CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras had two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs. Chicago moved a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.Contreras, Hoerner and Nicholas Castellanos homered in the first with the wind blowing out as Chicago scored five times after Pittsburgh jumped on Jon Lester (13-10) for a 4-0 lead.Hoerner elevated a low pitch to the center field batter's eye in his first plate appearance at Wrigley Field. He drove in two more runs with a single in Chicago's seven-run fifth. The 22-year-old infielder made his debut with the Cubs on Monday at San Diego after the team announced All-Star shortstop Javier Báez would be out of the season with a hairline fracture in his left thumb.Alec Mills pitched the final three innings for his first save.... [More]

Rockies first. Trevor Story strikes out swinging. Garrett Hampson singles to left field. Nolan Arenado homers to right field. Garrett Hampson scores. Ian Desmond flies out to right center field to Wil Myers. Daniel Murphy grounds out to second base, Greg Garcia to Eric Hosmer.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Padres 0.Padres second. Wil Myers strikes out on a foul tip. Josh Naylor strikes out swinging. Luis Urias doubles to deep left field. Austin Hedges homers to center field. Luis Urias scores. Joey Lucchesi strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Rockies 2.Rockies second. Pat Valaika triples to deep right field. Yonathan Daza out on a sacrifice fly to right center field to Wil Myers. Pat Valaika scores. Drew Butera doubles to deep left field. Jeff Hoffman flies out to right center field to Wil Myers. Trevor Story lines out to left field to Nick Martini.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 3, Padres 2.Rockies fourth. Daniel Murphy singles... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler homers to right field. Kolten Wong homers to center field. Paul DeJong grounds out to shallow infield, Tim Melville to Josh Fuentes. Marcell Ozuna strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter grounds out to first base to Josh Fuentes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.Rockies first. Garrett Hampson walks. Ryan McMahon called out on strikes. Nolan Arenado doubles to deep left field. Garrett Hampson scores. Charlie Blackmon lines out to right field to Dexter Fowler. Sam Hilliard strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Rockies 1.Cardinals second. Rangel Ravelo homers to center field. Andrew Knizner singles to center field. Harrison Bader walks. Andrew Knizner to second. Miles Mikolas reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Harrison Bader to second. Andrew Knizner out at third. Dexter Fowler walks. Miles Mikolas to second. Harrison Bader to third. Kolten Wong out on a sacrifice fly to Nolan Arenado. Harrison... [More]

Dodgers first. Joc Pederson homers to right field. Corey Seager grounds out to shortstop, Nolan Arenado to Ryan McMahon. Justin Turner grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Ryan McMahon. Cody Bellinger grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Ryan McMahon.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Rockies 0.Dodgers third. Chris Taylor singles to right field. Hyun-Jin Ryu out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Drew Butera to Garrett Hampson. Chris Taylor to second. Joc Pederson walks. Corey Seager singles to center field. Joc Pederson to third. Chris Taylor scores. Justin Turner reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Corey Seager to second. Joc Pederson scores. Cody Bellinger singles to center field. Justin Turner to third. Corey Seager scores. Matt Beaty grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Arenado to Ryan McMahon. Cody Bellinger to second. Justin Turner scores. Will Smith flies out to left field to Ian Desmond.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 5, Rockies... [More]

Rockies second. Daniel Murphy homers to left field. Ian Desmond called out on strikes. Ryan McMahon flies out to A.J. Pollock. Garrett Hampson doubles to deep left field. Tony Wolters pops out to shallow center field to Gavin Lux.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Dodgers 0.Rockies fourth. Nolan Arenado homers to center field. Daniel Murphy grounds out to second base, Gavin Lux to Matt Beaty. Ian Desmond singles to right center field. Ryan McMahon walks. Ian Desmond to second. Garrett Hampson strikes out swinging. Tony Wolters strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers seventh. Cody Bellinger walks. A.J. Pollock called out on strikes. Matt Beaty singles to right field. Cody Bellinger to second. Kike Hernandez lines out to center field to Garrett Hampson. Russell Martin homers to center field. Matt Beaty scores. Cody Bellinger scores. David Freese pinch-hitting for Caleb Ferguson. David Freese homers to center field. Gavin Lux pops out... [More]

Rockies first. Trevor Story homers to left field. Charlie Blackmon doubles to deep right center field. Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging. Daniel Murphy doubles to deep right field. Charlie Blackmon scores. Sam Hilliard strikes out swinging. Garrett Hampson lines out to center field to Chris Taylor.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 0.Dodgers first. Joc Pederson homers to center field. Corey Seager singles to center field. A.J. Pollock strikes out swinging. Cody Bellinger walks. Corey Seager to second. Chris Taylor singles to second base. Cody Bellinger to second. Corey Seager to third. Matt Beaty hit by pitch. Chris Taylor to second. Cody Bellinger to third. Corey Seager scores. Will Smith grounds out to shortstop. Matt Beaty out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 2, Dodgers 2.Dodgers second. Gavin Lux singles to center field. Walker Buehler singles to right field. Gavin Lux to third. Joc Pederson doubles to deep right field. Walker Buehler to third.... [More]

