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Cashner returns to Baltimore as Red Sox face OriolesFLMThe Boston Red Sox have been one of the best offensive teams in baseball this season but scored just two runs in Friday's series opener, as the host Orioles rolled to an easy win.But Boston returned to form Saturday by banging out 17 hits and scoring a season-high 17 runs. The Red Sox rolled to a 17-6 victory over the Orioles and will be looking for some more offense in the series finale Sunday afternoon.The Red Sox scored 16 of those runs in four innings midway through the game, including an eight-run fourth inning.Power was a big part of the win, as the Red Sox hit five homers, including two three-run shots from Jackie Bradley Jr., who finished with six RBIs. Mookie Betts also homered, his 15th at Camden Yards in 46 career games.Andrew Cashner will start for Boston after being traded by Baltimore just over a week ago. Cashner (9-4, 4.09 ERA) lost his only start for the Red Sox -- versus Toronto -- but that came after nine days of rest due to the All-Star break.He told MLB.com Saturday that it will be fun to go against his former teammates."It's unique to get to come back so early and see a lot of the faces," Cashner said. "It's not so much weird when you come back as it's nice to see so many familiar faces." Cashner has a 1-1 record with a 2.14 career ERA against Baltimore. He'll be going against Asher Wojciechowski (0-3, 5.74) of the Orioles, who has no record or ERA versus the Red Sox in one relief appearance.Michael Chavis left Saturday's win with back spasms, and Boston officially released Eduardo Nunez on Saturday after designating him for assignment Monday.The Orioles' starting pitching problems continued Saturday as rookie Tom Eshelman gave up nine runs in 3 2/3 innings. Tanner Scott, who was recalled Saturday, threw three scoreless innings.Infielder/outfielder Stevie Wilkerson pitched the final two innings and gave up just one run -- a Sandy Leon homer in the ninth. That was his second outing this month. Wilkerson threw a shutout inning against Tampa Bay on July 12.Wilkerson throwing an effective final two innings really gave the Baltimore bullpen a lift, and manager Brandon Hyde said afterward that he just wasn't sure if the position player would make it through -- but he did."It helped us big time," Hyde told the media. "He pitched two innings in under 20 pitches. He proved last time he could throw strikes, and he did it again tonight." Despite the crooked box score, Anthony Santander and Renato Nunez had good days at the plate for Baltimore. Santander finished 4-for-5 with a homer and was a double short of the cycle. Nunez hit a three-run homer that made it into the first row of the seats in left field.--Field Level Media
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Wojciechowski starts 1-hitter as Orioles blank Red Sox 5-0BALTIMORE Asher Wojciechowski took an unlikely no-hitter into the seventh inning, Trey Mancini homered twice off Andrew Cashner and the Baltimore Orioles beat Boston 5-0 Sunday to win their first series from the Red Sox in 11 tries since 2017.Making his 15th career start, Wojciechowski came in with a 6.49 career ERA and was facing the highest-scoring team in the majors. The 30-year-old responded with the best outing of his life, allowing one hit over 7 1/3 innings and finishing with a career-high 10 strikeouts.Rafael Devers led off the seventh with a double off the right-field wall to break up Wojciechowski's bid, but the right-hander bounced back to get three successive outs. Prior to the seventh, the only baserunner against him was Brock Holt, who was hit by a pitch in the third and drew a walk in the sixth.Although Wojciechowski had never gone more than six innings in his 14 previous major league starts, he was sent out for the eighth inning. He retired the first batter, issued a walk and was pulled after his 105th pitch.Paul Fry got the final two outs in the eighth and Mychal Givens worked the ninth to complete the one-hitter and end Boston's run of 81 games without being blanked. It was also the first time in 11 games the Red Sox failed to hit a home run.After pitching previously for eight different organizations and spending all of last season in the minor leagues, Wojciechowski (1-3) earned his first victory since Aug. 8, 2017, when he beat San Diego as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.Many in the crowd of 18,173 - even many of the Boston fans - vigorously applauded his performance as he walked toward the dugout.The last-place Orioles took two of three from the Red Sox, who were 8-0-2 in series against Baltimore since September 2017. Boston lost only one of its previous 11 series at Camden Yards, dating back to May 2016.Facing his former team just eight days after being traded to Boston, Cashner (9-5) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings to fall to 0-2 with the Red Sox. Mancini hit a solo shot in the first inning and a two-run drive in the third.Jonathan Villar added a solo shot off Heath Hembree in the eighth.Now 5-5 since the All-Star break, the defending World Series champions can only hope to generate momentum over the next couple of weeks. Boston's next 14 games are against the two teams ahead of them in the AL East, the Yankees and Tampa Bay.FAREWELL TO KEONThe Orioles designated OF Keon Broxton for assignment after he batted .204 in 37 games since being obtained in a May 22 trade with the Mets. In need of a reliever to fill out a depleted bullpen, Baltimore called up Brandon Kline and removed Broxton from the 25-man roster. ''I hate to see Keon go,'' manager Brandon Hyde said. ''He's such a weapon defensively and on the bases. I'm sure he'll get picked up by somebody.'' TRAINER'S ROOMRed Sox: INF Michael Chavis was not in the starting lineup after leaving with back spasms on Saturday night. ''Doing all right,'' Chavis said before the game.Orioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (knee) will come off the IL on Tuesday to face Arizona on Tuesday night. He missed one start. ... C Pedro Severino played for the first time in a week after battling an illness.UP NEXTRed Sox: The Red Sox get to cool off under a dome on Monday night when LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4, 4.34 ERA) helps open a three-game series against Rays.Orioles: A reunion with longtime OF Adam Jones is on tap when Baltimore and RHP Aaron Brooks (2-3, 4.69) take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Scorching Yankees look for sweep of RockiesFLMThe differences between how things are going for the Colorado Rockies and New York Yankees are starkly different and on display this weekend.While it is another successful series for the Yankees, it has been a lost weekend for the Rockies and the continuation of a lengthy slump.The Yankees attempt to get their sixth straight win and complete a three-game sweep of the Rockies on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in the finale of an interleague series.The Yankees have outscored the Rockies 19-7 so far and are hitting .357 (15-for-42) with runners in scoring position in the last five games. They followed up an 8-2 win Friday by scoring five times in the second, taking a nine-run lead in an 11-5 victory Saturday afternoon on a day when they did not hit a homer.Edwin Encarnacion has seven RBIs in the series after hitting a grand slam Friday and driving in three runs Saturday. Former Colorado infielder DJ LeMahieu had three hits Saturday and leads the American League with a .334 average."Everybody likes to think we're the bombers but this team's been doing even without home runs," Yankees catcher Austin Romine said after New York produced 14 hits. "It just shows you that we can keep the line moving, get base hits when we need them." New York heads into Sunday with 23 wins in its last 29 games and is 14-0-1 in its last 15 home series since dropping two of three to the Chicago White Sox from April 12-14.Colorado is on a six-game losing streak after scoring all of its runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Trevor Story, a three-run homer by Nolan Arenado and an RBI single by Ian Desmond."I'm a little bit uncomfortable right now, and it's been a grind," Arenado said. "I've hit some balls hard lately, with nothing to show for it, so that felt good." The Rockies also are 2-13 in their last 15 games since June 30. During those games, opponents are outscoring Colorado 119-64 and its pitching has allowed double-digit runs five times, with three of those games occurring in its current losing streak.New York's James Paxton (5-4, 3.94) is winless in his last four outings but since allowing six runs in 4 1/3 innings to the Toronto Blue Jays on June 26, he has a 2.50 ERA in his last three starts. Paxton last pitched Monday, when he took a no-decision and allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings of New York's 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.The left-hander is 1-2 with a 3.52 ERA in three career starts against Colorado.After short outings by Kyle Freeland and Antonio Senzatela, the Rockies hope German Marquez (8-5, 5.12) can rebound from the worst showing of his career and avoid losing a third straight start.On Monday, Marquez allowed career worsts of 11 runs and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings of a 19-2 loss to San Francisco. He is winless in his last three starts and 2-2 with a 7.55 ERA over his last seven.Marquez is facing the Yankees for the first time but has done well in interleague play, going 6-0 with a 3.01 ERA in 13 starts.--Field Level Media
