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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Adrian Beltre was excused from the Texas Rangers' workout at the ballpark Saturday to rest his back in the AL Division Series.Beltre missed Game 2 on Friday because of a lower back strain that also forced the third baseman's early exit from the series opener...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Scott Kazmir's $48 million, three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes payments through 2021.As part of the agreement finalized Dec. 30, the 31-year-old left-hander received a $5 million signing bonus payable by the next day and salaries of $11 million this year and $16...

Pirates 1B/OF Josh Bell undergoes left knee surgeryPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman/outfielder Josh Bell underwent left knee surgery on Wednesday and could miss the start of spring training later this month.Bell told the team last month he was dealing with discomfort in the knee. Team doctors recommended...

NEW YORK (AP) Houston's Carlos Gomez and Evan Gattis both homered and drove in four runs to power the Astros to a 15-1 rout of the New York Yankees in Tuesday's clash of American League divisional leaders.The lopsided result dropped the Yankees out of top spot in the...

The NY METS and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 10/1/2017 at 3:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: New York Mets (70-91) at Philadelphia Phillies (65-96) DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 01 - 3:05 PM EST WHERE: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU RL 903 NY METS 9 (-105) (-120) 9 (-110) 110 -120 904 PHILADELPHIA TV: 3:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New...

The KANSAS CITY and the TORONTO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/20/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Kansas City Royals (73-77) at Toronto Blue Jays (71-80) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 20 - 7:07 PM EST WHERE: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario ROT TEAM PS OU RL 971 KANSAS CITY 9.5 (-125) (-115) 9.5 (-110) 105 -115 972 TORONTO TV: 7:07 p.m. ET, FSN Kansas...

The WASHINGTON and the NY METS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/22/2017 at 7:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Washington Nationals (92-60) at New York Mets (65-87) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 22 - 7:10 PM EST WHERE: Citi Field, New York City, New York ROT TEAM PS OU RL 953 WASHINGTON 8.5 (-150) (-140) 8 (-110) 130 -140 954 NY METS TV: 7:10 p.m. ET,...

AP Sports WriterSheen's 'Wild Thing' will not make pitch in World SeriesBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Wild Thing will have to stay in the bullpen during the World Series.While actor Charlie Sheen, who played Ricky ''Wild Thing'' Vaughn in the movie ''Major League'' offered to throw out the ceremonial...

ANAHEIM, California (AP) Edwin Encarnacion had four hits from four at bats with a homer and four RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a thunderous three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday with a 12-5 victory that vaulted them back into first place in the...

The latest on the League Championship Series. The Royals and Blue Jays are set for Game 4 of the ALCS in Toronto, first pitch is 4:07 p.m. The Mets and Cubs play Game 3 of the NLCS in Chicago with a scheduled start of 8:07 p.m. Here's a look...

Royals C Perez leaves game after being hit on right armMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Tuesday night's game against Minnesota night in the sixth inning after he was hit on the right arm during an at-bat against Ervin Santana.Santana's pitch ran in on Perez's...

CHICAGO (AP) When it was over, Anthony Rizzo jumped around Wrigley Field and hugged everyone in sight. The moment was in his grasp, and he was determined to hold onto it for as long as possible.The All-Star slugger endured several seasons of losing with the Chicago Cubs before...