SEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols got his 3,000th hit, reaching the mark with a broken-bat single Friday night against Seattle and becoming the 32nd player in major league history to join the exclusive club. Pujols dumped the single into shallow right field in the fifth inning against Mike Leake. It came on Pujols’ sixth attempt after ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets said nighty-night to the Dark Knight. Matt Harvey, once regarded as a premier pitcher who could have joined Tom Seaver and Dwight Gooden among the Mets’ greats, refused a minor league assignment and will be designated for assignment Saturday. The 29-year-old right-hander lost his spot in the rotation last month after four ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Bob Melvin is stressing the need for the Oakland Athletics to score earlier in games, and they did just that against the Orioles. Then, the offense had to provide a boost again late when the bullpen faltered. Jed Lowrie hit a tiebreaking two-out single in the sixth, Khris Davis launched a three-run homer in the first and ...

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rick Porcello went on to win 22 games and the AL Cy Young Award the last time he started a season 5-0 — like he now has again this year. “Two years ago was a long time ago now it feels like, so it’s hard to compare,” Porcello said. “We’re doing some things differently than even ...

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: A KNIGHT’S TALE Matt Harvey will be designated for assignment by the Mets after he refused a minor league assignment. The 29-year-old right-hander, nicknamed the Dark Knight of Gotham, lost his spot in the rotation last month after four starts, and he had a 10.50 ERA in four relief appearances. Because ...

TV: FOX Sports Sun TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. WATCH IT LIVE ON FOX SPORTS GO ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Even with a 13-4 loss in the second half of a doubleheader on Thursday night, the Toronto Blue Jays come into Tropicana Field with momentum going into a later-than-usual first series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Before the ...

TV: FOX Sports Florida TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. WATCH IT LIVE ON FOX SPORTS GO Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen will pitch in his 150th major league game when the Miami Marlins open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park. This will be the first time Chen faces the Reds. And, ...

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Two of the top young pitching prospects in the National League West are matched for the first time Friday night in … Monterrey, Mexico. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres open a three-game series in Mexico on Friday night with right-hander Walker Buehler starting for the Dodgers against left-hander Joey Lucchesi of the Padres. Buehler is rated the ...