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Paxton stumbles again, Rockies beat Yanks 8-4 to stop slideNEW YORK James Paxton allowed a leadoff home run for the second straight outing when Charlie Blackmon shook out of a slump and started the Colorado Rockies to an 8-4 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday that halted a six-game losing streak.On the second consecutive day with a 94-degree temperature at game time, DJ LaMahieu homered on the first pitch from German Marquez (9-5) in the bottom half. But Marquez rebounded from his worst big league start and cooled the Yankees' bats after that. Colorado took a 5-1 lead in the third, knocked out Paxton (5-5) in the fourth and ended New York's five-game winning streak.Acquired from Seattle during the offseason, Paxton has failed to finish five innings seven times in 17 starts and has a 4.20 ERA, cause for concern that might lead the Yankees to seek more starting pitching ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.Blackmon went 4 for 5, Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking, two-run double and David Dahl added a two-run single in the third, when three runs were unearned because first baseman Luke Voit allowed Tony Wolters' sacrifice bunt to bounce off his glove for an error.After Blackmon's single chased Paxton in the fourth, Trevor Story greeted Chad Green with a two-run double.Colorado had lost 13 of its 15 previous games and made a flurry of roster moves Sunday morning. Veteran infielder Mark Reynolds was designated for assignment two home runs shy of 300 after hitting .170 with four homers and 20 RBIs in 135 at-bats. Right-hander Jeff Hoffman and lefty Sam Howard were brought up from Triple-A and Antonio Senzatela demoted, after allowing six runs in 1 1/3 innings on Saturday.Marquez allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings, improving to 7-0 with a 2.98 ERA in 14 interleague starts. After giving up 11 runs over 2 2/3 innings in a 19-2 loss to San Francisco on July 15, he lowered his ERA to 4.99, still the highest among qualified NL pitchers.Blackmon had been 1 for 9 with four strikeouts in the first two games of the series before hitting the third leadoff homer against Paxton this season, after Baltimore's Jonathan Villar on April 4 and Tampa Bay's Travis d'Arnaud last Monday. Paxton has a 10.06 ERA in the first inning, allowing eight home runs, and has given up runs in the first inning in seven of his last nine starts.He was chased after 3 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs - four earned - five hits and three walks. He is winless in five starts since June 21.New York leads the AL East by nine games after a 7-3 homestand.New York had not allowed and then hit a leadoff homer in the same game since Aug. 17, 2006, when Baltimore's Brian Roberts went deep against Jaret Wright, and Johnny Damon connected off Rodrigo Lopez.Mike Tauchman homered in the fifth for the Yankees, and Aaron Hicks hit a two-run drive in the eighth off Scott Oberg.HOT STUFFWolters played all nine innings behind the plate on Saturday and Sunday. The public address system played Donna Summer's ''Hot Stuff'' in the middle of the first.START ME UPChris Iannetta led off three innings with walks and scored in all three.WHOOPSYankees C Gary Sanchez allowed a run in the eighth on his sixth passed ball, down from 18 last year and 16 in 2017.TRAINER'S ROOMRockies: Arenado was back in the lineup, a day after leaving in the eighth inning because of a right leg cramp.Yankees: Voit was back in the lineup, a day after he was struck on the chin by a pitch from Chad Bettis. Voit wore an extension on his helmet to protect the chin and went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. ... LF Brett Gardner was scratched from the lineup because of a knee that was ''barking,'' according to manager Aaron Boone, and was replaced by Tauchman. Boone said he expects Gardner will be available Monday.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Peter Lambert (2-1) starts Monday at Washington.Yankees: A day after turning 39, LHP CC Sabathia (5-4) starts at Minnesota, where LHP Martin Perez (8-3) opens the series for the AL Central-leading Twins.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Royals seek second straight win against IndiansFLMThe Cleveland Indians erupted for 43 runs during their season high-tying six-game winning streak before being limited to just three hits in their last outing.The Indians aim to reignite their offense on Sunday when they play the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals, who have won five of their last six contests.Greg Allen ripped a double for one of the three hits by Cleveland, which struck out 13 times and failed to make a dent against Jakob Junis and three relievers in a 1-0 setback on Saturday."Sometimes you have games like that," Allen said. "The offense as whole, at least coming off this last homestand, overall, I think we played pretty well. We had good at-bats and competed."That's the game of baseball. It's funny, you can take what you would think is a matchup in your advantage or even a team matchup in your advantage and sometimes, you know, that's why you got to go out there and play all nine innings because you never know what could happen." What did happen was the Indians fell for just the third time in their last 15 outings, courtesy of their eighth shutout loss of the season."They hit one (home run) to the opposite field, and both pitchers kinda made it hold up from there," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. "I thought this was a hitter-friendly ballpark, and you'd never know by the score." Hunter Dozier provided all of the offense with his 15th homer of the season in the first inning. The blast extended Dozier's hitting streak to eight games, during which he is 12-for-31 with two homers and eight RBIs."He powered it out," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. "... You're hoping at that point, first inning, that you're going to score some runs -- you didn't know that that would eventually be the winner, but glad it was. The pitching made it hold up." The Royals hope the same holds true in the series finale, with right-hander Glenn Sparkman (3-5, 4.54 ERA) getting the nod.Sparkman recorded his first career shutout in his last trip to the mound. The 27-year-old scattered five hits and struck out a career-high eight batters in an 11-0 romp over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.Sparkman, however, was not as fortunate in his last meeting with Cleveland, surrendering five runs on seven hits -- including three homers -- in a no-decision on June 25.Francisco Lindor is 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles against Sparkman, while Roberto Perez, Tyler Naquin and Mike Freeman have each homered versus the hurler.Indians rookie right-hander Zach Plesac (3-3, 3.56 ERA) will take the mound after being limited to just three innings due to a two-hour rain delay versus Detroit on Tuesday.Plesac, who did not allow a run or hit in the outing against the Tigers, permitted three and two, respectively, in 2 2/3 innings of a no-decision versus Kansas City on July 4. That contest marked his lone encounter with the Royals in his brief career.--Field Level Media
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Lindor, Ramírez homer as Indians beat Royals 5-4CLEVELAND Francisco Lindor homered after originally being scheduled to get the day off, Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday.Lindor talked his way into the lineup at designated hitter after manager Terry Francona planned on resting the All-Star shortstop. His two-run homer in the third tied the game at 2-all.Ramirez's leadoff homer put Cleveland ahead in the sixth and the Indians went on to their seventh win in eight games. Cleveland has also won 13 of 16.Rookie Zach Plesac (4-3) allowed two runs in six innings. The right-hander gave up a run in the first and allowed Jorge Soler's solo homer in the third.Brad Hand allowed Bubba Starling's first major league home run in the ninth, but struck out the next three hitters for his 27th save in 28 opportunities.Glenn Sparkman (4-5) allowed both homers and gave up five runs - four earned - in 5 2/3 innings.Soler hit his 27 home run in the third and took a homer away from Jason Kipnis the following inning. Soler leaped at the wall in right field to catch Kipnis' towering drive.Sparkman threw his hands in the air as he looked toward right field. Soler tipped his cap to the pitcher.Cheslor Cuthbert's RBI double put Kansas City ahead in the first. Plesac retired the first two hitters, but walked Hunter Dozier and Soler. Cuthbert double over third base, scoring Dozier.Soler's homer made it 2-0 before Kevin Plawecki reached on shortstop Humberto Arteaga's throwing error. Lindor golfed a low pitch to right for his 16th home run.Ramirez, who has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, homered to right on an 0-2 pitch, his 10th of the season.Plawecki and rookie Oscar Mercado also had RBIs for the Indians.Kansas City is 7-3 since the All-Star break and snapped Cleveland's six-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory on Saturday.TRAINER'S ROOMIndians: RHP Corey Kluber (broken arm) threw 30 pitches off the mound, his second bullpen since being struck by a line drive May 1. He'll accompany the team on its road trip to Toronto and throw his next bullpen session Wednesday.UP NEXTRoyals: LHP Danny Duffy (4-5, 4.52 ERA) on Tuesday in Atlanta will look to build off a positive last outing. He threw six innings in which he allowed just two earned runs while walking none.Indians: RHP Mike Clevinger (3-2, 3.57 ERA) will pitch the opener of a four-game series in Toronto on Monday. He's struck out 27 batters in 17 innings in July.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Rays' Snell hopes to continue July success vs. White SoxFLMThe Tampa Bay Rays will turn to a resurgent Blake Snell as they look to end their five-game losing streak in Sunday's series finale against the visiting Chicago White Sox.The Rays were one out away from a win on Sunday before James McCann's homer off Emilio Pagan tied it, and the White Sox scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning for a 2-1 win."It's super frustrating," Pagan told the Tampa Bay Times. "I'm getting pretty sick and tired of saying we played OK, or made a good pitch, or made a good swing and things didn't go our way. We've got to find a way to somehow fight out of this and come out on top." Left-hander Snell (5-7, 4.55 ERA) pitched to a 9.64 ERA in six June starts, but has been far better in July, allowing two earned runs in 10 innings over two starts, both against the New York Yankees. In his last time out, he allowed a run on five hits over five innings.Snell threw 93 pitches, 56 for strikes. The only run against him scored on Edwin Encarnacion's solo home run.Chicago right-hander Dylan Cease (1-1, 5.73 ERA) makes his third major league start on Sunday. Last time out, he allowed six runs, four earned, in six innings of a loss to the Royals. He struck out seven and walked one."The numbers in this instance would be extremely deceiving about his outing," manager Rick Renteria told MLB.com. "I thought he did a nice job. We had a positive out of Dylan Cease's outing." The White Sox committed two errors -- Cease added a third -- and a couple of other defensive plays that could have been made were not."For the most part I actually felt pretty good," Cease told reporters after throwing 108 pitches. "One walk is huge. I felt like I had a better feel than I've had most of the year, actually. Probably after the third, I felt like I got in a decent rhythm. I felt pretty solid all day." In his July 3 debut, Cease walked four batters in five innings.Chicago has won two in row after losing seven straight.On Saturday, Yoan Moncada led off the 11th with a walk against Adam Kolarek (3-3). Chaz Roe came on to face Jose Abreu and Moncada broke from first on a 2-1 pitch. Abreu sent a slow bouncer to right field and Moncada came all the way around to score.It was the sixth time in the last 15 games the Rays have lost when either tied or leading going into the seventh inning.Tampa Bay got the leadoff runner on base in seven straight innings but scored only when Avisail Garcia homered leading off the seventh. The Rays were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and are 5 for their last 57."You can see it on both sides of the ball. Pitchers are pressing to always put up zeroes, and guys on offense are pressing to come up with the big hit," catcher Mike Zunino told the Times. "That's when you see things like this happening. Guys scoring from first on a 12-hopper through the right side." The Rays' Kevin Kiermaier left Saturday's game with a left thumb sprain after a head-first slide into first base and will be re-evaluated Sunday.--Field Level Media
