Stone Garrett homers in return to majors as Nationals rout Phillies, 9-1

Stone Garrett homers in return to majors as Nationals rout Phillies, 9-1

WASHINGTON — Stone Garrett homered in his first major league plate appearance in more than a year in a three-hit, three-RBI effort and the Washington Nationals ended a four-game losing streak with a 9-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Luis García Jr., Juan Yepez and Jacob Young each had three hits and … Read more

Yankees wrap up AL East with 10-1 win over Orioles, with Judge hitting 58th homer

Yankees wrap up AL East with 10-1 win over Orioles, with Judge hitting 58th homer

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Giancarlo Stanton had four RBIs that included his 27th … Read more

Frazier’s pinch-hit, two-run single lifts Royals to series sweep of Nationals, magic number is 2

Frazier’s pinch-hit, two-run single lifts Royals to series sweep of Nationals, magic number is 2

WASHINGTON — The Kansas City Royals trimmed their magic number to two with a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon. Pinch hitter Adam Frazier’s one-out, line drive base hit to left field in the top of the ninth drove in two runs, breaking a 4-4 tie and guiding the Royals to their … Read more

Langford and García homer as the Rangers beat the A’s 5-1 in final scheduled night game at Coliseum

Langford and García homer as the Rangers beat the A’s 5-1 in final scheduled night game at Coliseum

OAKLAND, Calif. — Wyatt Langford and Adolis García homered to help the Texas Rangers spoil the final scheduled night baseball game at the Oakland Coliseum, beating the Athletics 5-1 on Wednesday. An animated crowd of 35,270 came out on a chilly late September evening, regularly chanting “Sell the team!” as a message to owner John … Read more

Erick Fedde fans 10 as Cardinals beat Rockies 5-2 for 4th straight win

Erick Fedde fans 10 as Cardinals beat Rockies 5-2 for 4th straight win

DENVER — Iván Herrera had two hits and two runs scored, Masyn Winn tripled and doubled and Erick Fedde struck out 10 as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Wednesday night. Pedro Pagés had two RBI singles and Thomas Saggese added a pair of hits for the Cardinals, who have won … Read more

White Sox remain at 120 losses and tied with ’62 Mets, rallying past Angels 3-2

White Sox remain at 120 losses and tied with ’62 Mets, rallying past Angels 3-2

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox remained tied with the 1962 New York Mets for the modern major league record of 120 losses in a season, rallying to score three runs in the eighth inning and beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday night. Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking, two-out single to help the … Read more

Houck works 5 shutout innings, Abreu reaches base 3 times as Red Sox beat Blue Jays 4-1

Houck works 5 shutout innings, Abreu reaches base 3 times as Red Sox beat Blue Jays 4-1

TORONTO — Tanner Houck pitched five shutout innings, Wilyer Abreu reached base three times and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. The Red Sox opened their final road trip — a three-game set in Toronto — by improving … Read more

Miller throws 7 shutout innings as Mariners prevent Astros from clinching AL West with 6-1 win

Miller throws 7 shutout innings as Mariners prevent Astros from clinching AL West with 6-1 win

HOUSTON — Bryce Miller threw seven shutout innings and Julio Rodríguez had three hits and two RBIs to help the Seattle Mariners to a 6-1 win Monday night over Houston that prevented the Astros from clinching the AL West title. The Astros entered needing only a victory over second-place Seattle to secure their fourth straight … Read more

White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

SAN DIEGO — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering home run. The White Sox (36-120) had taken a … Read more

Nimmo homer lifts Mets to 2-1 win as New York takes 3 of 4 and delays Phillies’ NL East clinch

Nimmo homer lifts Mets to 2-1 win as New York takes 3 of 4 and delays Phillies’ NL East clinch

NEW YORK — Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking, sixth-inning home run off Zack Wheeler that sailed just over the glove of leaping right fielder Nick Castellanos, and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 2-1 on Sunday night to prevent the Phillies from clinching the NL East at Citi Field. Edwin Díaz got his second career … Read more