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AP Baseball WriterAbsences of Marte, Bumgarner could shake up NLBy NOAH TRISTERThe Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants are both in last place, and that's not even their biggest problem at the moment.They will both have to overcome some significant adversity to contend for the postseason this year after...

AP Baseball WriterAbsences of Marte, Bumgarner could shake up NLBy NOAH TRISTERThe Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants are both in last place, and that's not even their biggest problem at the moment.They will both have to overcome some significant adversity to contend for the postseason this year after...

AP Sports WriterMachado in center of bad blood as Red Sox beat Orioles 6-2By DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) A spikes-high slide. A near beanball. Harsh talk in the clubhouse.The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles soared to a new level over the weekend, and there's no...

Hanley Ramirez leaves game with hamstring crampBOSTON (AP) Red Sox designated hitter Hanley Ramirez has left the game favoring his left leg after rounding second base on Mitch Moreland's go-ahead single in the seventh inning against Tampa Bay on Sunday.The team announced he was bothered by a left...

DH Ramirez leaves game with left leg injuryBOSTON (AP) Red Sox DH Hanley Ramirez has left the game favoring his left leg after rounding second base on Mitch Moreland's go-ahead single in the seventh inning against Tampa Bay on Sunday.The team announced it was a ''left hamstring cramp.''Ramirez...

DH Ramirez leaves game with left leg injuryBOSTON (AP) Red Sox DH Hanley Ramirez has left the game favoring his left leg after rounding second base on Mitch Moreland's go-ahead single in the seventh inning against Tampa Bay on Sunday.Ramirez reached on a walk and ran hard to...

Associated PressGiants put outfielder Parker on DL with broken collarboneBy ROB GLOSTERSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jarrett Parker was placed on the 10-day disabled list by the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, a day after he broke his collarbone by slamming into the fence while catching a fly ball.The 28-year-old,...

Walker's single ends Marlins' no-hit bid after 7 2/3 inningsMIAMI (AP) Neil Walker ended the Miami Marlins' no-hit bid against the New York Mets on Sunday when he singled up the middle off reliever Brad Ziegler with two outs in the eighth inning.Dan Straily, Jarlin Garcia and Kyle...

Marlins' hold Mets hitless through 7 inningsMIAMI (AP) The Miami Marlins' Dan Straily, Jarlin Garcia, and Kyle Barraclough have combined to hold the New York Mets hitless through seven innings Sunday.Straily, who entered with a 7.56 ERA in his first two starts, walked five and struck out five...

Brandon Finnegan becomes 4th Reds starting pitcher on DLCINCINNATI (AP) Left-hander Brandon Finnegan became the fourth Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher to go on the disabled list and is expected to miss at least a month because of a strained left shoulder.Finnegan lasted just one inning of the Reds'...

Marlins' Straily, Garcia hold Mets hitless through 6 inningsMIAMI (AP) The Miami Marlins' Dan Straily and Jarlin Garcia have combined hold the New York Mets hitless through six innings Sunday.Straily, who entered with a 7.56 ERA in his first two starts, walked five and struck out five in...

Brandon Finnegan becomes 4th Reds starting pitcher on DLCINCINNATI (AP) Left-hander Brandon Finnegan began the fourth Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher to go on the disabled list and is expected to miss at least a month because of a strained left shoulder.Finnegan lasted just one inning of the Reds'...