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SEATTLE (AP) Seattle Mariners right fielder Nelson Cruz left Tuesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles with neck spasms.Cruz, who had earlier extended his hitting streak to 21 games, was replaced by Ketel Marte before the seventh inning.Cruz hit his 34th home run and collected his 70th RBI...

AP Baseball WriterBranca, pitcher who gave up 'Shot Heard 'Round World,' diesBy BEN WALKERRalph Branca's career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball.The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson's famed "Shot Heard `Round the World" still echoing more than six decades later among the most famous home...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chicago White Sox have claimed third baseman Mike Olt off waivers after he was designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs on Monday.The 27-year-old Olt made the Cubs' opening-day roster, but played in only six games before fracturing his right wrist. He combined...

ATLANTA (AP) Rookie pitcher Luis Severino allowed four hits in six scoreless innings to lead the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over Matt Wisler and the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.Severino (3-1) was lifted for pinch-hitter Alex Rodriguez in the seventh. Soon after Rodriguez was introduced,...

Padres executive calls team 'embarrassing,' 'pathetic'SAN DIEGO (AP) San Diego Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler criticized his team in a radio interview on Wednesday, saying its recent performances have been ''embarrassing'' and ''pathetic.''Fowler's comments to The Mighty 1090 came a day after James Shields lasted 2 2/3 innings...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown will start the season on the disabled list.The 27-year-old was out of the lineup for the 12th straight game Tuesday with left Achilles tendinitis. The former All-Star was scheduled to return to the field as a designated hitter in a...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Dave Roberts overcame long odds during his playing days in the major leagues and survived a bout with cancer in recent years. He had no managerial experience when he went after the vacant Los Angeles Dodgers' job.Fittingly, the personable Roberts beat the odds again, impressing...

Associated PressBlue Jays still waiting for bats to break out in ALCSBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) The Blue Jays are running out of time to fix their startling power outage in the AL Championship Series.A trip home to hitter-friendly Rogers Centre for Game 3 was expected to produce a...

The Latest: Maddon moves up Schwarber to get better looksCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians (all times local):6:30 p.m.Joe Maddon wants the Cleveland Indians to pitch to slugger Kyle Schwarber.The Cubs manager is hoping that...

NEW YORK (AP) The newcomer in a Miami Marlins uniform sure looked a lot like Christian Yelich - except in the batting cage.Even though they are more than 20 games under .500 as the season winds down, the Marlins had some fun Tuesday evening at Citi Field. They...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs will send Jon Lester to the mound for Game 1 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night, and Javier Baez will start at shortstop after Addison Russell was shelved by a left hamstring injury.Russell got hurt while legging out a triple in...

AP Sports WriterBanner moment: Chicago Cubs finally raise championship flagBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Finally, a banner moment at Wrigley Field.The Chicago Cubs raised their 2016 World Series championship flag Monday night, delighting a raucous crowd that waited through a long rain delay for a moment more than a...