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Snell, d'Arnaud help Rays beat White Sox to end 5-game skidST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Blake Snell struck out 10 in six scoreless innings, Travis d'Arnaud hit his first grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays stopped their longest losing streak of the year at five games by beating the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Sunday.Snell (6-7) allowed three hits and two walks while throwing a season-high 109 pitches.D'Arnaud had been hitless in 11 at-bats since a three-homer game Monday night in a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees that preceded his team's recent skid.Yolmer Sanchez got his 21st triple since 2017 for the White Sox, who won the first two games of the series and were seeking their first sweep since May 27-29 against Kansas City.Yandy Diaz walked, Avisail Garcia singled and Joey Wendle also walked before d'Arnaud sent a 1-1 pitch from Dylan Cease (1-2) into the left field seats for a 4-0 lead.The Rays got all three of their hits in the second, when Cease threw 44 pitches. He gave up four runs, three hits and four walks over five innings in his third career start.Sanchez had an RBI triple and scored on Adam Engel's infield single off Andrew Kittredge to make it 4-2 in the seventh.Emilio Pagan struck out the side in the eighth and Adam Kolarek got his first save since Sept. 1 last year with a 1-2-3 ninth to complete a five-hitter.Snell worked out of a second-and-third, none-out jam in the first. After Jose Abreu struck out and with James McCann batting, Leury Garcia was tagged out while trying to score from third on a pitch in the dirt that eluded d'Arnaud. Snell covered the plate and took the throw from d'Arnaud.The 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner ended the inning by striking out McCann.NUMBERSThe White Sox stole three bases, including a double steal, in the first off Snell, who had two wild pitches during the third. ... Rays RF Austin Meadows doubled in the second and has a career-best 12-game hitting streak. ... Engel is 6 for 11 since being recalled Friday from Triple-A Charlotte.TRAINER'S ROOMRays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (sprained left thumb) was placed on the 10-day injured list. ... INF Matt Duffy (left hamstring strain) will be reinstated from the 60-day IL within the next couple of days. ... INF Daniel Robertson (right knee) could start a rehab assignment Monday with Class A Charlotte.UP NEXTWhite Sox: RHP Ivan Nova (4-9, 5.86 ERA) will face Miami RHP Trevor Richards (3-11, 4.24) on Monday night to begin a 10-game homestand. Nova is 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA in four starts against the Marlins.Rays: Had not announced a starter for Monday night against Boston and LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4, 4.34 ERA).---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Blue Jays look for sweep of TigersFLMThe Detroit Tigers' pitching staff has been decimated by injuries this season. Another injury struck this week, so they're bringing up a fresh arm from Triple-A Toledo to pitch the finale of a three-game series on Sunday.Left-hander Tyler Alexander (0-0, 3.60 ERA) is expected to get the nod against the Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit's Comerica Park.Alexander has won his last two minor-league starts. He's 4-9 with a 5.72 ERA in 17 minor league appearances this season. He was called up once this season, making a start earlier this month against the Chicago White Sox. He gave up two runs on five hits and struck out four in five innings.The Tigers have only three regular starters at the moment. Ace Matthew Boyd is a prime candidate to be traded. Daniel Norris started Saturday's game, but the outing was cut short by a rain delay. Jordan Zimmermann, who hasn't won a decision since last September, is the only other veteran arm at manager Ron Gardenhire's disposal.Rookie Spencer Turnbull was placed on the 10-day IL for the second time this season over the weekend. Turnbull has an upper back strain."He played catch and it didn't feel too good," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Then (Saturday), he said there's no chance. He was pretty sore. Just one of those things." A trio of other starting pitchers went down with injuries either in spring training or during the first month of the season.If Boyd gets traded, Gardenhire will have even more issues to deal with concerning his rotation."Don't put that in my head," he told the Detroit News. "There's nothing I can do about it. I just know one thing. I can't control it. I can't walk up to (GM) Al (Avila's) office and say, 'Please don't do that.' It doesn't do you any good. If it's good for the organization, that's what he's going to do." The Blue Jays have gotten plenty of good swings against Tigers pitching during the first two games of the series. Star rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a tying grand slam in Saturday's 7-5 victory and had three hits and scored three runs when the Blue Jays pounded out a 12-1 win on Friday.Brandon Drury had a go-ahead two-run homer on Saturday as the Blue Jays erased a four-run deficit after a rain delay. Leadoff hitter Eric Sogard has collected five hits, scored three runs and knocked in two more since the Blue Jays arrived in Detroit.Jacob Waguespack (1-0, 5.93 ERA), a 25-year-old right-hander, will make his second start this season on Sunday. He has also made two long relief appearances.In a start at Boston on Tuesday, Waguespack gave up four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Blue Jays had a three-run lead before the Red Sox tied it in the fifth.He was elevated to the major league level this week after veteran right-hander Edwin Jackson was designated for assignment."He was throwing strikes, he did a good job," manager Charlie Montoyo said afterward. "He kept us in the game. I'm pleased with his start." --Field Level Media
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Tigers beat Blue Jays 4-3 on Castellanos' HR in 10thDETROIT Nicholas Castellanos gave the Detroit Tigers a chance to enjoy the type of celebration that's been awfully rare of late at Comerica Park.Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run, and Detroit snapped its six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Tigers won for only the eighth time in their last 41 games. It was just their 13th victory at home on the season, the fewest in the majors.''I love these guys. This team, we've been through a lot,'' Castellanos said. ''The personalities in this team want to do good so bad, and they know that this is their opportunity, so the fact that everybody's jumping around me, dumping stuff on me and we're all smiling after a big win like that ... that's a good moment.'' The victory didn't come easily. Closer Shane Greene allowed a tying, two-run homer by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the ninth, but Castellanos connected on the first pitch thrown by Tim Mayza (0-1) for his 11th homer of the season. It could be his last big moment for Detroit. Castellanos is a candidate to be dealt as the trade deadline approaches.Castellanos said he isn't preoccupied with trade speculation.''I'm at the point where I really don't care what happens,'' Castellanos said. ''Why care? I can't control it. Why care if one day my hair is going to turn gray if I can't control it? I don't know if that analogy makes any sense, but it popped into my head.'' Nick Ramirez (5-3) pitched a scoreless top of the 10th for Detroit.JaCoby Jones also homered for the Tigers, and Tyler Alexander pitched seven impressive innings. Alexander held Toronto to a run and three hits, but his first career win slipped away in the ninth. Greene, who entered with a 1.03 ERA, allowed a drive to left-center by Gurriel that tied the game at 3.''He has been so good lately,'' Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. ''Every time we need a big hit, he seems to come up with one.'' Toronto scored in the first on an RBI double by Gurriel, but Detroit tied it in the second when a run came home on Bobby Wilson's double-play grounder. The Blue Jays tried to turn a 5-4-3 triple play when Wilson hit a grounder to third with the bases loaded, but the throw to first was late.Jeimer Candelario put Detroit up 2-1 with an RBI groundout in the third, and Jones hit his 10th homer of the year in the fifth.STARTERSThe Tigers recalled the 25-year-old Alexander from Triple-A Toledo before the game. He did not allow a baserunner after the third inning and faced just three batters over the minimum through seven.Alexander and Toronto's Jacob Waguespack were both making their second major league starts. Waguespack allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven with no walks.''I thought today was a tremendous improvement from my first start,'' Waguespack said. ''I was really fighting my command that time, and it was a lot better today.'' Alexander had good numbers, although there were some deep flyballs - including one that Jones caught in center while slamming into the wall.''If the fences were 10 feet in, I think we'd be having a different conversation,'' Alexander said.Castellanos has little sympathy for opposing players who have to deal with Comerica's dimensions in center.''This park's a joke. It's to the point where, how are we going to be compared to the rest of the people in the league for power numbers ... and we got a yard out here that's 420 feet straight across in center field?'' Castellanos said. ''We get on second base or third base, and they're looking, like, `Man, how do you guys do this?' We play 81 games here. I don't want to hear about your two that you hit that are questionable.'' TRAINER'S ROOMBlue Jays: LHP Ryan Borucki (left elbow inflammation) is set to make his season debut as Monday's starter. He made four rehab starts at three different levels, allowing six earned runs in 18 innings.