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Longtime Texas baseball writer Gerry Fraley dies at 64DALLAS (AP) Gerry Fraley, a longtime baseball writer who spent most of his career with The Dallas Morning News, has died. He was 64.Fraley died early Saturday after a two-year battle with cancer, the newspaper reported.After covering the Braves for...

Longtime Texas baseball writer Gerry Fraley dies at 64DALLAS (AP) Gerry Fraley, a longtime baseball writer who spent most of his career with The Dallas Morning News, has died. He was 64.Fraley died early Saturday after a two-year battle with cancer, the newspaper reported.After covering the Braves for...

Blue Jays promote Cavan Biggio, son of Hall of Famer CraigTORONTO (AP) Blue Jays prospect Cavan Biggio, the son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, was brought up by Toronto on Friday and made his major league debut against San Diego.Biggio was in the lineup, batting eighth and...

LEADING OFF: Morton's streak, Biggio's bid, Wacha's moveBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:WHAT A STRINGRays right-hander Charlie Morton hasn't lost in his last 17 starts, going 7-0 with a 3.21 ERA in a span that started last August with Houston. Morton (4-0, 2.65)...

AP Sports WriterSmyly gets first win since 2016 as Rangers rally to winBy JOE REEDYANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Drew Smyly has had a long road back from Tommy John elbow surgery, and the Texas left-hander put together a quality start on Friday night that helped earn him his first...

Olson, Canha go back-to-back in A's 6-2 win over MarinersOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) With six home runs in his last nine games, Mark Canha is trying to do his best impression of Oakland teammate Khris Davis. That's going to be critical in the coming weeks while Davis continues to...

AP Sports WriterDiamondbacks break out of slump with 18-2 win over GiantsBy JOSH DUBOWSAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks took out a week of frustrations on San Francisco's pitching staff.Ildemaro Vargas had five hits and a home run, Adam Jones added four hits and a homer, and the...

AP Sports WriterGómez HR sinks Nats after Martinez ejection, Mets sweepBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Carlos Gomez lost his shoe during an early dash, then hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning that helped the New York Mets overcome a Nationals comeback that started after Washington...

Nats manager Martinez fires hat, kicks dirt, ejected vs MetsNEW YORK (AP) Washington manager Dave Martinez was ejected in the eighth inning of a game against the New York Mets and didn't leave until making quite a scene.Plate umpire Bruce Dreckman rang up Washington's Howie Kendrick for a...

Mets add Canó (quad), McNeil (hamstring) to injured listNEW YORK (AP) The Mets have added infielders Robinson Cano and Jeff McNeil to the 10-day injured list, putting half of New York's opening day lineup on the shelf.Manager Mickey Callaway announced the moves Thursday morning before the finale of...

AP Sports WriterYankees' CC Sabathia placed on IL with knee inflammationBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) CC Sabathia's ailing right knee landed him on the 10-day injured list Thursday, although the New York Yankees don't expect the star lefty to be sidelined for long.Sabathia has right knee inflammation, a problem...

Mets add Canó (quad), McNeil (hamstring) to injured listNEW YORK (AP) The Mets have added infielders Robinson Cano and Jeff McNeil to the 10-day injured list.Manager Mickey Callaway announced the moves Thursday morning before the finale of a four-game series against the Washington Nationals.Cano strained his left quad...