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So getting a chance to shut out the Pirates in a rematch wasn't any more special.

That's why manager Joe Maddon isn't losing sleep over his team's inability to generate any offense during the first month of the season.

LaTroy Hawkins is congratulated by Wilin Rosario during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on April 15. Team members are wearing number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.

The Toronto Blue Jays were getting mowed down by Phil Hughes through the first five innings on a chilly night at Target Field, but the big swingers never panicked.

He had to do something to end the game. Sanchez singled home the winning run with two outs in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Tuesday night after Brandon Belt's tying double in the ninth.

Mike Leake still thinks of himself as a hitter. He's even holding a bat on one of his 2014 baseball cards.

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Tied at one against the White Sox in the bottom of the ninth inning, Boston reliever Chris Capuano appeared to strike out Marcus Semien on a check swing on a 2-2 count to end the inning.

Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond and Miami Marlins catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia got into a heated, nose-to-nose conversation at home plate, prompting both benches to clear during the fourth inning.

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Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts thinks a move to the suburbs might be lucrative but says his team remains committed to refurbishing century-old Wrigley Field.

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Matt Moore has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery on his injured left elbow next week, knocking him out for the remainder of the season, the Tampa Bay Times reported Monday.

Before another umpire's call and video review went against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night, manager John Farrell already was doubting the "validity" of the replay system being used by Major League Baseball in part because of what happened a day earlier .

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Zack Wheeler pitched effectively, New York's hitters lashed balls all over Chase Field and the Mets walked away with a much-needed win.

Pinch-hitter John Jaso came through with a two-run homer off closer Ernesto Frieri in the ninth inning, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.

Mike Zunino homered an inning before adding an RBI single in Seattle's strange six-run outburst that included three Texas Rangers errors and a replay reversal that gave the Mariners a run in their 7-1 victory Monday night.

"Nope, not in 35 years," the Cincinnati Reds outfielder said. "Well, make that 30. I started playing baseball when I was 5." No matter how long he plays, he'll have a new reference point for weirdness.

The Orioles' lineup is one of the most dangerous in baseball, but the club scored more than three runs only four times in its first 12 games this season.

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Maicer Izturis could miss the remainder of the season after an MRI revealed a complete tear of the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee.