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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Yordano Ventura has been picked to pitch on opening day for the AL champion Kansas City Royals against the Chicago White Sox.The 23-year-old right-hander went 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA as a rookie last season and tossed seven scoreless innings to beat San Francisco in...

The latest on the League Championship Series. The Royals can earn a return trip to the World Series with a win over Toronto in Game 5 of the ALCS, first pitch 4:07 p.m. The Mets also could wrap up the NL's spot in the Fall Classic with a win...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Former Los Angeles Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto has been hired by the Boston Red Sox in a short-term consulting role.Dipoto will assist general manager Ben Cherington and the baseball operations department in evaluating talent and assisting with offseason plans, the Red Sox said. The...

NEW YORK (AP) Just when they'd been designated automatic outs, pitchers are making an impact at the plate in the National League playoffs.Clayton Kershaw singled to start a three-run rally for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jacob deGrom dropped down a flawless bunt that set up the New York...

The Latest: Indians' Santana leading off in Game 2 of SeriesCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the World Series (all times Eastern):3:30 p.m.Indians manager Terry Francona more than tweaked his lineup for Game 2 of the World Series.Switch-hitting designated hitter Carlos Santana, who batted fifth in the opener, will...

The SEATTLE and the OAKLAND will both be gunning for a victory on 9/26/2017 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Seattle Mariners (76-81) at Oakland Athletics (72-84) DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 26 - 10:05 PM EST WHERE: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 977 SEATTLE 8.5 (110) (110) 9 (-110) -120 110 978 OAKLAND TV: 10:05 p.m. ET, ROOT Northwest (Seattle), NBCSN California (Oakland) PITCHING...

Title town? Cleveland aiming to collect another championshipCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland seemed an unlikely candidate to join the ranks of cities with two major pro titles in the same year.Then LeBron James came back to town and the Indians went to the World Series. The Indians were trying to...

The CLEVELAND and the LA ANGELS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/20/2017 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Cleveland Indians (94-57) at Los Angeles Angels (76-74) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 20 - 10:07 PM EST WHERE: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 975 CLEVELAND 8.5 (115) (-105) 9 (-110) -105 -105 976 LA ANGELS TV: 10:08 p.m. ET, ESPN,...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Theo Epstein is rising to a new reality. ''For the last few years I've had a semi-recurring dream, maybe five or six times, where I've woken up, wow, we just won the World Series with the Cubs. That's unbelievable,'' he recalled Monday night. ''And then about 10 seconds...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals and their fans will throw one of the biggest parties in the city's history to celebrate the team's first World Series championship in 30 years.The Royals became World Series champions Sunday with a 7-2 victory in 12 innings over the...

Royals put reliever Hochevar on 15-day disabled listARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Kansas City Royals reliever Luke Hochevar has been placed on the 15-day disabled list.The Royals made the move before Thursday night's game at Texas, and said the right-hander has symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. That is a condition...

Now joining the World Series - Wild ThingCLEVELAND (AP) Wild Thing wasn't going to miss a Game 7 for the ages.Actor Charlie Sheen, who played Ricky ''Wild Thing'' Vaughn in ''Major League,'' the iconic film about a sad-sack Cleveland Indians team finally earning postseason success, will be at...