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White Sox, Cardinals postpone home openersCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals have postponed their home openers by a day to Friday because rain is forecast.Chicago's three-game series against Seattle and the Cardinals' three-game series against San Diego had been scheduled to start Thursday.Right-hander Reynaldo...

Athletics exercise $5.5 million contract option for PetitOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Versatile Oakland reliever Yusmeiro Petit had his $5.5 million contract option for the 2020 season exercised by the Athletics on Thursday.The A's declined their half of a $5.75 million mutual option on left-handed pitcher Jake Diekman, who came...

AP Sports WriterDodgers' Machado whiffs on chance to silence Game 6 boosBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Manny Machado egged on the booing crowd as he retreated down the dugout steps following a first-inning strikeout, raising two arms in front of him in the air.The jeers kept coming for...

Associated PressHealy hits 2 homers in Mariners' 10-4 win over IndiansBy STEVE HERRICKCLEVELAND (AP) Ryon Healy hit two home runs and had four RBIs, Robinson Cano and Mitch Haniger also homered, and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-4 on Sunday.Healy had an RBI double in the...

Brewers star Yelich back in lineup after missing 5 startsMILWAUKEE (AP) Brewers star Christian Yelich has returned to the lineup after missing five starts because of a back injury.The NL MVP was set to bat third and play right field Tuesday night when the Brewers hosted Minnesota.Yelich leads...

White Sox to host Yankees in Field of Dreams game on Aug. 12NEW YORK (AP) The Chicago White Sox will host the New York Yankees in the rescheduled Field of Dreams game at Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 12.MLB said Monday the plan is tentative, contingent on the status...

Baseball Hall of Fame cancels July inductions due to coronavirus; Jeter, Walker, Simmons, Miller to be honored in 2021COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Baseball Hall of Fame cancels July inductions due to coronavirus; Jeter, Walker, Simmons, Miller to be honored in 2021.

Associated PressBraves' Swanson, Newcomb hoping to rebound from rocky 2017By DICK SCANLONKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Dansby Swanson and Sean Newcomb of the Atlanta Braves are hoping to rebound from rocky seasons.''It's almost silly to think about it like this, but this is a game of failure,'' said Swanson, who...

AP Sports WriterReeling Dodgers struggling against NL's worst teamsBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts leaned back in his chair and it did not collapse, which is surprising given the way the season has gone.The defending NL champions had just endured their fifth defeat in...

LEADING OFF: Dodgers try to clinch NL West, Verlander rollsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---DODGER STADIUM DELIGHTLos Angeles can clinch its fifth straight NL West title with either a win at Dodger Stadium over San Francisco or a loss by second-place Arizona...

AP Sports WriterBraves star Freeman, 3 others test positive for virusBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Braves four-time All-Star Freddie Freeman, premier reliever Will Smith and two teammates have tested positive for the coronavirus, a jarring hit to the NL East champions less than three weeks before the...

The Kansas City Royals have rubbed some American League teams the wrong way this season. When they face the Detroit Tigers, however, the atmosphere is one of respect.''I think our guys actually like a lot of the guys over there, and vice versa,'' Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I...