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Red Sox put World Series MVP Pearce back on injured listNEW YORK (AP) The Boston Red Sox have put World Series MVP Steve Pearce back on the 10-day injured list.Pearce is out with a low back strain. The Red Sox made the move Saturday, a day after he...

MLB batters set record for month with 1,135 HR in MayNEW YORK (AP) Major league batters set a record in May for most home runs in any month.Batters hit 1,135 home runs in May, topping the previous mark of 1,119 in August 2017, according to the Elias Sports...

Associated PressGonzalez and Buxton homer, Twins beat Rays 6-2By MARK DIDTLERST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Marwin Gonzalez and Byron Buxton both homered and drove in two runs as the Minnesota Twins kept scoring, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Saturday.Minnesota, which owns the best record in the majors...

MLB batters set record for month with 1,135 HR in MayNEW YORK (AP) Major league batters set a record in May for most home runs in any month.Batters hit 1,135 home runs in May, topping the previous mark of 1,119 in August 2017, according to the Elias Sports...

Cabrera out of Tigers' lineup, waits for MRI results on kneeBy The Associated PressATLANTA (AP) The Detroit Tigers held Miguel Cabrera out of Saturday's lineup as they waited on MRI results of the slugger's right knee.Cabrera, a two-time AL MVP and 11-time All-Star, left in the sixth inning...

Associated PressSantana, Martin HR, Indians beat blundering White Sox 5-2By PATRICK ROSECHICAGO (AP) Carlos Santana and Leonys Martin homered and the Cleveland Indians took advantage of a White Sox blunder on the bases to end Chicago's five-game streak with a 5-2 victory on Saturday.The Indians climbed back to...

Associated PressSantana, Martin HR, Indians beat blundering White Sox 5-2By PATRICK ROSECHICAGO (AP) A day after the Chicago White Sox benefited from a bunch of Cleveland mistakes, they doomed themselves with a big blunder on the bases.Carlos Santana and Leonys Martin homered and the Indians took advantage of...

Rangers slugger Joey Gallo leaves game with oblique injuryARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Joey Gallo left the Texas Rangers' game against the Kansas City Royals in the fifth inning Saturday with tightness in his left oblique.Gallo, who homered earlier in the game, was pulled after visiting with manager Chris Woodward...

Associated PressGonzalez and Buxton homer, Twins beat Rays 6-2By MARK DIDTLERST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Minnesota Twins started the new month like they ended the last one. Winning, with home runs leading the way.Marwin Gonzalez and Byron Buxton both connected and drove in two runs as the Twins...

Cubs shortstop Javier Baez scratched with bruised right heelST. LOUIS (AP) Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez was scratched from Saturday night's game against St. Louis because of a bruised right heel, a problem he first sustained on May 19 and re-aggravated later.''For him to say something, it had...

AP Sports WriterHudson goes 6 strong, Cardinals beat Phillies 5-3By ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Dakota Hudson stopped another losing skid for the St. Louis Cardinals.Hudson tossed six effective innings, Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer and the Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Thursday.Marcell Ozuna, Matt Wieters and Matt...

Red Sox-Yankees series opener postponed by impending stormNEW YORK (AP) The game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees has been postponed Thursday before an impending storm.It will be made up as part of a day/night doubleheader on Aug. 3.New York leads the AL East with...