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Borucki takes the mound when Toronto hosts Cleveland on Monday night. Mike Clevinger (3-2) starts for the Indians.Tigers: Detroit has Monday off before two home games against Philadelphia. Matthew Boyd (6-8) takes the mound for the Tigers on Tuesday night against Aaron Nola (8-2).---Follow Noah Trister at www. Twitter.com/noahtrister---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Smyly likely to debut for Phils vs. PiratesFLMThe Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies play the deciding game of their series at PNC Park on Sunday, and the matchup of starters isn't necessarily what it looked like it would be coming into the weekend.It wasn't until after Saturday's game, a 5-1 Pittsburgh win, that the Pirates confirmed Sunday's starter, while the Phillies' starter was still not official.It appears that newly signed Philadelphia right-hander Drew Smyly (1-5, 8.42 ERA) will face Pittsburgh right-hander Dario Agrazal (2-0, 2.45).Reports came out Friday that the Phillies and Smyly agreed on a major league contract, and that he would likely start Sunday, although manager Gabe Kapler cautioned that the team was "still going through physicals" with Smyly.Smyly, 30, made 13 appearances, including nine starts, with Texas before being released June 25 and signing a minor league contract with the Brewers on July 1. In three Triple-A starts, he had a 4.97 ERA, striking out 18 and walking three. He opted out of the Brewers contract Thursday.Kapler said Friday that "assuming we're able to sign him officially," Smyly was expected to start Sunday. The signing still was not official immediately after Saturday's game but could be before Sunday's.Smyly is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two career appearances, one start, against Pittsburgh.Agrazal, a rookie who has made his first four major league starts this season, will be going on regular rest. Tuesday at St. Louis, he gave up one run and five hits in six innings, with no strikeouts and three walks, but did not get a decision."My goal was to attack the zone," Agrazal said through an interpreter. "I'm going to come out here, compete, stick to my plan and just attack the zone." He has never faced Philadelphia.Originally, it looked as if Philadelphia right-hander Vince Velasquez would face Pittsburgh right-hander Joe Musgrove in the series finale Sunday.Velasquez, however, will slide back to a Wednesday start against Detroit. He has no wins since May 24, and there was speculation he would be assigned to the bullpen.Instead, Nick Pivetta was sent to the bullpen. He made just his second major league relief appearance -- and first that was not out of necessity in an extra-inning game -- Saturday, giving up a run in two innings.Another new face in the Philadelphia bullpen is right-hander Mike Morin, acquired Saturday from the Twins in exchange for cash considerations.Musgrove, meanwhile, had his start pushed up a day so he could fill in Saturday for Trevor Williams. Musgrove gave up just an unearned run in six innings and got the win.Williams, it was announced Friday, was a scratch for Saturday because of "severe flu-like symptoms." He was in the dugout for the game Saturday, raising speculation that he could conveniently just trade with Williams and start Sunday, but manager Clint Hurdle said the Pirates would "take it one day at a time" with Williams, adding that Williams "felt better, did some tossing and some stuff, but Agrazal will start." Musgrove said Williams "is a warrior and will battle through it, but he was in pretty bad shape." Hurdle indicated it's not known whether Williams might start Monday against St. Louis.--Field Level Media
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Fan walks to plate, Hoskins HR in 11th lifts Phils over BucsPITTSBURGH A fan casually walked to home plate and approached Philadelphia hitter Brad Miller for a handshake before being apprehended, and the Phillies later beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Sunday on Rhys Hoskins' home run in the 11th inning.Moments after Bryce Harper argued a called third strike and Hoskins spiked his bat after being hit by a pitch, things turned bizarre in the sixth inning at PNC Park.That's when a man carrying a cellphone came out of the crowd and strolled toward Miller in the batter's box. Miller backed away and the man kept walking, leisurely getting near the Phillies' dugout on the first base side, where he was handcuffed by security personnel and led away.Miller then grounded into an inning-ending double play.Hoskins hit his 21st home run, connecting off Chris Stratton (1-3). The drive came right after Harper again seemed displeased with plate umpire Ben May when striking out looking to start the inning.Phillies reliever Ranger Suarez (3-0) got Starling Marte to ground out to end the 10th, stranding Adam Frazier at third, and worked around a hit in the 11th.Drew Smyly made his first start with the Phillies, allowing one run and four hits in six innings. He also struck out.The 30-year-old lefty was 1-5 with an 8.42 ERA in nine starts and four relief appearances this year for Texas, which released him on June 25. Smyly signed a minor league contract with Milwaukee on July 1, went 1-0 with a 4.97 ERA in three starts for Triple-A San Antonio, then on Thursday exercised his right to be released.Pirates starter Dario Agrazal allowed one run on three hits with five strikeouts in six innings. The 24-year-old rookie has given up a combined eight runs (seven earned) in 28 innings through his first five starts.Melky Cabrera put the Pirates ahead 1-0 in the first with an RBI single. The Phillies tied it in the fourth when Cesar Hernandez came out of a 25-minute rain delay and singled home Harper.ROSTER MOVEPhillies: RHP Fernando Salas was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for Smyly. Salas (0-0, 6.75) allowed two runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings across three appearances for Philadelphia this season. RHP Nick Pivetta moved to the bullpen to make room for Smyly in the rotation.TRAINER'S ROOMPhillies: Segura left after the top of the fourth inning because of heel soreness. He was 0 for 2 before Scott Kingery moved from center field to replace Segura at shortstop.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Aaron Nola (8-2, 3.77) starts at Detroit on Tuesday. Since last losing in a 2-1 defeat against Miami on June 21, Nola is 2-0 in five starts while allowing seven runs (six earned) in 32 2/3 innings.Pirates: RHP Trevor Williams (3-3, 5.17) could start against St. Louis on Monday if well enough after being scratched from his last projected start on Saturday because of flu-like symptoms. An official starter has not been announced.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and www.twitter.com/-Sports
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Hard-charging A's target Twins againFLMThe Minnesota Twins didn't have a three-game losing streak all season heading into the All-Star break, but the AL Central leaders will try to avoid their second three-game losing since then when they conclude their four-game series with the streaking Oakland A's on Sunday in Minneapolis.Oakland, which has won eight of its last nine and is 21-6 over its last 27 games, bounced back from a tough 6-3 loss in Thursday night's series opener, which featured a game-winning pinch-hit three-run home run by Eddie Rosario.The A's won the next two games, including a dramatic 5-4 victory on Saturday night highlighted by a two-out, two-run, go-ahead single by Khris Davis in the ninth inning.The Twins had a chance to pull it out in the bottom of the ninth when they loaded the bases with one out. But All-Star reliever and former Twin Liam Hendriks got Mitch Garver to ground into a double play to end the game."When you do battle back, and end up losing a game, yeah, sure, it's definitely disappointing," Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. "To stand up here and say it's not would be lying." "Nothing comes easy," third baseman said Miguel Sano, who hit his 14th home run of the season in the loss, a 443-foot drive into the third deck in left field. "We fight every day, and we play and compete." Despite the loss, the Twins remained three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central.Minnesota will turn to right-hander Michael Pineda (6-5, 4.38 ERA) to pitch Sunday afternoon's finale. Oakland, which has a key three-game series at AL West-leading Houston starting Monday night, will counter with right-hander Daniel Mengden (5-1, 4.21).Pineda has been steady for Minnesota in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, allowing more than three runs in a game just once in his last 12 starts. He is 4-1 with a 2.75 ERA in six career starts against Oakland.Mengden will be making his first career start at Target Field and is 1-0 with a 7.94 ERA in one start against the Twins. He has won his last four starts.Saturday night's comeback win increased Oakland's lead for the second wild card spot to two games over Tampa Bay. The A's are just one percentage point out of the first wild card spot behind the Indians and 5 1/2 games behind Houston in the AL West."To come back, especially in the ninth against this team, overall it was probably the best win of the year," pitcher Brett Anderson said."It's certainly a game that felt most like a playoff atmosphere," added Mark Canha, who hit a two-run homer and also started Oakland's ninth-inning rally when he was hit by a pitch. "That's a great team over there. You can see why their record is so good. It was a crazy game. Yeah, that's a big one just to know that we can win a game like that." "It was a pretty spirited game overall," said Oakland manager Bob Melvin. "Both sides back and forth. About as close a game as you can get." --Field Level Media
