A team-by-team look at the American League West entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: ___ Oakland Athletics Manager: Bob Melvin (11th season). 2020: 36-24, first place, lost to Houston in Division Series. Training Town: Mesa, Arizona. Park: Hohokam Stadium. First Workout: Feb. 17/22. He’s Here: SS Elvis Andrus, C Aramis Garcia, LHP Cole Irvin, LHP Nik Turley, INF Jed Lowrie. He’s Outta Here: SS Marcus Semien, RHP Liam Hendriks, OF Khris Davis, 2B Tommy La Stella, OF Robbie Grossman, RHP Yusmeiro Petit, RHP Joakim Soria, LHP T.J. McFarland, 3B Jake Lamb, LHP Mike Minor. Going campin’: After winning their first division title in seven years, the A’s took some serious hits this offseason with Semien leaving to sign a one-year deal in Toronto after not getting a qualifying offer from Oakland and star closer Hendriks signing with the White Sox. The A’s acquired Andrus to replace... [More]

Dodgers first. Mookie Betts grounds out to shortstop, Carlos Correa to Abraham Toro. Corey Seager grounds out to shallow right field to Abraham Toro. AJ Pollock homers to left field. Max Muncy strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.Dodgers fifth. Cody Bellinger singles to shallow infield. Chris Taylor doubles to right field. Cody Bellinger to third. Joc Pederson grounds out to shallow infield, Jack Mayfield to Abraham Toro. Kike Hernandez singles to left field. Chris Taylor scores. Cody Bellinger scores. Mookie Betts homers to right field. Kike Hernandez scores. Corey Seager doubles to deep right field. AJ Pollock flies out to left field to Michael Brantley. Max Muncy strikes out swinging.4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 5, Astros 0.Astros sixth. George Springer homers to center field. Alex Bregman lines out to second base to Chris Taylor. Michael Brantley grounds out to shallow right field, Chris Taylor to Cody Bellinger. Carlos Correa called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.Dodgers eighth. AJ Pollock lines out to shallow left field to Carlos Correa. Max Muncy singles to center field. Will Smith doubles. Max Muncy to third. Cody Bellinger flies out to shallow left field to Michael Brantley. Chris Taylor homers to center field. Will Smith scores. Max Muncy scores. Joc Pederson grounds out to first base, Abraham Toro to Cy Sneed.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 8, Astros 1.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In the first major league game in Buffalo since 1915, Travis Shaw hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays settled into their new nest with a 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.Barred from playing in Toronto by the Canadian government over concerns about the coronavirus, the Blue Jays spent nearly three weeks on the road before moving into the ballpark of their Triple-A affiliate as their temporary home this year.Francisco Cervelli’s three-run homer with two outs in the Miami ninth made it 4-all. Logan Forsythe then nearly put the Marlins ahead with a long drive in the 10th that originally was ruled a two-run homer, then reversed to a foul ball on review — the replay cameras were among the upgrades made at the park to get it up to big league standards. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out in the 10th and Shaw singled to right field for his first RBI in 25 at-bats with Toronto.Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer in the sixth and... [More]

Giants second. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging. Wilmer Flores homers to left field. Austin Slater singles to right center field. Brandon Crawford called out on strikes. Chadwick Tromp grounds out to shallow infield, Alex Bregman to Yuli Gurriel.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Astros 0.Astros second. Carlos Correa strikes out on a foul tip. Kyle Tucker triples to deep center field. Martin Maldonado doubles to left field. Kyle Tucker scores. Myles Straw lines out to third base to Evan Longoria. Jose Altuve walks. Josh Reddick doubles to center field, tagged out at third, Austin Slater to Brandon Belt to Evan Longoria. Jose Altuve scores. Martin Maldonado scores.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 3, Giants 1.Astros third. Alex Bregman homers to left field. Michael Brantley grounds out to second base to Brandon Belt. Yuli Gurriel flies out to right field to Austin Slater. Carlos Correa pops out to shallow infield to Brandon Belt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Michael Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading New York Yankees 1-0 on Friday night.Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a leadoff walk from Adam Ottavino (2-1) in the eighth and went to second with one out when Kevin Kiermaier walked. Both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch before Perez put the Rays up 1-0 on his fly to center.Chaz Roe (2-0) went the final two innings for the win.Masahiro Tanaka allowed one hit and struck out five over five innings, retiring his final 13 batters after giving up a first-inning single to Yandy Diaz. The Yankees’ right-hander needed just 59 pitches in his second start after beginning the season on the concussion list after being struck in the head by Giancarlo Stanton’s liner during a July 4th summer camp simulated game.Three New York pitchers also limited the Rays to just two hits.MARLINS 4, METS 3NEW... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Eaton’s bases-loaded chopper broke a scoreless tie in the 10th inning on a close play and Asdrúbal Cabrera followed with a three-run triple, helping the Nationals snap a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Wednesday night.In a quirky game befitting this pandemic-altered, upside-down season, Toronto’s team played its “home opener” at Washington — batting in the bottom half of each inning, wearing its white uniforms, playing its players’ walk-up music and even blaring the song “OK Blue Jays,” the club’s traditional seventh-inning stretch staple.Toronto’s Nate Pearson, in his big league debut, and Washington’s Max Scherzer, in his 358th start in the majors, put up plenty of zeros. So did the relievers that followed. In the top of the 10th, though, Washington moved ahead on an odd-looking play. After starting with the automatic runner on second base Washington loaded the bags with two walks from Toronto’s sixth pitcher, Shun Yamaguchi (0-2).After... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Eaton’s bases-loaded chopper broke a scoreless tie in the 10th inning on a close play and Asdrúbal Cabrera followed with a three-run triple, helping the Nationals snap a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Wednesday night.In a quirky game befitting this pandemic-altered, upside-down season, Toronto’s team played its “home opener” at Washington — batting in the bottom half of each inning, wearing its white uniforms, playing its players’ walk-up music and even blaring the song “OK Blue Jays,” the club’s traditional seventh-inning stretch staple.Toronto’s Nate Pearson, in his big league debut, and Washington’s Max Scherzer, in his 358th start in the majors, put up plenty of zeros. So did the relievers that followed. In the top of the 10th, though, Washington moved ahead on an odd-looking play. After starting with the automatic runner on second base Washington loaded the bags with two walks from Toronto’s sixth pitcher, Shun Yamaguchi (0-2).After... [More]

Sept. 291913 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators finished the season with 36 victories by virtue of a 1-0 decision over the Philadelphia A's.1915 — The Philadelphia Phillies clinched their first NL pennant, beating the Boston Braves, 5-0, behind Grover Alexander's one-hitter.1954 — Willie Mays made his famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz's long drive to center field and pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes homered off Bob Lemon in the 10th inning to lead the New York Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the World Series.1963 — John Paciorek of the Houston Colt .45s, in his only major league appearance, went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and four runs scored against the New York Mets. A back injury ended his baseball career the next season.1976 — John Montefusco of the San Francisco Giants pitched a 9-0 no-hitter over the Braves in Atlanta.1983 — Mike Warren of the Oakland A's pitched a no-hitter to beat the Chicago White Sox, 3-0.1986 — Minnesota's Bert Blyleven... [More]