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Pirates place Ryan O’Hearn on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a strained left quad and he is expected to miss six to eight weeks. O'Hearn pulled up and grabbed his left leg while running to first base on a groundout in the ninth inning on Friday night's 8-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. He was helped off the field by manager Don Kelly and a member of the training staff. The Pirates signed O'Hearn to a two-year, $29 million free-agent contract in January. He is batting .270 with 17 home runs and 69 RBIs in 96 games. He missed two weeks in May ...

Williams allows 1 hit, strikes out 10 to lead Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings and struck out 10, Chase DeLauter drove in three runs and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Sunday to avoid being swept in a weekend series. Patrick Bailey snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a home run ...

Browns’ QB competition between Sanders and Watson still in early stages

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders knows he is battling for the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback job with Deshaun Watson. However, he does not want to discuss how it is going. "I answered this question a thousand times. We focus on ourselves and what we do and what we need to do to ...

Guardians acquire Blake Perkins and Craig Yoho from Brewers

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians acquired outfielder Blake Perkins and right-handed pitcher Craig Yoho from the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday for catcher Bo Naylor and right-hander Codi Heuer. Naylor and Heuer have been assigned to the Brewers '40-man roster and to Triple-A Nashville. Guardians general manager Chris Antonetti said before Saturday night's game against Arizona that Perkins would start in Triple-A Columbus, while Yoho would report to Cleveland in the next couple days. The 26-year old Naylor has spent his entire career in Cleveland, but has struggled ...

Thorbjornsen wins 1st PGA Tour title at the final Rocket Classic

DETROIT (AP) — Michael Thorbjornsen made a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday. The 24-year-old Thorbjornsen sealed his spot in the FedEx Cup playoff after rolling ...

Dodgers land Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deadline deal

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Skubal got the news during the Tigers' 8-6 win over the Athletics ...