NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since getting injured in spring training. “Whether that's a full bullpen or what exactly that looks like, we'll see,” New York manager Aaron Boone said before Friday night's game against Detroit. “I think it's gone well so far, his buildup and checking the boxes and the level of intensity of throwing and things like that. So far, so good. Getting off the mound will obviously be another step.” Th
CHICAGO (AP) — William Contreras hit an RBI single during Milwaukee's three-run eighth inning, and the Brewers won their first game against former manager Craig Counsell, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Friday. The Brewers opened a weekend series between the NL Central's top teams on a winning note, even though Chicago's Hayden Wesneski pitched scoreless ball into the seventh and Christopher Morel homered for the third time in five games. Most of the attention was on Counsell going against his f
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