Category: mlb

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jorge Bonifacio hit a three-run homer with two outs in the sixth inning to help the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

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Carlos Beltran sits with Ken Rosenthal and discusses the relief efforts him and his family have done in support of his homeland of Puerto Rico. The Astros outfielder has raised $1.3 million for hurricane relief.

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Mookie Betts chats with Ken Rosenthal moments after the Boston Red Sox clinched the AL East division title.

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BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox clinched the AL East by beating Houston 6-3 Saturday, setting up an immediate rematch with the Astros in the playoffs.

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NEW YORK (AP) The Yankees made a late switch on Saturday, tabbing veteran left-hander CC Sabathia to start their game against Toronto in place of fellow lefty Jaime Garcia.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Luis Valbuena hit a two-run, pinch-hit double in the eighth inning to cap a four-run rally as the Los Angeles Angels overcame three home runs by Seattle in a 6-5 victory over the Mariners on Friday night.

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BOSTON — Houston manager A.J. Hinch hopes to get a better idea of what to expect from Lance McCullers in the postseason when the right-hander faces the Boston Red Sox in the third game of the final regular-season series Saturday.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison homered Friday night and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched third place in the AL East with a 7-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

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DENVER (AP) Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon has set a major league record for most RBIs in a season by a leadoff man.

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CHICAGO (AP) Ian Happ hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs won for the 14th time in 17 games, beating the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Friday.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Pete Mackanin is out as Philadelphia Phillies manager after 2+ seasons.

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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants will seek to avoid losing 100 games for the first time since 1985 when they open a three-game home series Friday night against a team that knows a little about triple-digit defeats, the San Diego Padres.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels will take the field Friday night at Angel Stadium with virtually nothing to play for.

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ST. LOUIS — Craig Counsell had a simple instruction for his Milwaukee Brewers players as they left for St. Louis and the start of the final series of the regular season.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals were thrilled not to see J.D. Martinez in the Detroit Tigers’ lineup the past three days.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Returning home as a playoff team, the Minnesota Twins can use the weekend to prepare for the American League wild-card game on Tuesday.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — While the 2017 season is lost for both the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics, both clubs are doing their best to secure their futures.

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WASHINGTON (AP) The NL East champion Washington Nationals began their last – and meaningless – series of the regular season without a sore Bryce Harper and with a blown save by closer Sean Doolittle in what became a 5-4 victory Thursday night over the Pittsburgh Pirates, whose starting pitcher, Ivan Nova, left after getting hit by a pitch on his throwing hand while batting.

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DETROIT (AP) Pedro Martinez Jr., a son of the Hall of Fame pitcher, agreed to an $800,000 signing bonus as part of his minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) A park celebrating the legacies of Pittsburgh’s greatest Negro League baseball players will soon come alive in the city.

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CHICAGO (AP) Nicky Delmonico hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-4 victory Wednesday night that eliminated the Los Angeles Angels from playoff contention.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Aaron Altherr went 2-for-4 with a triple, drove in two runs and scored the go-ahead run as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Wednesday.

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CLEVELAND (AP) The Minnesota Twins missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot on their own Wednesday night as Danny Salazar gave Cleveland’s brain trust more to consider with a strong start and Yan Gomes homered, lifting the Indians to a 4-2 win.

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NEW YORK (AP) Terry Collins was a winner in perhaps his final home game as manager of the New York Mets, who beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Wednesday night behind rookie pitcher Robert Gsellman.

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PHOENIX (AP) David Peralta capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning by drawing a one-out, bases-loaded walk, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Adrian Beltre is likely done for the season after playing 13 games with a strained left hamstring before the Texas Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention.

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LOS ANGELES — The San Diego Padres might be the most forlorn team in the major leagues.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers’ Jordan Zimmermann and the Kansas City Royals’ Jason Hammel will start Wednesday in the middle contest of this three-game series.

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ST. LOUIS — While time is running out on the St. Louis Cardinals, the party appears ready to start for the Chicago Cubs.

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CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Angels are clinging to life in the American League wild-card race as they face the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.

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