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NEW YORK (AP) — With a little nod of his neck as he took his lead off second base, Josh Rojas seemed to signal Mariners teammate Dylan Moore a cutter was coming from Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt. Moore drove the 93.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans allowed one hit in six innings and Freddy Fermin drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Wednesday for a series sweep.

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits new clubhouse technology with helping New York get off to an AL-best 33-17 start, is pleased Juan Soto has bonded with teammates and fans, and is confident his club can return to the playoffs aft

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Kyren Paris hit a two-run shot for his first major league home run and Tyler Anderson pitched eight strong innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced they are expanding existing financial assistance programs to support living Negro Leagues players.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Johnathan Rodriguez singled home David Fry in the seventh inning for his first major league hit, driving in the go-ahead run for the Cleveland Guardians in a 6-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a solo home run and made a diving play to prevent a game-tying run, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday.

Boston Red Sox (25-24, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (25-25, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 6:50 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (4-2, 3.96 ERA, 1.

Los Angeles Angels (19-30, fifth in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (22-27, third in the AL West) Houston; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Tyler Anderson (4-4, 2.72 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (1-4, 7.

Colorado Rockies (15-32, fifth in the NL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (20-30, fourth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Austin Gomber (1-2, 3.02 ERA, 1.