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Red Sox OF Betts steals base, joins 30-30 clubBOSTON (AP) Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts stole his 30th base of the season in the second inning against Baltimore on Wednesday, making him the second player in franchise history with 30 homers and 30 steals in the same...

Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. offers playoff ticket to fan, 8HOUSTON (AP) Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. has offered advice and a free playoff ticket to an 8-year-old special needs girl who apparently was yelled at by another fan for loudly cheering at an Astros game.McCullers on Wednesday tweeted...

AP Sports Writer'This is my city': Harper plays possibly last home Nats gameBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) More than 3+ hours before the start of what many expect to be his last game at Nationals Park as a member of the Washington Nationals, Bryce Harper stood at his locker...

Correa returns at DH after six-game absence with sore backTORONTO (AP) Infielder Carlos Correa returned to Houston's lineup as the designated hitter, ending a six-game absence caused by a sore back.It's the same injury that cost the 2015 AL Rookie of the Year a month earlier this season.Correa,...

Associated PressBlue Jays manager John Gibbons will not return next season.By IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) John Gibbons wasn't sure he had the energy to oversee a rebuild in Toronto, so he's moving on from his job as manager of the Blue Jays at the end of the season.''We are...

Associated PressAstros stay up late to celebrate back-to-back AL West titlesBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander had never before been in a conference room to celebrate winning a division title.Verlander and the Astros clinched their second straight AL West championship just after 2 a.m. Wednesday...

Astros' McCullers Jr. gives playoff ticket to 8-year-old fanHOUSTON (AP) Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. has offered advice and a free playoff ticket to an 8-year-old special needs girl who apparently was yelled at by another fan for loudly cheering at an Astros game.McCullers on Wednesday tweeted ''Chloe,...

AP Sports Writer'This is my city': Harper plays possibly last home Nats gameBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) More than 3+ hours before the start of what many expect to be his last game at Nationals Park as a member of the Washington Nationals, Bryce Harper stood at his locker...

AP Sports Writer'This is my city': Harper plays possibly last home Nats gameBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Bryce Harper showed up early for what could be his final home game as a member of the Washington Nationals so he could put on his white uniform and ''just cherish that...

Assault charge against pitcher Roberto Osuna droppedTORONTO (AP) Canadian prosecutors dropped a domestic assault charge on Tuesday against Houston Astros closer Roberto Osuna, who agreed to stay away from the alleged victim for one year and continue counseling.Osuna, formerly with the Toronto Blue Jays, was charged with assault...

Associated PressMcCann, Reddick go back-to-back, Astros beat Blue Jays 5-3By IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) The Houston Astros kept rolling on the road and moved to the brink of their second straight AL West title.Brian McCann and Josh Reddick hit back-to-back home runs, and the Astros beat the Toronto Blue...

Hall of Fame Barry Larkin not a candidate for Reds managerCINCINNATI (AP) Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin is not a candidate to become the Cincinnati Reds manager.President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams said Tuesday that Larkin prefers to remain in his current role of helping develop minor...