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Phillies reliever Daniel Stumpf was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance. The rookie left-hander tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, an anabolic steroid used to increase speed and strength. A 25-year-old left-hander, Stumpf made his major league debut April 7 and has a 40.50 ERA in three appearances, allowing three runs in two-thirds of an inning. Continue to Article

April 14, 2016 11:45:am EST

The back and neck problems that hounded Glen Perkins the past two seasons have subsided. Now the Minnesota Twins closer has shoulder trouble. The Twins placed Perkins on the 15-day disabled list before their game Wednesday, and the three-time All-Star said he'll be out longer than the minimum stay. Continue to Article

April 14, 2016 2:56:am EST

Salvador Perez tagged Houston reliever Ken Giles for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Kansas City Royals over the Houston Astros 4-2 Wednesday night. The World Series champion Royals have taken two of the three from the team they beat in the decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series last October. Giles (0-1) retired the first two batters in the eighth before walking Alex Gordon on a full count. Continue to Article

April 13, 2016 11:39:pm EST

Matt Shoemaker pitched one-hit ball for six shutout innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 Wednesday for their fourth straight win. Mike Trout had three hits, scored three runs and stole a base as the Angels finished a three-game sweep. Kole Calhoun got three hits and drove in two runs, and Albert Pujols also had two RBIs. Continue to Article

April 13, 2016 7:21:pm EST

The Golden State Warriors go for historic regular season win No. 73 on Wednesday night. But before Stephen Curry and Co. have their chance to surpass Michael Jordan and the 95-96 Chicago Bulls for the record for most wins in a season, they hosted a few members of the Los Angeles Angels at practice. Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Joe Smith and Cliff Pennington were on hand at the Warriors' practice facility Tuesday, as they were in the Bay Area for a series against the Oakland Athletics. Hey, it's a heck of a lot cheaper to watch practice than it would be to buy tickets for Wednesday night's game. You can watch the series finale of the Angels-A's series on Wednesday as it is Yahoo Sports' Free MLB Game of the Day (3:35 p.m. ET). A stream of the contest will be available at sports.yahoo.com/videos . [ Sign up for Fantasy Baseball | Play for $40K | Expert rankings | Mock draft ] Trout and Curry exchanged some pleasantries to start, a meeting of minds between MVPs, but it wasn't all fun and games. Real recognize real. pic.twitter.com/GaQgGHet1y — Angels (@Angels) April 12, 2016 Trout beat Golden State All-Star Draymond Green in a game of PIG and in a stunning upset, Smith took down Curry. Michael Lee of the Vertical was on the scene to document it all: Mike Trout just beat Draymond Green in a game of HORSE, now he's taking on Stephen Curry pic.twitter.com/PUMO7S4erS — Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) April 12, 2016 Draymond on losing to Mike Trout in PIG: "I'm not very good at shooting games. I can shoot IN the game but I ain't good at shooting games." — Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) April 12, 2016 Angels right handed reliever Joe Smith beat Stephen Curry in a game of PIG. Smith made a lefty 3 & Curry missed, shrugged & gave him a hug — Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) April 12, 2016 [Elsewhere: Actor Paul Rudd proves he loves the Kansas City Royals, again ] After a 1-4 start, the Angels have won three straight to climb back up to .500. Maybe their victories over the Warriors will spur them toward even greater heights. More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: The StewPod: A baseball podcast by Yahoo Sports Subscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed - - - - - - - Israel Fehr is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr Continue to Article

April 13, 2016 9:45:am EST

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