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Kepler's single gives Twins walk-off win over AthleticsMINNEOLIS Max Kepler drove in four runs, including the game-winner to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Sunday.Ehire Adrianza's third hit of the game was a triple off Liam Hendriks (2-1) that scored Luis Arraez from first base with one out in the ninth. After Hendriks struck out Jason Castro, Kepler lined the first pitch into left-center for his third hit.Hendriks had picked up saves in each of the last two games and hadn't allowed an earned run in 20 2/3 innings.Reliever Kohl Stewart (2-1) earned the win after pitching a scoreless ninth. The Twins stranded 12 runners through the first eight innings and blew an early 4-0 lead before coming back to earn a split of their four-game series with Oakland.Kepler and Jorge Polanco hit back-to-back doubles to start the first inning, but A's starter Daniel Mengden was able to limit the damage, leaving runners on the corners. He wasn't as successful in the second inning.With one out, Adrianza doubled and Jason Castro walked. Then Kepler lined the first pitch he saw into the right-field seats for his 24th home run of the season and a 4-0 Minnesota lead.The A's bounced back in the fifth behind the bottom of their order. With one out, Twins starter Micheale Pineda walked Jurickson Profar before No. 9 hitter Josh Phegley hit his 10th homer of the season to cut Minnesota's lead in half.The Twins got that run back in the bottom of the fifth but missed a golden opportunity to do even more damage. With a run already in, the Twins loaded the bases with nobody out. But Kepler hit into a first-to-home double play and Polanco lined out to third to end the threat.Oakland eventually took the lead with two runs off reliever Trevor May in the eighth inning. Pinch-hitter Chris Hermann's RBI double tied the game, and Phegley hit a sacrifice fly to put the A's on top 6-5.TRAINER'S ROOMTwins: CF Byron Buxton was eligible to come off the 7-day concussion IL on Sunday, but even though he participated in pregame drills on the field, the Twins did not activate him.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Homer Bailey (8-6, 4.69) will make his second start for Oakland when the A's face the Astros in Houston on Monday. Bailey, who was acquired in a July 14 trade with the Royals, allowed two earned runs over six innings to pick up the win over Seattle in his A's debut on July 17.Twins: Minnesota will send LHP Martin Perez (8-3, 4.10) to the mound on Monday to open a three-game series with the Yankees at Target Field. Perez has thrown at least six innings in each of his last three starts, all at home.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Astros look to sweep Lone Star State rival RangersFLMWith so much at stake for the title-contending Astros, almost every game seems to feature the dual significance of winning the moment while peering into and considering future implications.Sunday's series finale against the Texas Rangers offers the Astros an opportunity at a three-game home sweep following their 6-1 win Saturday at Minute Maid Park.In theory, those chances were enhanced by the pitching performance produced by rookie right-hander Jose Urquidy, who recorded his first career victory by allowing only two hits over seven sparkling innings.The narrative following the Astros home from their eight-game road trip was how they would manage a starting rotation ravaged by injury and ineffectiveness at the back end.With Urquidy pitching as effectively as he did for as long as he did, the Astros were able to complete the win without using their high-leverage relievers. That sets the stage for right-handers Will Harris, Josh James, Ryan Pressly and Roberto Osuna to be available in the event rookie right-hander Rogelio Armenteros struggles to work as deeply into his first start as Urquidy did in his third."We absolutely needed it," Astros manager AJ Hinch said of Urquidy's performance. "We needed him to go as long as he could, and for him to be effective in that, it's a great day." Armenteros (0-0, 2.00 ERA) has made three appearances out of the bullpen for Houston this season, the last coming July 16 against the Los Angeles Angels, when he worked four innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits and one walk with three strikeouts.Armenteros has logged nine innings overall and surrendered eight hits and two walks with nine strikeouts. He is 4-6 with a 5.05 ERA over 14 games (13 starts) with Triple-A Round Rock.Right-hander Lance Lynn (12-5, 3.87 ERA) gets the start for Texas, which is seeking to avert the sweep and snap a six-game losing skid.Lynn is tied for the major league lead in victories and ranks among American League leaders in a number of categories. He is 4-1 with a 3.09 ERA over his last five starts, with that lone defeat coming in his previous outing when he allowed five earned runs on eight hits and one walk with six strikeouts over six innings in a 9-2 setback to the Arizona Diamondbacks.Lynn is 5-2 with a 1.90 ERA over nine career appearances (eight starts) against the Astros, including a 1-1 mark and 1.93 ERA in two starts this season."Him and (left-hander) Mike (Minor) are pretty much our stoppers, so we are going to need Lance to stop the bleeding right now," Rangers manager Chris Woodward said of Lynn."I actually might talk to them (Sunday) just to tell them, 'We need to stay together.' That is probably the biggest thing I could tell them. We all know that we need to improve. The players all know what's going on. They need to play better. We need to hit better. We need to execute our pitches better. We need to play better defense at times. That goes without saying. We will address those things." --Field Level Media
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Brantley hits 2 HRs, Astros top Rangers 5-3 for 5th straightHOUSTON Michael Brantley homered twice, Jose Altuve also went deep and the Houston Astros beat the struggling Texas Rangers 5-3 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.Rogelio Armenteros pitched five solid innings in his first major league start, sending Texas to its seventh loss in a row.Brantley put the AL West leaders on the board with a two-run drive to right-center in the first. He added a solo shot to right field in the eighth.Houston scored two in the fifth with a two-out rally that Altuve started with a solo home run to center. Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI single to make it 4-1.Danny Santana cut the lead to 2-1 in the third with an RBI single for the Rangers. Nomar Mazara hit a solo homer in the sixth off Josh James, and Logan Forsythe had a solo homer in the ninth.Armenteros (1-0) yielded one run and two hits with six strikeouts. The right-hander earned his first career win after three relief appearances for the Astros.Josh Reddick robbed Rougned Odor of a two-run homer in the second, timing his jump and easily making the catch in front of the wall. Armenteros tipped his cap to Reddick, who responded by pounding his chest with his fist.Roberto Osuna worked the ninth for his 22nd save.Lance Lynn (12-6) matched a career high with 12 strikeouts in seven innings. He allowed four runs and seven hits.Lynn retired 13 of 14 batters, including 10 by strikeout, before Altuve's homer in the fifth.TRAINER'S ROOMAstros: INF Aledmys Diaz (hamstring) will have the day off Sunday on his rehabilitation assignment with Double-A Corpus Christi. Houston manager AJ Hinch said Diaz will work out with Corpus Christi on Sunday before the Astros decide whether he gets activated Monday or plays another game at Double-A. ''He's playing fine. It's just a matter of volume and him feeling like he's capable of playing up here,'' Hinch said.UP NEXTRangers: RHP Adrian Sampson (6-6, 4.92 ERA) will make his 23rd appearance and 13th start on Monday in the series opener against Seattle. Sampson will make his first start since July 5 at the Twins, when he was tagged for seven runs in 3 1/3 innings.Astros: RHP Gerrit Cole (10-5, 3.12) makes his 22nd start of the season Monday in a series opener versus Oakland. Cole struck out 11 and allowed one run in seven innings last time out Wednesday against the Angels.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Scuffling Padres face Cubs' Hendricks in finaleFLMAs Kyle Hendricks looks to continue his progression from a bout of right shoulder inflammation, he has the ideal team awaiting him in a series finale at Wrigley Field on Sunday.Hendricks will face a San Diego Padres team on a much cooler afternoon after a scorching Chicago weekend, looking to raise the heat on his team's hot start to the second half.After Saturday's victory over the Padres, the Cubs are 7-1 since the second half began and are poised for a sweep against a Padres team has been exactly opposite. San Diego is 1-7 in the second half, essentially frittering away any momentum that figured to come from three consecutive victories over the Los Angeles Dodgers when the first half ended.Hendricks (7-7, 3.46 ERA) is 0-2 since returning from the injured list on July 2, but he has not given up more than two runs in any of his three starts since then and has raised his pitch count in each outing. After throwing 94 pitches in a no-decision against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, the right-hander should be pitch-count free.He gave up home runs to both Yasiel Puig and Eugenio Suarez in that meeting against the Reds, but said afterward he was closer to feeling like his usual self."It comes down to keeping the same focus and making good pitches," Hendricks said, according to MLB.com. "I just made two pitches I didn't get away with." That game against the Reds is the only one the Cubs have lost in the second half. And if history is any indicator, the odds say the Cubs' chances at continuing their second-half success is strong.Hendricks is 5-1 with a 3.04 ERA in eight career starts against the Padres. In four career starts against the National League West foe at Wrigley Field, he is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA.The Padres will counter Sunday with right-hander Cal Quantrill (2-2, 4.21), who will follow opener Adrian Morejon, who will make his major league debut. Quantrill will be making his 13th career appearance, his first at Wrigley Field, and his ninth career start.Moved from the bullpen back into the Padres' rotation on July 3, the 24-year old Quantrill is coming off his best start of the season, when he delivered six scoreless innings on three hits against the Atlanta Braves last Sunday. But the Braves went to work on the San Diego bullpen to earn a 4-1 victory.That loss came a day after dependable All-Star closer Kirby Yates coughed up the lead in a loss, showing that nothing is quite right for the Padres since the second half began. On Saturday, San Diego had a lead in the fourth inning before Javier Baez hit a three-run home run off left-hander Joey Lucchesi.Mostly, it has been a bevy of errors that have been costly to the Padres since the second half started. Rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. has six of them, including four in his last three games."I think a couple of young guys playing really fast, trying to do special things, and sometimes those plays just aren't there," Padres manager Andy Green said, according to MLB.com. "If you're going to make mistakes in the field, mistakes of aggression are the better kind of mistakes. I think (they) are going to continue to learn and continue to grow." --Field Level Media
