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Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto and David Villar hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Luis Matos hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday night. Seiya Suzuki homered for Chicago, which lost its...
Guardians slugger Jhonkensy Noel homers on first at-bat in MLB debut
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jhonkensy Noel became the fourth Cleveland player in franchise history to homer in his first major league at-bat, going deep Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles just hours after being recalled from Triple-A Columbus. Noel launched a 1-1 pitch from Grayson...
Schlossnagle says Texas needs to get ready for 'major leagues' of college baseball in the SEC
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said Wednesday he is ready to lead the Longhorns into the “major leagues” of college baseball, the Southeastern Conference, and he acknowledged the raw feelings left behind at Texas A&M following his abrupt departure for an...
Brewers put catcher Gary Sánchez on 10-day IL, add pitcher Dallas Keuchel for start vs. Rangers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed catcher Gary Sánchez on the 10-day injured list and added Dallas Keuchel to the active roster to start Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. In all, the Brewers made five moves in pursuit of a three-game sweep of the defending World...
Texas Rangers GM Chris Young says third-place team needs offensive spark
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young announced several roster moves Wednesday in an attempt to improve the offense for the defending World Series champions. “We can’t sit back and wait, hope that it comes together. It’s time for us to get going, it’s...
Mariners minor leaguer Hogan Windish has 4 homers, 9 RBIs for Arkansas at Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Hogan Windish, a 25-year-old prospect in the Seattle Mariners' minor league system, had four homers and nine RBIs for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers in a 9-4 win at the Springfield Cardinals in the Texas League on Tuesday night. Windish became only the...
J.D. Davis costing Yankees prorated share of minimum, with Oakland paying New York $927,000
NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis will cost the New York Yankees just $389,892 for the rest of this season, a prorated share of the $740,000 major league minimum. New York acquired the infielder from Oakland on Sunday for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought...
Rival revival: Texas snags baseball coach Schlossnagle from Texas A&M after Aggies finish 2nd at CWS
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jim Schlossnagle, who built the Texas A&M baseball program into a national power in three years and led the Aggies to the brink of this season's national championship, is leaving to become coach at arch-rival Texas. Schlossnagle and Texas A&M officials...
Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday returns to the lineup in Triple-A after arm problems
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Top-ranked prospect Jackson Holliday was back in the lineup Tuesday night for Triple-A Norfolk after missing nearly two weeks with arm issues. Holliday hadn't played since June 12 and spent time on the injured list with right elbow inflammation. He was in the...
Vitello teams that played with attitude and edge laid foundation for Vols' national championship run
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Winning the national championship validated what already was increasingly obvious. Tennessee is the standard bearer in this era of college baseball. The Volunteers' first national title in the sport was the culmination of a seven-year climb from SEC irrelevance...
