Rays second. Jesus Aguilar walks. Willy Adames strikes out swinging. Mike Brosseau singles to right center field. Jesus Aguilar to second. Kevin Kiermaier doubles to left field. Mike Brosseau to third. Jesus Aguilar scores. Guillermo Heredia called out on strikes. Mike Zunino singles to right center field. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Mike Brosseau scores. Matt Duffy walks. Mike Zunino to second. Tommy Pham singles to second base. Matt Duffy to second. Mike Zunino to third. Austin Meadows homers to center field. Tommy Pham scores. Matt Duffy scores. Mike Zunino scores. Jesus Aguilar doubles to deep center field. Willy Adames pops out to center field to Jonathan Villar.7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 7, Orioles 0.Orioles eighth. Chris Davis pops out to Mike Zunino. Chance Sisco grounds out to second base, Willy Adames to Jesus Aguilar. Jonathan Villar homers to center field. Trey Mancini flies out to right center field to Guillermo Heredia.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 7, Orioles 1.

CHICAGO (AP) — Texas reliever Luke Farrell, out since being hit in the face by line drive in spring training, was activated from the 60-day injured list by the Rangers before their game Friday against the White Sox.The 28-year-old right-hander has spent the entire season rehabbing since suffering a non-displaced jaw fracture and concussion when he was struck by a comebacker off the bat of San Francisco's Jalen Miller in a March 2 game in Scottsdale, Arizona."It's been a long road to get back here and bounce back from the injury and everything," Farrell said. "I feel great and happy to join the team."Farrell, the son of former Red Sox manager John Farrell, said he was unable to return to baseball activities for weeks after the gruesome incident."It was, honestly, a migraine for two months," he said. "Really unable to handle light, noise, direct conversation, just really taxing. I can think of times I was trying maybe to tip at a restaurant or something and the brain just doesn't work, doesn't... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner flies out to deep right field to Nicholas Castellanos. Adam Eaton homers to center field. Anthony Rendon grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Anthony Rizzo. Juan Soto lines out to left field to Kyle Schwarber.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 1, Cubs 0.Nationals third. Victor Robles singles to third base. Anibal Sanchez out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Kris Bryant to Tony Kemp. Victor Robles to third. Trea Turner out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Nicholas Castellanos. Victor Robles scores. Adam Eaton strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Nationals 2, Cubs 0.Nationals fourth. Anthony Rendon lines out to second base to Tony Kemp. Juan Soto singles to shallow center field. Howie Kendrick singles to deep left center field. Juan Soto to third. Kurt Suzuki singles to left field. Howie Kendrick to second. Juan Soto scores. Brian Dozier singles to shallow center field. Kurt Suzuki to second. Howie Kendrick out... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Amid criticism from Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros on Thursday defended the team's decision to deny a newspaper reporter access to the clubhouse until after ace pitcher Justin Verlander finished his postgame session with the media.MLB said Wednesday night's incident violated its media guidelines and the Detroit Free Press said barring its reporter, Anthony Fenech, was "intolerable."Verlander, who played for Detroit for 13 seasons, had just pitched a two-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers. The Astros opened their clubhouse at 9:35 p.m. As the rest of the media was allowed to enter, Fenech, who has a credential issued by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, was stopped by three Astros security officials.Fenech contacted MLB vice president of communications Mike Teevan and was allowed in at 9:41 p.m., after Verlander had concluded his media session. Fenech approached Verlander, who said: "I'm not answering your questions."Verlander addressed the situation... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors today:NAME THAT NICKNAMEJerseys will take on a different look during Players' Weekend, when big leaguers are encouraged to be creative with what goes on the back of their uniforms.Cleveland outfielder Yasiel Puig will have Wild Horse, for the way he charges around the bases. Rays pitcher Charlie Morton will use Ground Chuck, for how he induces grounders. Reds first baseman Joey Votto will go with Who — for the "Abbott and Costello" comedy routine of "Who's on First?"Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis is skipping letters and going with an emoji — of lettuce, to rhyme with his last name.OCTOBER PREVIEW?Yankees lefty James Paxton is having one of the best stretches of his career. Paxton (9-6, 4.53 ERA) takes the mound at Dodger Stadium looking to win his fifth straight start — he won seven in a row in 2017 with Seattle.Los Angeles counters with lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is 12-3 and leads the majors with a 1.64 ERA.New York manager Aaron Boone knows this... [More]

