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Angels' Simmons will require surgery on thumbANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons will require surgery after tearing a ligament in his left thumb while diving to stop a grounder during a weekend loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, the team said Monday.The team said it...

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,...

AP Baseball WriterBuster Posey eager for fresh start, to raise power numbersBy JANIE McCAULEYSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Buster Posey leans on the back of the batting cage under Arizona's blue skies, one leg crossed over the other as he watches his teammates take their cuts while awaiting his own...

Associated PressA-Rod maintains he won't attempt playing comebackBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alex Rodriguez maintains he will not attempt a comeback.Released last August with more than a season left in his $275 million, 10-year contract, A-Rod worked his first day as a New York Yankees spring training guest...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) San Francisco rookie Kelby Tomlinson made the key contribution to victory for the second straight day, driving in the winning run with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 5-4 win against high-flying St. Louis on Friday.A day after hitting...

Associated PressPitchless intentional walks could start this weekBy CHUCK KINGWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Pitchless intentional walks could start in spring training games this week.Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the change, which the players' association has said it will agree to for 2017, is among the rule changes...

The MIAMI and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/13/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Miami Marlins (68-76) at Philadelphia Phillies (55-89) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 13 - 7:05 PM EST WHERE: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU RL 903 MIAMI 8.5 (-110) (-110) 8.5 (-110) 100 -110 904 PHILADELPHIA TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), CSN Philadelphia PITCHING...

Infielder Gordon Beckham, Giants agree to minor league dealSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Infielder Gordon Beckham agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants and will attend big league spring training.If added to the major league roster, Beckham would get a $1.25 million, one-year deal.Beckham posted a...

KISSIMMEE, Florida (AP) There are all sorts of ways to give baseball a much-needed boost of speed. Unfortunately, those in charge of the game are going about it all the wrong way at the moment. Extra inning gimmicks? Seven-inning games? Automatic intentional walks? ''All of it is stupid,'' Atlanta Braves second baseman Brandon Phillips...

Dansby Swanson's 1st home run is inside the parkWASHINGTON (AP) Dansby Swanson's first major league home run stayed in the ballpark.The 2015 overall No. 1 draft pick circled the bases with an inside-the-park home run in the second inning of the Atlanta Braves' game at the Washington Nationals...

NEW YORK (AP) Max Scherzer pitched his second no-hitter this season for Washington, striking out a team-record 17 and leading the Nationals over the NL East champion New York Mets 2-0 in Major League Baseball on Saturday for a doubleheader sweep.Only one batter reached base against Scherzer, and...

Reds claim Christian Walker off waivers from BravesGOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) The Cincinnati Reds claimed first baseman Christian Walker off waivers from the Atlanta Braves on Monday, bringing him to his third organization in two months.Walker, 25, has spent most of his time in the minors. He appeared in...