MLB

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins are without rookie slugger Miguel Sano and closer Glen Perkins for the game against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.Sano is dealing with a hamstring injury that doesn't allow him to run. Perkins is bothered by back spasms for the second time in...

BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox say a fan who was injured at Fenway Park trying to catch a foul ball is expected to be released from a hospital Wednesday night.The man flipped backward over a railing in the lower box seats and landed on a concrete walkway...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles' Zack Greinke beat San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner in a premier pitching matchup, and the Dodgers defeated the Giants 2-1 on Tuesday to stretch the gap between the top two teams in the National League West division to 5-1/2 games.The lead also grew in...

Texas Rangers -109 Rangers get the bounce back win tonight with Gallardo.

San Francisco Giants +105 SF Giants need this one badly to stay in the wildcard hunt. Greinke has been hot the past 45 days but Bum has been hotter. I'll bite on the more desperate team here.

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis' Jason Heyward hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to key a five-run rally that lifted the Cardinals to an 8-5 win against Washington on Monday, pushing their lead in the National League Central division back out to five games.The Cardinals boosted...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers acquired minor league outfielder Justin Ruggiano and cash considerations from Seattle on Monday night for a player to be named later. Ruggiano batted .296 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs in 49 games with the Mariners' Triple-A Tacoma affiliate this season. Ruggiano appeared...

ANAHEIM, California (AP) Edwin Encarnacion had four hits from four at bats with a homer and four RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a thunderous three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday with a 12-5 victory that vaulted them back into first place in the...

HE'S BACK Mets third baseman David Wright rejoins the team to start a series in Philadelphia. The New York captain has been out of the majors since April 14 because of a back problem, and recently finished up a rehab stint in the minors. Manager Terry Collins says Wright won't...

CHICAGO (AP) A fan was struck by a line-drive foul ball and taken away on a stretcher in the first inning of Sunday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field.Kyle Schwarber lined a foul ball just beyond the camera well on the first base...

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,...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Two people familiar with the deal say the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to trade six-time All-Star second baseman Chase Utley to the Los Angeles Dodgers.Both sources spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the deal hasn't been finalized and is pending...