Pirates first. Adam Frazier homers to right field. Bryan Reynolds singles to right center field. Starling Marte reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Josh Bell pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado. Colin Moran walks. Starling Marte to second. Jose Osuna grounds out to shortstop, Nolan Arenado to Ryan McMahon.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.Pirates fifth. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Starling Marte singles to center field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Josh Bell singles to right center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Colin Moran grounds out to second base. Josh Bell out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Rockies 0.Rockies sixth. Trevor Story flies out to right field to Jose Osuna. Charlie Blackmon strikes out swinging. Nolan Arenado homers to left field. Ian Desmond strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 2, Rockies 1.Pirates seventh. Steven Brault homers to center field.... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Starling Marte lines out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson. Josh Bell reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Bryan Reynolds to third. Fielding error by Nolan Arenado. Colin Moran out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Charlie Blackmon. Bryan Reynolds scores. Jose Osuna reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Josh Bell out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Rockies 0.Pirates second. Adam Frazier singles to right field. Jacob Stallings singles to right field. Adam Frazier to third. Joe Musgrove strikes out swinging. Kevin Newman singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Jacob Stallings to third. Adam Frazier scores. Throwing error by Tim Melville. Bryan Reynolds doubles to deep right center field. Kevin Newman scores. Jacob Stallings scores. Starling Marte walks. Josh Bell reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Starling Marte out at second. Bryan Reynolds... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Bryan Reynolds flies out to right center field to Sam Hilliard. Starling Marte singles to center field. Josh Bell singles to right center field. Starling Marte to third. Colin Moran singles to center field. Josh Bell to third. Starling Marte scores. Melky Cabrera reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Colin Moran out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.Rockies first. Trevor Story homers to left field. Ryan McMahon lines out to deep right field to Melky Cabrera. Nolan Arenado singles to center field. Daniel Murphy flies out to left field to Bryan Reynolds. Ian Desmond singles to right field. Nolan Arenado to second. Sam Hilliard strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Rockies 1.Pirates second. Adam Frazier doubles to right field. Elias Diaz grounds out to shallow infield, Antonio Senzatela to Daniel Murphy. Adam Frazier to third. Dario Agrazal... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman homers to left field. Bryan Reynolds singles to center field. Starling Marte singles to shallow left field. Bryan Reynolds to second. Josh Bell walks. Starling Marte to second. Bryan Reynolds to third. Colin Moran doubles to deep right center field. Josh Bell to third. Starling Marte scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Jose Osuna pops out to shallow center field to Trevor Story. Adam Frazier singles to left field. Colin Moran to third. Josh Bell scores. Jacob Stallings singles to right field. Adam Frazier to third. Colin Moran scores. Trevor Williams out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Dom Nunez to Ryan McMahon. Jacob Stallings to second. Kevin Newman singles to right field. Jacob Stallings scores. Adam Frazier scores. Bryan Reynolds grounds out to shallow infield, Yency Almonte to Daniel Murphy.7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 7, Rockies 0.Rockies first. Trevor Story called out on strikes. Charlie Blackmon singles to right field. Nolan Arenado... [More]

Red sox third. Mookie Betts grounds out to shallow infield, Peter Lambert to Ryan McMahon. Rafael Devers triples to deep right field. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to third base, Nolan Arenado to Ryan McMahon. J.D. Martinez homers to left field. Rafael Devers scores. Mitch Moreland doubles to deep right center field. Brock Holt grounds out to second base, Garrett Hampson to Ryan McMahon.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 2, Rockies 0.Rockies fourth. Ian Desmond walks. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. Yonathan Daza singles to center field. Ian Desmond to second. Tony Wolters reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Yonathan Daza out at second. Ian Desmond to third. Garrett Hampson singles to shallow infield. Tony Wolters to second. Ian Desmond scores. Peter Lambert singles to shallow right field. Garrett Hampson to second. Tony Wolters to third. Trevor Story lines out to second base to Brock Holt.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Red sox 2, Rockies 1.Red sox fifth. Mookie... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rendon homered and had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Juan Soto added three hits and Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings, helping Washington finish off its first sweep of Chicago since September 2012. The Nationals outscored the Cubs 23-10 in a three-game series between the top two teams in the NL wild-card standings.Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell and Victor Caratini homered for Chicago, which had won five in a row before Washington rolled into town. The Cubs fell 2½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.The Nationals grabbed the lead for good when Howie Kendrick scored on Tyler Chatwood's wild pitch with Rendon at the plate in the 11th. Rendon then drove in Trea Turner with a single off Chatwood (5-2).Daniel Hudson (7-3) pitched two innings for the win.The Cubs played without Anthony Rizzo, sidelined by tightness in... [More]

