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Judge 3-peats as top MLB jersey seller; Harper secondNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Judge had the top-selling jersey in Major League Baseball for the third consecutive season.The New York Yankees slugger beat out Bryce Harper, according to results released Friday by MLB.Judge maintained the top spot despite missing more...

AP Baseball WriterGiants' Bruce Bochy prepares to exit after respected careerBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Bruce Bochy once took a bat to a flat-screen TV during a San Francisco Giants team meeting to make a point to his players. It just took a few more swings than he...

LEADING OFF: A's, Rays try to clinch, Brewers keep pushingBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:AL WILD CARDOakland and Tampa Bay could clinch the AL wild-card spots and close out Cleveland.Francisco Lindor and the Indians put themselves in danger by losing 8-0 to the...

AP Sports WriterHernández says farewell, playoff-chasing A's top MarinersBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) When the time finally arrived for Felix Hernandez to say goodbye to Seattle and all the history of 15 seasons with one franchise, his manager had a message as he walked off the mound.''You will always...

AP Sports WriterHernández says farewell, playoff-chasing A's top MarinersBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Felix Hernandez pitched 5 1/3 innings in likely his final start with the Seattle Mariners after 15 seasons, but it was the Oakland Athletics moving to the brink of clinching an AL wild-card berth with a...

Associated PressIndians fall to Chisox, 2 games back in WC race with 3 leftBy MATT CARLSONCHICAGO (AP) Facing a rookie pressed into his first major league start, the Cleveland Indians seemed set up to do some damage.Instead, their playoff chances took a huge hit.Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and...

AP Sports WriterBraves' Freeman returns to lineup with rested elbowBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Freddie Freeman says his rested right elbow is good to go, and he expects it to be that way through the postseason.Freeman was set to bat third and play first base for the Atlanta...

AP Sports WriterMax Scherzer will start NL wild-card game for NationalsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) The Nationals don't know which team they'll face in the NL wild-card game or where it will be played, but they do know this: Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer will be their...

AP Sports WriterKershaw wins 16th, Dodgers beat Padres 1-0By BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Clayton Kershaw shut down San Diego for six innings and Chris Taylor scored from first base on Max Muncy's single in the sixth to lead the seven-time NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers to a...

Manager Clint Hurdle hopes to return to Pirates in 2020PITTSBURGH (AP) Clint Hurdle hopes to return for what would be his 10th season as the Pittsburgh Pirates' manager in 2020.Hurdle has two more years remaining on a deal that started with the 2018 season.Pittsburgh began Thursday 67-91, its...

Associated PressSchoop hits Twins' 300th homer in 10-4 win over TigersBy DAVE HOGGDETROIT (AP) Jonathan Schoop knew he had the best chance to make history for the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.With the Twins recovering from Wednesday night's celebration of their first division title since 2010, Schoop was the...

AP Baseball WriterMinor gets 200 Ks as Rangers beat Red Sox 7-5 to avoid sweepBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Mike Minor worked into the ninth inning to reach 200 strikeouts in a season for the first time after the Rangers purposely let a foul pop drop, Danny Santana...