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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees right fielder Carlos Beltran was out of Friday night's starting lineup against Tampa Bay due to left shoulder and right wrist soreness. Beltran flipped over the short wall down the right field line while chasing Desmond Jennings' foul...

MIAMI (AP) — Right-hander Brandon Maurer will be recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to start for the injury-plagued Seattle Mariners on Sunday at Miami. Maurer began last season in the Mariners' rotation and went 5-8 with a 6.30 ERA in 22 games. He'll replace Blake Beaven, who went on...

CHICAGO (AP) — Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips left Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs because of back spasms. Phillips appeared to get hurt swinging and missing during in the first inning. After a visit from manager Bryan Price and a trainer, Phillips singled....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Left-handed reliever Xavier Cedeno has been recalled by the Washington Nationals from Triple-A Syracuse. To make room on the roster for Cedeno before Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Nationals optioned righty reliever Blake Treinen to Syracuse....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira singled in five at-bats during his second extended spring training game since injuring his right leg. Teixeira played five innings of defense in Friday's intrasquad game at the Yankees' minor league complex. He says he...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen had been nearly unhittable in the early part of the season. That sure changed Thursday night. Milwaukee relievers gave up nine runs over the seventh and eighth innings, including pinch-hitter Josh Harrison's go-ahead two-run homer as...

HOUSTON (AP) — Bo Porter knows there will be some growing pains in managing the youngest team in the majors. Still, a mistake by Matt Dominguez in Houston's 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night really got to him. The Astros trailed 5-0 when Chris Carter drew a...

CHICAGO (AP) — David Ross said a 5-year-old could have caught Jon Lester on Thursday night. That big hit in the ninth? Well, that was a nice swing by the veteran catcher. Lester pitched eight sharp innings and Ross had a tiebreaking RBI double, leading the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale refused to hang his head after being outdueled by Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester. Lester (2-2) pitched eight sharp innings and David Ross hit a tie-breaking RBI double in Boston's two-run ninth, leading the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What started as a bad day for the Toronto Blue Jays turned into a record-breaking disaster by night's end. Minnesota scored three straight runs on wild pitches by the Toronto's Sergio Santos in the eighth inning, when the Twins walked eight times off three...