Orioles first. Hanser Alberto reaches on error. Throwing error by Willy Adames. Trey Mancini doubles to deep left field, advances to home. Hanser Alberto scores. Throwing error by Willy Adames. Anthony Santander grounds out to third base, Matt Duffy to Ji-Man Choi. Renato Nunez singles to shallow center field. Jonathan Villar pops out to second base to Eric Sogard. Pedro Severino flies out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier.2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 0.Rays third. Willy Adames grounds out to shortstop, Jace Peterson to Trey Mancini. Eric Sogard lines out to left field to Anthony Santander. Austin Meadows homers to right field. Tommy Pham flies out to right center field to DJ Stewart.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 1.Rays fifth. Matt Duffy flies out to center field to Stevie Wilkerson. Willy Adames homers to right field. Eric Sogard singles to right field. Austin Meadows flies out to deep left field to Anthony Santander. Tommy Pham singles to... [More]

Blue jays second. Randal Grichuk singles to shallow center field. Billy McKinney singles to right field. Randal Grichuk to second. Danny Jansen grounds out to shallow infield, Kenta Maeda to Max Muncy. Billy McKinney to second. Randal Grichuk to third. Derek Fisher grounds out to shallow center field, Kike Hernandez to Max Muncy. Billy McKinney to third. Randal Grichuk scores. Jacob Waguespack called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 1, Dodgers 0.Blue jays sixth. Cavan Biggio grounds out to shallow infield, Kenta Maeda to Max Muncy. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers to center field. Rowdy Tellez strikes out swinging. Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers ninth. Max Muncy walks. Justin Turner lines out to right field to Randal Grichuk. Cody Bellinger doubles to deep right field. Max Muncy to third. Corey Seager doubles to deep right field. Cody Bellinger scores. Max Muncy scores. Kike Hernandez singles to center field. Corey Seager scores.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 3, Blue jays 2.

HOUSTON (AP) — Amid criticism from Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros on Thursday defended the team's decision to deny a newspaper reporter access to the clubhouse until after ace pitcher Justin Verlander finished his postgame session with the media.MLB said Wednesday night's incident violated its media guidelines and the Detroit Free Press said barring its reporter, Anthony Fenech, was "intolerable."Verlander, who played for Detroit for 13 seasons, had just pitched a two-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers. The Astros opened their clubhouse at 9:35 p.m. As the rest of the media was allowed to enter, Fenech, who has a credential issued by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, was stopped by three Astros security officials.Fenech contacted MLB vice president of communications Mike Teevan and was allowed in at 9:41 p.m., after Verlander had concluded his media session. Fenech approached Verlander, who said: "I'm not answering your questions."Verlander addressed the situation... [More]

Mets fourth. Joe Panik singles to right field. Pete Alonso flies out to deep center field to Greg Allen. Michael Conforto doubles to left field. Joe Panik to third. Wilson Ramos doubles to deep right field. Michael Conforto scores. Joe Panik scores. J.D. Davis flies out to deep left field to Tyler Naquin. Todd Frazier grounds out to shortstop, Jason Kipnis to Carlos Santana.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 2, Indians 0.

Athletics first. Marcus Semien doubles to deep right field. Robbie Grossman walks. Matt Chapman walks. Robbie Grossman to second. Marcus Semien to third. Matt Olson reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Matt Chapman out at second. Robbie Grossman to third. Marcus Semien scores. Mark Canha singles to left center field. Matt Olson scores. Robbie Grossman scores. Stephen Piscotty singles to center field. Mark Canha to second. Khris Davis grounds out to shallow infield. Stephen Piscotty out at second.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.Athletics third. Robbie Grossman triples to deep left center field. Matt Chapman singles to left field. Robbie Grossman scores. Matt Olson singles to second base. Matt Chapman to second. Mark Canha reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Matt Olson out at second. Matt Chapman to third. Stephen Piscotty reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Mark Canha out at second. Matt Chapman scores. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.2... [More]

