Category: mlb

DETROIT — Gerrit Cole found his groove two months ago. That has kept the Pittsburgh Pirates on the fringes of the playoff race.

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CHICAGO (AP) Tim Anderson homered and drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez tossed eight strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Wednesday night, their second straight win over the team with the best record in the AL.

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TORONTO (AP) Todd Frazier homered and had three RBIs, Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius also went deep and the New York Yankees overcame a shaky start by Masahiro Tanaka to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Wednesday night.

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DETROIT (AP) Justin Verlander allowed one hit over eight innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Wednesday night.

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A look at what’s happening all around the majors Thursday:

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Madison Bumgarner allowed four hits over seven innings to win for the second time since returning from a dirt bike accident, helping the San Francisco Giants defeat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 Wednesday and complete a winning homestand for only the second time this season.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg said he felt good after a four-inning simulated start on Wednesday.

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ATLANTA (AP) Rookie shortstop Johan Camargo was placed on the 10-day disabled list after suffering a bone bruise in his knee while jogging onto the field before Tuesday night’s game.

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Nick Swisher and Dontrelle Willis compare the season stats of the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians aces.

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CLEVELAND (AP) Indians All-Star outfielder Michael Brantley is on the disabled list after injuring his right ankle again.

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PHOENIX — Jake Lamb knows the numbers.

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The St. Louis Cardinals dominated the first two games of the intrastate rivalry as they have dominated the Royals in Kansas City since interleague play began.

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Minnesota Twins right-hander Bartolo Colon has pitched in 526 games in his big league career — or 525 more than Brewers rookie Brandon Woodruff.

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CHICAGO — Houston Astros shortstop Alex Bregman will attempt to match a franchise record when he and his teammates face the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.

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ATLANTA — The last time Jerad Eickhoff and Sean Newcomb faced each other, both pitched well, but neither wound up with a decision.

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CINCINNATI — Travis Wood is still getting acclimated to his new surroundings in San Diego since being acquired from the Kansas City Royals in July.

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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays again must go to their Triple-A Buffalo affiliate for a starter.

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WASHINGTON — Two veteran left-handed pitchers with opposite results against the other team will meet Wednesday night at Nationals Park.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Seattle Mariners are in the thick of the wild-card playoff race in the American League, but they will have to survive three to four weeks without ace Felix Hernandez and two to three weeks without valuable reliever David Phelps.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels did not look at the July 31 trade deadline as their chance to improve their rotation. They looked to the trainer’s room.

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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians will try to put more window dressing on the eyesore that is their interleague record Wednesday afternoon when they host the Colorado Rockies in the final game of a two-game mini-series at Progressive Field.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Buster Posey hit a three-run homer in the first that was upheld after review and later stole a base, Ty Blach won his second straight start and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Tuesday night.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Parker Bridwell, a right-hander the Angels picked up simply for cash in mid-April from the Orioles, came back to haunt his former team Tuesday night in a 3-2 victory for Los Angeles over Baltimore.

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PHOENIX (AP) Jake Lamb hit his second career grand slam, his first off a left-hander, in the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat Los Angeles 6-3 on Tuesday night, only the eighth loss for the Dodgers in their last 52 games.

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CHICAGO (AP) Rookie Kevan Smith had a home run and drove in four runs for the Chicago White Sox in an 8-5 win over Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Yadier Molina, Jedd Gyorko and Randal Grichuk went deep, the Cardinals scored so much in the fifth inning that they broke the scoreboard, and St. Louis rolled to a 10-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon insists he meant no harm or ill will toward his Pennsylvania hometown when he said the people of Hazleton have to be accepting of the city’s Hispanic population.

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CLEVELAND (AP) Indians All-Star left fielder Michael Brantley limped off the field in the fifth inning with an apparent right leg injury during Tuesday night’s game against Colorado.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) In the midst of the AL wild card chase, the Seattle Mariners will be without starter Felix Hernandez for three to four weeks because of bursitis in his right shoulder.

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CLEVELAND (AP) Don Baylor’s one-of-a-kind presence was again with the Colorado Rockies.

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