Rangers first. Leody Taveras walks. Isiah Kiner-Falefa reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Leody Taveras out at second. Nick Solak strikes out swinging. Joey Gallo walks. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to second. Rougned Odor homers to right field. Joey Gallo scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Elvis Andrus singles to third base. Ronald Guzman homers to right field. Elvis Andrus scores. Eli White singles to deep right center field. Jeff Mathis pops out to second base to Tony Kemp.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 5, Athletics 0.Athletics third. Vimael Machin doubles. Jonah Heim singles to shallow infield. Vimael Machin scores. Tony Kemp reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Jonah Heim out at second. Tommy La Stella flies out to right field to Eli White. Marcus Semien strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.Athletics sixth. Tommy La Stella walks. Marcus Semien pops out to shallow infield to Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Ramon Laureano strikes out swinging. Matt Olson doubles. Tommy La Stella scores. Robbie Grossman strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 5, Athletics 2.

Athletics first. Tommy La Stella walks. Marcus Semien walks. Tommy La Stella to second. Ramon Laureano walks. Marcus Semien to second. Tommy La Stella to third. Matt Olson homers. Ramon Laureano scores. Marcus Semien scores. Tommy La Stella scores. Mark Canha walks. Robbie Grossman pops out to first base to Ronald Guzman. Khris Davis strikes out swinging. Vimael Machin flies out to deep left field to Nick Solak.4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 4, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Leody Taveras singles to center field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out to shortstop, Marcus Semien to Tommy La Stella to Matt Olson. Leody Taveras to second. Nick Solak grounds out to shallow infield, Tommy La Stella to Matt Olson. Leody Taveras scores. Joey Gallo doubles to deep left field. Elvis Andrus grounds out to shortstop, Vimael Machin to Matt Olson.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.Athletics second. Sean Murphy homers to center field. Tommy La Stella singles to right field.... [More]

Angels first. Andrelton Simmons singles to center field. Matt Thaiss grounds out to first base. Andrelton Simmons out at second. Mike Trout singles to deep left field. Anthony Rendon walks. Mike Trout to second. Jared Walsh homers to right field. Anthony Rendon scores. Mike Trout scores. Max Stassi grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 3, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Leody Taveras triples to right field. Rougned Odor grounds out to first base, Jared Walsh to Dylan Bundy. Leody Taveras scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out to shallow infield, Jared Walsh to Dylan Bundy. Joey Gallo grounds out to second base, Luis Rengifo to Jared Walsh.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 3, Rangers 1.Angels fifth. Andrelton Simmons pops out to shallow infield to Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Matt Thaiss grounds out to shallow center field, Rougned Odor to Ronald Guzman. Mike Trout homers to left field. Anthony Rendon singles to center field. Jared... [More]

Angels first. Andrelton Simmons singles to shallow center field. Matt Thaiss strikes out swinging. Mike Trout strikes out swinging. Andrelton Simmons steals second. Anthony Rendon singles to center field. Andrelton Simmons scores. Shohei Ohtani singles to right field. Anthony Rendon to third. Albert Pujols grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 1, Rangers 0.Angels fourth. Jo Adell lines out to deep left field to Eli White. Anthony Bemboom singles. Luis Rengifo reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Anthony Bemboom out at second. Andrelton Simmons reaches on error to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Luis Rengifo scores. Throwing error by Anderson Tejeda. Matt Thaiss grounds out to shallow right field to Ronald Guzman.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubles. Nick Solak singles to shallow infield. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Joey Gallo flies out to deep right center... [More]

