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Astros' 10-inning win second-most-watched Game 5 since 2003LOS ANGELES (AP) Houston's 13-12, 10-inning victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers was the second-most watched World Series Game 5 since 2003, trailing only the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 win over Cleveland last year.Fox said Sunday's game averaged 19.6 million on its...

Astros' 10-inning win second-most-watched Game 5 since 2003LOS ANGELES (AP) Houston's 13-12, 10-inning victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers was the second-most watched World Series Game 5 since 2003, trailing only the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 win over Cleveland last year.Fox said Sunday's game averaged 19.6 million on its...

AP Baseball WriterAstros, Dodgers set Series HR record amid juiced ball buzzBy RONALD BLUMHOUSTON (AP) Home runs kept flying over the wall at Minute Maid Park, on line drives up toward the train tracks, on fly balls that just dropped over the fence.Seven more were hit in Game...

AP Sports WriterPhillies hire Gabe Kapler to be their managerBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies went outside the organization and perhaps outside the box to get a new manager.Former major league outfielder Gabe Kapler was hired Monday to be Philadelphia's manager, completing a search that lasted one...

AP Sports WriterNationals hire Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez as managerBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Dave Martinez's first managing job will come with a Washington Nationals team that expects him to produce nothing less than a World Series championship.The Nationals announced on Monday that Martinez agreed to a three-year...

AP Sports WriterPhillies hire Gabe Kapler to be their managerBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Phillies have hired former major league outfielder Gabe Kapler to be their manager.The team announced the move Monday. Kapler has served as director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2014. The...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Epic game or lousy pitching? Either way it's a hitBy TIM DAHLBERGAn epic game. No, make that an instant classic.Words that get tossed around way too much to have much meaning. Words that don't really describe Game 5 of the World Series, no matter how entertaining...

Police: Maxwell showed signs of intoxication during arrestSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Police say Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell showed signs of intoxication when he was arrested following accusations that he pointed a handgun at the head of a woman in Scottsdale who had delivered food to his home.Court records...

AP Baseball WriterAstros, Dodgers connect, riveting World Series onto Game 6By BEN WALKERLOS ANGELES (AP) At this rate, Justin Verlander might very well hit his first home run for real.A classically poor-hitting pitcher, the Houston ace knocked one over the wall last week at Dodger Stadium in batting...

AP Baseball WriterVerlander, Keuchel and more convinced baseballs are juicedBy RONALD BLUMHOUSTON (AP) Justin Verlander is convinced: Baseballs are slicker.Rich Hill isn't so sure.With home runs soaring to record levels during the regular season and the World Series, juiced balls are on pitchers' minds.''The main complaint is that...

The Latest: Houston rapper predicting Astros Game 5 winHOUSTON (AP) The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):6:00 p.m.Houston rapper Travis Scott is predicting a win for the Astros in Game 5.The ''Goosebumps'' rapper and Kylie...

The Latest: Gurriel still has to face LA fans after gestureHOUSTON (AP) The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):5:49 p.m.Yuli Gurriel still has to face the fans in Los Angeles after his racist gesture...