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SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners have hired Amanda Hopkins as an area scout, and the team says she is believed to be the first woman hired as a fulltime scout by a major league club since the 1950s.The Mariners announced the move Monday amid a flurry of changes...

AP Sports WriterDodgers save Kershaw for Game 6, and now they'll need himBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Clayton Kershaw gripped a baseball in his left hand and grimaced while he watched Game 5 of the NL Championship Series from the dugout.The Los Angeles Dodgers' best pitcher was ready...

Cardinals demote Wong to make room for PeraltaST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals optioned second baseman Kolten Wong to Triple-A Memphis to open a spot for infielder Jhonny Peralta, set to come off the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.The 25-year-old Wong is batting .222 in 49 games...

LEADING OFF: Pirates try to end skid, Cessa boosts YanksBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday:---HARR-IBLEThe Pirates have lost seven in a row and fallen below .500, dropping them 4 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot. Ryan Vogelsong...

Royals C Perez leaves game after being hit on right wristMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Tuesday night's game against Minnesota night in the sixth inning after he was hit on the right wrist during an at-bat against Ervin Santana.Santana's pitch ran in on Perez's...

DENVER (AP) Pittsburgh clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year by winning 13-7 at Colorado on Wednesday, with Neil Walker recording a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run homer.The Pirates are guaranteed of at least a wild card but still have a chance of overtaking St....

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Here's a new ''oops'' moment for a Texas governor: prematurely celebrating a Houston Astros playoff victory.With Houston up four runs and six outs away Monday from finishing off Kansas City, the office of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted congratulations to the Astros for advancing to...

SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Padres have declined to exercise their $7.5 million option on left-hander Cory Luebke, who has had two reconstructive elbow operations since 2012.Luebke receives a $1.75 million buyout.He was 10-12 with a 3.25 ERA from 2010-12

LOS ANGELES (AP) Strong finishes have been the hallmark of the Los Angeles Dodgers in recent years, so their current season-worst stretch of eight losses in nine games isn't causing any panic. The Dodgers continue to cruise with baseball's best mark of 92-44 while playing the final month of the...

The CLEVELAND and the NY YANKEES will both be gunning for a victory on 10/9/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Cleveland Indians (104-61) at New York Yankees (93-73) DATE/TIME: Monday, October 09 - 7:00 PM EST WHERE: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York ROT TEAM PS OU RL 911 CLEVELAND 7.5 (-160) (-155) 7.5 (-110) 145 -155 912 NY YANKEES TV: 7:08 p.m. ET, FS1 PITCHING MATCHUP: Indians...

AP Baseball WriterLast living player from 1945 World Series shares memoriesBy NOAH TRISTERROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) The last living player from the 1945 World Series has been pulling for the Cubs.Ed Mierkowicz didn't play for Chicago. He was on the Detroit team that beat the Cubs in Game...

AP Sports WriterCardinals sign RHP Carlos Martinez to $51M, 5-year extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAIn the final days of negotiations, the biggest thing standing in the way of the St. Louis Cardinals signing pitcher Carlos Martinez to a long-term extension was a few hundred miles of ocean.''It's not easy to get...