Fort Lauderdale house fire sends 1 to hospital

FORT LAUDERDALE – A person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out inside a Fort Lauderdale home Wednesday morning. 

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the home located on the 400 block of Northeast 6th Street and found the home engulfed in flames. 

According to firefighters, one person was taken to Broward Health to be treated for smoke inhalation.

via Local10.com.

Rays beat Red Sox 4-3

BOSTON (AP) — Evan Longoria broke a tie with a solo homer in the eighth inning, clearing Fenway Park's "Green Monster" and rallying Tampa Bay to the victory.

Tampa Bay's Luke Maile hit a two-run drive with two outs in the seventh for his second career homer. Enny Romero (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win and Alex Colome got three outs for his 29th save.

Hanley Ramirez hit his 18th homer and drove in two runs for Boston. Clay Buchholz (5-10) took the loss, pitching the eighth and allowing Longoria's 31st homer.

Mets beat Marlins 7-4

NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson came off the bench and homered twice, powering the Mets to the victory.

Asdrubal Cabrera extended his recent tear at the plate, hitting a two-run homer in his return to the lineup after missing one start due to a sore left knee. Rookie right-hander Seth Lugo (2-2) pitched six effective innings and Jeurys Familia earned his major league-leading 43rd save as the Mets won for the eighth time in 10 games.

By taking the first two games of the four-game series, New York (68-64) moved ahead of slumping Miami for second place in the NL East.

Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, who have dropped four straight and six of eight overall. Tom Koehler (9-10) got the loss.

Marlins lose to Mets 2-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes homered with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.

Jose Reyes dashed home to score the tying run in the eighth on a dangerous collision at the plate. Two innings later, Cespedes, who sat out Sunday's loss to Philadelphia after his nagging right quadriceps flared up, launched a no-doubt drive to left-center on a 1-1 pitch from Nick Wittgren (4-3).

The Mets pulled even with Miami for second place in the NL East. With its seventh victory in nine games, New York remained 2 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the league's second wild card.

Rookie left-hander Josh Smoker (1-0) struck out two in a perfect inning for his first major league win.

Red Sox beat Rays 9-4

BOSTON (AP) — Rick Porcello became the majors' first 18-game winner and the first Red Sox pitcher in 70 years to open a season 13-0 in Fenway Park, going seven solid innings in Boston's victory over Tampa Bay.

Mookie Betts hit his 30th homer, a solo shot, and drove in two runs for the Red Sox, who hold the AL's first wild-card spot but had lost four of five. Brock Holt had three hits and drove in two runs, Travis Shaw had three hits and Chris Young added a tiebreaking two-run double for Boston.

Porcello (18-3) allowed three runs and six hits, striking out seven without issuing a walk.

Matt Andriese (6-6) took the loss, giving up a season-high seven runs in four-plus innings. The Rays, buried in last in the AL East, have lost three of four.

Dalton, Bengals sharp early in 26-21 preseason loss at Jags

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals were so sharp against Jacksonville that Andy Dalton and several teammates were done long before halftime.

Dalton led the Bengals to two touchdowns in three possessions, earning him a little extra rest in a 26-21 loss to the Jaguars in the preseason Sunday night.

"It was a good outing for us," said Dalton, who completed 6 of 10 passes for 77 yards and a TD. "Two touchdowns in the first half of a preseason game is pretty good, and we got them both ways. ... It's a good feeling to do it both ways."

The Bengals (1-2) felt good on both sides of the ball, too. Dalton found Giovani Bernard for a 19-yard score on a third-down play, and then Jeremy Hill capped a 9-minute drive with a 1-yard scramble to the pylon. Defensively, the Bengals held Jacksonville to just 90 yards in the first half. Jacksonville's first three drives: turnover, three-and-out and three-and-out.

Cincy's only concern in the regular-season dress rehearsal was the health of three Pro Bowlers.

Receiver A.J. Green left in the first quarter with a bruised right knee, but said he's fine. Cornerback Adam Jones strained his right calf in preseason warmups and did not play. And special teams ace Cedric Peerman broke his left forearm and could be out for the season.

"It's unfortunate guys have injuries, but you can't worry about that," Dalton said. "You've got to worry just about the stuff you can control."

Safety Tashaun Gipson (bruised knee) was Jacksonville's only injured starter.

The Jaguars (1-2) had bigger problems — the offense and defense both failed to show — that raised questions about what's supposed to the franchise's most talented team in nearly a decade.

T.J. Yeldon fumbled on the opening possession. Center Brandon Linder and quarterback Blake Bortles each were flagged for false starts to open drives. And the left side of Jacksonville's revamped offensive line was mostly manhandled.

"We kind of killed ourselves. We did some stupid things, really, at every position," Bortles said. "They didn't do necessarily anything to stop up, which is a good sign because it's a good defense. ... We were comfortable and confident in what we were doing. We just didn't execute it and get things done."

DEBUTS

Bengals: WR Brandon LaFell caught one pass in his Bengals debut. Signed in free agency to help replace Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu, LaFell also drew a pass-interference penalty that set up a score.

Jaguars: Playing his first game since tearing a knee ligament last October, LT Kelvin Beachum looked rusty. And Luke Joeckel, the second overall pick in the 2013 draft, looked lost at times at LG.

ROOKIE WATCH

Bengals: WR Alex Erickson scored for the third straight game, stating his case to make the team. Erickson caught a 21-yard TD pass from AJ McCarron early in the third quarter. It was his second TD catch of the preseason. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.

Jaguars: DE Yannick Ngakoue got the start ahead of Dante Fowler Jr., but only because the Jaguars wanted to see Ngakoue get some snaps with the first-team defense. Ngakoue finished with two tackles.

POSITION BATTLES

Bengals: Second-round pick WR Tyler Boyd, vying to start opposite Green, had a 9-yard reception.

Jaguars: Fourth-year RB Joe Banyard ran 11 times for 54 yards, including a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter, and had his most extensive work of the preseason. Banyard and Corey Grant are competing to be the fourth-string back.

INJURY UPDATE

Bengals: LB Vontaze Burfict and TE Tyler Eifert were among a dozen players ruled out before the game.

Jaguars: Eight players were ruled out beforehand, including DT Roy Miller, rookie DT Sheldon Day and FS Peyton Thompson.

QUOTABLE

Bengals: "I do feel faster this year because I feel healthier." — Hill.

Jaguars: "We played bad at every position and usually that is what happens when you play bad: you do not score a lot of points." — Bortles.

Rays beat Astros 10-4

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Archer struck out 10 in seven innings, Corey Dickerson hit a three-run homer and Tampa Bay beat Houston.

Matt Duffy and Nick Franklin also went deep for the last-place Rays. They have homered in 21 of their last 24 games. Houston, in the hunt for an AL wild card, had won three straight.

Archer (8-17) gave up three runs on four hits and two walks. With his strikeout of A.J. Reed in the sixth, the right-hander joined David Price and James Shields as the only Tampa Bay pitchers with multiple 200-strikeout seasons.

Franklin and Evan Longoria each had three hits for the Rays, who jumped out early against Doug Fister (12-9). Jose Altuve hammered for Houston.

Padres beat Marlins 3-1

MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Luis Perdomo benefited from a team-record six double plays and pitched a six-hitter for his first complete game, helping San Diego beat Miami.

The complete game was the Padres' first this year.