Rockies second. Daniel Murphy singles to left field. Raimel Tapia singles to right field. Daniel Murphy to second. Ryan McMahon singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Raimel Tapia to third. Daniel Murphy scores. Throwing error by Harrison Bader. Ian Desmond strikes out swinging. Tony Wolters out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Harrison Bader. Raimel Tapia scores. German Marquez grounds out to shallow infield, Miles Mikolas to Paul Goldschmidt.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fourth. Paul Goldschmidt singles to left field. Marcell Ozuna homers to left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong reaches on error. Fielding error by Trevor Story. Yadier Molina grounds out to third base. Paul DeJong out at second. Tommy Edman singles to left field. Harrison Bader grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 2.Rockies fifth. Tony Wolters grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt... [More]

A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:NAME THAT NICKNAMEJerseys will take on a different look during Players' Weekend, when big leaguers are encouraged to be creative with what goes on the back of their uniforms.Cleveland outfielder Yasiel Puig will have Wild Horse, for the way he charges around the bases. Rays pitcher Charlie Morton will use Ground Chuck, for how he induces grounders. Reds first baseman Joey Votto will go with Who — for the "Abbott and Costello" comedy routine of "Who's on First?"Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis is skipping letters and going with an emoji — of lettuce, to rhyme with his last name.OCTOBER PREVIEW?Yankees lefty James Paxton is having one of the best stretches of his career. Paxton (9-6, 4.53 ERA) takes the mound at Dodger Stadium looking to win his fifth straight start — he won seven in a row in 2017 with Seattle.Los Angeles counters with lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is 12-3 and leads the majors with a 1.64 ERA.New York manager Aaron Boone knows this... [More]

Astros fourth. Michael Brantley doubles to deep right field. Alex Bregman homers to left field. Michael Brantley scores. Yordan Alvarez lines out to deep center field to Harold Castro. Yuli Gurriel grounds out to shortstop, Ronny Rodriguez to Brandon Dixon. Abraham Toro grounds out to second base, Ronny Rodriguez to Brandon Dixon.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 2, Tigers 0.Astros sixth. Jose Altuve flies out to center field to Harold Castro. Michael Brantley singles to shortstop. Alex Bregman singles to center field. Michael Brantley to third. Yordan Alvarez doubles to right field. Alex Bregman to third. Michael Brantley scores. Yuli Gurriel is intentionally walked. Abraham Toro reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Yuli Gurriel to second. Yordan Alvarez to third. Alex Bregman out at home. Martin Maldonado flies out to shallow right field to Travis Demeritte.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Astros 3, Tigers 0.Astros seventh. Josh Reddick singles to left center... [More]

Nationals first. Trea Turner doubles to deep left field. Adam Eaton singles to shallow infield. Trea Turner scores. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Anthony Rendon doubles to deep left field. Adam Eaton to third. Juan Soto called out on strikes. Howie Kendrick grounds out to third base, Colin Moran to Josh Bell. Adam Eaton scores. Kurt Suzuki lines out to left center field to Starling Marte.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Nationals 2, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Steven Brault strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier homers to right field. Bryan Reynolds flies out to deep right field to Adam Eaton. Starling Marte singles to third base. Josh Bell walks. Colin Moran strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Nationals 2, Pirates 1.Nationals eighth. Anthony Rendon strikes out swinging. Juan Soto walks. Howie Kendrick homers to center field. Juan Soto scores. Kurt Suzuki flies out to center field to Starling Marte. Gerardo Parra pinch-hitting for Hunter Strickland. Gerardo Parra doubles... [More]

