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MLB Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, Sept 7, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Monday. Toronto 8 NY Yankees 0 Kansas City 3 Baltimore 2 Pittsburgh 6 Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 11 Boston (10 inn) 10 Minnesota 5 Cleveland 2 Houston 11 Seattle 2 Texas 4 LA Angels 0 Washington 4 NY Mets 3 Chicago Cubs 4 Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 12 Milwaukee 0 LA Dodgers 5 St Louis 1 San Francisco 10 Colorado 5 American League East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 87 51 .630 _ New York 78 59 .569 8-1/2 Boston 79 61 .564 9 Toronto 74 62 .544 12 Baltimore 43 93 .316 43 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 79 58 .577 _ Cleveland 68 67 .504 10 Detroit 65 74 .468 15 Kansas City 62 75 .453 17 Minnesota 60 77 .438 19 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 80 57 .584 _ Seattle 75 63 .543 5-1/2 Oakland 74 63 .540 6 Los Angeles 68 69 .496 12 Texas 48 88 .353 31-1/2 National League East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 72 64 .529 _ Philadelphia 71 66 .518 1-1/2 New York 69 69 .500 4 Miami 57 80 .416 15-1/2 Washington 57 80 .416 15-1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 84 55 .604 _ Cincinnati 73 66 .525 11 St Louis 69 67 .507 13-1/2 Chicago 64 75 .460 20 Pittsburgh 49 89 .355 34-1/2 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 88 50 .638 _ Los Angeles 87 51 .630 1 San Diego 73 64 .533 14-1/2 Colorado 63 75 .457 25 starting throws during the third inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, on Sept. 6, in St. Louis. (AP) Arizona 45 93 .326 43

Surging Jays power past Yanks as Dodgers beat Cardinals Ravens, Andrews agree to extension

BOSTON, Sept. 7, (AP): Phillies to the win. the season for New York, which fell four Bulaga’s status questionable Austin Meadows hit a ty- Andrew McCutchen and Freddy Gal- games behind idle Atlanta in the NL East. vis also homered as Philadelphia won Twins 5, Indians 2 ing, inside-the-park homer for the eighth time in the last 10 games In Cleveland, Jorge Polanco hit a as Chargers prep for opener in the ninth inning, Nelson to stay in the playoff chase. The Phil- solo homer and doubled three times, Cruz had a go-ahead single lies have beaten the NL Central-leading leading Minnesota to the victory. COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 7, (AP): Staley, who will make his NFL in the 10th and the Tampa Brewers fi ve straight times this year. Polanco connected for his 27th Chargers offensive tackle Bryan Bu- head coaching debut on Sunday af- Cubs 4, Reds 3 homer in the third. He doubled in the laga’s status for Sunday’s opener ter being the Los Angeles Rams de- Bay Rays rallied from a In Chicago, Frank Schwindel hit a fi rst, fi fth and seventh, and then struck against Washington remains ques- fensive coordinator last season, also six-run deficit to beat the tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth in- out in the ninth. tionable as he continues to deal with thinks his team is ready to go. Boston Red Sox 11-10. ning, and the Cubs earned their season- Franmil Reyes connected to give the a hip fl exor issue. “That last practice that we had (last Indians at least one homer in a fran- Bulaga practiced after missing last Thursday) was probably the fi rst time high seventh straight win. chise-record 20 straight games. The The AL East-leading Rays took Schwindel’s single through the right week. A better prognosis on his sta- that I felt like, ‘OK, now let’s get on advantage of four errors, the big- team’s previous single-season record tus could come with it.’ I know this morning, guys side scored Alfonso Rivas, who started was set in May 2000. gest when center fielder Alex Ver- the rally with a pinch-hit single off Mi- Wednesday got the rest and now they’re ready for dugo appeared to lose Cruz’s high chael Lorenzen (0-2) and advanced to Royals 3, Orioles 2 when the fi rst an opponent to prepare for,” Staley fly in the sun with bases loaded and second on a wild pitch. In Baltimore, Andrew Benintendi practice report is said. two outs in the fourth. Schwindel is batting .441 (15 for 34) hit a go-ahead single for Kansas City released. in the eighth inning, then reached “It’s just The ball glanced off Verdugo’s ’ with six homers and 14 RBIs during FOOTBALL glove and Cruz wound up circling the above the left-fi eld wall to take away more discomfort connects on an RBI- against his current eight-game hitting streak. a potential tying in the ninth. bases on the play, scoring on second the Boston Red Sox during the 10th than anything. baseman Taylor Motter’s wild throw Anthony Santander led off the Orioles The MRIs are Notes: Cornerback Ryan Smith inning of a baseball game, on Sept. ninth with a fl y that Benintendi caught, that let Tampa Bay close to 7-5 against 6, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP) BASEBALL negative,” coach was placed on injured reserve because ace Chris Sale. plucking the ball just above the fence. Brandon Staley of a core muscle injury that kept him Cruz also homered and had a pair of Giants 10, Rockies 5 Hanser Alberto homered against his said. “We’re try- sidelined throughout training camp. Nationals 4, Mets 3 former team, helping the Royals win in Bulaga RBI singles as the Rays increased their In Denver, Thairo Estrada hit two of In Washington, Carter Kieboom and ing to give him Cornerback Kemon Hall was signed San Francisco’s four home runs, and their fi rst visit to Camden Yards since adequate rest and the mobility recov- AL East lead to 8 1/2 games over New Andrew Stevenson hit RBI singles in August 