moncada out at second. Luis Robert scores. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to shortstop, Francisco Lindor to Carlos Santana.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Indians 0.White sox eighth. Adam Engel homers to center field. Luis Robert strikes out swinging. Yoan Moncada flies out to deep center field to Delino DeShields. Jose Abreu strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 2, Indians 0.

Marlins second. Jesus Aguilar grounds out to shallow left field, J.D. Davis to Dominic Smith. Brian Anderson walks. Matt Joyce singles to shallow infield. Brian Anderson to second. Francisco Cervelli homers to right field. Matt Joyce scores. Brian Anderson scores. Logan Forsythe flies out to deep center field to Brandon Nimmo. Magneuris Sierra walks. Jonathan Villar doubles to deep left center field. Magneuris Sierra scores. Eddy Alvarez flies out to center field to Brandon Nimmo.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 4, Mets 0.Mets second. J.D. Davis flies out to deep center field to Magneuris Sierra. Dominic Smith homers to right field. Wilson Ramos walks. Andres Gimenez called out on strikes. Amed Rosario called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 4, Mets 1.Mets eighth. Amed Rosario doubles to deep right center field. Brian Dozier pinch-hitting for Brandon Nimmo. Brian Dozier walks. Jeff McNeil lines out to shallow center field to Eddy Alvarez. Pete Alonso... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The entire three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis at Busch Stadium was postponed Friday night after two more Cardinals players and a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus.Major League Baseball announced that the whole weekend set was off. Hours earlier, MLB said Friday night's game had been scrapped to ensure everyone affected on the Cardinals was identified.There have been 24 games postponed in the majors this season because of coronavirus concerns.St. Louis has missed 10 games while Miami and Philadelphia each have had seven postponements. In order to complete the 60-game schedule in this shortened season, the Cardinals will have to play 55 games in 49 games once they return to the field.The Cardinals have been off since last Friday, when two players returned positive coronavirus tests. Eight St. Louis players in total have tested positive, including star catcher Yadier Molina. The Cardinals spent five days in quarantine in a Milwaukee hotel... [More]

Rays eighth. Yoshi Tsutsugo walks. Willy Adames called out on strikes. Kevin Kiermaier walks. Yoshi Tsutsugo to second. Michael Perez pinch-hitting for Mike Zunino. Michael Perez out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Aaron Hicks. Yoshi Tsutsugo scores. Austin Meadows grounds out to second base, DJ LeMahieu to Luke Voit.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 1, Yankees 0.

CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez has no interest in the designated hitter job with the Chicago White Sox. Doesn't want to hear anything about a late-inning defensive replacement, either.His team wants the same thing for him.Jiménez was back in left field Friday against Cleveland, one night after an ugly misplay led to another round of questions over whether the talented slugger might be better off at DH.The response from the team was the same as it has been — just wait.“I’m expecting that over time Eloy will fall into a good category on the defensive side and if it doesn’t, we’ll find ways to continue to augment his playing time out there,” manager Rick Renteria said. “We’re going to continue to work.”The 23-year-old Jiménez was acquired in the July 2017 trade that sent pitcher José Quintana to the crosstown Cubs. There are no questions about Jiménez's bat after he led AL rookies with 31 homers, 79 RBIs and 240 total bases last year. But he remains an adventure in the field.The White Sox were... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto grounds out to shallow left field, Carter Kieboom to Howie Kendrick. Anthony Santander doubles to center field. Jose Iglesias doubles to left field. Anthony Santander scores. Renato Nunez called out on strikes. Dwight Smith Jr. walks. Pedro Severino flies out to center field to Victor Robles.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 1, Nationals 0.Orioles second. Rio Ruiz walks. Chris Davis doubles. Rio Ruiz to third. Austin Hays singles to left center field. Chris Davis to third. Rio Ruiz scores. Hanser Alberto reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Hays out at second. Chris Davis scores. Anthony Santander flies out to center field to Victor Robles. Jose Iglesias singles to center field. Hanser Alberto to third. Renato Nunez walks. Jose Iglesias to second. Dwight Smith Jr. strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Orioles 3, Nationals 0.Orioles fourth. Hanser Alberto doubles to deep left field. Anthony Santander lines out to deep... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez has no interest in the designated-hitter job with the Chicago White Sox. Doesn't want to hear anything about a late-inning defensive replacement, either.His team wants the same thing for him.Jiménez was back in left field Friday against Cleveland, one night after an ugly misplay led to another round of questions over whether the talented slugger might be better off at DH.The response from the team was the same as it has been — just wait.“I’m expecting that over time Eloy will fall into a good category on the defensive side and if it doesn’t, we’ll find ways to continue to augment his playing time out there,” manager Rick Renteria said. “We’re going to continue to work.”The 23-year-old Jiménez was acquired in the July 2017 trade that sent pitcher José Quintana to the crosstown Cubs. There are no questions about Jiménez's bat after he led AL rookies with 31 homers, 79 RBIs and 240 total bases last year. But he remains an adventure in the field.The White Sox were... [More]

