• The Canadian Press

    Ramírez's homer in the 8th inning leads Guardians to 3-2 win and sends Twins to 4th straight loss

    CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez homered with two outs in the eighth inning, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 win on Friday night over the Minnesota Twins in a game featuring the first infield shift violation this season. Ramírez connected for his 10th homer on a 2-1 pitch from Jhoan Duran (0-1), driving it into the seats in right field to delight a Progressive Field crowd that came out to see Cleveland's new uniforms and fireworks. It was the 226th career homer for Ramírez, moving him into

  • The Canadian Press

    A meeting of baseball's oldest managers with Washington back in Texas to face Bochy-led Rangers

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The last time Ron Washington and Bruce Bochy had managed against each other in Texas was during the 2010 World Series. Baseball's oldest two managers are facing each other in a three-game series this weekend, with the 72-year-old Washington back in Texas as a visiting manager for the first time with the Los Angeles Angels. “Wash, he’s entertaining. I love talking to him,” Bochy, who is three years younger than Washington, said before Friday's series opener. They are the o

  • The Canadian Press

    Luzardo leads Marlins to third consecutive shutout win, 8-0 over skidding Mets

    MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Luzardo and three relievers combined on the Miami Marlins' third consecutive shutout, an 8-0 win over the New York Mets on Friday night. Miami pitchers extended their scoreless innings streak to 28, three short of the franchise record in April 2004. Luzardo (1-3) scattered five hits and struck out seven over six innings, ending an 0-4 skid over eight starts since beating Milwaukee on Sept. 17. Anthony Bender, Burch Smith and Anthony Maldonado followed with an inning each. New

  • The Canadian Press

    Dodgers demote struggling OF James Outman to the minors as part multiple roster moves

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Outman, who finished third in last year’s NL Rookie of the Year voting, was demoted to the minors as part of multiple roster moves by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The 27-year-old center fielder was hitting .148 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 36 games this season. He’s being sent down to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Last year, Outman had 23 homers and 70 RBI as the team's primary center fielder. With outfielder Jason Heyward coming off the injured list and outfielder