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Mets' Lagares has partially torn thumb ligament, avoids DLPITTSBURGH (AP) Mets outfielder Juan Lagares has been diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his left thumb after being examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.Lagares was expected to rejoin the team before Monday night's game...

Seattle options Nori Aoki as part of rash of roster movesSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners optioned starting outfielder Nori Aoki and relief pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday to clear space for pitching reinforcements. The Mariners made seven roster moves before starting a homestand against St. Louis. The...

NEW YORK (AP) Pittsburgh's Gregory Polanco singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to give the Pirates a 3-2 win against the New York Mets in Friday's opening game of a key series between National League contenders, ending the Mets' long run of home victories.The Pirates...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Jack Graney, Graham McNamee and Bert Wilson have been elected by fans to join seven other candidates on the ballot for the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting.Graney, a former player, called Cleveland games from 1932-44 and...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Right-hander Dillon Gee and outfielder Daniel Nava have become free agents after refusing outright assignments from the Kansas City Royals to Triple-A Omaha. The 30-year-old Gee signed with the Royals in December after six seasons with the New York Mets and went 8-9 with a 4.68 ERA...

Associated PressCubs back in World Series, goat curse back on forefrontBy DON BABWINCHICAGO (AP) Chuck Logan heard about it from his dad for years. Bill Sianis was born into it. And Lennie Merullo was there the day it happened and lived with it for the rest of his...

The SAN FRANCISCO and the LA DODGERS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/22/2017 at 10:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: San Francisco Giants (60-93) at Los Angeles Dodgers (97-56) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 22 - 10:10 PM EST WHERE: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 963 SAN FRANCISCO 7.5 (-225) (-220) 7.5 (-110) 200 -220 964 LA DODGERS TV: 10:10 p.m....

TOKYO (AP) Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma's feat of becoming the second Japanese-born pitcher after Hideo Nomo to throw a no-hitter in the U.S. major leagues was splashed on the home pages of sports newspapers and other media websites in his home country, greeting people as they were...

The ST LOUIS and the PITTSBURGH will both be gunning for a victory on 9/22/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: St. Louis Cardinals (80-72) at Pittsburgh Pirates (69-84) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 22 - 7:05 PM EST WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU RL 951 ST LOUIS 8.5 (120) (140) 8.5 (-110) -150 140 952 PITTSBURGH TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN Midwest (St....

The DETROIT and the TORONTO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/10/2017 at 1:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. DETROIT vs TORONTO When: 9/10/2017 1:05 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU RL 965 DETROIT 9.5 (-200) (-175) 9.5 (-110) 165 -175 TORONTO TV: 1:05 PM LINE: -175 PREDICTION: TORONTO , DETROIT Oddsmakers currently have the TORONTO listed as -175 point favorites versus the DETROIT,...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated rookie outfielder Randal Grichuk from the 15-day disabled list, but only to pinch run for the time being. "You're back but you're kind of back," Grichuk said after the move was made Sunday. "But being able to help the team...

Rangers receive lefty David Rollins on a waiver claimARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers have received left-hander David Rollins on a waiver claim.Rollins was received by the AL West champion Rangers from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, four days after the World Series champs had gotten the pitcher...