Rangers second. Jose Trevino grounds out to shallow infield, Andrew Heaney to Jared Walsh. Elvis Andrus homers to left field. Ronald Guzman grounds out to shallow right field, Matt Thaiss to Andrew Heaney. Anderson Tejeda strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 1, Angels 0.Rangers fourth. Nick Solak singles to center field. Joey Gallo singles to shallow infield. Nick Solak to second. Jose Trevino grounds out to second base, Matt Thaiss to Jared Walsh. Joey Gallo to second. Nick Solak to third. Elvis Andrus strikes out on a foul tip. Ronald Guzman reaches on error. Joey Gallo scores. Nick Solak scores. Fielding error by Matt Thaiss. Anderson Tejeda flies out to deep left center field to Taylor Ward.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rangers 3, Angels 0.Angels fifth. Jared Walsh homers to center field. Jo Adell pops out to second base to Anderson Tejeda. Andrelton Simmons grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman. Matt Thaiss lines out to right... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford pops out to Jose Trevino. Dylan Moore strikes out swinging. Kyle Lewis walks. Kyle Seager homers to center field. Kyle Lewis scores. Ty France flies out to deep center field to Leody Taveras.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 2, Rangers 0.Mariners third. Dylan Moore homers to center field. Kyle Lewis flies out to shallow center field to Leody Taveras. Kyle Seager strikes out swinging. Ty France strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Leody Taveras strikes out swinging. Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles to center field. Shin-Soo Choo singles to left field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to second. Nick Solak flies out to deep center field to Kyle Lewis. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to third. Joey Gallo doubles to deep right center field. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Jose Trevino lines out to deep left field to Dee Strange Gordon.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 3, Rangers 2.Mariners fourth.... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer off a struggling Jon Lester, and the St. Louis Cardinals gained ground in the NL Central race by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Sunday night.St. Louis pulled within 1 1/2 games of Chicago with its third consecutive win over the division leaders. The longtime rivals have one game left in their pandemic-shortened season series on Monday.Dakota Hudson (2-2) worked five innings of three-run ball, shrugging off a shaky start.Chicago dropped to 10-15 since its 13-3 start. Anthony Rizzo and Jason Kipnis homered for the Cubs, but Lester (2-2) lasted just 3 1/3 innings in another lackluster performance.ANGELS 9, ASTROS 5ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered, Jared Walsh and Justin Upton delivered key hits during a four-run eighth inning and Los Angeles swept the four-game series.The Angels have a won a season-high five straight. They trailed by at least three runs in each game against Houston before rallying.Mike Mayers (1-0), the fifth... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer off a struggling Jon Lester, and the St. Louis Cardinals gained ground in the NL Central race by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Sunday night.St. Louis pulled within 1 1/2 games of Chicago with its third consecutive win over the division leaders. The longtime rivals have one game left in their pandemic-shortened season series on Monday.Dakota Hudson (2-2) worked five innings of three-run ball, shrugging off a shaky start.Chicago dropped to 10-15 since its 13-3 start. Anthony Rizzo and Jason Kipnis homered for the Cubs, but Lester (2-2) lasted just 3 1/3 innings in another lackluster performance.ANGELS 9, ASTROS 5ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered, Jared Walsh and Justin Upton delivered key hits during a four-run eighth inning and Los Angeles swept the four-game series.The Angels have a won a season-high five straight. They trailed by at least three runs in each game against Houston before rallying.Mike Mayers (1-0), the fifth... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford walks. Ty France walks. J.P. Crawford to second. Kyle Lewis grounds out to shallow infield. Ty France out at second. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Seager homers to center field. J.P. Crawford scores. Evan White grounds out to shallow left field, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 2, Rangers 0.Rangers second. Joey Gallo homers. Jose Trevino flies out to deep left center field to Kyle Lewis. Ronald Guzman walks. Derek Dietrich strikes out swinging. Anderson Tejeda flies out to left field to Jose Marmolejos.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 2, Rangers 1.Mariners fourth. Kyle Lewis homers to center field. Kyle Seager singles to right field. Evan White strikes out on a foul tip. Jose Marmolejos grounds out to shallow infield, Jordan Lyles to Ronald Guzman. Kyle Seager to second. Phillip Ervin grounds out to shortstop, Anderson Tejeda to Ronald Guzman.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 3, Rangers 1.Rangers... [More]

Mariners third. Phillip Ervin flies out to Shin-Soo Choo. Luis Torrens singles to deep center field. J.P. Crawford reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Luis Torrens out at second. Dylan Moore walks. J.P. Crawford to second. Kyle Lewis singles to center field. Dylan Moore to third. J.P. Crawford scores. Kyle Seager hit by pitch. Kyle Lewis to second. Ty France walks. Kyle Seager to second. Kyle Lewis to third. Dylan Moore scores. Jose Marmolejos lines out to shallow infield to Kyle Gibson.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Mariners 2, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Nick Solak singles to center field. Jose Trevino pops out to Evan White. Shin-Soo Choo singles to shallow infield. Nick Solak to second. Scott Heineman grounds out to shallow left field, J.P. Crawford to Evan White. Nick Solak scores. Eli White called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 2, Rangers 1.Rangers seventh. Eli White strikes out swinging. Jeff Mathis flies out to right field to Phillip Ervin.... [More]