Perdomo allowed the leadoff batter to reach in five innings, and each time the runner was erased on a double play grounder. In addition, after Perdomo gave up a one-out single in the seventh, Ichiro Suzuki lined out to the pitcher, who then trotted to first base to double off the runner.

Five Marlins hit into double plays, and they went 6-4-3, 4-6-3, 6-4-3, 6-3, 1, and 5-4-3. The six DPs were a nine-inning team record for the Padres defensively, and a Marlins batting record.

Perdomo (7-7) walked three, struck out three and threw only 99 pitches, retiring the side in order in the ninth. Ryan Schimpf had an RBI triple, singled and scored for the Padres.

Body found on Victoria St.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office reported to 500 Victoria St. after receiving calls of a body found.

Authorities are unsure the adult male's age or race at this time. They believe that the man fell off ramp near the Mathews Bridge to a grassy embankment below, but have no other details.

Person struck and killed on Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A vehicle traveling west bound on Beach Blvd. near the intersection of DeSalvo Rd. struck a pedestrian who walked into traffic, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. 

On Saturday, at around 8:35 p.m. Jose Irizarry walked into traffic and was struck. He was pronounced dead on scene.

Two dead in Brownsville shooting

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Isaiah “Zay”  Solomon is one of two people fatally wounded during a Saturday morning shooting that took place during a vigil for a slain teen.

Tafari "Fari" West, 22, also died in the shooting.

Among the four wounded was pastor Vernon Gillum's 20-year-old daughter, Verneisha Gillum. Police said the other victims were two 28-year-old men and a 37-year-old man.

Josh Gordon shines in preseason debut for Browns

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Gordon showed why the Cleveland Browns are so happy to have him back on the field.

The talented receiver with a history of suspensions for drug violations caught everything thrown his way in his preseason debut Friday night, scoring on a 43-yard reception and also hauling in another pass from Robert Griffin III for a 44-yard gain that led to a first quarter field goal in a 30-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"It feels great," said the third-year pro, a former college teammate of RG III. "I feel really good to be out there with my teammates, my brothers. It was uplifting."

Jameis Winston threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns in one half of work for the Bucs, who achieved an objective of starting faster on offense than they did the previous two weeks.

Griffin completed 8 of 14 passes for 119 yards, one TD and no interceptions before being replaced by Josh McCown at the start of the third quarter. Gordon was only targeted twice and finished with 87 yards receiving, both his catches coming when he beat cornerback Brent Grimes, one of Tampa Bay's key offseason acquisitions.

Gordon, whose preseason debut was delayed by a quadriceps injury, hadn't played since December 2014. He was suspended all of last season for violating the NFL's policy on substance abuse, and won't be eligible for the first four games of this regular season.

"I played with Josh before. It's just good to see him out there making plays, getting an opportunity to get back in the league," Griffin said. "We're looking forward to him making the most of that. I'm really excited for him."

A Pro Bowl selection in 2013 when he had 87 catches for 1,646 yards and nine TDs, Gordon has been the subject of trade speculation during training camp. Although the Browns have said they're not interested in moving him, and Gordon has said he wants to remain in Cleveland, club executive Sashi Brown said Thursday that like any player, there is a price for the 25-year-old receiver, who has been suspended for 27 of the last 32 games.

The NFL Network reported Friday that price is a "second-rounder and more."

Teams watching tape of him against the Bucs can understand why. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound receiver ran past Grimes on his first catch, then made a nice adjustment on the ball to gain the inside position to make his TD catch as he crossed the goal line.

"He made a tremendous play. It was good just to get him out there in a game," Browns coach Hue Jackson said. "He did some good things. There are some things we'll continue to improve on with him, but I thought it was a good start for him."

BIG PLAY DUO

Tampa Bay's Mike Evans had five receptions for 115 yards, including a 34-yard TD from Winston, who completed 16 of 25 passes in what likely was his final tuneup for the regular season.

POOR PROTECTION

Griffin was sacked five times. Cleveland yielded three more sacks in the second half.

ROOKIE WATCH

Browns: First-round draft pick WR Corey Coleman played after sitting out the first preseason games with a sore hamstring. He was targeted, once on a deep throw, but did not have a reception. He also returned two punts for 10 yards.

Buccaneers: Struggling K Roberto Aguayo rebounded from missing three kicks in the first two weeks of the preseason, booting field goals of 48, 21 and 27 yards and making all three of his extra points. The second-round draft pick missed an extra point at Philadelphia two weeks ago, then failed to convert a pair of field goals against Jacksonville. He had a rough week in practice, too, missing two field goals and getting booed by fans attending a Browns-Bucs joint practice.

"I had to focus, lock in and do what I used to do at Florida State," Aguayo said. "On the professional level, you can make 30 kicks in a row, miss one and the one miss is all they're going to talk about. I'm glad I went out and did my job. I'm very happy to help the team."

POSITION BATTLES

Browns: CB Jamar Taylor, who has replaced Tramon Williams as a starter, got spun around in coverage on Evans' TD catch.

Buccaneers: LG Josh Allen and RG Evan Smith filled in for starters Kevin Pamphile and Ali Marpet, who did not dress.

NEW LOOK

The Buccaneers unveiled six new video boards with a total display area of 28,416 square feet, which the team says is the third largest in the NFL. The Hall of Fame Club, a premium seating area located on the suite level of Raymond James Stadium, also made its debut.

INJURY UPDATE

Browns: In addition to Gordon (quad) and Coleman, CB Joe Haden (ankle surgery) made his preseason debut; CB Tramon Williams (toe) did not dress; C Cameron Erving (ankle), played after being hurt during Wednesday's joint practice; CB Justin Gilbert (concussion) and WR Marlon Moore (hip) left the game in the second quarter.

Buccaneers: WR Donteea Dye suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter and did not return; LB Daryl Smith, TE Luke Stocker, DT Clinton McDonald and reserve RB Mike James did not dress.

Marlins beat Royals 3-0

MIAMI (AP) — Jose Fernandez pitched seven innings and appeared to avoid a serious injury when he tweaked his right leg on his final pitch, helping Miami snap Kansas City's winning streak at nine.

Fernandez (13-7) pulled up after striking out Christian Colon to end the seventh, and rubbed his right knee before limping to the dugout. The Marlins pinch-hit for him in the bottom of the seventh.

Fernandez had nine strikeouts to increase his season total to 213, breaking the Marlins' record of 209 set by Ryan Dempster in 2000. Fernandez also had the Marlins' first two hits, hiking his average to .286.

Fernando Rodney pitched around two singles and walk for his 25th save and eighth with Miami.

Dillon Gee (5-7) took the loss.

Rays beat Red Sox 4-3 in 11 innings

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — David Ortiz hit his 30th home run in the first inning, but Tampa Bay came back from a three-run deficit to beat Boston to prevent the Red Sox from taking sole possession of the AL East lead.

Luke Maile doubled with two out in the 11th and scored after Red Sox pitcher Heath Hembree (4-1) dropped a throw to first base on Kevin Kiermaier's grounder.

Brad Boxberger (2-0) got the win with one inning of relief.

Boston has won 10 of its last 13 games and remained tied for first with Toronto.

Bidding to become the majors' first 18-game winner, Rick Porcello allowed Evan Longoria's tying homer in the eighth before leaving. It was Longoria's 30th homer.

Rays beat Red Sox 4-3 in 11 innings

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — David Ortiz hit his 30th home run in the first inning, but Tampa Bay came back from a three-run deficit to beat Boston to prevent the Red Sox from taking sole possession of the AL East lead.

