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CLEARWATER, Fla. — When Phillies manager Rob Thomson told Edmundo Sosa he was considering playing him in center field this season, Sosa was in Tampa, Fla., for a weeklong workout with a few players who were represented by his agency, Octagon. His friends, major league outfielders Julio Rodríguez, Adolís Garcia,…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays began the season’s final homestand on a sour note Friday night with a tension-filled 4-3 defeat against the Texas Rangers before an announced crowd of 14,127 at Tropicana Field.

BOSTON — Even as the Red Sox faced long odds to make the playoffs as they entered September on Thursday – a 1 percent chance, according to FanGraphs – manager Alex Cora did his best to remain optimistic and even hoped for the seemingly impossible.

ARLINGTON, Texas — What’s frustrating — if anything can be truly frustrating after a road series-winning 9-8 victory against the Texas Rangers, except maybe the last two innings — is that the Tigers haven’t been able to produce this type of offensive performance more frequently this season.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Veteran lefty Dallas Keuchel, pitching for his third team this season, has certainly had his moments against Detroit teams over the years. But not too many lately. Maybe the Tigers weren’t exactly licking their chops in anticipation of Keuchel’s debut start with the Rangers Saturday — but…

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins know better than anyone about the restorative properties of extra rest. They once set up a special nap room for Nelson Cruz, after all.

The Athletics return to the Coliseum having said goodbye to veterans Stephen Piscotty and Elvis Andrus as well as a modest two-game win streak.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Mariners' dominance over the Texas Rangers came to an end, well, at least for one game.

With two outs in the third inning, Kopech allowed two walks and two singles as the Sox fell behind 3-0. It took him 38 pitches to get through the inning, and he was pulled after allowing two hits in the fourth.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani has come up empty twice in his bid for history.

DETROIT — You can call it the Riley Greene effect if you want, the Tigers don’t really care. This was just long overdue.