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The story of how Jake Arrieta transformed himself from one of baseball's most thoughtful pitchers into one of the hottest is the opposite of an overnight sensation. The Cubs right-hander didn't wake up one morning and discover a magic grip or even find an extra 5 mph on his fastball....

DETROIT (AP) - Even a potential Hall of Famer can go through a truly horrendous stretch.Just ask Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley, who is hitting .116 so far this season - and that's after he had a hit both Saturday and Sunday to raise his average a bit.It's early,...

HOUSTON (AP) Chris Carter doesn't want to talk about his difficult summer. That doesn't matter now.It was easy to see that something was wrong. Always reserved, the Astros slugger retreated even more as he struggled at the plate. A radiant smile that comes naturally almost disappeared.Relegated to a...

NEW YORK (AP) Joe Maddon walked to the mound in a ski cap. Yoenis Cespedes wore a balaclava. As baseball's postseason keeps getting longer, the Boys of Summer are starting to resemble skiers on a Steamboat Springs lift line.''This weather is not for me,'' Cubs infielder Javier Baez...

AP Baseball WriterMcGwire, Strasburg among future stars who played in OlympicsBy NOAH TRISTERBaseball is returning to the Olympics in 2020. The question now is who will be playing.With the Summer Games falling in the middle of the major league season, the sport has never been able to produce the...

SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have completed the first significant trade of the offseason, a six-player swap that sends infielder Brad Miller, first baseman Logan Morrison and pitcher Danny Farquhar to Tampa Bay for pitchers Nathan Karns and C.J. Riefenhauser, and minor league outfielder...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Giants landed a top-tier starter to complement ace Madison Bumgarner, agreeing with free agent Jeff Samardzija on a $90 million, five-year contract Saturday a day after losing out on Zack Greinke.The club said the deal will be formally announced once Samardzija passes...

MILWAUKEE (AP) Nearly a week into his tenure with the Milwaukee Brewers, new general manager David Stearns is beginning to set a fresh tone for a franchise in transition.This has been a busy period for Stearns, who was hired on Sept. 21 but only officially began with the...

AP Baseball WriterAlex Rodriguez to play final game with Yankees on FridayBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Ready or not, Alex Rodriguez will play his final game in pinstripes this week.One of the most prolific hitters and polarizing figures in baseball history, the slumping slugger plans to take his...

WASHINGTON (AP) Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg refuses to blame a benign growth he had removed from his back for problems he had last season.Strasburg said Saturday at his team's fan festival that he had a fibrolipoma removed, adding ''it was above the muscle, so they didn't cut into...

The MILWAUKEE and the PITTSBURGH will both be gunning for a victory on 9/20/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Milwaukee Brewers (81-70) at Pittsburgh Pirates (68-84) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 20 - 7:05 PM EST WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU RL 957 MILWAUKEE 8.5 (-110) (105) 8.5 (-110) -115 105 958 PITTSBURGH TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh PITCHING...

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Colorado Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez has left a spring training game with pain in his surgically repaired left knee.Gonzalez exited in the middle of the fourth inning Friday night against San Diego and walked to the clubhouse with a trainer. A team official says...