Luke Maile doubled with two out in the 11th and scored after Red Sox pitcher Heath Hembree (4-1) dropped a throw to first base on Kevin Kiermaier's grounder.

Brad Boxberger (2-0) got the win with one inning of relief.

Boston has won 10 of its last 13 games and remained tied for first with Toronto.

Bidding to become the majors' first 18-game winner, Rick Porcello allowed Evan Longoria's tying homer in the eighth before leaving. It was Longoria's 30th homer.

Royals defeat Marlins 1-0

MIAMI (AP) — Yordano Ventura escaped two threats while pitching six innings, and Kansas City extended its winning streak to nine games.

Ventura (9-9) allowed six hits and one walk while striking out six. Three relievers closed out the win and extended the bullpen's streak of 32 consecutive shutout innings since Aug. 10. Kelvin Herrera pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.

Andrew Cashner (4-10) had his best outing in five starts for the Marlins but fell to 0-3 since joining them on July 30. He allowed one run in six innings.

Red Sox beat Rays 2-1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Clay Buchholz pitched into the seventh inning, David Ortiz had a run-scoring single and Boston beat Tampa Bay to remain tied atop the AL East with Toronto.

Buchholz (5-9) allowed one run, five hits, two walks and struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings. Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 23rd save.

Chris Archer (7-17) gave up two runs, five hits and threw 109 pitches in five innings for the Rays.

Reds Beat Marlins 5-4

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ramon Cabrera hit a three-run homer, Dan Straily continued his second-half surge and Cincinnati beat Miami for its eighth victory in 10 series since the All-Star break.

Billy Hamilton used aggressive baserunning to produce another run, and Eugenio Suarez added an RBI double to give Cincinnati three straight wins over Miami after losing the series opener.

Straily (9-6) improved to 5-0 with a 2.68 ERA over his last six starts. He opened with five shutout innings before giving up Marcell Ozuna's two-run homer in the sixth. Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his second career save in two opportunities.

Jose Fernandez (12-7) was the loser.

Reds beat Marlins 3-2

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips drove in two runs with his second double of the game and Cincinnati rallied to beat Miami.

Billy Hamilton was on second base and Joey Votto on first after being walked intentionally in the seventh inning when Phillips lined a pitch from Nick Wittgen (3-2) to the gap in right-center field to drive in the go-ahead runs.

Josh Smith (2-1) set up the comeback with two innings of scoreless relief after the Marlins took a 2-1 lead on third baseman Eugenio Suarez's two-out error of Marcell Ozuna's routine grounder in the fifth. That allowed Christian Yelich to score from second.

Blake Wood pitched a perfect eighth, and Tony Cingrani worked the ninth for his 15th save.

Rays beat Padres 2-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Archer struck out nine in 7 1/3 innings, Brad Miller homered again and Tampa Bay beat San Diego to complete a three-game sweep.

Archer (7-16) allowed four hits and a walk. He's at risk of becoming the majors' first 20-game loser since Detroit's Mike Maroth (21) in 2003, but also leads the AL with 186 strikeouts.

Miller hit his 25h homer in the first inning after going deep twice in a 15-1 rout Tuesday night.

Alex Colome got the final four outs for his 28th save.

Christian Friedrich (4-9) was the loser. The Padres have lost five straight and eight of 10.

Rays crush Padres 15-1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brad Miller hit two of Tampa Bay's five home runs in a rout.

Rookie Blake Snell (4-5) struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run, five hits and four walks.

Edwin Jackson (3-3) gave up eight runs on nine hits and three walks in four innings.

Reds beat Marlins 6-3

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tucker Barnhart's first career grand slam capped Cincinnati's five-run first inning, giving Anthony DeSclafani all the support he needed to beat his former team.

With Miami leading 1-0, the Reds loaded the bases with three straight two-out singles in the first against Jose Urena (1-4), who was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans earlier Tuesday.

Coming off his first loss this season, DeSclafani (7-1) appeared to injure his left ankle making a sudden stop while running the bases in the fourth. He allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings with no walks and six strikeouts.

Marlins beat Reds 6-3

CINCINNATI (AP) - Chris Johnson drove in two runs with a homer and a double, former reliever David Phelps pitched into the sixth inning in his third start of the season and Miami won the opener of its four-game series against Cincinnati.

Marcell Ozuna also homered and Dee Gordon beat Joey Votto's high toss to pitcher Blake Wood covering first base for a bases-loaded, two-run infield single. The wild card-contending Marlins have won two straight after a three-game skid. Both wins have come since Giancarlo Stanton was lost Saturday for what is expected to be at least six weeks with a groin injury.

Phelps (6-6) struck out a season-high eight while allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings. Fernando Rodney got three outs for his 21st save in 23 tries.

Scott Schebler homered for the Reds to snap an 0-for-28 slump. Brandon Finnegan (7-9) allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Rays beat Padres 8-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Drew Smyly allowed just a solo homer over seven innings of one-hit ball, and Tampa Bay got home runs from Logan Forsythe and Kevin Kiermaier in its victory over San Diego.

Alexei Ramirez hit his fifth homer and Derek Norris walked twice - those were the only baserunners against Smyly (5-11).

Brad Boxberger and Kevin Jepsen completed the three-hitter, with Jepsen allowing a single to Wil Myers and a homer to Yangervis Solarte in the ninth.

Forsythe hit his fifth homer in his last 13 games off Luis Perdomo (5-7). Kiermaier had a three-run drive in a five-run eighth that made it 8-1. He had three hits and two stolen bases.

Rays lose to Yankees 6-3 in A-Rod's 6-3

NEW YORK (AP) — His pregame tribute ended by a storm, Alex Rodriguez soaked in repeated cheers during his final game in pinstripes, getting one more hit for the New York Yankees and returning to third base one last time.

On a night filled with nostalgia as the Yankees and Rodriguez turn to uncertain futures, baseball's most notorious star of the last two decades drove a 96 mph fastball from Tampa Bay's Chris Archer into the right-center field gap in the first inning of New York's 6-3 victory Friday.

And with the sellout crowd of 46,459 chanting "We want A-Rod!" the 41-year-old designated hitter trotted to third base for the first time in 15 months at the start of the ninth inning as the organist played "Thanks for Memory." He was replaced after a leadoff strikeout, hugging his teammates. A-Rod ran back on the field for more hugs after the final out, grabbing a handful of dirt from the infield.

Rodriguez grounded out, struck out and bounced out again on the first pitch in his last at-bat. The 1-for-4 night left him with a .200 average, nine homers and 31 RBIs in his 12th and final Yankees season.

Rodriguez has 696 home runs, fourth on the career list behind Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714). Rodriguez said last Sunday he had accepted an offer to play one final home game and then become a team adviser through 2017, tasked with mentoring young players.

Starlin Castro had four RBIs for the Yankees, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth off Archer (6-16) that gave CC Sabathia (7-9) his second win since mid-June. Dellin Betances got the save.

Marlins lose to White Sox 4-2

MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Rodon pitched six innings for his first victory since May and Chicago beat Miami.

Adam Eaton tied a career high with four hits for Chicago in its first game in Miami since 2004.

Rodon (3-8) allowed one run and three hits while striking out four and walking three in a 122-pitch outing. David Robertson pitched the ninth for his 28th save in 34 chances.

Andrew Cashner (4-9) was the loser.

