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NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's top minor leagues are switching to a challenge system full-time for their test of robot umpires. Major League Baseball has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019 .

SEATTLE (AP) — When manager Scott Servais was told one of his Seattle Mariners players was going to shave his head to help celebrate one of the most popular promotions in franchise history, he wasn’t shocked to learn it was catcher Cal Raleigh.

Arizona Diamondbacks (35-37, fourth in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (35-36, third in the NL East) Washington; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Slade Cecconi (1-5, 6.70 ERA, 1.

Houston Astros (33-39, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (19-54, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (5-4, 3.99 ERA, 1.

Kansas City Royals (41-32, second in the AL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (26-48, fifth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Alec Marsh (5-3, 3.63 ERA, 1.

San Francisco Giants (36-37, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (34-39, fifth in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (6-5, 3.02 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Cubs: Justin Steele (0-3, 3.

Los Angeles Dodgers (45-29, first in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (25-47, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Walker Buehler (1-4, 4.64 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Rockies: Austin Gomber (1-4, 4.

Tampa Bay Rays (34-38, fifth in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (40-32, third in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Aaron Civale (2-5, 5.20 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Twins: Pablo Lopez (6-6, 5.

Milwaukee Brewers (42-30, first in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (29-43, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Tobias Myers (3-2, 3.76 ERA, 1.

Detroit Tigers (34-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (39-31, second in the NL East) Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (1-4, 4.43 ERA, 1.