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Justin Verlander pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and Jose Altuve homered as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Verlander (7-2) gave up a seventh-inning homer to Greg Bird among five hits in 6 2/3 innings. It was the first home run he surrendered since the Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols took him deep on April 25. Continue to Article

May 29, 2018 5:26:am EST

The Pirates are upset with Anthony Rizzo after the Cubs star slid hard into catcher Elias Diaz while being forced out at home Monday afternoon, and tensions could spill over as the teams resume their series. Rizzo claimed he ''wasn't trying to hurt anyone'' when he went leg-first into Diaz, who had already touched home plate for the force out and was a full step in front of the base. Diaz remained in the game after being tended to by trainers, but Rizzo gave him a real scare. Continue to Article

May 29, 2018 2:20:am EST

The Cleveland Indians took advantage of their extra chances Monday. Edwin Encarnacion homered and had four RBIs, and the Indians capitalized on three errors to score five times in the fifth inning for a 9-6 win over the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland trailed 5-2 going into the fifth, but errors by catcher Alfredo Gonzalez, shortstop Tim Anderson and second baseman Yoan Moncada made three of the runs unearned. Continue to Article

May 28, 2018 10:54:pm EST

The Pirates are upset with Anthony Rizzo after the Cubs star slid hard into catcher Elias Diaz while being forced out at home Monday afternoon, and tensions could spill over as the teams resume their series. Rizzo claimed he ''wasn't trying to hurt anyone'' when he went leg-first into Diaz, who had already touched home plate for the force out and was a full step in front of the base. Diaz remained in the game after being tended to by trainers, but Rizzo gave him a real scare. Continue to Article

May 28, 2018 10:50:pm EST

Justin Verlander pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and Jose Altuve homered as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Verlander (7-2) gave up a seventh-inning homer to Greg Bird among five hits in 6 2/3 innings. It was the first home run he surrendered since the Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols took him deep on April 25. Continue to Article

May 28, 2018 10:34:pm EST