Nassib stumbles in start for Manning, Dolphins win 27-10

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Nassib had a big chance to show everyone what he could do as New York Giants quarterback with Eli Manning getting the night off.

He blew it after a good first quarter.

Nassib was consistent in leading the Giants on a game-opening touchdown drive and cashing in on an interception in staking New York to a 10-point lead.

But his three second-quarter turnovers led to 17 points in the Miami Dolphins' 27-10 victory in the preseason opener Friday night.

The start of the game was delayed 51 minutes by weather, pushing back the coaching debuts of Ben McAdoo of the Giants and Adam Gase of the Dolphins.

Neither coach had a lot to be happy about in a game marked by turnovers and penalties.

Miami had nine penalties for 61 yards and one turnover. New York had four turnovers and seven penalties for 56 yards.

A 3-yard run by Rashad Jennings and a 20-yard field goal by Josh Brown following an interception by Jonathan Casillas staked New York to its first-quarter lead.

Nassib turned over the ball on three consecutive second-quarter possessions to give the Dolphins the lead.

Bobby McCain's interception led to a 49-yard field goal by Andrew Franks. A fumble and return by Spencer Paysinger set up Damien Williams' 5-yard TD run, and an interception by A.J. Hendy led to a 51-yard TD pass from Matt Moore to Matt Hazel.

Marshall Koehn added a 28-yard field goal in the third quarter and Zac Dysert capped the scoring with a fourth-down, 16-yard pass to Thomas Duarte, a score that followed a fumble by third-string quarterback Logan Thomas.

QB COMPARISON

Dolphins: Ryan Tannehill finished 2 of 4 for 8 yards. Moore was 10 of 14 for 122 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Doughty, the seventh-round pick from Western Kentucky, finished up and looked good, hitting 7 of 9 for 66 yards.

Giants: Nassib finished 7 of 15 for 75 yards with the three turnovers in a performance that will not inspire confidence that he would be able to step in and replace Manning. After holding the ball for more than 18 minutes in the first half, the offense was limited to nine minutes of possession in the second.

ROOKIE WATCH

Dolphins: Dolphins first-round pick Laremy Tunsil didn't start, but played most of the game at left guard and held his own. Leonte Carroo, the former Rutgers star who was Miami's third-round pick, had three catches for 18 yards. Sixth-round pick Jakeem Grant had four catches for 68 yards.

Giants: First-round pick cornerback Eli Apple played well until straining his lower leg. Second-round pick Sterling Shepard had one diving catch for 24 yards, setting up the Giants' touchdown.

POSITION BATTLES

Dolphins: Franks woke up the Dolphins' offense with a 49-yard field goal in the second quarter. Koehn showed a good leg on kickoffs.

Giants: Big games for the rookies. Apple, Shepard and S Darian Thompson are all going to contribute, along with MLB B.J. Goodson, who had seven tackles, including two for losses.

NOT SO STEAMY

The late start and the pre-game rain dropped the temperature to 76 degrees at kickoff. The rain convinced McAdoo to sit Odell Beckham Jr.

INJURY UPDATE

Dolphins: Grant (rib), S Shamiel Gary (neck), DE Chris McClain (elbow) and DE Julius Warmsley (concussion) did not return.

Giants: Apple and Shepard were hurt in the first half and did not return. WR Geremy Davis pulled a hamstring in the second half. Veteran Victor Cruz was already out with a groin injury.

QUOTABLE

Dolphins: "The defense got their hands on the ball multiple times and turned the game around for us," Tannehill said. "The offense, we didn't get much going in the first half, first or second group. But they started getting their hands on the ball and flipping the momentum and really got the game going for us."

Giants: "Ball security is the No. 1 priority and I didn't do a good job of it," said Nassib, who has thrown 10 NFL regular-season passes in his first three seasons. "We have a lot to work on, but the turnovers are unacceptable. You never go into a game expecting to throw interceptions, obviously when you fail it's disappointing and frustrating, but we have to bounce back and get back out there."

Eagles score quickly, hold off Buccaneers 17-9 in opener

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia needed 97 seconds to score its only touchdowns Thursday night in beating sloppy Tampa Bay 17-9 in the preseason opener for both teams.

The Eagles covered a mere 27 yards on their two drives to the end zone, with each series lasting three plays after Buccaneers fumbles. Ryan Mathews had a 5-yard TD run to make it 7-0 after Tampa Bay fumbled the opening kickoff. Chase Daniel scooted 3 yards for the second score after Jameis Winston had the ball stripped.

No. 2 overall draft pick Carson Wentz played just more than a half as Eagles quarterback and, as could be expected, was inconsistent. Perhaps his most noteworthy play came when he went flying acrobatically on a fourth-quarter run after a classic tackle by Bucs rookie cornerback Javien Elliott. The QB quickly bounded to his feet, later admitting he needed to make sure not to land on his neck.

Caleb Sturgis made a 42-yard field goal for Philly's other points. Winston connected with Russell Shepard for a 26-yard touchdown for Tampa Bay, whose second-round selection, Roberto Aguayo, added a 38-yard field goal.

SLOPPY START

Buccaneers second-year receiver Kenny Bell, a fifth-round draft pick last year who did not play in 2015, fumbled the opening kickoff, setting up an Eagles touchdown. On Tampa Bay's second offensive series, Philadelphia star lineman Fletcher Cox stripped the ball from Winston on the first play, then fell on it at the Bucs 9. Three plays later, Daniel ran in for a 14-0 lead.

QUOTABLE:

Eagles: "It still felt like a football game, playing ball. A new offense, a new facility, but still football." — Wentz on his pro debut.

Eagles: "I think we have to be the unit that takes over. WE have to beat the guys, especially the guys up front. We have to just take over games and be disruptive." — Cox on his team's defense.

Bucs: "Horrendous start. Fumble the opening kickoff, missed extra point, you just can't do it. Not what I had in mind for the start, for preseason Game 1." — Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter, who like Philadelphia's Doug Pederson was making his NFL head coaching debut.

INJURY UPDATE

Buccaneers: Reserve tight end Brandon Myers hurt his knee in the second period and didn't return.

Eagles: Lost starting left guard Brandon Brooks on the first series with a right biceps injury. Pederson said it was not serious.

Backup center Josh Andrews hurt his right ankle.

ROOKIE WATCH

Buccaneers: Aguayo — yes, Tampa Bay took a placekicker at No. 59 overall in April — saw his first kick, an extra point try, clang off the left upright and fail. Safety Isaiah Johnson had a 35-yard return of an interception.

Eagles: Wentz came on in the second quarter to run the two-minute offense. His first throw was high off the hands of Nelson Agholor, but his next was a sharp 15-yard throw on the run to Zach Ertz. Wentz 12 of 24 for 89 yards and one interception. Wentz was plagued by receivers' drops, and took a hard hit late in the game. He appeared shaken up, but remained in for one more play.

"It was fun," Wentz said. "My first opportunity running the two-minute drill."

Safety Quentin Gause had a pick on a tipped pass that set up a fourth-quarter field goal. Cornerback C.J. Smith clinched it with an end-zone interception in the final seconds.

POOR PROTECTION

Tampa Bay had four sacks of Daniel, who rarely had time to look downfield before he had to scramble or went down. He also threw to no one from his end zone while pressured, but the officials ruled a receiver was nearby, avoiding a safety. Daniel threw for 15 yards and lost 19 on sacks.

