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SEATTLE (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the 10th, Alex Gordon added a two-out RBI single later in the inning and the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep with a 9-6 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night...

Mariners lefty James Paxton returned to the form that had his club abuzz earlier this season before a stint on the DL in a dazzling performance against the Los Angeles Angels today.

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Soon enough, Jarrod Dyson will be a vocal and emotional presence in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse. He's just working on getting to know his new teammates first. Dyson has the credentials and experience to back up his history of good-natured ribbing, jokes and holding teammates accountable...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs' front office got a surprise a day after their World Series win: 25 pizzas courtesy of last year's champs, the Kansas City Royals. The Royals posted a picture on Twitter on Thursday of Cubs staffers enjoying pies from Chicago deep dish pizza chain, Giordano's...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez made sure the Kansas City Royals will start at home, sweet, home if they get a chance to defend their World Series title. The Royals duo homered off former Kansas City teammate Johnny Cueto during a six-pitch span in the second inning, Hosmer added an RBI single and the American League beat the Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight wi

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Robinson Cano and Adam Lind homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners held off the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday. Cano's two-run shot to deep right field for his 21st home run of the season extended the Mariners' lead to 5-0...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez ripped a double off the wall in the ninth inning, scoring Whit Merrifield and Jarrod Dyson and giving the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners Thursday night. Merrifield doubled off Steve Cishek (2-5) leading off the inning, then Kendrys Morales got plunked on the foot. Dys...

(AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr.'s hitting streak has ended at 29 games, but Xander Bogaerts has continued his hitting streak. Bradley went 0-for-4 as the Boston Red Sox mustered just six hits in an 8-2 loss to Colorado. Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a first-inning single to run his hit streak to 19 games...

Streaking Mets gain ground on Nats...Pujols moving up...Cueto and Kershaw both throw 2-hitters (AP) — The New York Mets closed within a half-game of Washington by routing the Nationals 7-1 in the opener of a three-game series in the Nation's Capital...

TOKYO (AP) — Former major leaguer Brandon Laird won't have to worry about picking up the tab at those pricey bars in Japan for a while. Laird's solo homer for the Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday not only helped the team beat the Orix Bullaloes 4-0, it also hit a Kirin Beer sign, winning him $10,000 and a year's supply of beer...