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Hammel outpitches Hamels as Royals beat Rangers 5-3ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jason Hammel struck out 10, Drew Butera and Salvador Perez homered, and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 Sunday.Hammel (2-5) pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings. He gave up four hits, including three...

Associated PressAcuna injured in a tumble, Braves beat Red Sox 7-1By KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) High-flying rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. took quite a tumble.Acuna went sprawling after beating out an infield hit in the seventh inning, exiting with knee and lower back pain Sunday as the Atlanta Braves beat...

AP Sports WriterCardinals rally past slumping Pirates 6-4By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Harrison Bader stepped to the plate with a chance to pull the St. Louis Cardinals even knowing the heat Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vazquez was going to send his way.So Bader dug in and swung as Vazquez's 99...

Associated PressHardy pitches Tigers to 3-2 win over White SoxBy DAVE HOGGDETROIT (AP) Blaine Hardy pitched seven strong innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday.Hardy allowed one run and three hits, struck out six and walked one in his third start...

AP Sports WriterHarper homers as Nats beat Miami for 11th straight time, 5-2By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Bryce Harper's recent hitting funk will come as news to the folks at the Metro Grill, located on the right field concourse at Marlins Park.Harper sent customers scurrying when he deposited a...

Associated PressHardy pitches Tigers to 3-2 win over White SoxBy DAVE HOGGDETROIT (AP) Blaine Hardy pitched seven strong innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday.Hardy allowed one run and three hits, struck out six and walked one in his third start...

AP Sports WriterHarper homers as Nats beat Miami for 11th straight time, 5-2By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Bryce Harper hit his NL-leading 16th home run Sunday and the Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep by beating the Miami Marlins for the 11th time in a row, 5-2.The Nationals matched...

A's reliever Casilla goes on DL with shoulder strainOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics have put reliever Santiago Casilla on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder.The A's made the move Saturday. They also optioned right-handed pitcher Josh Lucas to Triple-A Nashville and recalled righties Chris...

Hip issue lands struggling Cardinals reliever Holland on DLPITTSBURGH (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have placed struggling reliever Greg Holland on the disabled list with a right hip impingement.The Cardinals made the move Saturday after Holland's ERA ballooned to 9.45 following a bumpy inning of work Friday night...

Phillies' Nola loses no-hit bid vs Jays with 2 outs in 7thPHILADELPHIA (AP) Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies has lost his no-hit bid against Toronto with two outs in the seventh inning.Russell Martin grounded a tying single through the left side to spoil Nola's try Saturday.Nola was...

Associated PressMengden tosses 2-hitter as A's top Diamondbacks 3-0By GIDEON RUBINOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Daniel Mengden pitched a two-hitter for his second career shutout, and the Oakland Athletics beat the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 on Saturday.Mengden (5-4) struck out five and walked none. Socrates Brito singled in the second...

Phillies' Nola pitching no-hitter thru 6 vs Blue JaysPHILADELPHIA (AP) Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies is pitching a no-hitter through six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.Nola has struck out 10 and walked one at Citizens Bank Park. The 24-year-old righty has thrown 88 pitches Saturday.Nola fanned...