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BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora wanted his twin 7-year-old sons to meet the Yankees' Aaron Judge, the biggest star of his team's AL East foe. “They were like ‘No, no. He’s a rival,’’’ the Boston manager recalled.

HOUSTON (AP) — Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was scratched from Sunday’s lineup a day after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers placed right-hander Tyler Mahle on the 15-day injured list Sunday with fatigue in his throwing shoulder.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Colorado Rockies reinstated left-hander Austin Gomber from the 60-day injured list before his start in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves but lost another lefty starter, Kyle Freeland, to an injury.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willson and William Contreras became the second pair of brothers to homer in the same inning as opponents in baseball's modern era on Saturday. Both went deep in the ninth inning of the St.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park.

Los Angeles Angels (33-36, fourth in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (29-40, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (2-5, 2.92 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Orioles: Cade Povich (1-5, 5.

Tampa Bay Rays (38-32, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (45-26, first in the NL East) New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (5-3, 4.97 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Mets: Griffin Canning (6-2, 3.22 ERA, 1.

St. Louis Cardinals (37-34, third in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (38-34, second in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-3, 4.48 ERA, 1.

Chicago White Sox (23-48, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (35-36, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Aaron Civale (1-2, 4.91 ERA, 1.