Philadelphia had three sacks, one each by Cox and Steven Means, a half apiece for Connor Barwin and Beau Allen.

SOME LIKE IT HOT

It was 91 degrees at kickoff with a heat index of 100 degrees. It did not cool off much all night at the Linc.

Bortles, Jags start fast; backups lead Jets to 17-1

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Blake Bortles led the Jacksonville Jaguars on two scoring drives, the second capped by Chris Ivory's 1-yard run against his former team, in a 17-13 loss to the New York Jets in the preseason opener for both teams Thursday night.

Bortles finished 6 of 7 for 105 yards in his two series, Allen Robinson caught three passes for 80 yards and the Jaguars (0-1) took a quick 10-0 lead with their starters in the game. Ivory, who signed with Jacksonville as a free agent after three seasons in New York, capped the second drive with his TD.

Jacksonville has been focusing on starting faster this season after scoring just 35 points in the first quarter last season, which ranked the Jaguars 31st in the NFL.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, who re-signed with the Jets just before training camp after a long contract stalemate, also went two series with the starters and was 3 of 4 for 72 yards. Bilal Powell capped the second drive, which included catches of 26 and 43 yards by Quincy Enunwa, with a 4-yard touchdown run.

Geno Smith replaced Fitzpatrick with 9:49 left in the second half on the one-year anniversary of the punch that changed the Jets' season — and possibly Smith's career. The former starting quarterback had his jaw broken by a punch from then-teammate IK Enemkpali in the locker room, sidelining Smith and pushing Fitzpatrick into the job. Fitzpatrick went on to set a franchise record with 31 touchdown passes while leading the Jets to a 10-6 mark and within a victory of the playoffs.

Smith finished 8 of 14 for 79 yards, including a 17-yard TD pass to seventh-rounder Charone Peake that gave the Jets a 14-13 lead with 22 seconds left in the opening half. He was also booed a few times by the MetLife Stadium crowd when he went three-and-out in his first two possessions.

Several starters for both teams sat out, including the Jets' Darrelle Revis, Muhammad Wilkerson, Matt Forte and Steve McLendon; and the Jaguars' Jalen Ramsey, Tashaun Gipson, Brandon Linder and Kelvin Beachum.

QB COMPARISON

Jaguars: Backup Chad Henne was 8 of 9 for 94 yards in four possessions to finish the second half.

Jets: Bryce Petty, a fourth-rounder last year, is competing with rookie Christian Hackenberg, a second-rounder this year, for the No. 3 job and finished 7 of 14 for 93 yards. Hackenberg didn't play.

ROOKIE WATCH

Jaguars: Ramsey was held out as a precaution. The fifth overall draft pick had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee in May, but hasn't missed any time during training camp.

Jets: First-round pick Darron Lee got his first sack, taking Henne down in the second quarter. "He flashed quite a bit," coach Todd Bowles said. ... Undrafted free agent S Doug Middleton sealed the win with an interception off a tipped pass in the end zone by Brandon Allen in the closing seconds.

POSITION BATTLES

Jaguars: WR Tony Washington, vying for the fifth receiver spot, left briefly before being cleared after going through the concussion protocol. He had a 36-yard catch in the second quarter. ... RB Denard Robinson, trying to win a spot behind Ivory and T.J. Yeldon, had seven carries for 23 yards and a 4-yard catch. Jonas Gray, Robinson's primary competition, did not travel with an injury.

Jets: Rookie K Ross Martin, trying to unseat Nick Folk, missed a 39-yard field goal and a 54-yarder after making a 23-yarder. Folk made both of his extra-point attempts. ... Veteran Jeremy Ross and undrafted rookie Jalin Marshall had big kickoff returns. Ross had a 51-yarder in the first quarter, while Marshall had an 84-yarder near the end of the first half that set up a touchdown.

STEAMY

The temperature at kickoff was a toasty 94 degrees, with the heat index making it feel like 98.

INJURY UPDATE

Jaguars: CB Aaron Colvin sprained his right ankle in the third quarter and did not return. S James Sample left in the second half with a right arm stinger.

Jets: RB Dominique Williams suffered a concussion during a 10-yard run to open the third quarter.

QUOTABLE

Jaguars: "Yeah, I thought it was good," Bortles said of the fast start. "We want to come out and be sharp with our operation in and out of the huddle, no mental errors, lining up correctly, shifts and motions, and all that. And, obviously take care of the ball. I thought, for the most part, it was good."

Jets: "I had a lot of fun," said a smiling Lee, who had four total tackles, two for loss, and a sack in his NFL debut after being the 20th overall pick out of Ohio State.

Jaguars looking for faster starts, beginning against Jets

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5)
throws a pass during NFL football training camp,
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Jacksonville,
Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Of all the things on Jacksonville's lengthy to-improve list, starting faster is near the top of the list.

The Jaguars were among the NFL's worst first-quarter teams in 2015. They scored just 35 points in the opening period, second worst in the league behind San Francisco.

There were a number of persistent issues, including turnovers, sacks and penalties. Jacksonville also ranked 31st in three-and-outs, failing to move the chains on 38.3 percent of its drives. Throw in a mediocre running game, and the team's sluggish offense early in games was as big a problem as its porous defense.

General manager Dave Caldwell did everything he could to fix the defense this offseason. He spent big in free agency and drafted several youngsters to fill holes on that side of the ball. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson and quarterback Blake Bortles, meanwhile, are still working to find a permanent fix to the slow starts.

They will get their first chance to show progress Thursday night in the team's preseason opener at the New York Jets.

"You want to get in a groove and get moving," Bortles said Tuesday. "It would be nice to not have to deal with a third down on the first drive. ... It's not a good feeling to go out there for the first possession and everybody's amped up and ready and you go three-and-out, and then you go and repeat and go three-and-out again.

"That's what we're trying to eliminate. How do we become consistent in moving the chains and being more efficient on third down and staying on the field?"

Olson talks about it daily and treats each of the 12 practice periods in training camp like the beginning of a new game. So the Jaguars are getting plenty of chances to work on faster starts, but the first real test comes against the Jets.

"We have to make the layups," tight end Marcedes Lewis said. "That's one of the things that were missing last year. We had way too many silly things put us in holes. And when we're faced with adversity, we've got to be able to punch it in the mouth and keep going. That was our issue, too, last year. If something bad happened, the air was just out of the whole sideline and out of the ball. We can't be like that this year."

It should help that the Jaguars have the majority of their offensive starters going into their second season in the same offense. There is no learning curve or transition period like during Olson's first season in Jacksonville.

Bortles knows the plays as well as anyone. Tight end Julius Thomas is healthy after playing last season with a broken bone in the back of his right hand. The addition of Chris Ivory should bolster the running game. And with center Brandon Linder back from injury and Kelvin Beachum expected to step in at left tackle, the Jaguars should be better up front.

All those factors could help the Jags get out of the gates quicker.

Of course, then they will be concerned with sustaining it.

"It's not just about whether we start super-fast," Lewis said. "We just need to play ball. In years past, if we didn't start fast, we'd be behind and have no momentum and no idea how to get it back. Now, we have players. Let's just go out there and play ball and not worry about starting fast. If we do start fast, great, but you can't get too high or too low about it. You've got to stay in that zone and be consistent, and I think we'll finally be able to do that."

Blue Jays beat Rays 7-0

TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ became the first 16-game winner in the major this season, combining with three relievers on a four-hitter in Toronto's victory over Tampa.

