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Detroit ballpark worker videoed apparently spitting on pizzaDETROIT (AP) A food service worker at Comerica Park in Detroit has been fired after a video was posted online allegedly showing him spitting on a pizza.WXYZ-TV reports the video was visible on Instagram over the weekend and shows an employee...

Detroit ballpark worker videoed apparently spitting on pizzaDETROIT (AP) A food service worker at Comerica Park in Detroit has been fired after a video was posted online allegedly showing him spitting on a pizza.WXYZ-TV reports the video was visible on Instagram over the weekend and shows an employee...

AP Sports WriterSchwarber homers as Cubs beat White Sox 6-1By JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the crosstown White Sox 6-1 on Sunday to lower their magic number for clinching the NL Central title to five.Ben Zobrist had...

AP Sports WriterBrewers cruise past Pirates, move closer to playoff berthBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Christian Yelich hit his 32nd home run, Travis Shaw added his 31st and the Milwaukee Brewers blew past the mistake-prone Pittsburgh Pirates 13-6 on Sunday.Yelich finished 2 for 3 to boost his batting average...

Associated PressAllen's RBI single in 11th leads Indians past Red Sox, 4-3By STEVE HERRICKCLEVELAND (AP) Greg Allen singled with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday night to deny Boston's bid for a club-record...

Jeter's Marlins finish as poorest home draw since 2004 ExposMIAMI (AP) The 25th anniversary of the Marlins franchise was seen by the fewest fans at home in team history.The Marlins became the first major league team to draw fewer than 1 million fans at home since the 2004...

LEADING OFF: Brewers-Cardinals, A's-M's highlight nightBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors on Monday:WILD SHOWDOWNMilwaukee leads the NL wild-card race by two games over St. Louis going into a three-game series at the Cardinals. St. Louis has a 1+-game lead for the second wild card...

AP Sports WriterWhite Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson works last game in boothBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) He gone. Well, sort of.Longtime Chicago White Sox broadcaster Ken ''Hawk'' Harrelson worked his final game Sunday, closing out a colorful TV career after three-plus decades in the booth. The White Sox paid...

Associated PressRockies sweep Diamondbacks, who are eliminatedBy JOSE M. ROMEROPHOENIX (AP) The Colorado Rockies still have a shot at the postseason heading into the final week of the regular season after a three-game sweep of Arizona.Kyle Freeland extended his unbeaten streak to 10 starts, and the Rockies beat...

Cubs 3B Kris Bryant sidelined by shoulder fatigueCHICAGO (AP) Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is out of the starting lineup because of fatigue in his left shoulder.The 26-year-old was on the disabled list from July 26 to Sept. 1 with left shoulder inflammation. He missed time earlier in...

LEADING OFF: Happ gets playoff prep; Snell seeks 21st winBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors on today:THE HAPPENINGThe Yankees know they'll be playing in the AL wild-card game on Oct. 3, and J.A. Happ on track to be their starter. New York clinched a...

AP Sports WriterDodgers hit 3 home runs in 7-2 win over PadresBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Manny Machado caught his wife's first pitch before the game and hit a three-run homer to notch the first 100 RBI season of his career.''It can't get any better than this,'' Machado...