Rockies first. Charlie Blackmon flies out to deep right field to Dexter Fowler. Trevor Story singles to shortstop. Nolan Arenado singles to right center field. Trevor Story to third. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. Yonder Alonso singles to center field. Nolan Arenado to third. Trevor Story scores. Tony Wolters called out on strikes.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.Rockies second. Yonathan Daza flies out to deep right center field to Harrison Bader. Garrett Hampson homers to left field. Antonio Senzatela strikes out swinging. Charlie Blackmon grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Michael Wacha.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Marcell Ozuna triples to deep right field. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Paul DeJong to second. Marcell Ozuna out at home. Matt Carpenter singles to left center field. Yadier Molina to second. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader strikes... [More]

Cardinals first. Dexter Fowler grounds out to first base to Daniel Murphy. Kolten Wong reaches on error. Fielding error by Ryan McMahon. Paul Goldschmidt lines out to right center field to Charlie Blackmon. Marcell Ozuna homers to center field. Kolten Wong scores. Paul DeJong walks. Yadier Molina singles to right field. Paul DeJong to second. Tommy Edman grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.Cardinals fourth. Tommy Edman doubles to center field. Harrison Bader walks. Jack Flaherty out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Peter Lambert to Ryan McMahon. Harrison Bader to second. Tommy Edman to third. Dexter Fowler walks. Kolten Wong hit by pitch. Dexter Fowler to second. Harrison Bader to third. Tommy Edman scores. Paul Goldschmidt pops out to Daniel Murphy. Marcell Ozuna lines out to center field to Yonathan Daza.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 3, Rockies 0.Cardinals fifth. Paul DeJong grounds... [More]

Rockies first. Raimel Tapia singles to center field. Trevor Story singles to left field. Raimel Tapia to second. Charlie Blackmon singles to center field. Trevor Story to third. Raimel Tapia scores. Ryan McMahon reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Charlie Blackmon out at second. Trevor Story scores. Yonder Alonso grounds out to second base. Ryan McMahon out at second.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 0.Rockies fourth. Ryan McMahon grounds out to shallow center field, Ketel Marte to Jake Lamb. Yonder Alonso hit by pitch. Garrett Hampson singles to center field. Yonder Alonso to second. Yonathan Daza singles to left field. Garrett Hampson to second. Yonder Alonso to third. Dom Nunez out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Jarrod Dyson. Yonder Alonso scores. Tim Melville singles to center field. Yonathan Daza to second. Garrett Hampson scores. Raimel Tapia singles to left field. Tim Melville to second. Yonathan Daza scores. Trevor Story flies out to right... [More]

Diamondbacks third. Nick Ahmed homers to center field. Carson Kelly grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Alex Young grounds out to shortstop, Trevor Story to Daniel Murphy. Ketel Marte strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 1, Rockies 0.Rockies fourth. Trevor Story singles to left field. Nolan Arenado homers to left field. Trevor Story scores. Daniel Murphy lines out to first base to Christian Walker. Ian Desmond grounds out to shortstop, Nick Ahmed to Christian Walker. Ryan McMahon grounds out to shallow right field, Wilmer Flores to Alex Young.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 1.Diamondbacks fourth. David Peralta doubles. Eduardo Escobar reaches on error. Fielding error by Ryan McMahon. Christian Walker singles to center field. Eduardo Escobar to second. David Peralta to third. Wilmer Flores lines out to shortstop to Trevor Story. Adam Jones singles to center field. Christian Walker to second. Eduardo... [More]

Rockies fourth. Trevor Story called out on strikes. Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging. Daniel Murphy walks. Raimel Tapia singles to left field. Daniel Murphy to second. Ryan McMahon walks. Raimel Tapia to second. Daniel Murphy to third. Tony Wolters walks. Ryan McMahon to second. Raimel Tapia to third. Daniel Murphy scores. Garrett Hampson strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Rockies 1, Diamondbacks 0.Diamondbacks sixth. Carson Kelly singles to center field. Josh Rojas pinch-hitting for Zac Gallen. Josh Rojas flies out to left field to Raimel Tapia. Jarrod Dyson strikes out swinging. Ketel Marte homers to center field. Carson Kelly scores. Eduardo Escobar lines out to right field to Charlie Blackmon.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Diamondbacks 2, Rockies 1.Rockies eighth. Daniel Murphy singles to right field. Raimel Tapia strikes out swinging. Ryan McMahon singles to left center field. Daniel Murphy to third. Tony Wolters singles to right field. Ryan McMahon to... [More]

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — José Quintana pitched seven crisp innings, Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Sunday night in the MLB Little League Classic.Nicholas Castellanos and Jason Heyward also connected as Chicago earned its second straight win since consecutive heartbreaking losses to the Phillies and Pirates.The Cubs took two of three in the unusual weekend set and remain in a virtual tie with St. Louis for the top spot in the NL Central.Starling Marté had three hits for Pittsburgh, including his 21st homer in the ninth. Mitch Keller (1-2) allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings.With grinning Little Leaguers dressed in their uniforms filling the stands at BB&T Ballpark, Quintana (11-7) allowed five hits and walked none. The left-hander improved to 7-0 in nine starts since his last loss June 22.ASTROS 4, ATHLETICS 1OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Zack Greinke threw seven smooth innings for his 200th win, helping the AL West-leading Astros avoid... [More]