Happ (16-3) allowed four hits, all singles, to win his 10th consecutive decision. Joe Biagini, Jason Grilli and Ryan Tepera worked an inning each to complete Toronto's seventh shutout.

Troy Tulowitzki homered and had a season-high five RBIs, and Justin Smoak also connected for the Blue Jays. Tulowitzki hit a two-out, three-run homer off Blake Snell (3-4) in the first inning.

Giants beat Marlins 1-0

MIAMI (AP) — Two days after Brandon Crawford battered Miami with seven hits, he homered in the fourth inning to help San Francisco win a series for the first time since the All-Star break.

Crawford tied an NL record with seven hits in the opener of the three-game set. In the finale, he put San Francisco ahead with his 11th homer leading off the fourth.

Miami hitting coach Barry Bonds was ejected for the first time this season in the sixth inning for arguing about balls and strikes.

The Giants finished 4-5 on their trip and improved to 8-16 since the All-Star break. They have a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

Jeff Samardzija (10-8) pitched 5 2/3 innings to best former Notre Dame teammate David Phelps (5-6). Four relievers completed a five-hitter. Santiago Casilla pitched around Ichiro Suzuki's two-out double in the ninth, striking out J.T. Realmuto for his 26th save.

Suzuki singled and doubled to increase his career hits total to 3,002.

Stanton, Ozuna power Marlins past Giants 2-0

MIAMI (AP) - Tom Koehler pitched two-hit ball for seven innings to help Miami blank San Francisco.

Giancarlo Stanton's RBI double and Marcell Ozuna's groundout in the first provided the scoring one night after the Giants won 8-7 in 14 innings.

Fernando Rodney, filling in for injured closer A.J. Ramos, earned his 19th save in 21 opportunities.

Koehler (9-8) struck out six and is 3-0 with a 0.67 ERA over his last four starts.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy was back in the dugout after missing Monday's game with an irregular heartbeat following an overnight stay in the hospital.

Brandon Crawford was hitless in four at-bats for San Francisco, one night after his decisive RBI single in the 14th inning made him the first major leaguer in 41 years to get seven hits in a game.

Matt Moore (7-8) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings.

Rays beat Blue Jays 9-2

TORONTO (AP) - Drew Smyly pitched six innings to win his second straight decision, Logan Forsythe hit a solo homer and Tampa Bay defeated Toronto.

Evan Longoria reached base four times, scored twice and drove in three runs for theRays. Forsythe had three hits, two RBIs and scored twice as the Rays roughed up Toronto's bullpen, scoring six runs off two relievers.

Tampa Bay finished with 15 hits. Smyly (4-11) allowed two runs and six hits, improving to 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in five career games at Rogers Centre. Erasmo Ramirez pitched three innings for his first major league save.

Marco Estrada (7-5) gave up three runs, two earned, in five innings.

Blue Jays beat Rays 7-5

TORONTO (AP) — Devon Travis had a career-high four hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and Toronto beat Tampa Bay.

Edwin Encarnacion hit his 299th career home run as the Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak against the Rays.

Encarnacion and Jose Bautista both had three RBIs as Toronto scored more than four runs for the first time since a 9-1 win over Baltimore on July 30.

Joaquin Benoit (2-1) worked one inning for the win. Roberto Osuna gave up Logan Forsythe's solo homer in the ninth but finished for his 25th save.

Xavier Cedeno (3-4) took the loss.

Marlins lose to Giants as Crawford has 7-hit game

MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Crawford became the first major leaguer in 41 years to get seven hits in a game, finally putting the San Francisco Giants ahead to stay with an RBI single in the 14th inning of an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.

Crawford tripled, doubled and had five singles in eight at-bats, tying an NL record. The previous player to get seven hits in a game was Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rennie Stennett on Sept. 16, 1975, at the Chicago Cubs.

Stennett set a modern-era record by accomplishing the feat in a nine-inning game. The only other player to do that was Wilbert Robinson for the old Baltimore Orioles of the National League in 1892.

Johnny Burnett holds the major league mark for an extra-inning game with nine hits for Cleveland in a 1932 contest that lasted 18 innings.

George Kontos (3-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the victory for the Giants, who were without manager Bruce Bochy after he was hospitalized in the morning with an illness.

The Giants went 6 for 21 with runners in scoring position and left 18 on base in a game that took 5 hours, 34 minutes — the longest of the season for both teams.

San Francisco threatened in the 13th when Crawford hit a one-out triple off Dustin McGowan (1-3). After the second out, Marlins manager Don Mattingly intentionally walked two batters to get to the pitcher's spot in the order.

The Giants were out of position players, leaving ace pitcher Madison Bumgarner, a .183 hitter with legitimate power, to pinch-hit with the bases loaded. He struck out to end the inning.

Rays beat Twins 7-3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria, Bobby Wilson and Logan Forsythe homered to back starter Chris Archer in Tampa Bay's victory over Minnesota.

Archer (6-15) won for the third time in his last 15 starts. He allowed one run and three hits in six innings and struck out seven to regain the American League lead with 168.

Alex Colome got the final two outs for his 27th save after the Twins rallied for two runs in the ninth. Longoria and Wilson homered off Minnesota starter Jose Berrios (2-2).

Marlins lose to Rockies 12-6

DENVER (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki grounded out in his first try at 3,000 hits and the Miami Marlins, despite a 504-foot home run by Giancarlo Stanton, lost to the Colorado Rockies 12-6 on Saturday night.

Suzuki had a pinch-hit infield single in the eighth inning for No. 2,999 and stayed in the game to play right field. In the ninth, with many in the crowd at Coors Field standing, Suzuki hit a comebacker to Scott Oberg. The 6-foot-2 pitcher reached high to get the ball before it went up the middle and, after dropping the transfer, quickly gathered it to barely throw out the speedy Suzuki. The 42-year-old Japanese star will become the 30th player in major league history to reach 3,000 with his next hit.

Stanton's 23rd homer was the longest in the major leagues this season and the longest in Coors Field history. Stanton connected in the fifth on an 89 mph changeup from Chad Bettis (10-6), sending a drive into the seats in left-center field for a 3-2 lead. Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza held the record for the longest homer at Coors, hitting a 496-footer in 1997 when he was with Los Angeles.

Suzuki batted for the All-Star Home Run Derby champion in the eighth.

Charlie Blackmon homered among his four hits and drove in four runs for the Rockies, and rookie David Dahl had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 12 games.

Andrew Cashner (4-8) was the loser.

Marlins beat Rockies 5-3

DENVER (AP) — Martin Prado hit a go-ahead, two-run single during a four-run rally in the ninth inning that sent Miami over Colorado in a matchup of NL wild-card contenders.

After a throwing error by second baseman Dee Gordon helped the Rockies score three times in the eighth, the Marlins bounced back. Miami ended a three-game skid and stayed even with St. Louis for the second wild-card spot, with Colorado falling four games behind.

Marlins pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki struck out on three pitches and remains two hits away from 3,000. He is in an 0-for-11 slump.

The first three Marlins reached base in the ninth as Adeiny Hechavarria's RBI single cut the lead to 3-2 off closer Carlos Estevez (2-6). Prado singled with the bases loaded and Christian Yelich added a sacrifice fly. Brian Ellington (2-1) finished the eighth, and A.J. Ramos got his 32nd save. 

Rays lose to Twins 6-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eddie Rosario had a pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh inning, Miguel Sano homered and had three hits and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay.

