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Associated PressFlaherty fans 13 for 1st MLB win as Cards beat Phillies 5-1By STEVE OVERBEYST. LOUIS (AP) Jack Flaherty struck out a career-high 13 to earn his first major league win and Tyler O'Neill homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Sunday.Making his...

19-year-old outfielder Juan Soto makes Nats' debutWASHINGTON (AP) Outfielder Juan Soto made his major league debut for the Washington Nationals, at 19 becoming the youngest player in the major leagues.Soto played for three teams in the minor leagues this season and hit .362 with 14 homers and 52...

19-year-old outfielder Juan Soto brought up to NatsWASHINGTON (AP) Outfielder Juan Soto was brought up by the Washington Nationals, at 19 becoming the youngest player in the major leagues.Soto played for three teams in the minor leagues this season and hit .362 with 14 homers and 52 RBIs....

Braves release slumping Bautista, Camargo to play 3BATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves have released Jose Bautista a month after picking up the veteran slugger and will make Johan Camargo their starting third baseman.General manager Alex Anthopolous said the team made the decision Saturday before Camargo drove in two...

Associated PressDodgers beat Nationals 7-2 to complete 3-game sweepBy BOBBY BANCROFTWASHINGTON (AP) Kike Hernandez and Yasiel Puig each hit two-run homers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Hernandez's blast off Stephen Strasburg in the fifth inning put the...

Rangers place LHP Matt Moore on DL, recall RHP Ariel JuradoCHICAGO (AP) The Texas Rangers have put left-hander Matt Moore on the 10-day disabled list with right knee soreness.The Rangers recalled right-hander Ariel Jurado from Double-A Frisco. The 22-year-old Jurado was scheduled to start Saturday night against the...

Twins put Mauer on DL with concussion symptoms, Cave debutsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins have placed first baseman Joe Mauer on the 10-day disabled list with a cervical strain and concussion-like symptoms.His symptoms began May 11 after he dove for a foul ball against the Los Angeles Angels...

Twins put Mauer on DL with concussion symptoms, Cave debutsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins have placed first baseman Joe Mauer on the 10-day disabled list with a cervical strain and concussion-like symptoms.The recalled outfielder Jake Cave from Triple-A Rochester. The 25-year-old Cave was in the Twins' lineup Saturday...

Swanson returns from disabled list, back in Braves' lineupATLANTA (AP) Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has been reinstated from the disabled list and is in the lineup batting eighth for Saturday's game against Miami.Swanson missed 13 games with left wrist inflammation. He hit just .146 in 41 at-bats before...

Associated PressPinder hits grand slam, A's get 5 in 8th, beat Blue Jays 5-4By IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Chad Pinder hit his first career grand slam and the Oakland Athletics overcame a four-run deficit, rallying to score five times in the eighth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays...

Cubs, Reds involved in brief bench-clearing incidentCINCINNATI (AP) Reds left-hander Amir Garrett and Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez exchanged words after Baez struck out to end the seventh inning, sparking a bench-clearing incident that was quickly defused after a brief scuffle in the first game of a...

Cubs, Reds involved in brief bench-clearing incidentCINCINNATI (AP) Reds left-hander Amir Garrett and Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez exchanged words after Baez struck out to end the sixth inning, sparking a bench-clearing incident that was quickly defused after a brief scuffle in the first game of a...