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AP Sports WriterAlvarez, Cole help Astros sweep Mariners with 6-1 winBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Rookie Yordan Alvarez drove in three runs to back up seven strong innings by Gerrit Cole and help the Houston Astros to a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday to complete a...

AP Sports WriterBieber, Indians turn tables on Orioles with 2-0 shutoutBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Coming off successive lopsided defeats to the lowly Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians turned to Shane Bieber to pull the team out of its inexplicable collapse.Bieber did his part, restoring the pecking order between...

AP Baseball WriterYankees rule Britannia, complete London sweep of Red SoxBy RONALD BLUMLONDON (AP) Britain treasures tradition, and the New York Yankees wrapped up Major League Baseball's first trip to Europe with one of their sport's classic customs: a late-inning pinstriped comeback.Gary Sanchez hit a go-ahead, two-run single...

AP Sports WriterHarper's HR, 4 RBIs help Phillies finally beat Marlins, 13-6By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Bryce Harper homered and drove in four runs Sunday to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a streak of five consecutive losses to the last-place Miami Marlins with a 13-6 victory Sunday.Harper hit run-scoring...

Suarez homers early, Reds hold on for 8-6 win over CubsCINCINNATI (AP) Eugenio Suarez ended his slump with Cincinnati's longest homer of the season, Anthony DeSclafani pitched six scoreless innings and the Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 8-6 Sunday.Phillip Ervin and Nick Senzel drove in two runs...

Associated PressTeen ump caught in parents' brawl gets major league supportBy DENNIS GEORGATOSDENVER (AP) The 13-year-old umpire caught in the middle of a brawl at a youth baseball game got a big league show of support Sunday.Josh Cordova and his family were invited to Coors Field by major...

Blue Jays' Guerrero to be youngest HR Derby participant everTORONTO (AP) Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is set to become the youngest participant in Home Run Derby history when he swings for the $1 million prize in Cleveland on July 8.Major League Baseball confirmed Sunday that Guerrero...

AP Sports WriterWoodruff wins 10th as Thames, Brewers beat Pirates 3-1By KEITH JENKINSMILWAUKEE (AP) Brandon Woodruff said he hasn't thought much about the possibility of playing in his first All-Star Game.The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander may want to start giving it some serious thought.Woodruff cruised to his National League-leading...

AP Sports WriterCubs put Hamels on injured list, designate GonzalezBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Cubs put left-hander Cole Hamels on the injured list Saturday, a day after he left a game with discomfort in his left side, and designated outfielder Carlos Gonzalez for assignment.Hamels came out after one...

Yanks, Red Sox tied 6-6 after 1 inning in 1st European gameLONDON (AP) The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox treated fans to one of the most unusual first innings in their century-plus rivalry when they played Saturday night in the first Major League Baseball game in...

Yanks, Red Sox tied 6-6 after 1 inning in 1st European gameLONDON (AP) The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox treated fans to one of the most unusual first innings in their century-plus rivalry when they played Saturday night in the first Major League Baseball game in...

Aaron Hicks hits MLB's 1st European home runLONDON (AP) Aaron Hicks has hit Major League Baseball's first home run on European soil.The shot came during a 27-minute top of the first inning Saturday night when the New York Yankees batted around against the Boston Red Sox.Hicks drove a...