JOSH HARRISON

First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option with the New York Yankees for 2023.

The Chicago White Sox watched manager Tony La Russa announce he was leaving his position, and then beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 behind Johnny Cueto’s seven effective innings.

Alex Bregman hit two homers and two doubles, driving in a career-high six runs and powering the Houston Astros past the Chicago White Sox 21-5.

Rookie Beau Brieske tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning while outpitching Dylan Cease, Javier Báez homered and the Detroit Tigers hung on beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1.

Baez homered and Beau Brieske tossed a no-hitter through five innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the series opener Thursday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. They have three more this weekend against the White Sox (39-42). Through five innings, Brieske had allowed only a walk to Sox second baseman Josh Harrison, a former Tiger. Rather than throw to first or second, Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart ran across the infield, straight at Abreu, and tagged him out personally. Box scoreUp nextThe Tigers and White Sox meet again on Friday at 8:10 p.m. Eastern time.

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Three former Detroit Tigers infielders, including recent utility man Niko Goodrum, signed with new clubs amid a flurry of moves on Saturday night. Goodrum, who spent the last four seasons with the Tigers, signed a one-year, $2.1 million deal with the Houston Astros, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. He would have made around $3 million in arbitration if the Tigers had extended him a contract. Over the next four seasons, Goodrum played regularly at second and shortstop while serving at times as a super-utility player. Shortstop Jose Iglesias, who played for the Tigers from 2013-2018, signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies.

The Seattle Mariners won for the 10th time in 11 games and stayed in the thick of the AL wild-card race with a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics.

Mitch Haniger hit two identical three-run homers and the Seattle Mariners gained precious ground in the AL wild-card race with a 13-4 win over the Oakland Athletics.

Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th, but Chad Pinder’s two-run single spurred a third-inning rally and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 7-2.

DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single as the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6 on Wednesday night at Comerica Park. The Tigers (63-71) snapped a four-game losing streak and earned their first win in six meetings against the Athletics (73-60) this year. The Tigers also ended a 12-game losing streak to the Athletics at Comerica Park, winning here for the first time since April 28, 2016. pic.twitter.com/FhdnK3GDVd — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 2, 2021Tigers starter Wily Peralta allowed a run in the first aided by his own throwing error, but breezed through the second and third innings, getting six consecutive ground ball outs. Harrison had just 12 hits in 21 games at Comerica Park during his brief tenure with Detroit in 2019.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers hit three home runs -- all solo shots -- but lost the series opener to the Oakland Athletics 9-3 on Tuesday night at Comerica Park. The Tigers (62-71) have lost four in a row and finished with a 12-14 record in the month of August. The A’s scored three in the third on a couple of a doubles and a two-run homer by Matt Chapman. They picked up three more in the fifth on a couple of singles and a two-run homer by Mark Canha. BOX SCOREUp next: The Tigers open the month of September with another game against the Athletics at 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

Aaron Judge hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth inning, Giancarlo Stanton homered for the third consecutive game and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 for their 12th straight victory and longest winning streak in nearly 60 years.

Josh Harrison hit a two-run single, Starling Marte added an RBI double, and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday night.

Mitch Moreland homered twice, Chris Bassitt posted his AL-leading 12th win and the Oakland Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 17-0 for their seventh straight victory.

Now this truly was an All-Star trade deadline day.

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner has left the game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning after testing positive for COVID-19.

Rookie reliever Daniel Camarena hit a stunning grand slam off Washington ace Max Scherzer and the San Diego Padres overcame an eight-run deficit, finally beating the Nationals 9-8 on Trent Grisham’s RBI single in the ninth inning.

Starlin Castro hit a go-ahead, two-run single off closer Hector Neris in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied three times to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-12.

Jon Lester pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning to gain his first win for Washington, Kyle Schwarber backed him with four RBIs on a pair of home runs and the Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-2 to split a day-night doubleheader.

Erick Fedde returned after nearly a month on the COVID-19 injured list and pitched five sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 to open a doubleheader.

Dansby Swanson continued his power surge by hitting a two-run homer in Atlanta’s four-run sixth inning and the Braves beat Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals 5-1.

