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NEW YORK: New York’s Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven scoreless innings to steer the Yankees to a 5-0 win against Toronto on Sunday, snapping their five-game losing sequence and edging within 3-1/2 games of the Blue Jays in the race for top spot in the American League East division. Elsewhere, AL...

ATLANTA (AP) The Mets left slugger Yoenis Cespedes out of the starting lineup Sunday for just the second time since he was acquired from Detroit on July 31.Cespedes had declined manager Terry Collins' offer for extra rest Saturday night, then changed his mind. Cespedes hit his eighth homer...

MIAMI (AP) — Bryce Harper left the Washington Nationals' game against Miami on Sunday for precautionary reasons after colliding with Marlins second baseman Derek Dietrich in the first inning. Harper reached base on a fielder's choice and was attempting to run to third on Jayson Werth's grounder to shortstop Miguel...

BALTIMORE (AP) Kansas City's Mike Moustakas hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and finished with a franchise-record nine RBIs to lead the Royals to a 14-6 win at Baltimore on Saturday.The victory pushed the Royals' lead in the American League Central division to a seemingly unbeatable...

PHOENIX (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford was removed from Saturday's game at the Arizona Diamondbacks with right hamstring tightness. Crawford was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the fifth inning. He was 1 for 3 with a home run and two strikeouts up to...

CINCINNATI (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have activated right-hander Matt Belisle from the disabled list.Belisle had been out since June 26 with right elbow inflammation. He was 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 30 games before being sidelined.St. Louis announced the move on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) Russell Martin hit two home runs and drove in four runs against his former team, and the Toronto Blue Jays homered five times to beat the New York Yankees 11-5 Friday night in the opener of their weekend showdown for first place in the AL...

PHOENIX (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Alex Guerrero left Friday night's game in the top of the third inning after straining his left calf while running to first base. Guerrero was brought in to pinch hit with one out in the third, and reached base on an infield single....

HOUSTON (AP) Houston starter Scott Feldman will miss the rest of the season with a sprained right shoulder. Feldman left his Sept. 1 start against Seattle in the third inning with shoulder discomfort. Houston hoped he could return after missing a start, but after an MRI on Thursday general manager...

Manager Brad Ausmus' future with the Detroit Tigers is safe — for now. Tigers general manager Al Avila released a statement Friday amid reports that the team had already decided to fire Ausmus after what has turned into a lackluster season. "I reconfirmed with (owner) Mr. (Mike) Ilitch and manager Brad...

PHOENIX (AP) Spring training baseball had an estimated economic impact of $810 million for the Phoenix metropolitan area in the past year.One study released Thursday said the 15-team Cactus League directly brought in nearly $300 million from outside the Phoenix area this year through indirect and presumed spending.Another...

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today: ___ REMEMBERING THE DAY At Great American Ball Park, Camden Yards and every stadium where a big league game is played, there will be tributes to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear...