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CLEVELAND — Well, on the bright side for the Cleveland Guardians none of their pitchers punched the mound or any other objects in anger in yet another loss to the Mariners.

NEW YORK — The Mets were in need of a straightforward, slightly boring, but convincing win. On Friday, they accomplished the win part, but not quite the rest.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays did what they could Friday afternoon to tamp down expectations and defuse the hype over the weekend series with the struggling Yankees. Almost to a man, they insisted they were focused only on winning Friday’s game and not the rapidly shrinking margin between them…

DETROIT — You never know how these things will turn out.

BALTIMORE — Before opening a series with the worst team in the American League, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was faced with a series of questions about his lineup. It featured neither Cedric Mullins nor Adley Rutschman, typically the top two hitters in his starting nine, partly for rest and partly…

PITTSBURGH — Friday’s game featured plenty of what the Pirates have seen this season: an inability to generate offense. The hope for the rest of the season and into 2023 should be focused more on the brief glimpses they saw against the Blue Jays at PNC Park.

Give the Rockies points for creativity. They keep finding ways to lose baseball games on the road.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees are hopeful that Anthony Rizzo will be able to get some relief from the nagging back pain that has limited him this season after having an epidural on Thursday. Rizzo stayed behind in California to see renowned orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Robert Watkins, who…

St. Rita product and former Red makes his debut for Sox

DETROIT — Unless you’ve struggled with mental illness, especially if you struggled with it in the public glare, you can’t know the courage it took for Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows to come forth with his struggles.

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Belt will undergo season-ending surgery on his right knee, the Giants announced on Friday. The procedure on his troublesome knee could spell the end of 34-year-old Belt’s MLB career.