JONATHAN LUCROY

Ian Anderson took a no-hit try into the seventh inning, Freddie Freeman hit the 250th home run of his career and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1.

Angels Astros Baseball Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols watches his two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Houston. The oldest player in the majors batted .198 this season with five homers and 12 RBIs for the Angels. The Dodgers, however, have not hit well against left-handed pitching and hope the righty-swinging Pujols can provide some pop. HEATING UPCleveland ace Shane Bieber tries to extend his record strikeout streak when he faces highly touted rookie Jarred Kelenic and the Mariners. Boston has won three in a row overall, Los Angeles has dropped four straight.

Albert Pujols didn’t have to travel far to find a new opportunity.

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

Atlanta pinch-hitter Pablo Sandoval drove a two-run homer to the deepest part of the ballpark off a Washington reliever who took over after Stephen Strasburg’s six scoreless innings to lift the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Nationals and a doubleheader sweep.

Juan Soto drove in the winning run with a single on a 3-0 pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the coronavirus-depleted Washington Nationals to a 6-5 comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves after waiting five days to start their season.

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

New York Yankees relief pitcher Nick Nelson throws in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, in New York. He had pitched three hitless innings for his major league debut in the New York Yankees' 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Thats as good a velocity as weve seen on his fastball really in the last couple of years, Boone said. I dont think he pitched as bad as what the score was," Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke said. ... Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi was back in the lineup after a night off.

After nearly a week off for the All-Star break, Major League Baseball is back on track. And Lake Countys trio of major leaguers could factor in in varying ways to the pennant races over the final 60-plus games of the regular season. Heres an update on our local major leaguers. Lucroy hit .320 in 316 at bats in 2012 and .301 in 585 at bats in 2014, the year he set a Major League record for catchers with 46 doubles. His performance in the first half of the season earned Greene his first All-Star game appearance.