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Baltimore Orioles History: Clint Courtney Debuts Oversized Mitt

Hitting a knuckleball is considered to be one of the hardest things in baseball, but catching one is just as difficult. On this day in 1960, Baltimore Orioles catcher Clint Courtney debuted a novel way of corralling the elusive pitch.Of all the pitches in baseball, the knuckleball may be the harde…

Tigers, White Sox gear up for doubleheader after rainout (May 27, 2017)

CHICAGO — After rain forced the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers to scrap the first game of Friday’s doubleheader, the teams will again try to play a twin bill starting Saturday afternoon.

Lackey opposes Wood in middle game of Cubs-Dodgers series (May 27, 2017)

LOS ANGELES — A pair of right-handers will take the stage in the second game of a three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.

Wainwright looks to continue dominance of Rockies Saturday

St. Louis Cardinals-Colorado Rockies preview

Royals' offense looks to stay hot against struggling Salazar

Kansas City Royals-Cleveland Indians preview

Sporting KC visits struggling Rapids for heated battle

Sporting Kansas City-Colorado Rapids preview

Diamondbacks face Brewers, look to win 7th straight (May 27, 2017)

MILWAUKEE — Things are going good these days for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will try to extend their winning streak to seven games Saturday when they take on the Brewers in Milwaukee.

One tough cat: Northwestern's Jackson carries heavy load

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Carrying the load for Northwestern is a seven-day-a-week job for Justin Jackson.

Alexa: Take me out to the ball game and buy me some peanuts!

SEATTLE (AP) Inside the suites of Safeco Field are the typical, palatial amenities that come with a premium experience at a ballpark: private entries, leather seats, a food spread with numerous culinary options and drinks galore. They’ve become standard features across the industry.

Wainwright has had the right stuff against Rockies (May 27, 2017)

DENVER — Adam Wainwright will try to continue his domination over the Colorado Rockies and his success at Coors Field when the St. Louis Cardinals try to even their series on Saturday.

Rangers seek quality start from Darvish vs. Blue Lays (May 27, 2017)

TORONTO — The Texas Rangers are looking for a good starting performance Saturday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays after injury limited their Friday night starter, A.J. Griffin, to 1 1/3 innings.

Yankees' Sabathia looks to stay effective against A's (May 27, 2017)

NEW YORK — In his last two starts, CC Sabathia’s pitches appear to be crisper coming out of his left hand.

Reds face Phillies with eye on returning to .500 (May 27, 2017)

The Reds are currently going the right way during an up-and-down first two months of the season.

Iannetta's home run in 9th rallies D-backs to 10-inning win

Jake Lamb homered in the fourth inning and hit an RBI double in Arizona’s two-run 10th.

WATCH: Jaime Garcia helps himself as Braves break through in win over Giants

Jaime Garcia follows his gem on the mound by helping out at the plate as the Braves take a 2-0 lead on Giants.

WATCH: Brandon Moss hits a three-run jack in Royals' win over Indians

Brandon Moss put the Royals within one run with a three-run shot against the Indians on Friday.

Wood stays undefeated as Dodgers blank Cubs 4-0 (May 26, 2017)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Alex Wood allowed two hits over five scoreless innings, Chase Utley and Adrian Gonzalez homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Friday night in the series opener.

Garcia shuts out Giants, gets key hit in Braves' 2-0 win (May 26, 2017)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jaime Garcia pitched 6 2/3 innings and drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single in the seventh inning to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

Cardinals suffer 10-0 shutout loss to Rockies

Carlos Martinez pitched well, but the Cardinals were shut out by the Rockies.

Royals rally in eighth for 6-4 comeback victory over Indians

Jorge Bonifacio had the go-ahead double as the Royals defeated the Indians Friday.

Whitcomb hits 6 of Storm's 14 3s in 87-81 win over Liberty (May 27, 2017)

SEATTLE (AP) Rookie Sami Whitcomb made six of Seattle’s franchise-record 14 3-pointers and the Storm closed on a 9-0 run to beat the New York Liberty 87-81 on Friday night.

Steph Curry's college coach reveals 'the defining moment' of his evolution

Bob McKillop saw star potential in Curry during his first game at Davidson.

D-backs rally late after Godley shines again

Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly break down the Diamondbacks’ 4-2 victory over the Brewers.

Reds win 5-2 over Phillies behind Adleman's stellar outing

The Cincinnati righty surrendered just one hit and two walks in eight scoreless frames.

Blue Jays take Game 1 over Rangers 7-6

Marlins open 10 game home stand with a win behind Stanton, Bour HR's

The Miami Marlins beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8-5 on Friday night.

Stanton's long homer helps Marlins beat Angels 8-5 (May 26, 2017)

MIAMI (AP) Giancarlo Stanton homered off the retaining wall behind the center field fence, a shot estimated at 460 feet, and the Miami Marlins beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 on Friday night.

Rodriguez strong, Red Sox down Mariners for 5th straight win (May 26, 2017)

BOSTON (AP) Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of a sloppy performance by the Seattle Mariners to earn their season-high fifth straight win, 3-0 on Friday night.

News flash: Cubs stay classy in 'Anchorman' road trip spoof

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Chicago Cubs kept it classy on their way to open a road trip at Dodger Stadium, with the World Series champions dressing as characters from the Will Ferrell comedy ”Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.”

Tanaka rebounds, but A's rally against Yanks bullpen, 4-1 (May 26, 2017)

NEW YORK (AP) Masahiro Tanaka struck out a career-high 13 to rebound from the worst stretch of his major league career but wound up a hard-luck loser when reliever Tyler Clippard’s wild pickoff throw sparked a go-ahead, two-run eighth inning in the Oakland Athletics’ 4-1 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night.