Baseball

Brewers call up IF Caleb Durbin after sending Oliver Dunn to the minors

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers continued their third base shuffle by calling up Caleb Durbin on Friday, one day after sending Oliver Dunn to Triple-A Nashville.

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Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg helped off field after hard grounder hits left foot

DETROIT (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg was helped off the field after getting hit on the left foot with a hard grounder in Friday night's 7-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers . Detroit's Riley Greene smoked a 109.

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Barger's 'cannon' helps Jays lower the boom on Mariners

TORONTO — Addison Barger's rocket right arm added an electrifying element to all the fervour at Rogers Centre on Good Friday.

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Twins prospect Luke Keaschall impresses with two hits in MLB debut

ATLANTA (AP) — Luke Keaschall had a major league debut to remember. The 22-year-old went 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base during the Twins' 6-4 loss to the Braves on Friday.

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Rookie Smith homers twice with 4 RBIs to power Astros to 6-4 win over Padres

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Cam Smith homered on his first two at-bats and had a career-best four RBIs to power the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

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Edman hits leadoff HR filling in for Ohtani and Yamamoto strikes out 10 as Dodgers beat Texas 3-0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched his career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings after Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Friday night.

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Harris has 2 hits and 2 RBIs, Baldwin hits pinch-hit single in 8th to help Braves beat Twins 6-4

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II had two hits and two RBIs, Drake Baldwin delivered a game-winning pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Friday night.

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Bowden Francis pitches six innings as Blue Jays win third straight, beat Mariners 3-1

TORONTO (AP) — Bowden Francis pitched six innings to win for the first time in three starts, George Springer had two hits and scored twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Friday night for their third straight victory.

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Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. suspended 1 game following ejection, violation of social media policy

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Friday following his ejection during a game at the Tampa Bay Rays and violation of MLB’s social media policy.

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De La Cruz, McClain each hit a 3-run HR as Reds beat Orioles 8-3

BALTIMORE (AP) — Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain each hit three-run home runs and the Cincinnati Reds began their first nine-game road trip of the season with an 8-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

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