Mariners second. Kyle Seager walks. Ty France singles to shallow left field. Kyle Seager scores. Jose Marmolejos flies out to center field to Leody Taveras. Ty France doubled off first. Evan White walks. Luis Torrens grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Mariners 1, Rangers 0.Mariners fourth. Kyle Lewis flies out to deep right field to Joey Gallo. Kyle Seager hit by pitch. Ty France walks. Kyle Seager to second. Jose Marmolejos singles to shallow right field. Ty France to second. Kyle Seager to third. Evan White doubles to deep left field. Jose Marmolejos to third. Ty France scores. Kyle Seager scores. Luis Torrens grounds out to shallow infield, Nick Solak to Ronald Guzman. Sam Haggerty grounds out to shortstop, Nick Solak to Ronald Guzman.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 3, Rangers 0.Rangers fifth. Joey Gallo strikes out swinging. Jose Trevino homers to left field. Shin-Soo Choo called out on strikes. Elvis Andrus... [More]

Astros first. George Springer singles to center field. Jose Altuve singles to right field. George Springer to third. Michael Brantley singles to left center field. Jose Altuve to second. George Springer scores. Yuli Gurriel lines out to deep right field to Joey Gallo. Jose Altuve to third. Kyle Tucker flies out to left field to Eli White. Aledmys Diaz homers to left field. Michael Brantley scores. Jose Altuve scores. Josh Reddick strikes out swinging.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 4, Rangers 0.Rangers second. Nick Solak doubles to deep center field. Joey Gallo strikes out swinging. Jose Trevino doubles to deep left center field. Nick Solak scores. Ronald Guzman pops out to second base to Jose Altuve. Elvis Andrus strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 4, Rangers 1.Rangers fourth. Nick Solak singles to right center field. Joey Gallo called out on strikes. Jose Trevino grounds out to shallow infield, Abraham Toro to Yuli Gurriel. Nick Solak to second.... [More]

Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo hit by pitch. Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Throwing error by Framber Valdez. Jose Trevino called out on strikes. Joey Gallo walks. Nick Solak singles to deep left field. Joey Gallo to third. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Elvis Andrus grounds out to second base. Nick Solak out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rangers 2, Astros 0.Rangers fourth. Nick Solak singles to shallow infield. Elvis Andrus grounds out to second base. Nick Solak out at second. Leody Taveras walks. Ronald Guzman triples to deep right field. Leody Taveras scores. Eli White strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 3, Astros 0.Astros sixth. Jose Altuve singles to shortstop. Michael Brantley grounds out to shallow infield to Jordan Lyles. Jose Altuve to second. Yuli Gurriel flies out to shallow center field to Leody Taveras. Kyle Tucker singles to right field. Jose Altuve to third. Carlos Correa singles... [More]

Dodgers first. Mookie Betts strikes out on a foul tip. Corey Seager homers to center field. Max Muncy walks. Cody Bellinger grounds out to first base, Nick Solak to Ronald Guzman. Max Muncy to second. AJ Pollock strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Rangers 0.Dodgers second. Joc Pederson grounds out to second base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Ronald Guzman. Chris Taylor called out on strikes. Will Smith homers to left field. Gavin Lux flies out to right field to Joey Gallo.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 2, Rangers 0.Dodgers third. Mookie Betts walks. Corey Seager strikes out swinging. Mookie Betts caught stealing second. Max Muncy hit by pitch. Cody Bellinger homers to right field. Max Muncy scores. AJ Pollock strikes out swinging.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 4, Rangers 0.Rangers third. Leody Taveras singles to deep right field. Jeff Mathis singles to left field. Leody Taveras to second. Shin-Soo Choo walks. Jeff Mathis to second. Leody... [More]

