TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani allowed six runs while pitching three innings in an exhibition game against the Mexican League's Tijuana Toros on Friday.The 23-year-old Ohtani struck out six and walked one.Ohtani spent five seasons with the Nippon Ham Fighters before signing with the Angels as an international free agent on Dec. 10. He is trying to become the first player in nearly 100 years to play regularly as a pitcher and hitter, but he has had mixed results so far this spring.AROUND THE GRAPEFRUIT AND CACTUS LEAGUESDODGERS 6, ROYALS (SS) 4Los Angeles closer Kenley Jansen was held out of what was supposed to be his first big league spring training game this year due to an injured upper right hamstring."When he was getting ready today, his pregame stuff and kind of getting his legs loose, it tightened up on him," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "We had the trainers look at him and it just made sense to just not throw him out there."Roberts said he expects... [More]

Giancarlo Stanton got off to a sunny start at a new position for the New York Yankees.Making his first start in left field for his new team, the NL MVP lost two flyballs in the sun and both fell for hits Sunday in a 9-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.Stanton never played left field in his eight seasons with the Marlins, instead spending his time in right.Asked how someone should work on catching balls in the glare, the smiling slugger said: "Get sun vision gloves, see right through the sun."AROUND THE GRAPEFRUIT AND CACTUS LEAGUES:ORIOLES 10, RED SOX 8Adam Jones hit a pair of RBI doubles and a single and Manny Machado added a two-run double for Baltimore. Andrew Benintendi and Rafael Devers hit back-to-back homers for Boston off Gabriel Ynoa, who allowed six runs in two innings.The Orioles announced first baseman Chris Davis had an MRI on his sore right elbow and no structural damage was found. Manager Buck Showalter estimated Davis would be out another three to five days. Showalter also noted... [More]

CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox go to spring training with a long line of promising prospects and a belief that better days are coming.The question is: How soon?For now, there sure is plenty of optimism for a team with five straight losing seasons. A big reason is the young players on the roster and in the pipeline."There's an excitement that you should have because it's real," manager Rick Renteria said. "I'm excited, he's excited, everybody's excited. We just have to have patience and make sure that we do it the right way so that when they get there they really give you the best that they can give you."Chicago finished fourth in the AL Central at 67-95 last season. Only three teams had a worse record.But there's been mounting optimism ever since the White Sox went all-in on rebuilding following the 2016 season. The big trades sending former ace Chris Sale to Boston and outfielder Adam Eaton to Washington at the winter meetings that year kicked the process into gear. Those deals brought back... [More]

RHP Carson Fulmer's last start of the season was a memorable one. Fulmer pitched five innings and got the win against the defending American League champions. "He did a nice job," manager Rick Renteria said. "Threw a lot of strikes, used his breaking ball effectively and had a good tempo. It was a nice outing against potentially the World Series champions."

RHP Carson Fulmer (blister) is doing better and should be prepared to make his final start of the season, which would be this weekend against the Cleveland Indians. Fulmer left his last outing with the blister after facing just four batters.

RHP Carson Fulmer will need a few days to determine if he will make his next scheduled start. Fulmer left his start Thursday night against the Houston Astros with a blister after facing only four batters. White Sox manager Rick Renteria said Friday because of the discomfort of the inning that Fulmer would need to see how the blister healed before determining his availability.

RHP Carson Fulmer left the game after facing three batters because of a blister on his right index finger. The issue stemmed from his previous start at Kansas City on Sept. 11. Fulmer felt the blister while warming up in the bullpen pregame but planned to manage the issue. He could not, and departed after recording one out and walking a pair of batters.

RHP Carson Fulmer turned in his second strong start in a row Friday night, allowing Detroit one run and four hits in six innings. He struck out five. "Our starter did a nice job," manager Rick Renteria said. "He worked through some traffic. He showed a lot of composure. He continues to grow in that department. His mature, calmness are starting to surface a little bit. He's a pretty excited, competitive guy, but I think he's kept it under control. We walked away from his outing being very optimistic about the direction he's going in as a starter. He's growing."

RHP Carson Fulmer (2-1, 6.00 ERA) struck out a career-high nine, allowed one run and three hits and walked three in a career-high six innings in his second major league start Sunday against the Giants. He racked up six strikeouts in the first two innings. Fulmer allowed a career-high six runs in 1 1/3 innings on Aug. 21 against Minnesota in his other start.

RHP Carson Fulmer posted his first major league victory after he pitched two innings in relief of starter Carlos Rodon on Saturday night. Fulmer (1-1) allowed one run and one hit, struck out two and walked one during his appearance.

RHP Carson Fulmer was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Fulmer, 23, made his first major league start Aug. 21 during a doubleheader against Minnesota. He allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings. He was 7-9 with a 5.79 ERA in Triple-A this season.

RHP Carson Fulmer was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte. He allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings of his 2017 debut Monday when he started and lost the first game of a doubleheader with the Twins.

RHP Carson Fulmer's stay with the White Sox wasn't long after lasting just 1 1/3 innings in a 10-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins Monday night. Fulmer allowed six runs on four hits, including two home runs, in his short start before he was sent back to Triple-A Charlotte after Monday's game. Manager Rick Renteria said it appeared the Twins were in sync with what Fulmer was throwing Monday night. The 23-year-old was the 26th man for Monday's doubleheader and made his big-league start before returning to the minors.

The Chicago White Sox added right-hander Carson Fulmer from Triple-A Charlotte to serve as the 26th player on the active roster for Monday's doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins.Fulmer, a top prospect in the White Sox organization, is scheduled to start the second game in Chicago on Monday night.The 23-year-old Fulmer is 7-8 with a 5.61 ERA over 122 innings with 95 strikeouts in 24 starts this season for Charlotte. He made eight relief appearances for the White Sox last season in his major league debut, going 0-2 with an 8.49 ERA over 11 2/3 innings and 10 strikeouts.Fulmer was selected by the White Sox in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2015 draft out of Vanderbilt. He was named to the All-Star Futures Game in 2016.

RHP Michael Fulmer (10-10), in his first start since coming off the 10-day disabled list with a sore elbow, took the loss in Detroit's 6-2 defeat to the Texas on Monday, giving up five runs, seven hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out two. Fulmer lacked control, walking the first two batters he faced in Texas' two-run first inning. A stretch of 14 days between starts might have been one reason for his lack of command, though his is now 0-4 with a 7.89 ERA in his last four starts, all Tigers losses. "I felt good. That's the only positive on the day," Fulmer said. "I was just out of sync. I think I got better as the game went on, but I felt every pitch was either a ball or right down the middle."