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Mejia homers as Padres beat Cubs 5-1 to avoid sweepCHICAGO Francisco Mejia homered, Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs and the San Diego Padres avoided the sweep, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday.Mejia and Tatis had two hits apiece for the Padres, who scored three runs in the ninth and have won just two of their last nine.Kyle Hendricks allowed two runs in seven innings and Anthony Rizzo had two hits for the NL Central-leading Cubs, who are 7-2 after the All-Star break. Cal Quantrill (3-2) threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, retiring 14 of his final 15 batters. He struck out six and walked none.Quantrill took over for Adrian Morejon, who allowed one run and three hits in 2 1/3 innings as the opener in his major league debut. Morejon, 20, is the second-youngest pitcher to debut with the Padres. The left-hander went 0-4 with a 4.25 ERA in 16 starts at Double-A Amarillo before his call-up.Kirby Yates struck out three in the ninth to work around a Rizzo single.Pinch hitter Greg Garcia was hit by a pitch from Carl Edwards Jr. to bring in a run in the ninth after Kyle Ryan allowed a walk and a bunt single. Tatis followed with a two-run single. Edwards was making his first appearance since June 9 after spending time on the IL for a thoracic strain.Hendricks (7-8) gave up four hits in his longest start since he came off the IL July 2. His home ERA increased to 1.89.Javier Baez singled, advanced to third on Kris Bryant's blooper near the right-field line and scored on Rizzo's groundout to give the Cubs the lead in the first.The Padres tied the game in the fifth when Luis Urias drew a walk, advanced on a sacrifice and scored on Tatis' single.Mejia hit his fourth home run on a full count against Hendricks to lead off the seventh and put the Padres ahead 2-1.The Padres were hitless until Eric Hosmer got on base in the fourth after sliding headfirst on a grounder to second. The Padres haven't been swept at Wrigley Field since May 2012.WEATHER UPDATEAfter the heat climbed into the 90s Saturday, the first-pitch temperature was 72 Sunday. Rain delayed the start of the game 32 minutes.TRAINER'S ROOMPadres: The contracts of RHP Michel Baez and Morejon were selected from Double-A Amarillo. OF Josh Naylor and RHP Trey Wingenter were optioned to Triple-A El Paso. To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Adam Warren (right forearm strain) was transferred to the 60-day IL and RHP Miguel Diaz (left knee surgery) was recalled from Triple-A and transferred to the 60-day IL.Cubs: Manager Joe Maddon said LHP Cole Hamels (left oblique strain) was doing well after he threw a bullpen session Saturday for the first time since going on the IL June 29. The team is discussing the next step for Hamels. ... C Willson Contreras (right foot strain) will possibly be activated Wednesday, when he is eligible to come off the IL, Maddon said.UP NEXTPadres: A starter has yet to be announced for Tuesday's series opener against the Mets and LHP Jason Vargas (4-5, 4.25 ERA).Cubs: RHP Alex Mills (0-0, 4.50) starts Monday at San Francisco against the Giants and RHP Shaun Anderson (3-2, 4.87) in the opener of a three-game series. Mills allowed three runs in six innings in his season debut Tuesday.
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Mets' Matz seeks continued resurgence vs. GiantsFLMTwo left-handers with something to prove go head-to-head Sunday afternoon, when the New York Mets and the host San Francisco Giants complete their deadlocked season series.The Mets erased the sting of walk-off defeats the previous two nights with a powerful offensive display in an 11-4 shellacking of the Giants on Saturday afternoon to even the season series at 3-3.The two hot teams, who had come into the series on four- (Mets) and five-game (Giants) winning streaks, combined for 15 runs and 26 hits Saturday after totaling just six runs and 31 hits across 26 frames in extra-inning affairs the previous two nights.The clubs combined for six homers in the daylight Saturday, with four smacked by the Mets in snapping the Giants' seven-game winning streak.Struggling lefty Steven Matz hopes for more of the same from his teammates Sunday when he attempts to earn the Mets a series split.The 28-year-old responded to a reinstatement to the starting staff after a demotion to the bullpen with an improved effort in a 3-2 win at Minnesota on Tuesday.After having been banished to the relief corps following two poor outings in mid-June, Matz re-emerged to allow the Twins just two runs on five hits in four innings.He's pitched well against the Giants in his career, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three starts. He threw seven strong innings, allowing one run and striking out 11, in his only previous outing at San Francisco, a 2-1 Mets win last September in which he did not get a decision.Another Met riding a bit of a roller coaster in the series has been rookie slugger Pete Alonso, who homered in Thursday's loss following a 3-for-30 slump since the All-Star break.Mets manager Mickey Callaway kept his All-Star out of the starting lineup on Saturday, but then hand-picked him a pinch-hitting spot and watched as Alonso blasted a pitch from left-hander Derek Holland 444 feet for a three-run homer."Competitors don't always want to admit things, and we understand that, and we want them to be like that," Callaway explained of the benching before the game. "So we'll take it out of their hands every now and then, and let him get some swings in the cage (and) relax a little bit." Alonso, who has hit 12 of his home runs off lefties this season in just 109 at-bats, will take his cracks at another Giants left-hander, rookie Conner Menez, in the series finale.The 24-year-old will make his major league debut in place of Drew Pomeranz, who manager Bruce Bochy announced Saturday will pitch out of the bullpen for the time being."He earned this call-up," Bochy reporters of Menez, emphasizing the move as a prospect getting a chance rather than a veteran getting a demotion. "Conner has done a really nice job this year, going back to spring training." Menez has pitched at both Double- and Triple-A this season, going 5-3 with a 3.13 ERA in 18 outings (17 starts).Despite winning two of three in the series, the Giants have been held to a total of eight runs after having scored 115 in their previous 14 games.San Francisco has saved six of its eight runs for the final inning, getting two in the last of the 16th in Thursday's win, one in the last of the 10th to end Friday's victory and three meaningless tallies on home runs by Alex Dickerson and Mike Yastrzemski in the last of the ninth Saturday.--Field Level Media
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Yastrzemski homers in 12th to lift Giants over Mets 3-2SAN FRANCISCO Mike Yastrzemski homered with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.The Giants hadn't had a hit since the fourth when Yastrzemski lofted a full-count pitch from Robert Gsellman (1-2) the other way into the left-center stands. Yastrzemski is the grandson of Hall of Fame slugger Carl Yastrzemski.Buster Posey had two hits and scored twice to help the surging Giants (50-50) get back to .500 with their 15th win in 18 games. San Francisco took three of four from New York for its first series win over the Mets since 2014. All three wins came in extra innings.Zach Green added two singles in his major league debut for the Giants.Michael Conforto homered into McCovey Cove for the Mets. Amed Rosario also went deep, but New York managed only two hits over the final 10 innings. Todd Frazier struck out swinging four times before reaching on an infield single in the 12th.Trevor Gott (6-0) retired three batters for the win.Both teams were frustrated with the strike zone of plate umpire Mark Ripperger.Mets rookie slugger Pete Alonso snapped a bat over his leg after striking out swinging. Giants center fielder Kevin Pillar had to be restrained by teammates and was ejected for chirping at Ripperger after grounding out to end the eighth.Mets starter Steven Matz allowed six hits and two runs in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk. Winless since June 8, Matz retired the last six batters he faced - including the final three by strikeout.DECENT DEBUTGiants starter Conner Menez had six strikeouts and allowed three hits and two runs in five innings of his major league debut. The 24-year-old left-hander struck out the side in the third.SUPERMAN STYLEBefore he was ejected, Pillar made another in a long line of defensive gems when he raced in and made a sliding catch on Alonso's short fly ball in the first inning, then jumped to his feet and threw out J. D. Davis attempting to take third. Davis had doubled one batter earlier.DEFENSIVE DOINGSNew York right fielder Jeff McNeil was shaken up when he crashed into the padded right field wall in foul territory after making a running catch on Donovan Solano's deep fly to end the seventh. McNeil slammed into the wall and immediately fell to the dirt before getting up and jogging slowly to the dugout.GIANTS MOVESIn a series of moves that could be indicative of the direction the team is leaning with the July 31 trade deadline approaching, the Giants brought up Menez and Green from Triple-A Sacramento, while reliever Derek Holland and infielder Ryder Jones were designated for assignment. Menez takes the place of Drew Pomeranz in San Francisco's rotation. LHP Ty Blach was optioned to Sacramento.Mets: RHP Zack Wheeler (right shoulder fatigue) was scheduled to throw a bullpen before the game, although manager Mickey Callaway was uncertain of the results. Wheeler is eligible to come off the injured list Monday.UP NEXTMets: Callaway had not announced his rotation for New York's three-game series against San Diego at Citi Field beginning Tuesday night.Giants: RHP Shaun Anderson (3-2, 4.87 ERA) faces the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Anderson allowed a career-high five earned runs in his most recent start against Colorado on July 17.---More MLB:?https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and?https://twitter.com/-Sports
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D-backs rookie Young goes for 4-0 vs. BrewersFLMAlex Young wasn't the first rookie the Arizona Diamondbacks called up this season to fill a spot in the starting rotation. But he's been the best.It took injuries to Luke Weaver -- and rookies Taylor Clarke and Jon Duplantier -- for the D-backs to finally dig down to get to Young, but they're glad they did.The 25-year-old left-hander will make his fourth start Sunday as Arizona closes a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers in Phoenix. Weaver (3-0, 0.96 ERA) has wins in each of his first three starts."I think a lot of people are kind of shocked at how well I am doing right now," Young said on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. "I've been preparing my whole life for this. For me I am not surprised, because of the amount of time and effort I've put to it." Arizona selected Young in the second round of the 2015 draft, but nothing about his stat line screamed that he was ready to do what he's done. He had a 5.17 ERA last season across Double-A and Triple-A, and his ERA was 6.09 at Triple-A Reno this season before he made his major league debut.He started the season as a reliever, which is why manager Torey Lovullo has had Young on a pitch count, including taking him out after 71 pitches while working on a six-inning no-hitter against Colorado on July 7. Young tossed 79 pitches on Tuesday, when he allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings in a victory at the Texas Rangers."That guy is pretty good at teasing you," Texas manager Chris Woodward said. "Nobody has really hit him hard, and we did exactly what everyone else has been doing against him. He throws a lot of early strikes or balls that get you off the barrel. We hit a lot of balls off the end of the bat and could never square up anything off him." Including one relief appearance, Young has allowed only six hits in 18 2/3 innings, striking out 13 and walking three.While Young's continued success figures to be key to Arizona staying in the National League wild-card chase, a similar case can be made about his Sunday counterpart: Milwaukee's Brandon Woodruff. The hard-throwing righty, mostly a reliever last season in 19 appearances, is 11-3 with a 3.53 ERA. He has struck out 133 in 114 2/3 innings.Woodruff has allowed just one run in each of his past three starts, spanning 20 1/3 innings. The Brewers are 15-4 when he starts.Milwaukee has won two of three in the series, including Saturday's 8-3 win behind Mike Moustakas' three-run homer. Three Brewers -- Moustakas, Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura -- are riding 10-game hitting streaks.The downside to Hiura, a 22-year-old second baseman, is his defense. He has an error in the series, and several throws have been shaky."He's just not that experienced in the infield," manager Craig Counsell said on MLB.com. "That's the biggest thing that he's fighting right now, is that he just hasn't played a lot of games in the infield as a professional. From my perspective, he's thousands of ground balls behind a lot of guys." Hiura is hitting .328 with nine home runs, eight doubles and a triple in 36 games. He is 5-for-13 with four RBIs in the series, so Milwaukee will live with the growing pains on defense."Keston's continuing to swing the bat really well, which is a good sign," Counsell said.--Field Level Media
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Saladino hits grand slam, Brewers beat Diamondbacks 7-4PHOENIX Milwaukee's final day in the desert was not going well. The Brewers trailed by four runs after three innings, starter Brandon Woodruff went down with an injury and there was little reason to expect another comeback.One long-time-coming swing by Tyler Saladino changed the momentum, sending Milwaukee home with a second straight series win.Saladino had his first career grand slam and the Brewers beat up on Arizona's bullpen for the second straight game to rally for a 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.''To come through right there in the way that it happened was huge, got us fired up,'' Saladino said.Milwaukee struggled against Arizona starter Alex Young early before putting together what appeared to be an innocuous two-out rally.Saladino, hitting .102 entering Sunday's game, changed the dynamic with one swing, hitting his first homer since Sept. 1, a grand slam in the fourth inning after Milwaukee fell behind 4-0.Mike Moustakas hit a go-ahead three-run homer in Saturday night's 8-3 win and put the Brewers ahead late again, chopping a single through the middle after Keston Hiura led off the eighth inning with a triple against Yoan Lopez (1-4).Pinch hitter Yasmani Grandal followed with a run-scoring double and Ben Gamel added an RBI single to put Milwaukee up 7-4.Milwaukee All-Star right-hander Brandon Woodruff allowed four runs before leaving after two pitches in the fourth with a left oblique strain.The Brewers' bullpen picked up the slack for a second straight game, holding Arizona scoreless over the final six innings.Freddy Peralta (4-3) walked one in the seventh inning and Josh Hader worked around a single in the ninth for his 22nd save. The Brewers have won five of six after winning consecutive series for the first time since early May.''Dynamite work all series by the bullpen,'' Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. ''That's where the wins came from this series.'' Alex Avila hit his 100th career homer, a two-run shot in the second inning to put the Diamondbacks up 4-0.Young got into trouble in the fourth inning, leading to Saladino's grand slam, and Arizona's bullpen struggled for the second straight game. Diamondbacks' relievers allowed 16 runs in the series.''It is a lot of runs and it is more than we are used to giving up,'' Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. ''They're better than that.'' Woodruff allowed three earned runs in 20 1/3 innings over his three previous starts before arriving in the desert, but the Diamondbacks hit him hard from the start.Christian Walker had a sacrifice fly in the first inning, Avila hit a two-run homer high off the centerfield wall and Eduardo Escobar put Arizona up 4-0 in the third with a run-scoring single.Woodruff left the game after grimacing on his second pitch to Tim Locastro to open the fourth inning. Counsell said Woodruff would have an MRI on Monday and go on the 10-day injured list.Young had been dominant since being called up in June - 3-0, 0.96 ERA - and looked that way again through three innings against Milwaukee. The rookie left-hander ran into trouble in the fourth when the Brewers loaded the bases with two outs and Saladino tied the game with his grand slam.''They just stopped swinging at off-speed pitches and I was falling behind in counts,'' Young said. ''The pitch to Saladino was left right over the plate.'' SPECTACULAR CATCHLocastro had a candidate for catch of the year for a grab in the first inning.Chasing down a slicing foul ball by Moustakas, Locastro sprinted toward the line in left and laid out headfirst to make the grab. He slid across the dirt and slammed headfirst into the wall before tossed the ball back to the infield from a seated position.TRAINER'S ROOMBrewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson pitched an inning for Class-A Wisconsin on Sunday in his first rehab assignment while recovering from an elbow injury. ... 3B Ryan Braun was out of the lineup with a stiff back, but he did fly out as a pinch hitter in the ninth. Braun will miss Monday's game against the Reds to attend the funeral of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found dead in a Texas hotel room on July 1.Diamondbacks: OF David Peralta (shoulder) was scheduled to get a few at-bats in the Arizona League Sunday night.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Chase Anderson (5-2, 3.96 ERA), Monday's starter against Cincinnati, is 4-2 with a 3.88 ERA since moving from the bullpen to the rotation.Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (8-6, 3.92) is 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA his past three starts heading into Monday's series opener against Baltimore.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Dodgers, Buehler set sights on sweep of MarlinsFLMThe Los Angeles Dodgers will look to complete a three-game sweep when they host the Miami Marlins in the series finale between the teams Sunday afternoon.The Dodgers won the series opener 2-1 and outslugged the Marlins for a 10-6 win Saturday night. Los Angeles is 6-3 since the All-Star break and will try to build upon that success as it eyes another deep run in the playoffs and a shot at its first World Series title since 1988.Dodgers left-hander Walker Buehler (8-1, 3.44 ERA) is scheduled to make his 19th start of the season. The 24-year-old Vanderbilt product has struck out 120 batters in 110 innings this season and boasts a career record of 17-6 with a 3.16 ERA in 50 games (41 starts).In two career starts against the Marlins, Buehler is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA.Buehler told reporters that part of his recent success has come from a hands-on approach with his catchers and coaching staff."Obviously, doing your own stuff and knowing it in your head gets you a little bit more convicted," Buehler said in comments published by the Los Angeles Times. "That's never a bad thing." Miami will counter with rookie sensation Jordan Yamamoto (4-0, 1.59), a tenacious right-hander who has taken the league by storm in his first six starts. The 23-year-old Hawaii native has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his outings since his June 12 debut.In 34 innings this season, Yamamoto has allowed 15 hits and issued 17 walks while striking out 34.The Milwaukee Brewers selected Yamamoto in the 12th round of the 2014 entry draft and shipped him to Miami more than three years later as part of the Christian Yelich trade. The Marlins also received outfielder Lewis Brinson and prospects Isan Diaz and Monte Harrison in the deal.Yamamoto never has faced the Dodgers."I couldn't get the off-speed over," Yamamoto told reporters after his last start. "Curveball, slider -- the money-makers in the first five outings -- I couldn't really get them over, so from there they were sitting fastball and I gave it to them. They were hitting it." Yamamoto will have to be careful against the Dodgers, who squandered a 6-0 lead on Saturday but made it look easy as they regrouped for a 10-6 victory. Matt Beaty, Joc Pederson and Justin Turner all homered in the victory for first-place Los Angeles.Meanwhile, Starlin Castro will try to stay hot after homering for the third time this month with the Marlins.Brian Anderson drove in two runs in Saturday's loss and is looking to take off from Los Angeles with a victory."We got into their bullpen and were able to fight back right there," Anderson told reporters. "That's the kind of team we are." The Marlins also will need to steer clear of Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger, who is hitting .332 with 34 homers and 77 RBIs in 97 games this season. Bellinger walked three times and scored a pair of runs in Saturday's victory.The Marlins are 18-28 on the road this season. Los Angeles is 39-12 at home.--Field Level Media