Dodgers second. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. Matt Beaty singles to shallow infield. AJ Pollock doubles to shallow left field. Matt Beaty scores. Fielding error by Shin-Soo Choo. Gavin Lux called out on strikes. Austin Barnes flies out to right field to Joey Gallo.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Rangers 0.Dodgers third. Mookie Betts lines out to third base to Todd Frazier. Corey Seager strikes out swinging. Max Muncy doubles to right field. Cody Bellinger homers. Max Muncy scores. Joc Pederson grounds out to shallow infield, Lance Lynn to Ronald Guzman.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 3, Rangers 0.Rangers third. Ronald Guzman homers to center field. Leody Taveras homers to left field. Shin-Soo Choo called out on strikes. Nick Solak lines out to deep left field to AJ Pollock. Todd Frazier triples to deep center field. Joey Gallo pops out to shallow left field to Max Muncy.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 3, Rangers 2.Dodgers fifth. Austin Barnes... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers will be without closer Jose Leclerc for most of the pandemic-shortened season with a shoulder injury similar to the one that sidelined starter Corey Kluber earlier this week.Leclerc's muscle tear in his right shoulder is not as severe as Kluber's, but he will have the same injection and be out the same four weeks before any plan for throwing is considered, general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday.Kluber pitched just one inning in his Texas debut Sunday before reporting tightness in his shoulder and leaving the game. Leclerc stopped warming up for a save situation in a 7-4 win over Arizona on Wednesday because of shoulder tightness.Neither player is expected to have surgery. Both are on the 45-day injured list.“You just can’t replace guys like with that kind of ability,” Daniels said. “Corey was obviously going to be a big part of our rotation, and we still feel good about the rotation. Jose hadn’t thrown early like we believed he’s capable of, but we were counting on him to pitch high-leverage innings.”Leclerc earned the save on opening day in a 1-0 win over Colorado. The 26-year-old pitched another inning in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Rockies, giving up two hits and a run.Daniels said the Rangers plan to add right-hander Jimmy Herget to replace Leclerc while swapping first basemen by calling up Greg Bird from the taxi squad and sending down Ronald Guzman. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

The Washington Nationals are ready to take the field as defending champs.The fans won't be there, but the ballpark will reflect the team's proud status.The Nationals are planning to raise a new 2019 World Series champions flag before Thursday night's opener against the New York Yankees. Other festivities include a ceremonial first pitch thrown by Dr. Anthony Fauci and a previously recorded Presidents Race to be shown during the fourth inning.“We definitely feel a connection with the fans so we’re really going to miss them and we’ll be thinking about them. We’ll be pumping in crowd noise to try to make up the difference,” reliever Sean Doolittle said.“I think opening day, like I said, we’ve got that patch on our uniform sleeve that says world champs. Going out there to start to defend our championship is something we’ve been looking forward to since the end of October," he added.The Nationals also say a Black Lives Matter stencil will appear on the pitcher's mound during games on opening... [More]

The Washington Nationals are ready to take the field as defending champs.The fans won't be there, but the ballpark will reflect the team's proud status.The Nationals are planning to raise a new 2019 World Series champions flag before Thursday night's opener against the New York Yankees. Other festivities include a ceremonial first pitch thrown by Dr. Anthony Fauci and a previously recorded Presidents Race to be shown during the fourth inning.“We definitely feel a connection with the fans so we’re really going to miss them and we’ll be thinking about them. We’ll be pumping in crowd noise to try to make up the difference,” reliever Sean Doolittle said.“I think opening day, like I said, we’ve got that patch on our uniform sleeve that says world champs. Going out there to start to defend our championship is something we’ve been looking forward to since the end of October," he added.The Nationals also say a Black Lives Matter stencil will appear on the pitcher's mound during games on opening... [More]

The Washington Nationals are ready to take the field as defending champs.The fans won't be there, but the ballpark will reflect the team's proud status.The Nationals are planning to raise a new 2019 World Series champions flag before Thursday night's opener against the New York Yankees. Other festivities include a ceremonial first pitch thrown by Dr. Anthony Fauci and a previously recorded Presidents Race to be shown during the fourth inning.“We definitely feel a connection with the fans so we’re really going to miss them and we’ll be thinking about them. We’ll be pumping in crowd noise to try to make up the difference,” reliever Sean Doolittle said.“I think opening day, like I said, we’ve got that patch on our uniform sleeve that says world champs. Going out there to start to defend our championship is something we’ve been looking forward to since the end of October," he added.The Nationals also say a Black Lives Matter stencil will appear on the pitcher's mound during games on opening... [More]

The Washington Nationals are ready to take the field as defending World Series champions.The fans won't be there, but the ballpark will reflect the team's new status.The Nationals are planning to raise a new 2019 World Series champions flag before Thursday night's opener against the New York Yankees. Other festivities include a ceremonial first pitch thrown by Dr. Anthony Fauci and a previously recorded Presidents Race to be shown during the fourth inning.“We definitely feel a connection with the fans so we’re really going to miss them and we’ll be thinking about them. We’ll be pumping in crowd noise to try to make up the difference,” reliever Sean Doolittle said.“I think opening day, like I said, we’ve got that patch on our uniform sleeve that says world champs. Going out there to start to defend our championship is something we’ve been looking forward to since the end of October," he said.The Nationals also say a Black Lives Matter stencil will appear on the pitcher's mound during games... [More]