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AP Baseball WriterMLB may make unilateral rule changes for 2018By JANIE McCAULEYPHOENIX (AP) Major League Baseball intends to give the players' association the required one-year advance notice that would allow management to unilaterally change the strike zone, install pitch clocks and limit trips to the pitcher's mound starting...

The BOSTON and the BALTIMORE will both be gunning for a victory on 9/20/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Boston Red Sox (87-64) at Baltimore Orioles (73-79) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 20 - 7:05 PM EST WHERE: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland ROT TEAM PS OU RL 969 BOSTON 8.5 (180) (175) 8.5 (-110) -185 175 970 BALTIMORE TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, ESPN, NESN...

Doug Melvin is leaving his job as general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.The team and Melvin announced the move Tuesday on Twitter. He will continue to lead the team's baseball operations department before ''transitioning into an advisory role.''The Brewers are in last place in the NL Central and are...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Royals reliever Greg Holland will not pitch again this year due to a right elbow injury.Holland will see Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles next week to determine the severity of the injury.Holland, 29, leads the Royals...

The MIAMI and the COLORADO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/26/2017 at 8:40 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Miami Marlins (74-82) at Colorado Rockies (84-73) DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 26 - 8:40 PM EST WHERE: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado ROT TEAM PS OU RL 959 MIAMI 11.5 (-160) (-145) 12 (-110) 135 -145 960 COLORADO TV: 8:40 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain...

LEADING OFF: Kershaw faces Hendricks in Game 2 of NLCSBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---ARMED AND READYDodgers ace Clayton Kershaw starts Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against the Cubs after pitching in all three Division Series wins versus Washington. That...

AP Sports WriterOdd (base)ball: Indians' Bauer cuts pinkie fixing droneBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) A drone dropped into the AL Championship Series before the first pitch was even thrown.No, this isn't a pre-Halloween hoax.Indians starter Trevor Bauer cut open his right pinkie while fixing one of the hovering objects...

Some pitchers have trouble finding the plate. Edwin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs had a much bigger problem: He couldn't find the ballpark.Jackson missed his spring training start Tuesday against the A's when he drove to the wrong stadium. Fitting, too - he once walked eight batters in a...

The BOSTON and the CINCINNATI will both be gunning for a victory on 9/22/2017 at 7:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Boston Red Sox (88-64) at Cincinnati Reds (66-87) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 22 - 7:10 PM EST WHERE: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio ROT TEAM PS OU RL 979 BOSTON 9.5 (135) (120) 9.5 (-110) -130 120 980 CINCINNATI TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, NESN (Boston), FSN...

TORONTO (AP) A deflected throw back to the mound by Toronto catcher Russell Martin allowed Texas to score the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, touching off a long delay and causing the Blue Jays to play Game 5 of the AL Division Series under protest.Fans littered the...

Lincecum wins in return to MLB, pitches Angels past A'sOAKLAND, California (AP) Tim Lincecum made a winning return to Major League Baseball, restarting his career after nearly a year away with six sharp innings and several ovations as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 Saturday.Lincecum,...

The WASHINGTON and the CHICAGO CUBS will both be gunning for a victory on 10/9/2017 at 4:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Washington Nationals (98-66) at Chicago Cubs (93-71) DATE/TIME: Monday, October 09 - 4:00 PM EST WHERE: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PS OU RL 905 WASHINGTON 7.5 (120) (100) 7.5 (-110) -110 100 906 CHICAGO CUBS TV: 4:08 p.m. ET, TBS PITCHING MATCHUP: Nationals RH Max...