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LEADING OFF: Rays, Indians try to clinch; Cole, Gray on hillBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:---ONE AND DONETampa Bay can clinch its first AL East crown since 2010 with a win at the New York Mets or a Yankees loss to Toronto. Blake...

AP Sports WriterAngels SS Andrelton Simmons opts out of final 5 gamesBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Shortstop Andrelton Simmons has opted out of the remainder of the Los Angeles Angels' season.The Angels announced the four-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop's decision Tuesday before they faced the San Diego Padres.Los Angeles...

Oakland Athletics clinch first AL West title since 2013OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics clinched their first AL West title since 2013 on Monday night with an assist from the rival Houston Astros.Houston lost 6-1 to the Seattle Mariners, ending its three-year reign as division champion and making...

Cardinals put Hudson on 45-day IL, bring Whitley backKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals shut down Dakota Hudson for the season by transferring him to the 45-day injured list Tuesday while activating reliever Kodi Whitley and optioning Junior Fernandez to their alternate training site.Hudson left his...

Athletics clinch first AL West title since 2013OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics clinched their first AL West title since 2013 on Monday night with an assist from the rival Houston Astros.Houston lost 6-1 to the Seattle Mariners, ending its three-year reign as division champion and making the...

Mariners' Moore placed on concussion list, out for seasonSEATTLE (AP) Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore's season is over after he was placed on the seven-day concussion list Tuesday.Moore was hit in the head for the second time in a week, taking a 92 mph fastball from Houston...

LEADING OFF: Yankees' Cole, Reds' Gray take the moundBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Tuesday:HE'S BACKCincinnati right-hander Sonny Gray is expected to come off the injured list and start the second game of the Reds' series against Milwaukee. Gray (5-3, 3.94 ERA) hasn't appeared...

LEADING OFF: Indians' Bieber, Yankees' Cole take the moundBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Tuesday:HEADED TO AWARDSCleveland's Shane Bieber (8-1, 1.74 ERA) likely will make his final regular-season start when he faces the Chicago White Sox and Reynaldo Lopez (1-2, 5.40 ERA). Bieber narrowly...

AP Sports WriterLHP Cole Hamels done for year after just 1 start for BravesBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) After making just one start for the Atlanta Braves, Cole Hamels is done for the season.Hamels reported shortly before the start of a four-game series against the Miami Marlins that he...

AP Baseball WriterSeeding, not record determines who bats last in World SeriesBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) The higher seeded team reaching the World Series will have last at-bats in Games 1 and 2 and if needed Games 6 and 7, not necessarily the team with the best record.The...

AP Sports WriterArenado goes on injured list with sore left shoulderBy PAT GRAHAMThe Colorado Rockies will chase after a flickering playoff spot without All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado, who was placed on the injured list with a sore left shoulder.Arenado has been hampered recently by inflammation in his AC...

Associated PressYankees celebrate playoff berth with hotel lobby toastBy IAN HARRISONThe New York Yankees found an unusual place to celebrate clinching a playoff berth in an atypical season.After losing at Boston on Sunday, the Yankees headed to Buffalo, New York, for the start of a series against Toronto, and...