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PHILADELPHIA — Sonny Gray tossed two-hit ball over six shutout innings, reliever Caleb Thielbar pitched out of a bases-loaded jam within the seventh and Jordan Luplow homered to guide the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. ...

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SEATTLE — Cedric Mullins robbed Ty France of a homer within the ninth inning and hit a two-run homer within the tenth, and the AL-best Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners in further innings for the second straight day, 5-3 on Sunday. ...

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays launched a press release Sunday night time noting that Major League Baseball is trying into social media posts about star shortstop Wander Franco that surfaced earlier within the day. “During today’s game, we were made aware of the social media posts that are circulating regarding Wander Franco,” the membership’s assertion mentioned. “We take the situation seriously and are in close contact with Major League Baseball as it conducts its due diligence.” On Sunday, social media posts went viral alleging that Franco, 22, had been in an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Franco didn't play within the Rays’ 9-2 loss to the Guardians on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Manager Kevin Cash mentioned it was “just a day off” for the All-Star shortstop, who had beg...

TORONTO — Daulton Varsho homered and had 5 RBIs, Hyun Jin Ryu pitched 5 innings to win for the primary time since getting back from elbow surgical procedure, and the Toronto Blue Jays averted a three-game sweep by beating the Chicago Cubs 11-4 on Sunday. ...

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WASHINGTON — Jeter Downs capped a six-run ninth with an RBI single, and the Washington Nationals rallied previous Oakland 8-7 on Sunday, finishing a three-game sweep of the majors-worst Athletics. ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Sonny Gray lounged in entrance of his locker earlier than the collection finale, casually tossing a baseball within the air and catching it, like a child killing time in his yard. Gray made it look nearly that simple as soon as the sport began, permitting simply two hits whereas hanging out seven throughout six scoreless innings, and the bullpen held on, because the Twins defeated the Phillies, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Gray was practically flawless, other than the second inning, when he loaded the bases earlier than hanging out reigning NL house run champ Kyle Schwarber. After Gray left the sport, Griffin Jax loaded the bases for a similar man. OK, so possibly this one wasn’t as simple as enjoying catch. Gray was at 80 pitches and had simply labored a...

BOSTON — Adam Duvall had 4 RBIs that included a three-run homer, Justin Turner added a solo shot and the Boston Red Sox gained their sequence in opposition to the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 victory on Sunday. ...

If the season ended at the moment, Braves first baseman Matt Olson can be a National League MVP candidate. Entering Sunday's motion towards the Mets, Olson leads the Major Leagues in house runs (42), RBIs (105) and ranks second in slugging proportion (.614). In a latest interview with MLB.com at Citi Field, Olson answered a variety of matters from the Braves’ success this season to naming the NL MVP. MLB.com: You have all the time put up good numbers previously, however this 12 months is totally different. Why? Matt Olson: I've had a good quantity of success, up to now. Each 12 months goes to be slightly totally different. At the top of the day, you hope to simply develop as a participant, proceed to work and fine-tune issues. The aim is, the work results in extra outcomes. MLB.com: Let me...