A look at what's happening in the majors on Saturday:RED-HOT COLEGerrit Cole tries for his 20th straight regular-season win when he pitches for the Yankees at Tampa Bay. Cole is 3-0 with a 2.55 ERA in three starts since signing a $324 million, nine-year contract with New York.Cole’s streak dates to May 2019 with Houston and is the sixth-longest in big league history. Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell leads the list with 24 in a row, followed by Roy Face (22) and Roger Clemens, Jake Arrieta and Rube Marquard tied at 20. Cole lost the World Series opener last year when Washington beat the Astros.Tyler Glasnow pitches for the Rays at Tropicana Field. He’s 0-0 with a 3.12 ERA in two starts.SOUNDS FAMILIARClayton Kershaw was supposed to start on opening day at Dodger Stadium against Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto, but got scratched shortly before opening day because of back trouble. Kershaw and Cueto now are set to match up again in Los Angeles.Kershaw looked every bit a three-time NL Cy Young Award... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The entire three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis at Busch Stadium was postponed Friday night after two more Cardinals players and a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus.Major League Baseball announced that the whole weekend set was off. Hours earlier, MLB said Friday night's game had been scrapped to ensure everyone affected on the Cardinals was identified.The Cardinals have been off since last Friday, when two players returned positive coronavirus tests. Eight players in total have tested positive, including star catcher Yadier Molina. The Cardinals spent five days in quarantine in a Milwaukee hotel before finally being cleared to travel back to St. Louis late Tuesday, when they returned negative tests for the second straight day. They got workouts in at home and had been prepared to return to the field Friday.St. Louis' next game is scheduled for Monday at home against Pittsburgh. The Cubs are next set to play Tuesday at Cleveland.The Cardinals... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Major League Baseball has been in touch with the Oakland Athletics about their bench coach making a gesture that appeared to be a Nazi salute following a win over the Texas Rangers.No discipline has been announced against coach Ryan Chistenson, who has apologized for the gesture.“Ryan Christenson is fully supported by everybody in our clubhouse and they know who he is. So do I. Obviously it didn’t look great but that was not his intent at all. I know that for a fact," manager Bob Melvin said Friday before a game against Houston.“He's just not that guy. I'd say he's progressive, very progressive as a person. Everybody feels bad for him right now ‘cause they know who he is,” Melvin added.A short team meeting was all that the A's needed because Christenson had full support, Melvin said.Christenson apologized late Thursday for raising his arm during the postgame celebration. He made the gesture while greeting closer Liam Hendriks following a 6-4 win over the Rangers.Hendriks... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — It was a rarity at the time and provided a very 2020-style photo op: Oakland's masked first baseman Matt Olson chatting with Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout, who was also masked as he prepared to run the bases.Less that two weeks later, it's clear it was the start of the trend. When it comes to Major League Baseball's ongoing fight to avoid COVID-19, it's the West that's had the most success.Now it's trying to keep it that way.“I'm very excited about what's happening here in the West,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “I don't know if it's dumb luck — I think all of these organizations have sent really good messages.”The shortened 60-game schedule for this season has basically turned baseball's 30 teams into three separate 10-team leagues for two months. The NL and AL West will only play teams in their region until the playoffs begin. The same is true for the AL and NL Central, as well as the AL and NL East.Two of those three 10-team groups have already seen major scheduling... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals’ game Friday against the Chicago Cubs was postponed after another St. Louis player tested positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball said the game was postponed to allow more time for additional testing and to complete the contact tracing process.The Cardinals have been off since last Friday, when two players returned positive coronavirus tests. Eight players in total have tested positive, including star catcher Yadier Molina. The Cardinals spent five days in quarantine in a Milwaukee hotel before finally being cleared to travel back to St. Louis late Tuesday, when they returned negative tests for the second straight day. They got workouts in at home and had been prepared to return to the field Friday. MLB released its most recent testing numbers Friday. The league said there were 13,043 samples taken last week with 13 positive results for a 0.1% positive rate. During the monitoring phase, there have been 53,826 overall samples that have returned 71 positives... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — It was a rarity at the time and provided a very 2020-style photo op: Oakland's masked first baseman Matt Olson chatting with Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout, who was also masked as he prepared to run the bases.Less that two weeks later, it's clear it was the start of the trend. When it comes to Major League Baseball's ongoing fight to avoid COVID-19, it's the West that's had the most success.Now it's trying to keep it that way.“I'm very excited about what's happening here in the West,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “I don't know if it's dumb luck — I think all of these organizations have sent really good messages.”The shortened 60-game schedule for this season has basically turned baseball's 30 teams into three separate 10-team leagues for two months. The NL and AL West will only play teams in their region until the playoffs begin. The same is true for the AL and NL Central, as well as the AL and NL East.Two of those three 10-team groups have already seen major scheduling... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to make his season debut for the Washington Nationals on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles after being sidelined by a nerve problem in his pitching hand.Strasburg missed what would have been his first two appearances of 2020 after making all 33 starts last year and then becoming the first pitcher to finish a postseason with a 5-0 record. “The tingling in his thumb is gone, and that’s a good sign. We watched him and he’s throwing some really good bullpens. That was the big thing for me: Nothing in his mechanics has changed. Everything’s good,” manager Dave Martinez said Friday before Washington's series opener against visiting Baltimore. “So based on a conversation with him, he feels good,” Martinez added. “He wants to pitch. He’s ready to pitch on Sunday.”For how long is another question.“We’re going to watch him. If he gives us 75-80 pitches, that’d be awesome,” Martinez said. “But we’ll keep an eye on him.” The 32-year-old... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals’ game Friday against the Chicago Cubs was postponed after another St. Louis player tested positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball said the game was postponed to allow more time for additional testing and to complete the contact tracing process.The Cardinals have been off since last Friday, when two players returned positive coronavirus tests. Eight players in total have tested positive, including star catcher Yadier Molina. The Cardinals spent five days in quarantine in a Milwaukee hotel before finally being cleared to travel back to St. Louis late Tuesday, when they returned negative tests for the second straight day. They got workouts in at home and had been prepared to return to the field Friday. Among the players who confirmed they tested positive for COVID-19 were a pair of All-Stars in Molina and Paul DeJong. Before Friday's postponement, the Cardinals had already added three doubleheaders against the Brewers to a previously scheduled series to... [More]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals’ game Friday against the Chicago Cubs was postponed after another St. Louis player tested positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball said the game was postponed to allow more time for additional testing and to complete the contact tracing process.The Cardinals have been off since last Friday, when two players returned positive coronavirus tests. Eight players in total have tested positive, including star catcher Yadier Molina.

Aug. 81903 — A week after pitching his first doubleheader triumph, Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity of the New York Giants scored a double victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-1 and 4-3. In the second game, he stole home.1915 — Philadelphia’s Gavvy Cravath hit four doubles and drove in eight runs in a 14-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati.1920 — Howard Ehmke of the Detroit Tigers pitched the fastest 1-0 game in American League history — 1 hour, 13 minutes, for a victory against the New York Yankees.1931 — Bob Burke of the Washington Senators pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox.1954 — The Brooklyn Dodgers pounded the Cincinnati Reds 20-7 at Ebbets Field. The Dodgers scored 13 runs in the eighth inning after two were out.1973 — Designated hitter Orlando Cepeda hit four doubles as the Boston Red Sox posted a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.1982 — California’s Doug DeCinces hit three home runs in a game for the second time in less than a week. DeCinces hit solo homers in the... [More]