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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins sent struggling outfielder Alex Kirilloff to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and recalled multi-position player Austin Martin to take his place. Kirilloff batted .

TORONTO — A year after a most unusual lead-up to the Toronto Blue Jays' annual Pride weekend, the executive director of Pride Toronto says the organization's connection with the team is as solid as ever.

Talkin’ baseball got Charlie Manuel talking again. Nine months after suffering a stroke, the 80-year-old hitting guru is back to sharing his knowledge of the game with anyone who wants to learn from a World Series champion.

Washington Nationals (32-35, third in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (32-35, fourth in the AL Central) Detroit; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Patrick Corbin (1-7, 6.15 ERA, 1.

Oakland Athletics (26-44, fifth in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (36-32, third in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Medina (0-1, 5.23 ERA, 1.

Pittsburgh Pirates (32-35, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (32-34, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Thursday, 2:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (8-3, 3.16 ERA, 1.

Miami Marlins (23-44, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (29-37, fourth in the NL East) New York; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Roddery Munoz (1-2, 5.95 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Mets: Luis Severino (4-2, 3.

Atlanta Braves (35-30, second in the NL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (45-22, second in the AL East) Baltimore; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez (3-2, 1.85 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Orioles: Cole Irvin (6-2, 2.

Los Angeles Angels (26-41, fourth in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (32-36, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Griffin Canning (2-6, 4.65 ERA, 1.

New York Yankees (49-21, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (39-30, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (3-5, 3.68 ERA, 1.