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ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis' Yadier Molina hit his 100th career home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Cardinals to a 4-3 win against San Francisco on Wednesday, helping the Cards maintain a five-game divisional lead.Their nearest rival in the National League Central,...

CHICAGO (AP) When Addison Russell got hurt in Game 3 of the NL Division Series in October, he got right back to work while trying to return to the field for the Chicago Cubs.When the Cubs lost to the New York Mets in the next round, he just...

The PITTSBURGH and the WASHINGTON will both be gunning for a victory on 10/1/2017 at 3:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Pittsburgh Pirates (74-87) at Washington Nationals (97-64) DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 01 - 3:05 PM EST WHERE: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia ROT TEAM PS OU RL 901 PITTSBURGH 8.5 (-170) (-160) 8.5 (-110) 150 -160 902 WASHINGTON TV: 3:05 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Pittsburgh, MASN (Washington) PITCHING...

NEW YORK (AP) The Baltimore Orioles have activated outfielder Joey Rickard from the 10-day disabled list and are starting him in the series opener against the New York Yankees. Rickard was batting leadoff Friday night at Yankee Stadium and playing left field. Rickard has been out with a sprained left finger....

Associated PressSampson needs surgery on injured elbowBy CURTIS CRABTREESEATTLE (AP) Mariners right-hander Adrian Sampson needs surgery on his injured right elbow and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.Sampson was scratched from his scheduled start in Detroit on Thursday while tossing his warmup pitches before the...

The 10 batters whose plate appearances were shifted the most in 2014, with plate appearances shifted, plate appearances shifted resulting in a grounder or short fly, batting average in those plate appearances, plate appearances not shifted resulting in a grounder or short fly and batting average in those plate...

ATLANTA (AP) Japan honored former home run king Hank Aaron with one of its highest awards on Thursday, saying he is a symbol of its close relationship with the United States and their shared love of baseball.The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette was presented...

ATLANTA (AP) Veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski will return for another season with the Atlanta Braves after agreeing to a $3 million, one-year contract.The 38-year-old Pierzynski was a rare bright spot for the Braves this past season. Signed to serve mainly as a backup, he wound up handling the...

NEW YORK (AP) This much is certain: Anyone who bemoans that baseball's gone soft never covered second base with Chase Utley bearing down on a potential double play.What's not so clear is whether Utley's takeout slide Saturday night, the one that broke the right leg of New York...

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) Hyun-Jin Ryu believes he is ready to reclaim his long-lost spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting rotation. The left-hander has made just one start in the past two seasons for the Dodgers, his once-promising career sidetracked repeatedly by arm injuries. But Ryu has returned to Camelback Ranch...

Travis Snider agrees to minor league deal with RangersARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Free agent outfielder Travis Snider has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and will attend big league spring training.As part of Friday's deal, Snider would get a $1 million, one-year contract if added...

DENVER (AP) San Francisco Giants catcher Hector Sanchez will miss the rest of the season after suffering a left hamstring strain and left ankle sprain.Sanchez was hurt Saturday night while trying to beat out a sacrifice bunt in the fourth inning of a 7-3 Giants' win. He was...