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NEW YORK (AP) — For the first few innings, the decision to pitch Bartolo Colon on short rest looked great.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost was already thinking about another inning of work for reliever Brooks Pounders.

WEST SALEM — Steve Carlson is a former Whelen All-American Series national short-track champion.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — On the night before the Los Angeles Rams' first public practice of training camp, coach Jeff Fisher warned his players to be prepared for a crazy welcome.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran insisted he wasn't too tired after making his first start in eight days. Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker thought the long delay likely affected his ace.

NEW YORK (AP) — Now that they've reached .500, Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies want to see what's on deck.

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The All-Star catcher was held out of the lineup Saturday night as trade talks swirled ahead of Monday's deadline.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- Miguel Pena tossed a four-hit complete game and Jose Guadalupe Chavez had two hits and scored two runs, as the Toros de Tijuana topped the Vaqueros de la Laguna 10-1 in the second game of a…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Steven Linkous had two hits and scored two runs as the Boise Hawks defeated the Eugene Emeralds 5-3 on Saturday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Oakland Athletics couldn't contain a power surge by the Indians on Saturday.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Carlos Belen hit a walk-off triple with one out in the 15th inning, as the Fort Wayne TinCaps topped the Lansing Lugnuts 4-3 on Saturday.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Alex Valdez hit a walk-off two-run homer in the 12th inning, as the Sultanes de Monterrey defeated the Saraperos de Saltillo 16-14 on Saturday.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves acquired pricey slugger Matt Kemp and $10.5 million from San Diego for troubled outfielder Hector Olivera.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adam Rosales homered leading off the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Doug Bernier homered and singled three times, driving in three runs as the Round Rock Express beat the Memphis Redbirds 13-7 on Saturday.

The sound of the football smacking the hands of a young Seth Wilson made him want to catch it again.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Travis Denker hit a solo home run in the first inning, leading the Mobile BayBears to a 5-4 win over the Biloxi Shuckers on Saturday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Seth Harrison hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Augusta GreenJackets topped the Lakewood BlueClaws 3-2 on Saturday.