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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...

Indians send struggling RHP Danny Salazar to bullpenCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Indians right-hander Danny Salazar, an All-Star last season, has been sent to the bullpen.Salazar is 3-5 with a 5.50 ERA in 10 starts. He has struck out 73 in 52 1/3 innings but has allowed 55 hits and...

AP Baseball WriterD'oh? No! Homer and 'The Simpsons' team earn Hall tributeBy BEN WALKERSteve Sax won two World Series rings, was a five-time All-Star and got nearly 2,000 hits in the big leagues.Yet to many fans, it's those half-dozen lines he uttered to a bunch of yellow cartoon characters...

Dodgers place Gonzalez on disabled list, reinstate PedersonCLEVELAND (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed first baseman Adrian Gonzalez on the 10-day disabled list because of discomfort in his lower back.Gonzalez was removed from Sunday's game against Cincinnati after going hitless in three at-bats. He said he has...

LEADING OFF: Kershaw, Strasburg ailing; Cubs get boostBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---AILING ALL OVERStar pitchers Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals are recovering after getting injured Sunday, as is Cardinals on-base machine Matt Carpenter. Kershaw is...

AP Sports WriterMLB umpire Tumpane rescues woman on Pittsburgh bridgeBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) John Tumpane can't explain why he approached the woman as she hopped over the railing of the Roberto Clemente Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.The woman told Tumpane she just wanted to get a better view of...

Manfred: Marlins to soon choose winning bid for new ownerMIAMI (AP) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Miami Marlins are soon expected to choose a winning bid from among three investment groups seeking to buy the team, and all have offered about the same amount of money.Manfred said...

Pirates demote Ngoepe, first African-born major leaguerNEW YORK (AP) The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned infielder Gift Ngoepe to the minor leagues about a month after he debuted as the first African-born player in the majors.The slick-fielding South African singled in his first plate appearance last month, but batted...

AP Sports WriterIndians to host 2019 All-Star Game, sixth time for clubBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Sandy Alomar looked out the window as snow fell inside Progressive Field and vividly recalled a warm July night 20 years ago.''The best moment of my life,'' he said.A six-time All-Star catcher, Alomar...

AP Baseball WriterGraveman going on DL; A's to recall Mengden for Monday startBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) The Oakland Athletics plan to put pitcher Kendall Graveman on the 10-day disabled list Monday and recall right-hander Daniel Mengden from Triple-A Nashville to make his first major league start of...

AP Baseball WriterWalker's single in 9th lifts Mets over Giants 4-3By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Plagued by injuries, obstinance and absenteeism, the New York Mets have managed to win seven of 10 following a six-game losing streak.''Considering all that's going on around here, we're doing a really good...

Braves star Kemp listed day to day with sore left hamstringBy The Associated PressATLANTA (AP) Braves left fielder Matt Kemp is listed as day to day with a sore left hamstring and hopes to avoid the 10-day disabled list for the second time this season.Atlanta manager Brian Snitker...