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Shohei Ohtani is expected back in the starting lineup for the first time since taking a perfect game into the seventh inning against Oakland on Sunday. The two-way Japanese star has homered in his last three games as a designated hitter for the Angels, the spot he'll likely fill at Texas. Ohtani didn't play Monday and grounded out as a pinch hitter Tuesday night against Bartolo Colon as Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia sticks to his plan of carefully monitoring the newcomer's workload. Continue to Article

April 11, 2018 2:31:am EST

Shohei Ohtani is expected back in the starting lineup for the first time since taking a perfect game into the seventh inning against Oakland on Sunday. The two-way Japanese star has homered in his last three games as a designated hitter for the Angels, the spot he'll likely fill at Texas. Ohtani didn't play Monday and grounded out as a pinch hitter Tuesday night against Bartolo Colon as Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia sticks to his plan of carefully monitoring the newcomer's workload. Continue to Article

April 10, 2018 11:17:pm EST

Chris Sale shut down the Yankees' vaunted lineup with eight strikeouts over six one-run innings and Mookie Betts clubbed a grand slam to punctuate the Boston Red Sox's 14-1 rout of visiting New York at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Betts (4-for-4) scored Continue to Article

April 10, 2018 10:36:pm EST

The Chicago Cubs caught some grief from Chicago White Sox fans for postponing Monday's home opener because of snow, while their crosstown rivals played at Guaranteed Rate Field. But a South Side groundskeeper said that the North Side team made the right call. Roger Bossard, the head groundskeeper for the White Sox, said the Cubs had to deal with more than 3 inches of snow, an inch more than the White Sox got due to lake effect at Wrigley Field. "They had more snow, so I get it," he said. "[Cubs head groundskeeper Justin Spillman] was using the watering procedure, too. He's a very knowledgeable, talented young groundskeeper. When you've got more than 2 inches of snow, when you're at that 3, 3½ Continue to Article

April 10, 2018 1:30:pm EST

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a back injury after the team's home opener scheduled for Monday was postponed due to snow. Rizzo, 28, began experiencing lower-back pain last week, but both he and team officials have said his condition is improving. Rizzo has missed the team's past three games as a result of the injury. Continue to Article

April 09, 2018 9:20:pm EST