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Buehler strikes out 11 as Dodgers sweep Marlins, 9-0LOS ANGELES Walker Buehler struck out 11 over seven innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a trio of home runs to complete a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins with a 9-0 victory Sunday.Max Muncy, Joc Pederson and A. J. Pollock went deep as the first-place Dodgers won for the sixth time in nine games since the All-Star break. Buehler recorded his third double-digit strikeout game this season.Marlins rookie Jordan Yamamoto not only lost for the first time in seven major league starts, but the home runs by Muncy and Pederson were the first ones he's allowed in his career. Yamamoto (4-1) had the third-longest winning streak to begin a career in Marlins history.One day after the Dodgers' bullpen blew a 6-0 lead before the offense rallied, Buehler (9-1) took the heat off the relievers by giving up just five hits and no walks.The right-hander cruised after being staked to an early lead, although he already gave a glimpse of what kind of day it would be before the Dodgers even came to the plate for the first time. Buehler struck out the side in each of the first two innings.In between, Muncy gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead in the first on his 25th home run. Yamamoto had gone six starts without being taken deep, just the fourth pitcher in Marlins history to make at least six starts without giving up a homer.Pederson tagged him just two innings later, giving the Dodgers a 4-0 lead with a shot into the Marlins' bullpen in right field. It was Pederson's 23rd of the season and second in two games. He has three home runs since participating in the Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities this month.Yamamoto also gave up an RBI double to Kike Hernandez in the fourth as the Dodgers built their advantage to 5-0. The right-hander gave up five runs and four hits over four innings with two walks and four strikeouts.There was no matching Buehler, whose strikeout pace did slow somewhat. He got his 10th strikeout in the seventh when Neil Walker was called out looking. It was the right-hander's first game of at least 10 strikeouts since he fanned 16 Colorado Rockies on June 21.Pollock added an RBI single in the fifth and a three-run homer in the seventh off Tayron Guerrero. It was Pollock's sixth of the season.TRAINER'S ROOMMarlins: SS Miguel Rojas was not in the lineup after leaving Saturday's game with a right shoulder strain. The injury is not a long-term issue, according to manager Don Mattingly.Dodgers: All-Star OF Cody Bellinger was rested to give him an extended breather, including Monday's scheduled off day.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Trevor Richards (3-11) opens a three-game series Monday at the Chicago White Sox. Richards has gone at least five innings in a career-best 12 consecutive games.Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda (7-6) returns to the rotation Tuesday in the opener of a two-game home series against the Los Angeles Angels. Maeda made a one-inning relief appearance Friday.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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Nats', Braves' pitchers looking for happy returns to moundFLMThere will be a lot of drama among starting pitchers when the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals end their four-game series in the national Sunday night game.The Braves expect to start Kevin Gausman, who started for Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday and fanned 10 in seven innings while allowing two runs. He was making a rehab start in his recovery from plantar fasciitis in his right foot."I've really been pounding the zone with pitches during my rehab," Gausman told MLB.com. "That's the biggest thing with pitches, you're thinking, 'How will they work when I get in the game?' They've been even better in the game. That's encouraging." The last appearance in the majors for Gausman was June 10 against Pittsburgh, when he allowed two runs (one earned) in 2 1/3 innings."I'm just excited to be back up here," Gausman added. "I've been watching these guys and itching. I love watching the guys, but at the same time, it's tough to watch because I want to be here and contribute." Washington plans to start Joe Ross, who has made all 17 of his appearances this season out of the pen. He last outing at any level came Tuesday for Triple-A Fresno of the Pacific Coast League, when he went seven innings as a starter. The Nationals also had Austin Voth available, after he started Tuesday at Baltimore."It will not be Voth. It will be Joe Ross," Washington manager Dave Martinez told reporters Saturday night in Atlanta.The Nationals were hoping that ace Max Scherzer could start Sunday night. He was eligible to come off the injured list on Saturday, but it didn't happen as he has inflammation in the bursa under the right shoulder blade."There's nothing wrong structurally with the muscle. I'm strong. I just have this inflammation in the bursa sac there," Scherzer told reporters Friday in Atlanta.Voth went six innings and allowed just one run and four hits in the Nationals' 8-1 victory in Baltimore."It is always good to come in and get your work in after a good start," he told The Washington Times on Wednesday. "I will go through my same work plan." But Voth told reporters in Atlanta on Saturday that his shoulder was "a little tender" and Ross, who has made 48 career starts, had arrived in Georgia.Gausman is 4-2 with a 6.31 ERA in seven career starts against Washington.Current Washington hitters are 33-for-100 off Gausman with three homers. Anthony Rendon is 7-for-17 with one homer, Trea Turner is 5-for-10 and Kurt Suzuki is 4-for-10.Ross is 1-2 with a 7.40 ERA in six games (five starts) against Atlanta. Current Braves hitters are 19-for-57 (.333) against him, including Nick Markakis at 6-for-14.In the third game of the series Saturday, the Nationals scored three runs in the fifth to take a lead of 4-1.Atlanta cut the lead to 4-3 in the sixth on a two-run homer by Brian McCann. But Washington added a run in the top of the ninth and Sean Doolittle got a five-out save."It was great. We played really good baseball today," Turner told Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN).--Field Level Media
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Gausman makes strong return from IL as Braves beat Nats 7-1ATLANTA Kevin Gausman pitched into the eighth inning after missing more than a month, Josh Donaldson and Ronald Acuna Jr. homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Sunday night to protect their NL East lead.Nick Markakis hit a two-run single in the first off Joe Ross (0-2). Donaldson added his sixth-inning homer off Ross and a run-scoring single in the seventh. Acuna launched a two-run homer off Kyle McGowin in the eighth.Following a split of the four-game series, the first-place Braves still lead the Nationals by 6 1/2 games.Gausman (3-5) made his first start since June 10 after recovering from plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He allowed five hits and one run in seven-plus innings, with eight strikeouts and no walks.The surprise was Gausman stuck with the same primary pitches - fastball and splitter - after working on a new cutter and his curveball during his minor league rehab assignment. The right-hander didn't change his plan even after the first two batters he faced - Trea Turner and Adam Eaton - hit long fly balls to the warning track.Gausman had another scare when Anthony Rendon led off the sixth with a drive caught by Ender Inciarte at the center field wall. The right-hander then struck out Juan Soto and Matt Adams.Gausman did not allow a runner to reach second base until the eighth, when he was pulled after giving up singles to Brian Dozier and Kurt Suzuki to open the inning. Pinch-hitter Gerardo Parra's bloop single off Anthony Swarzak drove in Dozier.Ross, recalled from Triple-A Fresno before the game, allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.The loss by Ross snapped a string of 27 consecutive starts without a defeat for Washington starting pitchers since June 16. It was the longest streak since the 1916 New York Giants.Acuna singled up the middle and was thrown out at second by Victor Robles to end the second inning. Acuna, who also walked in the seventh before his homer one inning later, has reached safely in 27 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the majors.Freddie Freeman had three hits and an RBI.Robles raced in toward the infield to make a diving catch of Dansby Swanson's shallow fly in the fifth.TRAINER'S ROOMNationals: 1B Ryan Zimmerman left with an apparent right foot injury following an infield single in the second. Zimmerman, who missed 53 games with plantar fasciitis in his right foot this season, showed obvious discomfort while running down the line. ... RHP Max Scherzer (mid-back strain) could come off the 10-day injured list and return to the rotation Thursday against Colorado. Manager Dave Martinez said Scherzer ''felt good'' after he ''let it go pretty good'' while throwing in the outfield. Scherzer is expected to throw a bullpen Monday that could determine his status for Thursday. ... RHP Austin Voth, a candidate to start the game, was placed on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Thursday, with right biceps tendinitis.Braves: RHP Patrick Weigel was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett without appearing in a game during his two days on the Atlanta roster.UP NEXTNationals: RHP Erick Fedde (1-1, 3.50 ERA) starts when Washington opens a home series against Colorado on Monday night.Braves: Following an off day, LHP Dallas Keuchel (3-3, 3.58) will start Tuesday night's opener of a two-game series against Kansas City. Keuchel is 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA in eight career starts against the Royals.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
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