Rosario's seventh homer put the Twins up 3-2 after Erasmo Ramirez (7-9) walked Eduardo Escobar. Sano connected off Ramirez in the eighth. Joe Mauer drove in two more runs with a double in the ninth.

Brad Miller's solo homer off starter Ervin Santana gave the Rays a 2-1 lead in the sixth. It was the fifth homer in seven games for Miller and his 20th of the season. Santana (5-9) struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings.

Rays beat Royals 3-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brad Miller hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to help Tampa Bay beat Kansas City for a series split.

Miller hit his 19th homer, connecting off Joakim Soria (4-5).

Brad Boxberger (1-0) worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the eighth, and Alex Colome got his 26th save after giving up two hits during the ninth. Drew Smyly allowed two runs, five hits, one walk and struck out 10 in seven innings.

Ian Kennedy gave up one hit, walked four and had nine strikeouts in six-plus innings for the Royals. Alex Gordon hit his eighth home run.

Kiermaier, Souza, Miller lead Rays past Royals 12-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi had his third consecutive scoreless start, Steven Souza Jr. homered for the first time in two months and Tampa Bay routed Kansas City.

Brad Miller and Kevin Kiermaier also homered for the Rays.

Odorizzi (6-5) allowed two singles, walked two and had six strikeouts in six innings. The right-hander hasn't given up a run in 20 2/3 innings over the three-start stretch. Enny Romero and Ryan Garton completed a two-hitter.

After Evan Longoria had a sacrifice fly, Souza put the Rays up 4-0 on his three-run shot off Edinson Volquez (8-10) in the first. Miller made it 5-0 during the third on his 18th homer. Kiermaier hit a three-run drive off Chien-Ming Wang in a five-run sixth to put the Rays ahead 11-0.

Ichiro stays at 2,998 career hits as Marlins fall to Cubs 9-5

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Szczur scored on A.J. Ramos' wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 comeback victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.

The Cubs scored three runs in the inning to sweep the three-game series.

Miguel Montero led off with a double to right and went to third on Javier Baez's single. Ramos (1-1) then walked pinch-hitter Szczur to load the bases. Dexter Fowler made it 3-2 with a sacrifice fly to right, and all the runners advanced.

Kris Bryant struck out looking on a 3-2 pitch for the second out. Anthony Rizzo was intentionally walked to load the bases again, and Ramos walked Zobrist and then unloaded a wild pitch with Willson Contreras at the plate. It was Ramos' second blown save of the season in 33 chances.

Jeff Mathis hit a two-run home run, and Christian Yelich homered and drove in a pair of runs to help the Marlins take a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth.

Chicago cut it to 4-2 in the eighth when Fowler scored on Fernando Rodney's wild pitch

Justin Grimm (1-0) pitched the ninth inning for the victory. Chicago has won seven of eight.

Miami's Ichiro Suzuki lined out softly to shortstop as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning against John Lackey. The Japanese star remained at 2,998 career hits.

Marlins lose to Cubs 3-2

CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Hammel threw six scoreless innings, Dexter Fowler had three hits and Chicago beat Miami ace Jose Fernandez.

Hammel (11-5) extended Chicago's scoreless streak to 24 innings before the bullpen overcame Pedro Strop's shaky seventh. Aroldis Chapman hit 104.4 mph in a perfect ninth as the Cubs won for the sixth time in seven games.

Fernandez (12-6) allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings, losing consecutive starts for the first time since his 2013 rookie season.

Hammel, who gave up four hits, threw 80 pitches before being lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Rays can't beat Royals, lose 3-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning that carried Kansas City.

Perez's 16th homer came off Xavier Cedeno (3-3) after a single by Eric Hosmer. It lifted the Royals to their 12th win in their last 13 games against Tampa Bay.

Chris Young (3-8) got the win in relief, and Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his third save.

Marlins fall to Cubs 5-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks allowed just seven hits in his second career shutout, providing Chicago's bullpen a needed breather.

After a wild, 12-inning win a night earlier in which manager Joe Maddon used 22 players, Hendricks (10-7) threw 123 pitches and lowered his ERA to 2.22, third-best in the majors. He allowed three walks and struck out five.

Anthony Rizzo finished a home run shy of the cycle and reached base five times, and Addison Russell had a two-run single in the first off wild Marlins starter Adam Conley (7-6).

Royals defeat Rays 3-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Danny Duffy pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and had a franchise-record 16 strikeouts to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Duffy (7-1) flirted with the Royals' first no-hitter in nearly 25 years before giving up a line-drive double to Desmond Jennings leading off the Tampa Bay eighth.

Jennings came off the disabled list Monday after missing all of July with a strained hamstring.

Kendrys Morales' 18th home run, a towering shot over the center field wall off Rays starter Chris Archer (5-15), got the Royals on the scoreboard in the seventh. Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his second save.

Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain drove in runs in the eighth for the Royals, who won for only the second time in 10 games.

Marlins Acquire Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea from Padres

The Miami Marlins today announced that they have acquired right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner as part of a seven-player trade with the San Diego Padres. The announcement was made by Marlins' President of Baseball Operations Michael Hill.

In addition to Cashner, the Marlins also acquired right-handed pitchers Colin Rea and Tayron Guerrero, as well as cash considerations. The Padres will receive right-handed pitchers Jarred Cosart and Carter Capps, as well as Minor Leaguers RHP Luis Castillo and INF Josh Naylor.

Cashner, 29, is 4-7 with a 4.76 ERA (79.1 ip/42 er) over 16 starts this season, including a 1-0, 2.55 (17.2/5) mark over his last three starts. A veteran of seven Major League seasons with the Cubs (2010-11) and Padres (2012-16), Cashner had a career-high 165 strikeouts in 184.2 innings over 31 starts last season, one year after posting a career-best 2.55 ERA (123.1/35) in 19 starts in 2014. He is 7-10 with a 3.79 ERA (142.1/60) in 41 career appearances (20 starts) against National League East teams.

Rea, 26, has a 5-5 record in 19 appearances (18 starts) this season, with a 4.98 ERA (99.1/55). He has a career 2-3, 3.89 ERA (41.2/18) record in seven starts against NL East opponents. He made his Major League debut on August 11, 2015 vs. Cincinnati and posted a 2-2 record with a 4.26 ERA (31.2/15) over six starts down the stretch.

Guerrero, 25, made his Major League debut on May 17 vs. San Francisco, his only MLB appearance to date. A native of Boca Chica, Colombia, he made his professional debut with the DSL Padres in 2010 and has pitched out of the bullpen since 2014, converting 18-of-22 save chances over the previous two seasons while posting a 7-6 record and a 2.30 ERA (105.2/27).

Rays trade Steve Pearce to Orioles

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired minor league catcher Jonah Heim from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for infielder Steve Pearce.

Heim, 21, was a non-roster invite to major league spring training this season and has hit .216/.300/.344 (63-for-291) with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 30 RBI in 88 games for Class-A Frederick. He was a fourth-round selection of the Orioles in the 2013 June Draft out of Amherst High School in New York. Over parts of four minor league seasons, he has hit .216/.281/.320 (146-for-675) with 39 doubles, nine home runs and 59 RBI in 206 games. He entered this season ranked by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Catcher and the No. 15 prospect in the Orioles organization. He was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 13 prospect in the Orioles organization in their midseason update.

