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NEW YORK (AP) The way the New York Mets were playing, the last thing they needed was five days off.No choice, though. That's exactly what they got.After completing a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Championship Series on Wednesday night, Daniel Murphy and the Mets...

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...

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...

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...

DALLAS (AP) A rare Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card has sold at auction for more than $500,000.Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said the pristine card sold Thursday night to a collector who wanted to remain anonymous for $525,800. A Heritage statement said the price set a record for a...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Dodgers opened their wallet to sign Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda to an incentive-laden deal that could be worth $106.2 million if he stays healthy, a risk the team was willing to take despite knowing he has had elbow issues.After the $25 million, eight-year contract...

Braves acquire Brandon Phillips from Cardinals in tradeATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves acquired three-time All-Star Brandon Phillips on Sunday from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for two pitchers.The Braves traded away left-hander Andrew McKirahan and minor league right-hander Carlos Portuondo.Braves general manager John Coppolella called Phillips a ''Gold...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Dodgers-Nats shows baseball at its best - and worstBy PAUL NEWBERRYIt was one of the most compelling postseason games in baseball history.Too bad much of the nation had surely dozed off by the time it ended.Simply put, the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the Washington Nationals in...

CINCINNATI (AP) Pete Rose's application for reinstatement was rejected Monday by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who cited his continued gambling. Rose agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in August 1989 after an investigation for Major League Baseball by lawyer John Dowd concluded Rose placed numerous bets on the Reds...

NEW YORK (AP) Max Scherzer pitched his second no-hitter this season for Washington, striking out a team-record 17 and leading the Nationals over the NL East champion New York Mets 2-0 in Major League Baseball on Saturday for a doubleheader sweep.Only one batter reached base against Scherzer, and...

PHOENIX (AP) Matt Williams is returning to his old job as third base coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks.The team announced the hiring on Thursday, just over a month after he was fired as manager of the Washington Nationals. Williams, who played for Arizona for six seasons and was...

With game-ending slam, Mexico joins Cuba in Caribbean semisMEXICO CITY (AP) Sebastian Valle hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to give unbeaten Mexico a 5-1 victory over Venezuela in the Caribbean Series on Friday night.Mexico improved to 3-0 in the tournament with...