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LEADING OFF: Altuve streaks, Stanton surges, Devers debutsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---HIT MACHINEJose Altuve leads the majors in hitting at .365, boosted by a recent run that's extraordinary even by his lofty standards. The two-time AL batting champion from Houston has...

LEADING OFF: Stanton surges, Devers debuts, Gray auditionsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday:---GIANT GIANCARLOMiami slugger Giancarlo Stanton has hit six home runs in seven games and is tied with Yankees rookie Aaron Judge for most in the majors at 32. Stanton has...

LEADING OFF: Kershaw, Strasburg ailing; Cubs get boostBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---AILING ALL OVERStar pitchers Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals are recovering after getting injured Sunday, as is Cardinals on-base machine Matt Carpenter. Kershaw is...

Mets put pitcher Wheeler on disabled list with arm troubleNEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets have put pitcher Zack Wheeler on the 10-day disabled list because of a stress reaction in his right arm.The Mets didn't provide a timetable for Wheeler's return. He was on the DL...

Texas starting righty Ross to 10-day DL; C Nicholas recalledARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Rangers starter Tyson Ross has been put on the 10-day disabled list because of a blister on his right index finger.Texas made the move Monday before the series opener against Miami to start a nine-game homestand....

LEADING OFF: Stanton surges, Devers debuts, Gray auditionsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday:---GIANT GIANCARLOMiami slugger Giancarlo Stanton has hit six home runs in seven games and is tied with Yankees rookie Aaron Judge for most in the majors at 32. Stanton has...

AP Baseball WriterBeltre bolstering Hall case while closing in on 3,000 hitsBy NOAH TRISTERAdrian Beltre needs 11 hits to reach 3,000 - a milestone that would bring some long overdue attention to a quietly great player.Beltre has never won an MVP award, and he's been an All-Star only four...

AP Baseball WriterRoyals get pitchers Cahill, Maurer, Buchter from PadresBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) After scrambling back into contention in the AL Central, the Kansas City Royals are gearing up to make another bid for a postseason spot.The Royals acquired three pitchers from the San Diego Padres on Monday,...

AP Baseball WriterBeltre bolstering Hall case while closing in on 3,000 hitsBy NOAH TRISTERAdrian Beltre needs 11 hits to reach 3,000 - a milestone that would bring some long overdue attention to a quietly great player.Beltre has never won an MVP award, and he's been an All-Star only four...

Associated PressPrize rookie Devers joins Red Sox, expected to start TuesdayBy JIM HOEHNSEATTLE (AP) The Boston Red Sox are giving highly touted prospect Rafael Devers a day to get acclimated to big league life. Then, he's expected to make his first start in the majors - against Seattle...

AP Sports WriterNL West-leading Dodgers lose Kershaw to DL with back injuryBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Clayton Kershaw is headed to the disabled list for the second straight summer because of a back injury.A year after missing 2 1/2 months with a herniated disk in his lower back,...

AP Sports WriterNL West-leading Dodgers lose Kershaw to DL with back injuryBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Clayton Kershaw is headed to the disabled list for the second straight summer because of a back injury.A year after missing 2 1/2 months with a herniated disk in his lower back,...