Luis Castillo struck out 11 over six shutout innings in his first win in a month, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over Keegan Thompson and the Chicago Cubs. Castillo allowed five hits and walked three while throwing a career-high 123 pitches. Jonathan India hit a three-run homer for Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game series between the worst teams in the not-very-good NL Central. Thompson was charged with four runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked none.
All Times EDTEast DivisionWLPct.GBOklahoma City (L.A. Dodgers)4627.630—El Paso (San Diego)4033.5486Round Rock (Texas)3736.5079Albuquerque (Colorado)3538.47911Sugar Land (Houston)3241.43814
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Semien homered and drove in four runs, Jon Gray pitched seven effective innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Tuesday night.
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TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Tuesday night.
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All Times EDTx-first half division winnerNorth DivisionWLPct.GBArkansas (Seattle)101.000—NW Arkansas (Kansas City)101.000—Springfield (St. Louis)101.000—x-Tulsa (L.A. Dodgers)01.0001Wichita (Minnesota)01.0001
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Carlson drove in a pair of runs and the St. Louis bullpen combined for four scoreless innings as the Cardinals came back to beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Tuesday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Last week, JP Sears was pitching before 4,209 fans at Toledo. Now he was getting a standing ovation from a screaming crowd of 38,051 at Yankee Stadium.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Tucker had a three-run homer and a stolen base, Yordan Alvarez hit his 23rd home run and Framber Valdez pitched a gem to lift the Houston Astros over the New York Mets 9-1 Tuesday night.
All Times EDTEast DivisionWLPct.GBBuffalo (Toronto)4131.569—Durham (Tampa Bay)4033.5481½Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia)4033.5481½Rochester (Washington)4033.5481½Jacksonville (Miami)3835.5213½Worcester (Boston)3835.5213½Norfolk (Baltimore)3538.4796½Scranton/WB (N.Y. Yankees)3142.42510½Syracuse (…
DENVER (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Elias Diaz homered and the Colorado Rockies continued to rough up Clayton Kershaw at Coors Field, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 Tuesday night.
At A GlanceAll Times EDTFirst HalfNorth DivisionWLPct.GBSouthern Maryland3316.733—Long Island3227.54211½York2731.46616Lancaster2534.42418½Staten Island1742.29326½South DivisionWLPct.GBGastonia4118.695—High Point3525.5836½Kentucky2830.48312½Charleston2535.41716½Lexington2137.36219½
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Tucker gave Astros starter Framber Valdez all the support he needed with a three-run homer in the first inning.
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A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks are trading Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons. The move frees up nearly $20 million more for free agency. Having already agreed to send Kemba Walker to the Pistons on draft night, the Knicks have shed nearly $30 million in salary for next season in advance of free agency opening Thursday night. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade wasn't official. It was first reported by ESPN, which said the Knicks would also send the Pistons two second-round picks and cash.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over five innings in his return from the injured list, Andrew McCutchen and Luis Urías homered during a four-run sixth, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Tuesday night.
All Times EDTx-first half division winnerNorth DivisionWLPct.GBDown East (Texas)31.750—Fredericksburg (Washington)31.750—x-Lynchburg (Cleveland)31.750—Carolina (Milwaukee)13.2502Delmarva (Baltimore)13.2502Salem (Boston)13.2502
All Times EDTEast Divisionx-first half division winnerWLPct.GBPalm Beach (St. Louis)401.000—Jupiter (Miami)23.5002Daytona (Cincinnati)13.2503x-St. Lucie (N.Y. Mets)13.2503
Jorge Polanco drove in three runs in his first game back from the injured list and rookie Josh Winder pitched six stellar innings as the Minnesota Twins earned a day-night doubleheader split with a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Amed Rosario’s clutch two-run single in the eighth inning rallied Cleveland to a 3-2 win in the opener, snapping the Guardians’ five-game losing streak. Polanco came off an IL stint for lower back tightness and cracked a two-run homer off rookie Konnor Pilkington as the Twins restored their lead in the AL Central to three games over the Guardians. Winder didn't allow a run in six innings. Byron Buxton and José Miranda homered in the second game for Minnesota.
All Times EDTNorth Divisionx-first half division winnerWLPct.GBx-Aberdeen (Baltimore)31.750—Brooklyn (N.Y. Mets)31.750—Greensboro (Pittsburgh)22.5001Wilmington (Washington)22.5001Hudson Valley (N.Y. Yankees)13.2502Jersey Shore (Philadelphia)04.0004
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Olson homered twice and Travis d’Arnaud also went deep to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
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