DENVER (AP) — The September surge for the Milwaukee Brewers took a hit Friday night, and the rare loss could be more costly than one game. Cleanup man Ryan Braun exited early with a left…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jaylin Davis recently met “The Say Hey Kid” and later learned from manager Bruce Bochy that Hall of Famer Willie Mays had his own early struggles at the plate. Bochy reminded…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While the Dodgers were rallying during a fourth inning that took 41 minutes, Clayton Kershaw was inside tossing some pitches against the wall trying to stay loose. Manager Dave Roberts was…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves clinched their second straight NL East title as Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 41st homer in a 6-0 win over San Francisco on Friday night that eliminated the Giants…
DENVER (AP) — The at-bats in front of him were central to Daniel Murphy’s big night at the plate. Charlie Blackmon homered to start a six-run inning, Murphy had four hits and 4 RBIs, and…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Villar hit a tiebreaking, record-setting three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak. Villar’s drive…
DENVER (AP) — Working his way out of a first-inning jam paved the way for Antonio Senzatela’s strongest outing in two months. Senzatela pitched six strong innings for his first win since July 14, Ian…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The older guys can still slug. On a team loaded with young talent, a trio of 30-somethings propelled the Dodgers closer to clinching their seventh straight NL West title. Russell Martin…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina knew Dexter Fowler would come up big, even before Fowler did. Marcell Ozuna, Paul DeJong and Fowler each hit two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals came back to…
PHOENIX (AP) — Carson Kelly is looking more and more like the big-hitting catcher the Arizona Diamondbacks have sought for some time. Kelly’s tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning was part of a three-run rally…