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AP Sports WriterFreeman's HR lifts Braves to 4-3 win over Brewers in 10thBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Freddie Freeman marveled at Austin Riley's continued hot start and then showed the new kid how to end a game with flair.Freeman led off the 10th inning with a home run into...

AP Sports WriterBell hits 2 of Pirates' 4 homers in 7-2 win vs PadresBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Josh Bell homered twice and drove in four, rookie Bryan Reynolds connected for the second straight night and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Saturday.Padres rookie...

Associated PressCron, Schoop homer twice in Twins 18-4 rout of MarinersBy DAIMON EKLUNDSEATTLE (AP) The Minnesota Twins' offense has been rolling all season. They had their best game yet Saturday night against the Seattle Mariners.C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop each hit two home runs and Byron Buxton had...

AP Sports WriterAlcantara pitches 2-hitter, Miami beats reeling Mets 3-0By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Sandy Alcantara threw a two-hitter in a pitching duel with Noah Syndergaard, and the Miami Marlins beat the reeling New York Mets 3-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.A day after being shut out on...

Associated PressMaddon protests loss vs. Nats over Doolittle's deliveryBy HARVEY VALENINTEWASHINGTON (AP) Cubs manager Joe Maddon said he was seeking fairness when he questioned the legality of Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle's delivery in the ninth inning Saturday night and ultimately protested the game.That wasn't Doolittle's interpretation.''He's not...

Associated PressBieber fans 15 in 1st complete game, Indians rout O's 10-0By STEVE HERRICKCLEVELAND (AP) Shane Bieber struck out a career-high 15 in his first major league complete game and the Cleveland Indians routed the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 on Sunday.A day after being held to one hit, the...

AP Sports WriterGamel's 10th-inning homer lifts Brewers over Braves, 3-2By CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Ben Gamel led off the 10th inning with a home run against Wes Parsons, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Sunday.All five runs in the game came on homers.Gamel's drive off...

AP Baseball WriterAlvarado rebounds, Rays top Yanks 2-1, back into 1st placeBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Jose Alvarado stepped onto the Yankee Stadium mound, 18 hours after walking off with a look of disgust when he wasted a two-run, ninth-inning lead.Luke Voit, whose home run started the previous...

AP Baseball WriterRangers reliever Kelley has lumps removed from throatBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Texas Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley was ready to start pitching again while waiting for the results of a biopsy on two lumps that were surgically removed from his throat.Kelley said Saturday that doctors took...

Red Sox LHP David Price will return to rotation MondayBOSTON (AP) Red Sox left-hander David Price will return to the rotation for Monday's series opener in Toronto.Manager Alex Cora confirmed the plan Saturday.Price (1-2, 3.75 ERA) has been sidelined with left elbow tendinitis since his last start on...

Braves release Venters 1 year after NL Comeback Player awardATLANTA (AP) Jonny Venters, the left-hander whose comeback from his third Tommy John surgery helped him win the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award last year, has been released by the Atlanta Braves.The 34-year-old Venters had a 17.36...

Rangers reliever Kelley has lumps removed from throatARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Texas Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley had two lumps surgically removed from his throat this week.Kelley says an initial biopsy on the lumps was inconclusive, so doctors removed a couple of ''decent-sized'' lumps on Thursday. The 35-year-old was put...