Pearce, 33, hit .309/.388/.520 (63-for-204) for the Rays with 11 doubles, 10 home runs, 29 RBI and 26 walks in 60 games, 54 starts (27-1B, 14-2B, 12-DH, 1-3B). He is the only player in the majors this year with at least 10 starts at first base and second base. Against left-handed pitching, he ranked among American League leaders (min. 30 at-bats) with a .377 batting average (third; 20-for-53), .468 on-base percentage (third), .736 slugging percentage (third) and 1.212 on-base plus slugging (second). He spent 24 games on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain. Pearce, a Lakeland native, is a 10-year major league veteran who signed with the Rays as a free agent on January 28.

Rays acquire Matt Duffy, two prospects from Giants for Matt Moore

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired infielder Matt Duffy, minor league shortstop Lucius Fox and right-handed pitcher Michael Santos from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for left-handed pitcher Matt Moore.

Duffy, 25, is recovering from a left Achilles strain and is currently on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento. He is batting .253/.313/.358 (64-for-257) with 11 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 21 RBI in 70 games, 66 starts (all at third base). Prior to his injury, Duffy was the major league leader for consecutive games played. Over his three-year major league career, he has hit .281/.326/.399 (250-for-890) and has spent time at third base (205 games), second base (18 games), shortstop (10 games) and first base (one game).

Duffy finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting a season ago behind Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs. He made the Giants out of spring training and went on to hit .295/.334/.428 (169-for-573) in 149 games while leading major league rookies in hits and ranking second in batting average, RBI and slugging percentage. His 70 RBI and 46 extra-base hits were both the most by a Giants rookie since Chili Davis in 1982. He also became the first Giants rookie to ever win the Willie Mac Award, which is given to the player who best exemplifies the inspiration, character and leadership demonstrated by Hall of Famer Willie McCovey during his playing days in San Francisco.

Duffy was an 18th-round selection by the Giants in the 2012 June Draft out of Long Beach State University, which also produced current Rays third baseman Evan Longoria.

Fox, 19, grew up in the Bahamas, played high school baseball in Florida and moved back to the Bahamas before signing with the Giants as an international free agent in July 2015. He was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 3 international prospect in the 2015 class and entered this season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect in the Giants system. He is batting .207/.305/.277 (59-for-285) in 75 games this season with Class-A Augusta, and his 25 stolen bases rank sixth in the South Atlantic League.

Santos, 21, is 4-2 with a 2.91 ERA (58.2-IP, 19-ER) in 10 games (all starts) with Class-A Augusta this season. He entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 19 prospect in the Giants system. Over parts of four minor league seasons, he has gone 9-9 with a 2.84 ERA (177.2-IP, 56-ER) in 37 games (36 starts). He signed with the Giants as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2012.

Moore, 27, is 7-7 with a 4.08 ERA (130-IP, 59-ER) in 21 starts this season. Since June 12, Moore is 5-3 with a 2.39 ERA (60.1-IP, 16-ER) in nine starts, ranking fifth in the American League in ERA over that span. Over parts of six seasons with the Rays (2011-16), he went 39-28 with a 3.88 ERA (540-IP, 233-ER) and overcame Tommy John surgery in April 2014. He finishes his Rays career ranking among the franchise's all-time leaders with 39 wins (sixth), a .582 winning pct. (fourth; min. 50 decisions), 94 starts (tied for sixth) and 494 strikeouts (fifth).

Moore enjoyed his best season in 2013, when he compiled a 17-4 record and 3.29 ERA and was named an American League All-Star. He started Game 1 of the American League Division Series in both 2013 (vs. Boston) and 2011 (vs. Texas), when the 22-year-old became the youngest starting pitcher ever to win his team's postseason opener.

ys trade Brandon Guyer to Indians

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired minor league outfielder Nathan Lukes (LOO-kis) and minor league right-handed pitcher Jhonleider Salinas (yo-LAHN-der) from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for outfielder Brandon Guyer.

Lukes, 22, is batting .299/.369/.444 (109-for-365) with 22 doubles, eight triples, five home runs and 33 RBI in 94 games this season between Class-A Lake County and Class-A Lynchburg. He hit .301/.375/.453 (103-for-342) in 89 games with Lake County and ranked among Midwest League leaders in slugging percentage (ninth), on-base plus slugging (.829, sixth), hits (10th), extra-base hits (34, 10th), triples (8, tied for second) and runs scored (54, ninth) at the time of his July 27 promotion to the Carolina League. The left-handed hitter ranks seventh among Indians minor leaguers in batting average. Lukes was selected by the Indians in the seventh round of the 2015 June Draft out of Cal State Sacramento and remains the program's all-time leader in hits (244).

Salinas, 20, has gone 3-2 with a 3.30 ERA (30-IP, 11-ER) and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games (four starts) with the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians this season. He ranks among AZL leaders in ERA (10th) and strikeouts (38, third). He was signed as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2015. Over parts of two minor league seasons, he is 5-4 with a 2.93 ERA (70.2-IP, 23-ER) in 23 appearances (13 starts).

Guyer, 30, is a career .255/.341/.396 (217-for-851) hitter over parts of five seasons, all with the Rays. This season, he has been hit by pitch a major-league-leading 23 times over 63 games, 55 starts (22-LF, 14-CF, 10-RF, 9-DH). He is one of five players in the majors with at least 10 starts at all three outfield positions, joining Gregor Blanco (Giants), Jarrod Dyson (Royals), Aaron Hicks (Yankees) and Trayce Thompson (Dodgers). He is a career .283/.384/.464 (113-for-399) hitter with 15 home runs vs. left-handed pitching and leads the American League with a .488 on-base percentage vs. lefties this season. He leaves the Rays as the franchise's career leader with 58 hit by pitches.

Molino scores twice to help Orlando City beat Revolution 3-1

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Molino scored twice and had an assist to help Orlando City rally for a 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday night.

Molino headed home a cross from Brek Shea to give Orlando City (5-5-11) a 2-1 lead in the 64th minute.

Kei Kamara broke free on a breakaway and put away a feed from Kelyn Rowe to give New England (6-8-8) a 1-0 lead in the 19th.

Cyle Larin tied it in the 46th minute, first-timing a pass from Molino to the far post. Larin, who scored an MLS rookie-record 17 goals last season, has 11 goals this season — tied for third in MLS.

Molino put away a feed from Ricardo Kaka in the 83rd. It was his third goal in the last two matches and ninth this season.

Orlando, which won for the first time since a 3-2 victory over Toronto on June 25, ended a five-game winless streak.

New England had its three-game unbeaten streak snapped.

Marlins defeat Cardinals 5-4

MIAMI (AP) — Pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich had an RBI triple off Matt Bowman (1-3) with two outs in the ninth inning, earning Miami a split of the four-game series.

A.J. Ramos (1-0) pitched around a walk in the ninth.

Acquired from San Diego on Friday, Miami starter Andrew Cashner allowed two runs — one earned run — and four hits in six innings, including Greg Garza's homer.

Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz left in the first inning with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch.

Rays defeat Yankees 5-3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rookie left-hander Blake Snell (3-4) struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, Luke Maile had a key two-run single against Michael Pineda (5-10) and Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep.

After winning eight of 10, New York lost its fourth straight game and fell to .500 at 52-52. Before the game, the Yankees traded reliever Andrew Miller to Cleveland for touted outfielder Clint Frazier and three others. New York had sent closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs on Monday.

Alex Colome got three outs for his 25th save.