Go to Source Author: AP News The Cleveland Indians can finish off their latest series sweep against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.They extended their winning streak against the Tigers to 19 games on Saturday with a 3-1 victory at Detroit's Comerica Park. It's the longest winning streak against any opponent in Indians franchise history. It's also the longest losing streak in Tigers' history to a single opponent."I had no idea it was like that," said Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber, who struck out 11 batters in seven innings on Saturday. "I was just trying to keep things rolling. I feel like we're confident as a squad right now, and we're going to go out there and finish the job tomorrow."The last time the

Go to Source Author: AP News ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Chris Taylor scored on Max Muncy's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Saturday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.Mookie Betts hit a tying homer in the seventh and drove in three runs for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who also got three RBIs from Muncy while improving to 9-2 on the road this season.''There was a lot of good things from tonight,'' Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. ''That's a great lineup over there. They're not going to lay down, and for us to respond like we did ... was very encouraging.''Mike Trout homered and drove in three runs for

Go to Source Author: AP News EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Mikael Backlund scored Calgary's second short-handed goal in as many nights, Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots in his second shutout this postseason and the Flames beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Friday night to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference playoff series.The goal by Backlund in the second period hit the stick of goalie Anton Khodobin, who couldn't get the puck in his glove before it fell back onto the pads of his left leg, hanging there briefly before falling to the ice and rolling over the line.''We've been really aggressive this whole tournament,'' said Backlund, who had a rush after a Stars skater fell down. ''We've just been

Go to Source Author: AP News HOUSTON (AP) Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat of the season after recovering from COVID-19, connecting during a nine-run burst in the first inning that sent the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners 11-1 on Friday night.Alvarez was the AL Rookie of the Year last season when he hit .313 with 27 homers. He missed the first 18 games of this season following a positive test for the virus before summer camp.''It felt really good being back in the batter's box,'' Alvarez said. ''I wasn't exactly expecting to hit a home run on that first at-bat, but it left.''Alvarez drove in four runs in his 2020 debut, including his opposite-field shot

Go to Source Author: AP News SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Sure, Stephen Piscotty realizes there's a little bit of luck involved when it comes to hitting with the bases loaded and delivering not once but twice already during this coronavirus-shortened season.''It's pretty cool,'' Piscotty said. ''It's a weird game, a crazy game. You find yourself in those situations sometimes.''Piscotty hit a tying grand slam in the ninth inning, Mark Canha's sacrifice fly put Oakland on top in the 10th, and the Athletics stunned the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Friday night in the opener of the Bay Bridge Series.Oakland trailed by five in the ninth inning but rallied to win from such a late deficit for the first time since July 15,

Go to Source Author: AP News PHOENIX (AP) Merrill Kelly needed a string of good performances during summer camp just to make the Diamondbacks starting rotation. Three weeks into the season, he's looking like the team's ace.Kelly pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning - lowering his ERA to 1.71 - to lead resurgent Arizona to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.''The conversation starts and stops with Merrill Kelly,'' Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. ''He did an unbelievable job of pitching into the seventh inning. Looked like he had several pitches working. He was changing locations with his fastball.''It was a lot of fun to watch.''Kelly (3-1) continued his impressive start to the season, using a

Go to Source Author: AP News The Los Angeles Dodgers will begin a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., starting Friday night, hoping to get a couple of their key lefties on the right track.Left-handed starter Clayton Kershaw will try to bounce back from a rough time in his last appearance, a loss to the San Francisco Giants last Saturday. Left-handed hitter Cody Bellinger, meanwhile, is simply trying to find his MVP-caliber groove.Bellinger, who went 0-for-3 Thursday against the San Diego Padres, is hitting just .165/.224/.266 with two homers and seven RBIs. He's even worse against left-handed pitchers, hitting .091 (2-for-22) with no extra-base hits.And Friday night, the Angels will throw left-hander Patrick Sandoval, who has given up

Go to Source Author: AP News A series win in Colorado, in which they scored 32 runs in three games, has given the Arizona Diamondbacks a much-needed jolt of confidence as they get set to open a three-game set Friday with another winning team in their own division, the San Diego Padres.A head-to-head series with the Padres, who are in third place in the National League West, gives the fourth-place D-backs a chance to gain ground. Arizona has won five of its last eight games and faces San Diego for the first time at home this season, after going 2-5 against the Padres in California in July and earlier in August."You're always looking for push moments and always looking for good things,

Go to Source Author: AP News The Chicago Cubs will look to build upon the best record in the major leagues when they take on the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night in the second installment of a four-game series.Behind first-year manager David Ross, the Cubs have raced to a 13-3 start for the first time since 1907. They have won seven games in a row at home and outscored opponents 83-63 on the season.For the team's core group of players, which captured a World Series title in 2016, the success has felt rejuvenating."I'm not going to shy away from this -- this could be our last year together," Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. "I think we all know that, especially

Go to Source Author: AP News Gerrit Cole's first taste of the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox is also an opportunity for him to get into the rarified air of pitchers to win 20 straight decisions.Cole can become the sixth pitcher to win 20 straight decisions Friday night when the Yankees host the Red Sox in the opener of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.If Cole gets a 20th straight victory, he will join Carl Hubbell, Roy Face, Jake Arrieta, Roger Clemens and Rube Marquard as the only pitchers to win at least 20 straight decisions. Hubbell holds the record of 24 from July 17, 1936-May 27, 1937 with the New York Giants, and the last pitcher