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AP Sports WriterDodgers edge Cubs 3-2 with late-game heroicsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Russell Martin singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, Alex Verdugo made a game-saving catch for the game's final out and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Sunday...

Seager, Mariners rally in 8th to beat Athletics 6-3OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Mike Leake has found the consistency he was looking for earlier in the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais is hoping the rest of his club can do the same after the Mariners spent the past two weeks...

Encarnación to join Yankees on Monday, become primary DHCHICAGO (AP) Edwin Encarnacion will find himself in a familiar spot after he joins the Yankees in New York on Monday.Manager Aaron Boone plans to use AL home run leader as his team's primary designated hitter once the 36-year-old slugger...

No room: Frazier squeezed out of Yanks' lineup, sent downCHICAGO (AP) Hot-hitting Clint Frazier was squeezed out of the New York Yankees' powerful lineup and sent down to the minors Sunday, another frustrating episode in what's been a breakout season for the 24-year-old outfielder.The Yankees got AL home...

AP Baseball WriterMets shuffle leaky bullpen, sign 1st-round draft pickBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Desperate for help in a failing bullpen, the New York Mets have acquired reliever Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians for cash.Pounders, who had been pitching at Triple-A Columbus, was immediately added to the...

Babe Ruth road jersey sells at auction for $5.6 millionNEW YORK (AP) A Babe Ruth road jersey dating to 1928-30 has sold at auction for $5.6 million.Hunt Auctions, which handled Saturday's sale, says the price breaks a record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold....

Umpire Jim Wolf to miss rest of Indians-Tigers seriesDETROIT (AP) Mike Muchlinski is replacing Jim Wolf on the umpiring crew for the rest of this weekend's Indians-Tigers series in Detroit.Major League Baseball said Saturday that Wolf is tending to a medical issue. Wolf, brother of former big league...

Associated PressAngels designate relief pitcher Cody Allen for assignmentBy DICK SCANLONST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Los Angeles Angels designated Cody Allen for assignment Saturday, a day after the veteran relief pitcher gave up four runs in a 9-4 loss to Tampa Bay.The 30-year-old Allen was signed to a...

LEADING OFF: Darvish at Dodger Stadium, Nola vs hot BravesBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:YU AGAIN?Yu Darvish says he expects to hear some boos when he takes the mound for the Cubs at Dodger Stadium. It will be his first outing at the...

AP Sports WriterRenfroe hits 3 homers, Padres rally to stun Rox 16-12 in 12By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The San Diego Padres know the reputation of Coors Field all too well.''No game's ever over in this ballpark,'' manager Andy Green said.That's why comebacks are always possible - even one...

Associated PressGiants homer 3 times in 5-3 victory over BrewersBy GIDEON RUBINSAN FRANCISCO (AP) A small tweak to his delivery has produced favorable results for Drew Pomeranz.Pablo Sandoval, Kevin Pillar and Mike Yastrzemski homered and Pomeranz pitched into the sixth inning, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the...

AP Sports WriterGiolito, Jimenez lead White Sox to 10-2 romp over YankeesBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Lucas Giolito called it a ''grinder game.'' The White Sox simply called it another victory.Giolito pitched into the seventh inning for his ninth straight win, Eloy Jimenez hit two three-run homers and Chicago...