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Correction: Mets-Phillies storyPHILADELPHIA (AP) In a story Aug. 17 about the first game of a doubleheader between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Mets broke a franchise record for runs set on Aug. 16, 2017, during their 24-4 win over...

Mets' Brandon Nimmo exits game with finger injuryPHILADELPHIA (AP) New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo left Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Phillies after he injured his left index finger hitting a grounder to third base.Nimmo checked his swing and fell to the ground as the ball...

Elon Musk proposes Los Angeles tunnel to Dodger StadiumLOS ANGELES (AP) Traffic-weary baseball fans could someday travel to and from Dodger Stadium on a public transportation system underneath Los Angeles - if Elon Musk's latest bold plan comes to fruition.The billionaire's Boring Company tweeted a proposal Wednesday for...

70 years after Babe Ruth's death, fans still flock to graveHAWTHORNE, N.Y. (AP) Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs and bats instead of bouquets, tributes to a baseball superstar who still outshines others seven decades after his death.It's...

Associated PressDozier ends Dodgers' skid with RBI in 12th against GiantsBy STEVE DILBECKLOS ANGELES (AP) It was looking all too familiar to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Another lead lost, another reliever buckling in a big moment.Only this time, after San Francisco Giants outfielder Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run...

Elon Musk proposes Los Angeles tunnel to Dodger StadiumLOS ANGELES (AP) Traffic-weary baseball fans could someday travel to and from Dodger Stadium on a public transportation system underneath Los Angeles - if Elon Musk's latest bold plan comes to fruition.The billionaire's Boring Company tweeted Wednesday a proposal for...

AP Sports WriterBraves' Acuna day to day after being plunked with pitchBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Braves rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. is day to day after being plunked on the left arm by Miami's Jose Urena.The team announced Thursday that a CT scan on Acuna's elbow was normal....

Mets' Brandon Nimmo exits game with finger injuryPHILADELPHIA (AP) New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo left Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Phillies after he injured his left index finger hitting a grounder to third base.Nimmo checked his swing and fell to the ground as the ball...

Dodgers' Yasiel Puig suspended 2 games, finedNEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles outfielder Yasiel Puig has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed fine for fighting and inciting a bench-clearing incident against San Francisco.Major League Baseball announced the sanctions Thursday, two days after the Cuban player took...

Beltre still out of Texas lineup because of left hamstringARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is still out of the lineup because of his troublesome left hamstring, but still on the active roster.Beltre said before the Rangers' game Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels that...

AP Sports WriterBraves' Acuna back in lineup after being plunked with pitchBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. is back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves, hitting leadoff one day after being plunked on the left arm by Miami's Jose Urena.Acuna sent a text to...

Brewers OF Braun leaves with rib cage tightnessCHICAGO (AP) Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has left their game against the Chicago Cubs with tightness on the right side of his rib cage.Braun was removed for a pinch hitter in the fifth inning Wednesday at Wrigley Field. He went...