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Astros clinch playoff berth on Alvarez’s 3-HR night

HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez homered in his first three at-bats, Justin Verlander threw five hitless innings in his return from the injured list and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth with a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. The Astros (95-50) won their sixth straight game to join the Los Angeles Dodgers as the first two […]

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German Marquez rebounds but Rockies lose, 2-1, to Cubs

German Marquez rebounded and Ryan McMahon homered. But the “Friendly Confines” were decided unfriendly for the road-challenged Rockies in a 2-1 loss to the Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Cubs right-hander Marquez Stroman, who was winless at home entering Friday’s game, took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before McMahon hit a two-out solo homer to center. Stroman, […]

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Prep football: Colorado high school games to watch in Week 4

Class 5A No. 6 Grandview (2-1) vs. 4A No. 4 Fruita Monument (3-0) When/where: 6 p.m. Thursday at Stocker Stadium Last meeting: Grandview 38, vs. Fruita Monument 0, Nov. 3, 2007 A week after falling to Ralston Valley in a back-and-forth affair, Grandview heads to the Western Slope to take on an emerging 4A contender. The Wildcats couldn’t have been more […]

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Dodgers clinch ninth NL West title in 10 seasons

PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Tuesday night. Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Joey Gallo homered as the Dodgers boosted the best record in the majors to 98-43. They lead second-place San Diego by a […]

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‘Legendary’: Pujols 4th all time after 697th homer

PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run, moving past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list and doing it in dramatic fashion with a ninth-inning drive that rallied the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday. The NL Central-leading Cardinals trailed 2-1 when Pujols connected for a two-run drive. Pujols had tied Rodriguez with […]

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Edwin Jackson retires after 17 seasons, 14 teams

Edwin Jackson says 14 teams will be it. The well-traveled pitcher, who spent 17 seasons in the majors, announced his retirement on Instagram on Friday — his 39th birthday and the 19th anniversary of his big league debut. Jackson played for a record 14 clubs, most recently in 2019 with Toronto and Detroit. “Today I am happily hanging up my […]

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Rockies beat D-backs with five home runs, including a 504-foot blast by C.J. Cron and a walk-off by Elias Diaz

The late, great Vin Scully once said: “You don’t need an official scorer at Coors Field. You need a certified public accountant.” He forgot to add a surveyor to track home runs distance and a psychologist for the pitchers. There were eight home runs hit in the Rockies’ 13-10 victory over Arizona on a chilly, misty Friday night at Coors. Colorado […]

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Hicks yanked after miscues, hears it from NY fans

New York Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks was pulled from the team’s 4-2 loss to the Rays on Friday night after a pair of defensive miscues led to three Tampa Bay runs — and a bunch of vitriol from fans in the Bronx. The problems for Hicks started with two outs in the fourth inning. Wander Franco sliced a liner […]

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