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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Christian Friedrich was likely to lose his rotation spot soon regardless of results. He's not exactly making a strong pitch, though.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Three Olympic champion weightlifters from China and eight other medalists stand to be stripped of their titles after failing retests of their doping samples from the 2008 Olympics.

PHOENIX (AP) — Once again, the Arizona Diamondbacks failed to hold a lead in the late innings.

PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Kemp has had some big hits in his many trips to Chase Field in his many seasons in the NL West. He had another one Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager, Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez combined for eight hits and four RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up Madison Bumgarner again to beat the San Francisco Giants 9-5 on Tuesday night.

TOKYO (AP) — The countdown to the 2020 Olympics began Wednesday with the arrival of the Olympic flag in Tokyo from Rio de Janeiro. The contrast between the two host cities couldn't be starker. Instead of samba in the streets,…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Miguel Gomez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the San Jose Giants to an 8-4 win over the Bakersfield Blaze on Tuesday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Parker French allowed just six hits over seven innings, leading the Modesto Nuts over the Visalia Rawhide in a 5-1 win on Tuesday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Travis Ishikawa hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Sacramento River Cats to a 12-4 win over the Reno Aces on Tuesday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Buddy Reed tripled and singled twice, scoring four runs while driving in two as the Tri-City Dust Devils beat the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 13-2 on Tuesday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — It was a tough night for the young Colorado Rockies bullpen.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta threw eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball to become the NL's first 16-game winner and Kris Bryant and Addison Russell homered, leading the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Tuesday night.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Johmbeyker Morales scored on an error in the fifth inning to help the Everett AquaSox secure a 3-1 victory over the Eugene Emeralds on Tuesday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Josh Anderson doubled and singled twice as the Hillsboro Hops beat the Spokane Indians 8-1 on Tuesday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-run homer and CC Sabathia pitched seven innings to win for the third time in two months, leading the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Tuesday night.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Steven Linkous scored on a stolen base in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Boise Hawks to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Tuesday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaime Garcia got a reprieve for a forgettable first inning. He couldn't make good on it.

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Jairo Beras hit a two-run triple in the seventh inning, and Dylan Moore had two hits and scored three runs as the High Desert Mavericks beat the Lancaster JetHawks 10-4 on Tuesday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit a three-run homer and scored three times, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 9-1 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- James Naile, Koby Gauna and Cody Stull combined for a shutout as the Stockton Ports defeated the Inland Empire 66ers 2-0 on Tuesday.