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LEADING OFF: Syndergaard and Ramos? Brewers roll, Yanks hurtBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:OH, NOAH!Noah Syndergaard is set to pitch - ''likely'' to Wilson Ramos, manager Mickey Callaway says - when the playoff-contending Mets open a weekend series at home against Clayton Kershaw...

ANAHEIM, California (AP) Edwin Encarnacion had four hits from four at bats with a homer and four RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a thunderous three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday with a 12-5 victory that vaulted them back into first place in the...

Associated PressTed Williams' Mexican-American heritage explored in PBS filmBy RUSSELL CONTRERASALBQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Ted Williams is the last major league baseball player to hit over .400. The Boston Red Sox slugger captivated millions with his dazzling swing and towering homers throughout the 1940s and 1950s in competition with...

AP Sports WriterRed Sox put LHP Price on injured list with elbow tendinitisBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price has elbow problems again, although this time he expects a rapid recovery.Price was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with tendinitis in his pitching elbow....

LEADING OFF: Springer HR streak, Price not right vs YankeesBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:SPRINGTIMEAstros leadoff man George Springer has a chance to tie the postseason record for most consecutive games with a home run. Springer connected for the fifth game in a...

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated Travis Ishikawa from the 15-day disabled list, manager Clint Hurdle said before Monday's game in Cincinnati. Ishikawa was sidelined on Aug. 23 with a low back strain. He was 2 for 7 with an RBI while starting one game at first base and...

AP Sports WriterBlame it on the juice: Pitchers set for homer-filled OctoberBy JAKE SEINERJustin Verlander didn't intend to alter his pitching strategy, not after 14 seasons as a major league ace. But then the home runs stopped making sense.A long drive by Yankees slugger Aaron Judge? The Houston Astros...

The NY YANKEES and the MINNESOTA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/11/2018 at 8:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: New York Yankees (89-54) at Minnesota Twins (65-77) DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 11 - 8:10 PM EST WHERE: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota ROT TEAM PS OU RL 973 NY YANKEES () () (-110)   974 MINNESOTA TV: 8:10 PM LINE: PREDICTION: MINNESOTA , NY...

AP Baseball WriterGiants release veteran right-hander Jeff SamardzijaBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Giants released veteran right-hander Jeff Samardzija on Saturday, a day after he returned from a lengthy shoulder injury and rehab.Samardzija, an 11-game winner in 2019, was designated for assignment and placed on unconditional...

AP Sports WriterAstros return to Houston for 1st game since HarveyBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Baseball returned to Houston on Saturday with the Astros giving the flood-ravaged city a few hours of entertainment at the end of a terrible and trying week.The Astros beat the New York Mets 12-8...

Cubs Báez has a hairline thumb fracture, status uncertainMILWAUKEE (AP) Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez has a hairline fracture in his left thumb, putting the rest of his season in jeopardy.An MRI in Chicago on Saturday revealed the extent of Baez's injury, suffered when he slid headfirst into...

CHICAGO (AP) Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is not in the lineup for their game Thursday night against the Chicago White Sox.Manager Lloyd McClendon said Seager was getting a day off and would be back in the Mariners' lineup Friday against the White Sox. Seager, 27, is...