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LEADING OFF: Kershaw faces Brewers; M's await injury reportsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---DIGGIN' BREW TOWNClayton Kershaw (7-2) starts Friday's series opener for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Milwaukee, where he is 4-0 with a 1.41 ERA in five starts. Jimmy Nelson,...

LEADING OFF: Trout gets checked, Price makes season debutBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---TROUT OUT?The Angels will see how star Mike Trout is feeling, a day after he sprained his left thumb making a headfirst slide to steal a base in Miami....

White Sox's Miguel Gonzalez perfect through 6CHICAGO (AP) Chicago White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez has retired the first 18 batters he's faced on Sunday.Chicago has a 7-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers entering the bottom of the sixth inning.Gonzalez entered the game with a 3-5 record and had...

Ted Cruz finds a doppelganger in Cubs owner Tom RickettsWASHINGTON (AP) A photo of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has some people seeing double over the two men's remarkable resemblance.Cruz tweeted the photo of the two posing with the World Series trophy in...

Philadelphia Phillies scrap plans to honor Pete RosePHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies have canceled plans to honor Pete Rose next week because of a woman's claim she had a sexual relationship with baseball's hit king when she was a minor.The woman, identified as Jane Doe this week in...

Brewers catcher Vogt out at least a month with sprained kneePITTSBURGH (AP) Milwaukee Brewers catcher Stephen Vogt is out for at least a month with a sprained left knee following a collision at home plate.Brewers manager Craig Counsell says Vogt will miss ''significant time.''Vogt was hurt Monday night...

Cubs, Maddon ready to 'Embrace the Suck' for charityCHICAGO (AP) Manager Joe Maddon and the Chicago Cubs are ready to ''Embrace the Suck'' for charity this season.Maddon and the Cubs unveiled on Friday the olive green T-shirts sporting the slogan, a playful nod to the defending champions' uneven...

AP Sports WriterRoyals' Karns to have rib removed to ease nerve painBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Royals pitcher Nate Karns will undergo surgery next week to remove a rib that's causing nerve pain in his forearm. He will miss the remainder of the season, though he expects...

AP Sports WriterBraves place struggling Colon on DL with left side strainBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves have placed right-hander Bartolo Colon on the 10-day disabled list with a strain in his left side.The move Tuesday comes one day after Colon allowed eight runs in 3 2/3...

Red Sox place Pedroia on DL, activate SandovalBOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox have placed second baseman Dustin Pedroia on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained wrist and activated third baseman Pablo Sandoval from the DL.Pedroia sprained his left wrist when he tumbled over White Sox first...

AP Sports WriterNo snoozing: Yankees pull all-nighter, beat Reds 10-4By JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Yankees know how to pull an all-nighter and come up aces.Their Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka won his fifth consecutive start, Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday homered, and New York shook off a long game...

AP Sports WriterGennett flooded with texts, trying to comprehend 4-HR gameBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Scooter Gennett's tan bat leaned against his locker, the sweet spot streaked by its historic connections. The ball from homer No. 4 was off somewhere getting authenticated and marked. His cellphone was jammed with...