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AP Baseball WriterAthletics welcome depth from additions of Fiers, KelleyBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Asked about his best role in the Oakland bullpen, Shawn Kelley barbed himself.''25-1's fine, whatever,'' he quipped Tuesday as he joined his new Athletics teammates.The Washington Nationals cut Kelley last week, a day after...

AP Sports WriterOhtani, Upton hit Halos past Tigers 11-5 on Trout's birthdayBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Mike Trout couldn't play on his 27th birthday, thanks to a sore right wrist.Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels made sure the fans in the giveaway T-shirts bearing Trout's uniform No....

AP Sports WriterColon might not have enough time to pass Marichal againBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Bartolo Colon still has another lofty goal after becoming the top winning pitcher from Latin America.''This year is almost getting close to the end. But there is one thing that I will...

LEADING OFF: Cards' Carpenter hot, Fiers debuts for A'sBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:MATTY WOODWORKMatt Carpenter has four homers in five games heading into St. Louis' series finale against Miami. Carpenter hit his 30th home run in a 3-2 win Monday, becoming the...

AP Sports WriterNationals place reliever Herrera on DL with shoulder injuryBy DAVID GINSBURGWASHINGTON (AP) Nationals right-hander Kelvin Herrera has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right rotator cuff impingement, further thinning the back of Washington's bullpen.The injury occurred Tuesday night in the ninth inning of...

AP Sports WriterLindor's 3-run homer in 9th gives Indians 5-2 winBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Francisco Lindor connected for a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians again moved 10 games ahead of Minnesota in the AL Central with a 5-2 win over...

Associated PressRodney K's Lindor to end Twins' 3-2 win over IndiansBy STEVE HERRICKCLEVELAND (AP) Minnesota's pitching staff rebounded from a double-digit loss with a gritty win Tuesday night.Fernando Rodney struck out Francicso Lindor with the tying run on second base in the ninth inning after Adalberto Mejia pitched...

LEADING OFF: Cards' Carpenter hot, Fiers debuts for A'sBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:MATTY WOODWORKMatt Carpenter has four homers in five games heading into St. Louis' series finale against Miami. Carpenter hit his 30th home run in a 3-2 win Monday, becoming the...

Associated PressTaillon, Pirates beat Bettis, Rockies 10-2By MICHAEL KELLYDENVER (AP) Jameson Taillon beat Chad Bettis in a matchup of pitchers who battled cancer last year, and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three homers in a 10-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.Taillon (9-8) allowed 10 hits in...

AP Sports WriterBraves beat Nationals 3-1 to salvage split after 8-3 defeatBy DAVID GINSBURGWASHINGTON (AP) Not too many teams locked in a pennant race get excited about a doubleheader split.That wasn't the case with the Atlanta Braves, who were absolutely delighted after Ender Inciarte snapped a ninth-inning tie...

The PITTSBURGH and the COLORADO will both be gunning for a victory on 8/6/2018 at 8:40 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Pittsburgh Pirates (57-55) at Colorado Rockies (59-52) DATE/TIME: Monday, August 06 - 8:40 PM EST WHERE: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado ROT TEAM PS OU RL 955 PITTSBURGH 10.5 (-145) (-135) 11 (-110) 125 -135 956 COLORADO TV: 8:40 PM LINE: -135 PREDICTION: COLORADO , PITTSBURGH Oddsmakers currently have...

The HOUSTON and the SAN FRANCISCO will both be gunning for a victory on 8/6/2018 at 10:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Houston Astros (71-42) at San Francisco Giants (57-56) DATE/TIME: Monday, August 06 - 10:15 PM EST WHERE: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 969 HOUSTON 7.5 (135) (130) 8 (-110) -140 130 970 SAN FRANCISCO TV: 10:15 PM LINE: 130 PREDICTION: SAN...