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Colon flirts with perfection in victory over Seattle Bartolo Colon within seven outs of pitching perfect game in Mets' 3-2 win over Mariners Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://mycj.co/1mGgIw7 Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon throws in the eighth inning against the on Wednesday in Seattle.

Maybin said in a statement released by the Major League Baseball Players Association the failed test was the result of a change in the medication he was using to treat Attention Deficit Disorder.

Denver Post: Pat Bowlen is relinquishing control of the Denver Broncos after 30 years of ownership and has acknowledged he is dealing with Alzheimer's disease.

Jake Odorizzi allowed two runs over 5 2-3 innings and Yunel Escobar highlighted a five-run fifth inning with a two-run double to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

When Dave Dombrowski's career began, he could count on one hand the number of medical-related employees baseball teams had.

The big hit was missing, and the A's watched L.J. Hoes connect for a decisive home run with one out in the top of the 12th to send Houston to a 3-2 victory Tuesday night for their first win in four tries at the Coliseum this year.

LaRoche broke out of a July slump with a tiebreaking home run in the seventh, Anthony Rendon had three hits and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Jacob deGrom allowed five hits and a run in seven impressive innings, Lucas Duda hit a mammoth home run and the New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 Tuesday night.

Brandon Crawford hit a bases-clearing double to break a 14th-inning stalemate and Tim Lincecum earned his first career save as the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 on Tuesday night.

Santana homered among his season high-tying four hits and Salazar won in his first start in more than two months as the Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2.

After months of wrangling and public spats, the Oakland A's and the city they have called home for nearly a half-century agreed to a lease extension that could keep the team at O.co Coliseum through 2024.

Josh Beckett's hip injury isn't healed, but the right- hander is still ready to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation.

A rookie's mental mistake proved costly for the Arizona Diamondbacks in their 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.

One play like that in a game can be tough enough for an outfielder. But it was the second misjudged ball in left Monday night for the normally sure-handed Cincinnati Reds outfielder.

Miles Mikolas earned his first win as a starter, pitching into the eighth inning Monday night and leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the sloppy New York Yankees.

One day after promising he was "about to get hotter than Jamaica in the middle of August," David Ortiz hit two towering home runs.

Jones hit a pair of two-run homers Monday night, including a tiebreaking shot in the sixth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2.

Just one off-target slider was the end of that, when Josh Willingham's tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning sent the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 victory Monday night.

About the only pitch that Chris Sale wouldn't make Monday night was his case for the American League's Cy Young Award.

Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer to spoil Cliff Lee's return from the disabled list and Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Monday night.