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AP Sports WriterAt least 2 MLB games postponed amid Marlins' virus outbreakBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The Miami Marlins scrambled for roster replacements as they coped with a coronavirus outbreak. The New York Yankees had an unscheduled day off in Philadelphia while the home team underwent COVID-19 tests. The...

AP Baseball WriterRangers' Kluber could be done for year with shoulder injuryBy STEPHEN HAWKINSTwo-time AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber could be done for the season after only one inning for the Texas Rangers.He has a tear in a small muscle in his right shoulder that won't require surgery,...

AP Sports WriterWhite Sox manager Renteria not with team, pending testsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria will be kept away from the team pending the results of medical tests taken Monday.Before the team began a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians, general manager Rick...

AP Sports Writer2 MLB games postponed in wake of Marlins virus outbreakBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The Miami Marlins scrambled for roster replacements as they coped with a coronavirus outbreak. The New York Yankees had an unscheduled day off in Philadelphia while the home team underwent COVID-19 tests. The...

Rockies lefty Tim Collins opts out of 2020 seasonDENVER (AP) The Colorado Rockies say left-handed pitcher Tim Collins has opted out of the 2020 season.He's the second player within the organization who has withdrawn. In late June, Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond announced he wouldn't play this season in...

AP Sports Writer2 MLB games postponed as Marlins deal with virus outbreakBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in an outbreak that stranded the team...

AP Baseball WriterRangers' Kluber could be done for year with shoulder injuryBy STEPHEN HAWKINSTwo-time AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber could be done for the season.He is headed to the injured list after just one inning of work in his debut as a Texas Rangers starter. He has a...

AP Sports WriterLewis has 2 RBIs in 8th to lead Mariners over Astros 7-6By KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Kyle Lewis hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros 7-6 on Sunday, snapping a 15-game losing streak in the series.The...

Associated PressPirates manager Shelton argues through mask, gets 1st ML winBy JEFF MELNICKST. LOUIS (AP) Pittsburgh's Derek Shelton staged baseball's first major, socially distanced umpire argument, then got his first victory as a big league manager as the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Sunday.Colin Moran...

Miami Marlins postpone trip home amid fear of virus outbreakBy STEVEN WINEThe Miami Marlins scratched right-hander Jose Urena from his scheduled start Sunday in Philadelphia and delayed their postgame trip home amid concerns about a possible coronavirus outbreak within the team.No reason was given for Urena being scratched in...

Rangers’ Kluber lasts 1 inning in 1st start in 15 monthsBy SCHUYLER DIXONARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Kluber's Texas debut lasted just one inning.The right-hander threw just 18 pitches Sunday before departing his first start in almost 15 months with shoulder tightness.The Rangers, who acquired the two-time Cy Young...

Astros’ Verlander out at least two weeks with forearm strainBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) — Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander has a strained right forearm and will be shut down for at least two weeks.Astros manager Dusty Baker announced the injury after Houston's 7-6 loss to the...