Stephen Strasburg pitched into the sixth inning in his return from the injured list, allowing just one hit as the Washington Nationals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2.

Gleyber Torres’ tying single in the ninth inning and a winning infield single in the 11th helped the New York Yankees overcame Max Scherzer’s commanding 14-strikeout performance to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3.

Max Scherzer pitched a five-hitter and the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 3-1.

Jacob deGrom struck out a career-high 15, pitched a two-hitter and boosted the Mets' sagging offense with a go-ahead double from the No. 8 spot in the batting order, leading New York over the Washington Nationals 6-0.

Yan Gomes homered and added an RBI single to help the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 for their first back-to-back wins this season.

The Red Sox and Twins are scheduled to begin their series in Minnesota a day late.

Kyle Schwarber doubled in a run in his delayed Nationals debut, Andrew Stevenson had a pinch-hit homer and Washington beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2.

Left fielder Kyle Schwarber, first baseman Josh Bell and infielder Josh Harrison have been reinstated from the injured list by the Washington Nationals.

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The Washington Nationals finally got their season started five days later than they were supposed to after a delay because of a coronavirus outbreak.

Starting pitchers Jon Lester and Patrick Corbin, closer Brad Hand and four position players expected in the lineup have been put on the 10-day injured list by the Washington Nationals.

The Washington Nationals are finally set to start their season, hosting the Atlanta Braves after their three-game series against the New York Mets was postponed by a coronavirus outbreak.

The Washington Nationals have held a workout at their stadium as they prepare to finally start their season.

Bieber bounced back with a pair of strikeouts, but Nick Heath hit a single to put the Royals up 3-0. DODGERS 10, ROCKIES 0 (6 INNINGS)Trevor Bauer, pitching for the first time since signing a $102 million, three-year contract, debuted in Dodger blue with two scoreless innings. Jameson Taillon followed with a scoreless inning. CUBS 1, PADRES 0 (7)Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks struck out two in two scoreless innings. BREWERS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 1 (8)Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta each threw a scoreless inning for Milwaukee before Jordan Zimmermann gave up a run.

Here’s something you might not have expected after Josh Harrison’s brief wash-out as the Detroit Tigers' everyday second baseman in 2019. Harrison, now 33, is not only still in baseball, but he’s already signed a Major League contract for the 2021 season. The Nationals announced Thursday that they had signed Harrison, who will likely serve as a utility man for the club in 2021. He’d been on Mike Rizzo’s radar for a while before this season, then quickly became a valued utility man/clubhouse guy in the shortened season. Rather than find a spot for him on the Major League roster, the Tigers opted to release him in August.

Soto and Howie Kendrick hit back-to-back homers in Washington's five-run third inning, and Max Scherzer struck out 11 to lead the Nationals to a 10-2 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night. Trea Turner and Victor Robles had three hits apiece for Washington, which handed Scherzer (3-1) a 5-0 lead in the third. The Red Sox scored one in the ninth and loaded the bases before Ryne Harper got the last two outs. The Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak and sent the Red Sox to their fourth loss in five games; it's Boston's worst start since the Great Depression. Red Sox: RHP Chris Mazza (0-1) starts in the second game of the series.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Rangers manager Chris Woodward stayed with Nomar Mazara and Willie Calhoun, and they delivered. Calhoun hit a tiebreaking three-run triple in the seventh inning, and Texas beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep. The Rangers had runners on the corners with two out in the seventh when Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire replaced Jos Cisnero (0-3) with Nick Ramirez. Texas four-game win streak is its longest since a six-game streak in late June. The Tigers went 2-8 on a 10-game road trip.

DETROIT Father's Day brought an end to another long weekend in a summer of long weekends for Detroit Tigers fans. Matt Moore of the Detroit Tigers walks off the mound after retiring the side against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on March 31, 2019, in Toronto, Canada. Tyson Ross of the Detroit Tigers is pulled from a game against the Kansas City Royals during the second inning at Comerica Park on May 4, 2019, in Detroit. Gordon Beckham of the Detroit Tigers bats against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 28, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Will Newton/Getty Images)The best free agent signing for the Tigers this season has turned out to be Gordon Beckham -- let that sink in.