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AP Baseball WriterCleveland planning to start rookie Merritt in Game 4 or 5By NOAH TRISTERTORONTO (AP) The Cleveland Indians plan to start rookie left-hander Ryan Merritt in the AL Championship Series.Merritt is slated to pitch either Game 4 or 5, depending on how Trevor Bauer's injured finger holds...

CLEVELAND (AP) The New York Yankees have called up first baseman Greg Bird from Triple-A and put him into the starting lineup.Bird was set to make his major league debut Thursday night at Cleveland. The lefty hitter was batting seventh while Mark Teixeira got a day off.The Yankees...

A look at what's happening around spring training in Florida and Arizona on Monday:---READY TO GORockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez expects to return to the lineup Monday after sitting out two days. After leaving Friday night's game against San Diego with pain in his surgically repaired left knee and missing...

A look at what's happening around the major leagues today:---TEXAS TWO-STEPBoth AL Division Series travel to Texas, with the Astros hosting the Royals at 4:10 p.m. EDT and the Blue Jays facing the Rangers at 8:10 p.m. EDT. Kansas City and Houston split Games 1 and 2 in Missouri,...

ATLANTA (AP) Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz has been hospitalized because of blood clots in his right arm.Assistant general manager John Coppolella says Foltynewicz was taken to an emergency room on Friday with swelling and redness in his arm. Coppolella says Foltynewicz remained in Piedmont Hospital on Sunday.Foltynewicz is...

A look at what's happening around spring training in Florida and Arizona on Friday:---BONJOURMajor League Baseball returns to Montreal when Toronto and Cincinnati open a two-game series at Olympic Stadium. The city had the Expos from 1969-2004. Last year, a pair of exhibitions at the Big O between the...

AP Sports WriterNationals announce 7-year extension for Stephen StrasburgBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) A day after Stephen Strasburg deflected questions about a new contract, the Washington Nationals announced that they had, indeed, agreed to a seven-year extension with the right-hander.The team said it would hold a news conference at...

AP Sports WriterCubs' Schwarber draws inspiration from boy with illnessBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Kyle Schwarber signed a baseball for Campbell Faulkner, and Faulkner gave Schwarber a green wristband. Twin acts of kindness, and a friendship was born.The slugger with the big Ohio heart, and the sunny boy with...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Detroit Tigers sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez are back on the field after rehabbing injuries.Both played in minor league games against the Houston Astros on Saturday for their first live pitching of the spring.Cabrera singled in his first three at-bats and Martinez hit a...

The CHI WHITE SOX and the KANSAS CITY will both be gunning for a victory on 9/13/2017 at 2:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Chicago White Sox (57-87) at Kansas City Royals (72-72) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 13 - 2:15 PM EST WHERE: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri ROT TEAM PS OU RL 917 CHI WHITE SOX 10 (-155) (-155) 10 (-110) 145 -155 918 KANSAS...

AP Sports WriterGiants' Pence set for hamstring surgery, likely out 8 weeksBy R.B. FALLSTROMST. LOUIS (AP) San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence will undergo surgery Thursday for a torn right hamstring and is likely to be sidelined eight weeks.The operation will be done in Dallas by Cowboys head...

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...