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Pirates face Tigers in another series vs. non-contender (Aug 07, 2017)

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ tour de also-rans continues Monday night against the Detroit Tigers.

Samardzija, Giants beat Diamondbacks 6-3 to take series (Aug 06, 2017)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jeff Samardzija pitched into the seventh inning to win his third consecutive start and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Sunday.

Cruz 2 HRs, Mariners top Royals 8-7 to open doubleheader (Aug 06, 2017)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Nelson Cruz homered twice and drove in four runs as the Seattle Mariners built a big lead, then held off the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.

Souza's homer in 9th lifts Rays over Brewers 2-1 (Aug 06, 2017)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Steven Souza Jr. homered off Milwaukee reliever Jacob Barnes leading off the ninth inning Sunday to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win over the Brewers.

Mariners acquire Alonso in trade with Athletics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star first baseman Yonder Alonso from the Oakland Athletics on Sunday for minor league outfielder Boog Powell.

Royals' All-Star catcher Perez on DL with intercostal strain

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals put All-Star catcher Salvador Perez on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a strain on the right side of his chest.

Yankees place Matt Holliday on disabled list with back issue

CLEVELAND (AP) The New York Yankees have placed slumping slugger Matt Holliday on the disabled list with a lower back issue.

Indians activate 2B Jason Kipnis from disabled list

CLEVELAND (AP) Jason Kipnis is back at the top of Cleveland’s lineup.

D-backs' Corbin looks to bounce back versus Giants (Aug 06, 2017)

SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin never saw his nightmare start against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field coming Tuesday.

Rebuilding A's send Manaea against Angels' Nolasco (Aug 06, 2017)

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It is never a good thing when the Oakland Athletics are drawing comparisons to the Kansas City A’s.

Surging Rockies look to keep Phillies down (Aug 06, 2017)

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies are 4-1 on a six-game homestand, which they will try to complete Sunday with a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Sims to make second start as Braves host Marlins (Aug 06, 2017)

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves will continue the audition for one of their young pitching prospects Sunday when they send Lucas Sims to the mound for his second career start.

Kipnis to return to Indians' lineup against Yankees (Aug 06, 2017)

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians welcome back second baseman Jason Kipnis to the lineup Sunday, when the Indians host the Yankees in the final game of their four-game series.

Giants rally from 4 down to beat Diamondbacks 5-4 in 10 (Aug 05, 2017)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Denard Span scored on Jarrett Parker’s two-out infield single in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

Astros prospect Davis necessary addition against Blue Jays (Aug 06, 2017)

HOUSTON — Houston Astros infield prospect J.D. Davis made his major league debut on Saturday night against the Blue Jays, and while there is no definitive timetable for how long he will remain in the bigs, there is reason to believe that his stay won’t be unusually brief.

Veteran pitchers square off between White Sox, Red Sox (Aug 06, 2017)

BOSTON — Two veteran pitchers with a combined 2017 record of 4-14 square off Sunday at Fenway Park in the final game of the weekend and season series between the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.

Orioles hit 3 HRs, end Tigers' 4-game run with 5-2 victory (Aug 05, 2017)

BALTIMORE (AP) Welington Castillo hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, Adam Jones and Tim Beckham also hit solo shots, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Detroit 5-2 on Saturday night to end the Tigers’ four-game winning streak.

Yankees defense saves Chapman in 2-1 win over Indians (Aug 05, 2017)

CLEVELAND (AP) Brett Gardner and Ronald Torreyes made sensational defensive plays in the ninth inning to save Aroldis Chapman from another late-inning meltdown in Progressive Field, and the New York Yankees hung on to beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on Saturday night and stop a four-game losing streak.

Brewers shut out Rays behind Davies (Aug 05, 2017)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Zach Davies gave up one hit in seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers remained a half-game behind the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.

Cubs' Lester wants better performance against Nationals (Aug 06, 2017)

CHICAGO — Jon Lester’s last start featured some highlights — including his first major league home run — but overall the Chicago Cubs left-hander was not satisfied with his performance.

Dodgers smash five homers in victory over Mets to move to 43-7 in their past 50 games

Every run scored in this Dodgers vs. Mets matchup was via home run. Watch all five homers from the winning side as the Dodgers defeat the Mets, 7-4.

Brewers' Shaw injured by throw

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw left Saturday night’s game in the second inning after being struck on the side of his face by a throw on a stolen base attempt.

Contreras, Avila homers lead Cubs over Nationals 7-4 (Aug 05, 2017)

CHICAGO (AP) Willson Contreras homered and drove in three runs, Alex Avila homered for his first hit with the Cubs and Chicago beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Saturday to even the series between division leaders.

Orioles remove Tillman from rotation, send him to bullpen

BALTIMORE (AP) The Baltimore Orioles have sent right-hander Chris Tillman to the bullpen, where they hope he can regain the form that enabled him to anchor the rotation since 2013.

Matt Joyce has been suspended two games by Major League Baseball for directing a gay slur toward a fan.

AP () – – Matt Joyce has been suspended two games by Major League Baseball for directing a gay slur toward a fan.

Giants place Belt on concussion DL, call up Sandoval

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Giants placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the seven-day concussion list Saturday and called up third baseman Pablo Sandoval.

Rockies' Gray puts home unbeaten mark on line vs. Phillies (Aug 05, 2017)

DENVER — After losses in two straight starts on the road, Jon Gray will pitch at home Saturday for the Colorado Rockies against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Giants' Stratton has more time to prepare for start vs. Diamondbacks (Aug 05, 2017)

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants rookie right-hander Chris Stratton didn’t get much of a heads up before making his first major league start on July 6 against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.

Mariners, Royals point toward postseason goal (Aug 05, 2017)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals are battling for postseason play.

Rangers, Twins still looking to make run (Aug 05, 2017)

MINNEAPOLIS — Following Minnesota’s stirring win against Texas on Friday as 44-year-old Bartolo Colon became the oldest pitcher to throw a complete game since 2010, the Twins also closed the gap on the Kansas City Royals for an American League wild-card spot to 3.5 games.