2019. Benintendi provided the to take Smith’s spot. ... The Chargers York. The Red Sox missed a chance to Kevin Gausman pitched seven solid the ninth inning off Edwin Díaz, and ery that he needs so he can go into will fl y to the East Coast on Saturday innings. lead with an RBI hit off Cole Sulser (4- move ahead of the Yankees for the top the Nationals rallied in the fi nale of a 4). this game feeling good.” instead of Friday. Staley said part of AL wild-card spot. The major league-best Giants (88- fi ve-game series. Bulaga missed six games last sea- it is for health and safety reasons but Pirates 6, Tigers 3 Blue Jays 8, Yankees 0 50) remained one game ahead of the The Nationals, who had lost eight of son because of various injuries and another is that the Rams had success Dodgers in the NL West. their last nine, were 1 for 14 with runners In Pittsburgh, Ke’Bryan Hayes and played every offensive snap in only doing the same thing last season. In New York, Vladimir Guerrero Yoshi Tsutsugo each hit a two-run Jr. hit his 40th homer, Marcus Semien Darin Ruf and Buster Posey also in scoring position prior to the ninth. fi ve. In three of the other fi ve games ❑ ❑ ❑ went deep for San Francisco. Gausman single during Pittsburgh’s four-run he had to leave early, the injury hap- went deep twice and the Blue Jays beat hit his 30th home run of seventh inning, and the Pirates stopped the Yankees for their fi fth straight win. (13-5) allowed three runs and fi ve hits, pened on Los Angeles’ fi rst offensive The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a and he also singled and scored a run. their six-game losing streak. series. four-year, $56 million contract extension Hyun Jin Ryu (13-8) pitched six ef- Hayes fi nished with three hits, and fective innings as the Blue Jays won Trevor Story hit a two-run homer for The Chargers made their offen- Monday with tight end Mark Andrews. Colorado in the eighth. Ryan McMahon Tsutsugo, Jacob Stallings and Cole Tuck- The move keeps Andrews under for the eighth time in nine games. er each had two. Kevin Newman hit a sive line a priority during the off- Guerrero hit his 40th homer on Jame- and Garrett Hampson also went deep. season. Bulaga is the only returning contract through the 2025 season. two-run homer in the fi rst for Pittsburgh. “Mark is exactly the type of play- son Taillon’s 13th pitch. The slugger and Rangers 4, Angels 0 Chasen Shreve (3-1) pitched a starter from a group that had plenty his Hall of Fame father joined Cecil and In Anaheim, , A.J. Alexy scoreless seventh for the win. David of protection issues last season. er we wish to keep as a Raven long Prince Fielder as the second father-son allowed one hit over six innings in his Bednar struck out the side in the ninth They are also facing a Washington term,” general manager Eric DeCosta duo to hit 40 homers. second straight phenomenal start to be- for his third save. He has a sparkling squad that was second in the league said in a statement. “He’s competi- Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1 gin his major league career, and Jose 0.86 ERA in 29 games since June 18. in total defense and sixth in sacks tive, passionate, talented and a leader. In St. Louis, Max Scherzer struck Trevino drove in two runs as Texas with 47. We are so excited to have him in Bal- blanked Los Angeles. Astros 11, Mariners 2 Storm Norton would get the start at timore for the next fi ve years. Con- out 13 in his hometown and Chris Tay- In Houston, rookie Jake Meyers lor hit a two-run homer, leading the Alexy (2-0) retired his fi nal 13 bat- right tackle if Bulaga is unable to go. gratulations to Mark and his family ters and didn’t allow a baserunner after homered and drove in four runs as - and happy birthday.” Dodgers to the win. Houston jumped on Yusei Kikuchi Another option could be moving Matt Scherzer (13-4) permitted one un- the second inning. He became the fi rst Feiler from left guard and inserting Andrews turned 26 on Monday. pitcher in modern major league history to early and sailed to a win over Seattle. earned run and six hits in eight innings. Kikuchi (7-8) allowed three hits rookie Brenden Jaimes at guard, but Andrews was a Pro Bowler in The three-time Cy Young Award win- go at least fi ve scoreless innings while al- but was done in by an error behind Staley and offensive coordinator Joe 2019, when he caught 64 passes for ner is six strikeouts away from becom- lowing fewer than two hits as a starter in him and four walks, which equaled a Lombardi would like to avoid making 852 yards and 10 touchdowns. He led each of his fi rst two career appearances. moves at two positions. the team in receptions that season and ing the 19th player in big league his- second base season high, over 1 2/3 innings in his tory to reach 3,000. Phillies 12, Brewers 0 Marcus Semien, (top), turns a dou- shortest start this season. He gave up Bulaga appears to be the only in- tied for the lead in 2020 with 58. The Cardinals lost for the fourth In Milwaukee, Bryce Harper hit an ble play over ’ six runs, four earned. jury concern among starters as the Since 2019, Andrews’ 17 receiving time in fi ve games. They dropped 3 1/2 early home run, Brad Miller connected Gio Urshela (29) during the sixth in- The victory ended a two-game skid Chargers go into a season opener touchdowns are the most among tight games back of idle San Diego for the twice and Jean Segura added a grand ning of a baseball game on Sept. 6, for the AL West leaders and snapped relatively healthy for the fi rst time in ends in the NFL. He’s entering his second NL wild card. slam, leading Zack Wheeler and the in New York. (AP) Seattle’s fi ve-game winning streak. ages. fourth season.