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Red Sox put Price on injured list with elbow tendinitisBALTIMORE (AP) Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of tendinitis in his pitching elbow.Boston announced the move Monday, a day ahead of Price's scheduled start at Baltimore.The 33-year-old Price is...

AP Sports WriterBraves' Freeman '100 percent go' on moving to third baseBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Braves star Freddie Freeman plans to move from first base to third base to keep Matt Adams' bat in the Atlanta lineup.Freeman took grounders at third base before batting practice Wednesday and also...

Rangers, RHP Cashner finalize $10 million, 1-year dealARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Andrew Cashner wanted to come home to Texas to pitch, and the Rangers have long coveted the right-hander.Cashner, a free agent for the first time, was introduced by the AL West champions Monday night after he underwent a...

AP Baseball WriterTigers beat Blue Jays 4-3 on Castellanos' HR in 10thBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Nicholas Castellanos gave the Detroit Tigers a chance to enjoy the type of celebration that's been awfully rare of late at Comerica Park.Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a...

Associated PressWacha, 3 home runs send Cardinals over Brewers 6-1By CHARLES F. GARDNERMILWAUKEE (AP) Michael Wacha is tweaking his delivery and getting results.The St. Louis righty pitched two-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings and the Cardinals hit three home runs to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Tuesday...

AP Baseball WriterArms race ahead of MLB trade window shutting WednesdayBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) If Madison Bumgarner, Noah Syndergaard, Trevor Bauer, Mike Minor or Robbie Ray are going to get dealt to contenders desperate for arms, it will happen this week or not at all.Baseball's trade window...

AP Sports WriterDylan Covey tosses gem as White Sox beat Mariners 5-0By TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) The past month on the mound for Chicago's Dylan Covey was mostly forgettable. Lots of hits. Lots of runs allowed. Very little success.All of which made his performance on Saturday night stunning, allowing...

AP Sports WriterMaking MVP push, Brewers' Yelich is back with Marine brotherBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) What timing for Christian Yelich.His eye is so good at the plate that the Milwaukee Brewers star is leading the National League in hitting.Now his younger brother Cameron has been discharged from...

Former Yankee Laird leads Nippon Ham to Japan Series titleHIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) Former New York Yankees infielder Brandon Laird hit a grand slam in the eighth inning on Saturday as the Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Hiroshima Carp 10-4 to win the Japan Series in six games.The Fighters...

AP Sports WriterFrancona still not managing Indians due to medical conditionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Indians manager Terry Francona remains absent from the team to get rest while dealing with a gastrointestinal issue that he's battled for months.Francona will miss his fourth straight game Wednesday night when the Indians...

AP Baseball WriterBeltre bolstering Hall case while closing in on 3,000 hitsBy NOAH TRISTERAdrian Beltre needs 11 hits to reach 3,000 - a milestone that would bring some long overdue attention to a quietly great player.Beltre has never won an MVP award, and he's been an All-Star only four...

AP Sports WriterBlackjack!: Indians set AL record with 21st straight winBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Indians hit baseball blackjack - 21!Making history almost every time they take the field, the Indians won their 21st straight game on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to set an American...