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Greinke reports arm soreness after 'sloppy' stretch

MINNEAPOLIS — Zack Greinke has been dealing with soreness in his right forearm/flexor area that has likely led to some of the bad results the Royals’ veteran starter has seen recently. Greinke allowed five runs — all coming on three homers — across four innings in the Royals’ 7-3 loss to the Twins at Target […]

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On his birthday, Somerset's Dunham homers in 4-hit effort

What’s better than a four-hit game? A four-hit game on your birthday. “It felt really nice to have a good game. I’m not huge into birthdays, but it always feels nice to play well and get a win,” Dunham said via text message. “My family couldn’t make it out, but they were most likely watching […]

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Pieces fall into place for Braves in finale 'W'

Ozuna, Riley homer behind dominant Fried, with help from outfield

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Castro, Candy power Tigers over Cleveland

DETROIT — Jeimer Candelario was supposed to be getting Sunday off in part to clear his head. Instead, he cleared the fences. Harold Castro had started in Candelario’s place, with manager A.J. Hinch electing to play the hot bat against Guardians starter Triston McKenzie. After Castro’s third home run this week, the sweet-swinging utility infielder […]

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Team effort completes Dodgers' 4-game sweep in desert

PHOENIX — The Dodgers lost two of three to the D-backs in their first meeting this season. In that series, the Dodgers made some uncharacteristic errors. Maybe it served as a wake-up call that Arizona, the team that finished last in the National League West last season, was a bit improved in 2022. Since then, […]

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6 years later, first-rounder Sedlock makes fulfilling debut

BOSTON — The final line looks less impressive than he left it, five earned runs on his ledger, three coming after Cody Sedlock departed the game. But the mere fact that there was an ERA to be had, three strikeouts to be amassed, family in attendance for this outing in a big league game — […]

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Phillies inspired by visit from prospect with cancer

NEW YORK — The Phillies received a pleasant visit on Saturday afternoon, hours before playing the Mets at Citi Field. Left-hander Corey Phelan, an undrafted free agent who signed with the Phillies in 2020, went into the clubhouse to say hello. Phelan, 19, is currently on the injured list because of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The visit […]

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Crew gets 'big time performance' from Burnes

ST. LOUIS — In the midst of playing 18 games in 17 days, Milwaukee’s rotation had begun to enter the danger zone. Both Freddy Peralta and Brandon Woodruff have gone down with injuries in the past week, and a doubleheader looms Monday in Chicago. Fortunately for the Crew, Sunday was Corbin Burnes’ turn. Goodness, gracious, […]

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McKenzie almost perfect, but still wants more

DETROIT — The Cleveland faithful behind the visitors’ dugout at Comerica Park rose to cheer for their starter on Sunday as he made the trip from mound to dugout. There was nothing to be ashamed of — far from it, in fact — but ever the perfectionist, Triston McKenzie kept his glove firmly in place […]

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5 HRs signal Red Sox's power is still surging

BOSTON — With the ball repeatedly flying out of Fenway Park for the Red Sox on a perfect Sunday afternoon (you couldn’t find a cloud anywhere), it was easy to forget the power outage that took place for this same team just a month ago. Instead of powerless, the Red Sox are now powerful. That […]

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