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AP Sports WriterIndians' Carrasco not expected to miss time with leg injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Carlos Carrasco finally caught a break.Cleveland's oft-injured starting pitcher is not expected to miss any time with a left leg injury the team initially feared was more serious. Carrasco had an MRI after...

AP Sports WriterIndians' Carrasco not expected to miss time with leg injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is not expected to miss any time with a left leg injury the team initially feared was serious.Carrasco was hurt Tuesday night while covering first base in the fourth...

Associated PressChapman, Piscotty lead A's offense in 11-5 win over RangersBy MICHAEL WAGAMANOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas didn't have much success trying to pump his fastball past Texas' hitters early and spent most of the game working through traffic.Montas calmed down enough to work out of...

Associated PressWainwright heats up, Cards beat Brewers 5-2 for 3-game sweepBy JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) One St. Louis Cardinals pitcher reached a career milestone, while another added to his growing reputation as one of the league's toughest relievers.Adam Wainwright was warm enough on a cool day, allowing one...

Blue Jays prospect Bo Bichette breaks left handTORONTO (AP) Toronto Blue Jays prospect Bo Bichette broke a bone in his left hand while playing for Triple-A Buffalo.The 21-year-old was hurt in the third inning Monday when hit by a pitch from Syracuse Mets left-hander Hector Santiago.X-rays showed a...

Snell to return Wednesday from fractured toeST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell is scheduled to start against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday in his return from a fractured right fourth toe.The announcement Tuesday was made two days after Rays manager Kevin Cash said...

AP Baseball WriterAPNewsBreak: 2019 MLB payrolls drop due to signing bonusesBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Big deals for Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and others that included large signing bonuses masked an otherwise flat market for the second straight offseason that caused Major League Baseball's opening-day payrolls to drop...

AP Baseball WriterAPNewsBreak: 2019 MLB payrolls drop due to signing bonusesBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Big deals for Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and others that included large signing bonuses masked an otherwise flat market for the second straight offseason that caused Major League Baseball's opening-day payrolls to drop...

MLB looks at Harper's ejection; no decision on disciplineNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball is reviewing Bryce Harper's rant at an umpire, trying to determine whether the Philadelphia Phillies star should be disciplined.''Hope not. We'll see,'' Harper said after Tuesday night's 9-0 loss to the New York Mets.There...

Pirates place Nick Burdi on IL with biceps, elbow painPITTSBURGH (AP) Reliever Nick Burdi has been placed on the 10-day injured list by the Pittsburgh Pirates with pain in his right biceps and elbow.Burdi grabbed his arm in pain after a pitch in the seventh inning of Pittsburgh's...

Matt Kemp put on IL by Reds because of broken ribCINCINNATI (AP) All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp has been put on the 10-day injured list by the Cincinnati Reds because of a broken left rib, a move retroactive to Monday.Kemp was hurt when he crashed into an outfield wall...

AP Sports WriterHanley Ramirez chooses free agency after stint with IndiansBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Slugger Hanley Ramirez is again a free agent following a short stint with the Indians.Ramirez cleared waivers on Tuesday and rather than signing a minor league deal with Cleveland, the 35-year-old elected free agency....