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Senzatela, Rockies agree to $3 million, 1-year contractDENVER (AP) Antonio Senzatela and the Colorado Rockies agreed Tuesday to a $3 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.A right-hander who turns 26 on Jan. 21, Senzatela was 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA in 12 starts last year. He earned...

AP Baseball WriterAstros on a tear despite absence of AltuveBy NOAH TRISTERTake away George Springer and Jose Altuve, and maybe the Houston Astros start to look a little more beatable.Maybe.The Boston Red Sox finally snapped Houston's 10-game winning streak Sunday with a 4-3 victory after Springer left the game...

AP Baseball WriterSteve Dalkowski, inspiration for 'Bull Durham,' dies at 80By RONALD BLUMSteve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham," has died. He was 80.He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain....

Associated PressPorcello, Price and Wright all have good days for Red SoxBy MARK DIDTLERDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) The Boston Red Sox had a good day on the mound.Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello threw five scoreless innings Monday in an intrasquad game, five days after being struck...

AP Sports WriterCourt: MLB committee can determine Nationals' rights feesBy BEN NUCKOLSWASHINGTON (AP) A committee of Major League Baseball owners and executives can determine how much money the Washington Nationals should receive from the Baltimore Orioles for television broadcasts of their games, an appeals court ruled Thursday.The Nationals...

LEADING OFF: Cubs face Dodgers' Kershaw trailing 3-1 in NLCSBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:---ANOTHER DAYThe Cubs finally broke through for a win against the Dodgers in their NL Championship Series, but now they have to contend with ace Clayton Kershaw in...

Associated PressOrioles' Mike Yastrzemski trying to live up to family nameBy RICH DUBROFFSARASOTA, Fla. (AP) Mike Yastrzemski finally made it to spring training with the Orioles after bouncing around the Baltimore organization since 2013.Though it was a brief stint, the 28-year-old outfielder known primarily for his last name...

Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey FordBy The Associated PressReaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford, the ace of the mighty New York Yankees teams in the 1950s and '60s. Ford died Thursday night at his Long Island home at the...

AP Baseball WriterMLB delays opening day to mid-May at earliest due to virusBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people...

AP Sports WriterRizzo's slide overshadows Chicago's 7-0 win over PiratesBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Anthony Rizzo's seventh home run of the season gave the sleep-deprived Chicago Cubs an early lead on Monday afternoon. His two-run single in the ninth put the finishing touches on a 7-0 romp over the...

NEW YORK (AP) Just when they'd been designated automatic outs, pitchers are making an impact at the plate in the National League playoffs.Clayton Kershaw singled to start a three-run rally for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jacob deGrom dropped down a flawless bunt that set up the New York...

AP Sports WriterReds' employee in Arizona tests positive for coronavirusBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) An employee who worked at the Cincinnati Reds spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the ballclub announced Wednesday.The employee lives in Arizona and has been self-quarantined, along with...