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Red Sox, Tigers rained out, to play doubleheader TuesdayBOSTON (AP) The Red Sox and Detroit Tigers were rained out on MondayBoston said the game will be rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday. The rescheduled game will start at 1:05 p.m. and the original game at 7:05...

Brett Anderson leaves A's start with left ankle sprainOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Oakland Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson was pulled from his start against Toronto with a left ankle sprain he injured running off the mound in the third inning.Randal Grichuk hit a slow infield grounder in between third base...

AP Sports WriterSolid start by Gibson helps Twins beat Orioles 4-3 for sweepBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) There will be plenty of games this season in which the Minnesota Twins use the long ball to win. When that doesn't happen, they're happy to go with Plan B.Such was the...

AP Sports WriterBote lifts Cubs past Diamondbacks 2-1By JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) David Bote hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs used a terrific performance by Tyler Chatwood to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Sunday.Led by Chatwood's six sparkling innings, Chicago carried...

AP Sports WriterPosey ends long homerless drought, Giants edge Pirates 3-2By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Buster Posey snapped the longest homerless drought of his career with a three-run shot and tagged out Pittsburgh's Jung Ho Kang at the plate for the final out as the San Francisco Giants edged...

AP Sports WriterSolid start by Gibson helps Twins beat Orioles 4-3 for sweepBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Kyle Gibson pitched six sharp innings, Willians Astudillo drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins held off the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.After hitting 11 home runs...

AP Sports WriterStrasburg Ks 11 in 8 innings as Nationals beat Marlins 5-0By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Stephen Strasburg dominated his favorite foil Sunday, striking out 11 and allowing two hits in eight innings to help the Washington Nationals avert a series sweep by beating Miami 5-0.Ryan Zimmerman hit...

Diamondbacks 1B Walker hampered by hip pointerCHICAGO (AP) Christian Walker is out of the starting lineup for the Arizona Diamondbacks' series finale against the Chicago Cubs because of a hip pointer.Walker got hurt on a play at the plate during Saturday's 6-0 victory. The first baseman finished with...

Rays put Meadows on IL with thumb sprain, reinstate WendleST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Austin Meadows on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right thumb in a series of moves on Sunday.Meadows was hurt when he awkwardly slid into third base on...

Rays put Meadows on IL with thumb sprain, reinstate WendleST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays have placed outfielder Austin Meadows on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right thumb.Meadows was hurt when he awkwardly slid into third base on a two-run triple in the seventh...

AP Sports WriterStrasburg Ks 11 in 8 innings as Nationals beat Marlins 5-0By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Stephen Strasburg walked off the field after a 1-2-3 eighth inning, and when his manager and teammates lined up in the dugout to punctuate his performance with a round of handshakes, he...

Associated PressJudge hurts oblique, likely to injured list; Yankees top KCBy LARRY FLEISHERNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Judge took a swing, winced and then labored to make it all the way to first base.Quickly, the crowd at Yankee Stadium went silent, realizing this was a most costly hit.Judge hurt...