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AP Sports WriterRed Sox pound Yankees 19-3, biggest win ever in rivalryBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had some special guests in town to see Boston open a critical series against the AL East-leading New York Yankees.They got to the park too late to see...

AP Sports WriterVillar homers in 16th, OF saves Orioles' 10-8 win over HalosBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Even after a postgame beer shower from his ecstatic Baltimore Orioles teammates, Stevie Wilkerson was shocked to learn he had just become the first position player in major league history to...

AP Sports WriterVillar homers in 16th, OF saves Orioles' 10-8 win over HalosBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Even after a postgame beer shower from his ecstatic Baltimore Orioles teammates, Stevie Wilkerson was shocked to learn he had just become the first position player in major league history to...

LEADING OFF: Homers in 3s, Goldy licks, Wheeler watchBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:THREE FOR FOURWho will be the next player to hit three home runs in a game? Twins slugger Nelson Cruz did it for the first time in his career Thursday...

LEADING OFF: Homers in 3s, Goldy licks, Wheeler watchBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:THREE FOR FOURWho will be the next player to hit three home runs in a game? Twins slugger Nelson Cruz did it for the first time in his career Thursday...

Associated PressRamirez homers in 14th, Indians outlast Royals 5-4By KOLLIN MILLERKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jose Ramirez is finding his swing and it's no surprise that's leading to Cleveland's best stretch of the season.Ramirez hit a go-ahead homer in the 14th inning and the Indians held on to beat...

AP Baseball WriterFormer employee brings suit against Tigers, BosioBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) A former clubhouse attendant has brought a discrimination lawsuit against the Detroit Tigers and former pitching coach Chris Bosio.In a complaint filed this week in Wayne County Circuit Court, Derrell Coleman II, who is black, accuses...

A day after returning from IL, Scherzer has strained backWASHINGTON (AP) Washington ace Max Scherzer received a stem cell shot to treat his strained back and hopes to make his next scheduled start Tuesday against Atlanta.Scherzer returned from the injured list Thursday and in his first start since...

Cubs acquire Holland from Giants for lefty bullpen optionMILWAUKEE (AP) Derek Holland was acquired by the Cubs on Friday from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named, giving the Cubs a new left-handed option out of the bullpen.As part of the trade, San Francisco agreed...

Cubs acquire Holland from Giants for lefty bullpen optionMILWAUKEE (AP) Derek Holland was acquired by the Cubs from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named, giving the Cubs a new left-handed option out of the bullpen.As part of the trade announced Friday, San Francisco agreed...

AP Sports Writer5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuriesBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months after he played in his last...

AP Sports WriterRays' Snell to undergo arthroscopic surgery on left elbowBy FRED GOODALLST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) If the Tampa Bay Rays are going to hang in the AL playoff race, they'll have to do it without reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell.The 26-year-old left-hander was placed...