White sox second. James McCann doubles to right field. Jon Jay out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman. James McCann to third. Matt Skole out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Willie Calhoun. James McCann scores. Yolmer Sanchez lines out to center field to Delino DeShields.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Rangers 0.White sox third. Adam Engel doubles to left center field. Leury Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman. Adam Engel to third. Tim Anderson singles to right center field. Adam Engel scores. Jose Abreu lines out to right field to Hunter Pence. Yoan Moncada homers to right field. Tim Anderson scores. James McCann homers to left field. Jon Jay singles to third base. Matt Skole pops out to shallow infield to Logan Forsythe.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 5, Rangers 0.Rangers fourth. Delino DeShields strikes out swinging. Willie Calhoun pops out to Jose Abreu. Elvis Andrus homers to center field. Hunter Pence strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 5, Rangers 1.White sox seventh. Leury Garcia triples to deep right field. Tim Anderson grounds out to third base, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman. Jose Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Delino DeShields. Leury Garcia scores. Yoan Moncada grounds out to shortstop, Logan Forsythe to Scott Heineman.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 6, Rangers 1.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles have set a major league record by allowing their 259th home run this season, breaking a tie with the 2016 Cincinnati Reds with 34 games remaining.Baltimore right-hander Asher Wojciechowski surrendered a solo shot to Tampa Bay's Austin Meadows in the third inning Thursday night to break a tie with the Reds. Wojchiechowski allowed another solo homer in the fifth to Willy Adames, his 12th homer given up this season.The O's entered the game 41-86, the second worst record in baseball behind the Detroit Tigers.Baltimore likely won't be the only club to pass the 2016 Reds in a historically homer-friendly season. Entering Thursday, the Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies were on track to allow at least 259 homers. The league as a whole is on pace to easily surpass the record of 6,105 homers in 2017.The teams were tied 2-2 when a downpour sent the opener of a four-game series into a rain delay in the bottom of the fifth.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Braves second. Josh Donaldson reaches on error. Fielding error by Jon Berti. Matt Joyce singles to right field. Josh Donaldson to second. Adeiny Hechavarria singles to left field. Matt Joyce to third. Josh Donaldson scores. Rafael Ortega lines out to first base to Neil Walker. Adeiny Hechavarria doubled off first. Tyler Flowers strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Braves 1, Marlins 0.Marlins seventh. Brian Anderson singles to center field. Neil Walker singles to center field. Brian Anderson to second. Starlin Castro doubles to deep left center field. Neil Walker scores. Brian Anderson scores. Harold Ramirez flies out to center field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Lewis Brinson grounds out to shallow infield, Mike Soroka to Freddie Freeman. Bryan Holaday grounds out to shortstop, Josh Donaldson to Freddie Freeman.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 2, Braves 1.Braves eighth. Ozzie Albies lines out to second base to Isan Diaz. Freddie Freeman homers to center field. Josh... [More]

Aug. 251922 — In one of the wildest games ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth inning, but held on as the game ended with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded.1934 — Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe won his 16th consecutive game with a 4-2 triumph over the Washington Senators. Rowe singled in the winning run in the ninth inning.1952 — Detroit's Virgil Trucks pitched his second no-hitter of the season, a 1-0 gem over New York at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers committed two errors and Trucks walked one batter and struck out eight. It was the last victory of the season for Trucks, who finished with a 5-19 record.1967 — Dean Chance of Minnesota pitched his second no-hitter of the month, defeating the Indians 2-1. Chance pitched an abbreviated five perfect innings against Boston on Aug. 6 for a 2-0 victory.1972 — Philadelphia Ken Reynolds tied a National League record with his 12th consecutive loss, 6-1 to Cincinnati, from the beginning of the season.1979 — California's... [More]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are parting ways with veteran catcher Francisco Cervelli, who's worked his way back from another concussion and is hoping to catch on with a contender.The Pirates announced Thursday they had requested unconditional release waivers on the 33-year-old Cervelli. He's played 34 games this season, hitting .193 with one home run and five RBIs.Cervelli has suffered several concussions in his career, and hasn't played in the majors since his most recent one on May 25.Pittsburgh general manager Neal Huntington says the club wants give Cervelli — who recently completed a rehabilitation assignment — an opportunity to sign with another team rather than sit the bench.The last-place Pirates have split the catching duties between Elias Diaz and Jacob Stallings. Cervelli is in the final season of a three-year, $31 million contract.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said there was a plan in place to have Cervelli return this season."We started talking about different opportunities,"... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Amid criticism from Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros on Thursday defended the team's decision to deny a newspaper reporter access to the clubhouse until after ace pitcher Justin Verlander finished his postgame session with the media.MLB said Wednesday night's incident violated its media guidelines and the Detroit Free Press said barring its reporter, Anthony Fenech, was "intolerable."Verlander, who played for Detroit for 13 seasons, had just pitched a two-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers. The Astros opened their clubhouse at 9:35 p.m. As the rest of the media was allowed to enter, Fenech, who has a credential issued by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, was stopped by three Astros security officials.Fenech contacted MLB vice president of communications Mike Teevan and was allowed in at 9:41 p.m., after Verlander had concluded his media session. Fenech approached Verlander, who said: "I'm not answering your questions."Verlander addressed the situation... [More]