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Angels sign reliever Héctor Neris to minor league contract

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels signed reliever Héctor Neris to a minor league contract and assigned him Thursday to their team in the Arizona Complex League.

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Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Thursday. Cruz hit a grand slam in Wednesday’s 6-1 win and has four home runs this season.

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Arozarena, Mariners rally past Reds for 11-7 win in 10 innings

CINCINNATI (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning then added a two-run double during a four-run 10th and the Seattle Mariners rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 11-7 on Thursday.

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Struggling Rockies fire hitting coach Hensley Meulens, replace him with former manager Clint Hurdle

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and replaced him with former manager Clint Hurdle on Thursday. The Rockies, who had the day off before starting a series against the Nationals, are 3-15. They are hitting .

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Pavin Smith, Josh Naylor homer and Diamondbacks beat Marlins 6-4 for fifth straight win

MIAMI (AP) — Pavin Smith and Josh Naylor hit solo homers and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Thursday for their fifth straight win. Smith drove in two runs as did Geraldo Perdomo.

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Blue Jays option utility player Davis Schneider to Triple-A Buffalo

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned utility player Davis Schneider to Triple-A Buffalo, the team announced Thursday. The 26-year-old has a .067 batting average in 10 games and 15 at-bats for the Blue Jays this season.

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Nats pitcher Jorge López suspended 3 games for throwing at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen's head

Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge López has been suspended three games and fined for throwing at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen, Major League Baseball announced Thursday.

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Reds place 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand on 10-day injured list

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list Thursday with low back inflammation and recalled infielder Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville.

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Mets open 4-game series with the Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals (9-9, fourth in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (11-7, first in the NL East) New York; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (2-0, 2.20 ERA, 1.

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Giants bring 2-1 series lead over Phillies into game 4

San Francisco Giants (13-5, second in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (10-8, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Thursday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Jordan Hicks (1-1, 5.87 ERA, 1.

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