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LEADING OFF: Braves set to clinch, Red Sox near eliminationBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Friday:POPPIN'Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Braves are poised to break out the bubbly, with a magic number of one to clinch their second straight NL East title. They can...

Yankees' Domingo Germán put on leave over domestic violenceNEW YORK (AP) Yankees star pitcher Domingo German has been placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball because of domestic violence.MLB did not give details in its statement Thursday, but said the leave ''may last up to seven days,...

Cole reaches 300 Ks for season, Astros beat Rangers 3-2HOUSTON (AP) Gerrit Cole wanted to get his milestone strikeout at home, and he accomplished the feat in an important win for the Houston Astros.Cole struck out 10 batters, including his 300th of the season, in eight strong innings,...

LEADING OFF: Yanks try to clinch AL East, Cards-Cubs rivalryBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:SO CLOSEThe Yankees can clinch their first AL East title since 2012 with a win over the Angels in the Bronx. New York pushed back J.A. Happ's scheduled start...

LEADING OFF: Braves set to clinch, Cubs try to regroupBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Friday:POPPIN'Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Braves are poised to break out the bubbly, with a magic number of one to clinch their second straight NL East title. They can...

AP Baseball WriterYankees' Germán on leave under MLB domestic violence policyBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Yankees star pitcher Domingo German was placed on administrative leave under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy on Thursday, casting doubt over whether New York's top winner this season will be available for...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Marlins' Mattingly agrees to contract extensionBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly has agreed to a contract extension and will return for a fifth season in 2020, a person familiar with the negotiations said Thursday.The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated...

Indians' Ramírez takes 1st BP since breaking right handCLEVELAND (AP) Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez took batting practice Thursday for the first time since breaking his right hand last month and is hoping to return before the end of the regular season.Ramirez had surgery for a broken hamate...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Marlins' Mattingly agrees to contract extensionBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations says Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly has agreed to a contract extension and will return for a fifth season in 2020.The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press...

AP Baseball WriterYankees reliever Betances told surgery not recommendedBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Yankees reliever Dellin Betances has been told surgery is not recommended for the partially torn Achilles tendon that ended his season after eight pitches.Betances received a second opinion from Dr. Martin O'Malley of the Hospital...

AP Baseball WriterYankees clinch 1st AL East title since 2012, reach 100 winsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Aroldis Chapman got Albert Pujols to swing over a slider in the dirt, and the New York Yankees jogged to the infield to exchange handshakes and hugs after clinching their first...

AP Sports WriterRodriguez, Red Sox beat Giants 5-4 to avoid sweepBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 10 over six innings of two-hit ball, and Xander Bogaerts had a pair of RBI singles on Thursday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the...