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AP Baseball WriterAP exclusive: MLB vets get $4,775 daily during virus outsetBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole, Mike Trout and other veteran major leaguers will receive $4,775 per day in advance pay for the first 60 days of the season during the stoppage caused by the new...

The CLEVELAND and the TORONTO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/6/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Cleveland Indians (79-60) at Toronto Blue Jays (63-76) DATE/TIME: Thursday, September 06 - 7:07 PM EST WHERE: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario ROT TEAM PS OU RL 907 CLEVELAND 9 (140) (140) 9 (-110) -150 140 908 TORONTO TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 140 PREDICTION: TORONTO , CLEVELAND Oddsmakers currently...

AP Baseball WriterInfo, please: MLB tells teams scouting cards OK for pitchersBy BEN WALKERNo need to call them cheat sheets.Major League Baseball has told teams that it's perfectly OK for pitchers to carry the kind of scouting cards that umpire Joe West confiscated from Philadelphia reliever Austin Davis on...

LEADING OFF: Day off for Dodgers, Cubs before NLCS Game 6By The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Friday:---BACK TO CHICAGOIt's a day off in the NL Championship Series before the Chicago Cubs try to earn their first World Series trip since 1945. They lead...

AP Sports WriterEx-Dodger Grandal leads Brewers to 8-5 win over Los AngelesBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Yasmani Grandal had three hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in three runs in his first game back at Dodger Stadium as he led the Milwaukee Brewers to a 8-5...

AP Sports WriterWith too many starters, Houston's Hinch must make decisionBy KRISTIE RIEKENWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) With virtually every position already a lock for the Houston Astros at the beginning of spring training, the toughest decision manager A.J. Hinch might have to make this spring is which...

Springer placed on 10-day IL with left hamstring injuryHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros placed outfielder George Springer on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left hamstring strain, but could be close to getting star second baseman Jose Altuve back from injury.Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said Springer...

AP Sports WriterYanks' LeMahieu unsure for opener after positive COVID testBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu isn't sure if he'll be ready for Thursday’s season opener after missing much of preseason camp because of a positive coronavirus test, while third baseman Gio Urshela appeared...

Blue Jays manager Gibbons to miss game for personal reasonsBALTIMORE (AP) Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons left the team before Saturday night's game against the Orioles to tend to personal business.The Blue Jays offered no details on Gibbons' absence, or whether he would be gone for more...

Altuve out of Astros' lineup a day after collisionCLEVELAND (AP) Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is out of the starting lineup Wednesday night, a day after colliding with a teammate in the outfield.Altuve crashed into right fielder Teoscar Hernandez while the two were chasing a popup in...

AP Baseball WriterFuture sign: Cole arrives with old placard of Yankees fealtyBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) On his first day in pinstripes, Gerrit Cole admitted to stealing a sign - no, not those signs.Cole affixed his signature to a record $324 million, nine-year contract at 10:45 a.m., walked...

AP Sports WriterTigers place Cabrera on DL with right hamstring strainBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Tigers placed designated hitter Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain before Friday night's game against the Kansas City Royals.Cabrera had missed three games with a biceps...