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AP Sports WriterAstros' Peacock to start against Yankees in Game 6 of ALCSBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Brad Peacock is starting for the Houston Astros in Game 6 as they use a bullpen day to try to close out the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees on...

AP Sports WriterWaiting game: Nationals get 6 days off before World SeriesBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Doing a little research ahead of the World Series, Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier came across some numbers that made him feel OK about his team's long layoff.''I saw a stat today...

AP Baseball WriterVerlander can't close out Yanks; ALCS heads back to HoustonBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Justin Verlander watched and waited, hoping Aaron Hicks' drive deep down the right field line would hook foul at the last instant.When it bonked hard off the bright yellow foul pole for...

AP Baseball WriterVerlander can't close out Yanks; ALCS heads back to HoustonBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Justin Verlander watched and waited, hoping Aaron Hicks' drive deep down the right field line would hook foul at the last instant.When it bonked hard off the bright yellow foul pole for...

AP Sports WriterIn bullpen battle, Yanks can even ALCS vs Astros in Game 6By JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole may get a chance to punch the Houston Astros' ticket to the World Series.Only if Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton and the rest of the New York Yankees' acclaimed...

AP Sports WriterIn bullpen battle, Yanks can even ALCS vs Astros in Game 6By JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole may get a chance to punch the Houston Astros' ticket to the World Series.Only if Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton and the rest of the New York Yankees' acclaimed...

Correction: Babe Ruth's Bat-Auction storyLOS ANGELES (AP) In a story Oct. 16 about the auction of the bat Babe Ruth used to hit his 500th home run, The Associated Press, relying on information from SCP Auctions, erroneously reported that Mel Ott was the second player to reach the...

AP Baseball WriterSabathia has dislocated shoulder, big league career overBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia walked into Yankee Stadium's interview room with his left arm in a sling Friday, 16 hours after shuffling off the mound in pain following the 58,692nd and final pitch of his major...

Stanton returns to Yanks lineup as DH in Game 5 of ALCSNEW YORK (AP) Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton visited manager Aaron Boone's office Thursday night. Their conversation was brief.''We both kind of said, `Let's go,''' Boone said.Stanton is back in New York's lineup for Game 5 of the...

AP Sports WriterIn bullpen battle, Yanks can even ALCS vs Astros in Game 6By JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole may get a chance to punch the Houston Astros' ticket to the World Series.Only if Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton and the rest of the New York Yankees' acclaimed...

AP Baseball WriterSabathia has dislocated shoulder, big league career overBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia's major league career is over.The 39-year-old left-hander was dropped from the Yankees' AL Championship Series roster on Friday, a day after he dislocated a joint in his pitching shoulder during the eighth...

AP Baseball WriterSabathia dislocated shoulder, big league career overBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia's major league career is over.The 39-year-old left-hander was dropped from the Yankees' AL Championship Series roster on Friday, a day after he dislocated a joint in his pitching shoulder during the eighth inning...