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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) Troy Tulowitzki doubled and singled in his return to the Toronto lineup after missing three weeks with injuries as the American League East champion Blue Jays rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 Friday night.Tulowitzki went 2 for 5 and scored a run on...

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...

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...

The ARIZONA and the KANSAS CITY will both be gunning for a victory on 10/1/2017 at 3:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (92-69) at Kansas City Royals (80-81) DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 01 - 3:15 PM EST WHERE: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri ROT TEAM PS OU RL 929 ARIZONA 9 (115) (115) 9 (-110) -125 115 930 KANSAS CITY TV: 3:15 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona,...

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...

A look at what's happening Saturday as spring training comes to a close:---BEST VS. WORSTThe World Series champion San Francisco Giants, who have the most losses in spring training this year, visit the Coliseum to take on the Oakland Athletics, who have the most wins.SOLID STATSAlex Rodriguez is set...

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...

Associated PressCelebrities among those long-suffering Cubs fansBy DON BABWIN and CARYN ROUSSEAUCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs are trying to do something that hasn't happened in the lifetime of anyone born in the last 108 years: Win a World Series.So naturally, the chance to be part of that history...

The KANSAS CITY and the CHI WHITE SOX will both be gunning for a victory on 9/22/2017 at 8:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Kansas City Royals (75-77) at Chicago White Sox (61-91) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 22 - 8:10 PM EST WHERE: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PS OU RL 973 KANSAS CITY 9.5 (125) (115) 9.5 (-110) -125 115 974 CHI WHITE...