OAKLAND, Calif. — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 54th home run of the season, Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run drive, and Anthony Volpe also went deep as the New York Yankees powered past the Oakland Athletics 10-0 on Saturday night. The Yankees matched their season high by opening a five-game lead over Baltimore in … Read more
BOSTON — The game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox scheduled for Saturday was postponed because of rain. A split doubleheader is planned for Sunday at Fenway Park, where the regularly scheduled game was moved from 1:35 p.m. to 12:35 p.m. The rained-out game will be the second game, with the first pitch … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani set a major league record by homering and stealing a base in the same game for the 14th time and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the last-place Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Friday night. The win reduced the NL West-leading Dodgers’ magic number to four … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Lenyn Sosa hit a tying two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, but the Chicago White Sox lost their 118th game when Fernando Tatis Jr.’s run-scoring double leading off the 10th lifted the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory on Friday night. Chicago (36-118) needs to go 7-1 in … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani keeps showing a flair for the dramatic during his historic first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Japanese superstar became the only player in major league history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, doing so with a slew of firsts. Ohtani had the … Read more
NEW YORK — Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez homered off Taijuan Walker, and the New York Mets scored 10 runs in three straight games for the first time in their 63-season history with a 10-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. Philadelphia, which leads the NL East by six … Read more
MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani looked up at a visiting crowd that turned out to cheer him and the Los Angeles Dodgers — and ended up getting to witness one of the greatest individual performances, and seasons, in major league history. Fans lifted their phones to capture the moment and chanted “M-V-P!” as Ohtani rounded the … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Pfaadt tied an Arizona franchise record by striking out seven straight batters to highlight his dominating performance as the Diamondbacks boosted their playoff hopes by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks remain tied for second place in the NL wild-card standings with the New York Mets, who beat … Read more
SEATTLE — Anthony Rizzo hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and drove in both runs for New York as the Yankees clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Rizzo lined the first pitch of the inning from reliever Collin Snider (3-4) down the right-field line … Read more
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to clinching playoff berths just about every year, but this latest celebration differed from the rest because it was so unexpected. “It was like nobody thought we were going to be here today,” shortstop Willy Adames said Wednesday after the Brewers won their third NL Central title … Read more
