NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston's division-clinching celebration by beating the Red Sox 10-1 on Wednesday night.Luis Severino (18-8) pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and the Yankees had no need for All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman on the day they activated him from the disabled list. Chapman had been out since Aug. 21 with left knee tendinitis.Mookie Betts had two strikeouts and no hits in his return to Boston's lineup. He pulled a possible grand slam just foul in the ninth before grounding into a game-ending double play. The AL MVP contender sat out Tuesday after injuring his left side two days earlier, but came back to bat leadoff as the designated hitter.The Yankees will try to send Boston packing Thursday with the AL East still undecided. The Red Sox lead the division by 9 1/2 games and entered this three-game series needing one victory to lock up... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston's division-clinching celebration by beating the Red Sox 10-1 on Wednesday night.Luis Severino (18-8) pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and the Yankees had no need for All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman on the day they activated him from the disabled list. Chapman had been out since Aug. 21 with left knee tendinitis.Mookie Betts had two strikeouts and no hits in his return to Boston's lineup. He pulled a possible grand slam just foul in the ninth before grounding into a game-ending double play. The AL MVP contender sat out Tuesday after injuring his left side two days earlier, but came back to bat leadoff as the designated hitter.The Yankees will try to send Boston packing Thursday with the AL East still undecided. The Red Sox lead the division by 9 1/2 games and entered this three-game series needing one victory to lock up... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston's division-clinching celebration by beating the Red Sox 10-1 on Wednesday night.Luis Severino (18-8) pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and the Yankees had no need for All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman on the day they activated him from the disabled list. Chapman had been out since Aug. 21 with left knee tendinitis.Mookie Betts had two strikeouts and no hits in his return to Boston's lineup. He pulled a possible grand slam just foul in the ninth before grounding into a game-ending double play. The AL MVP contender sat out Tuesday after injuring his left side two days earlier, but came back to bat leadoff as the designated hitter.The Yankees will try to send Boston packing Thursday with the AL East still undecided. The Red Sox lead the division by 9 1/2 games and entered this three-game series needing one victory to lock up... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston's division-clinching celebration by beating the Red Sox 10-1 on Wednesday night.Luis Severino (18-8) pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and the Yankees had no need for All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman on the day they activated him from the disabled list. Chapman had been out since Aug. 21 with left knee tendinitis.Mookie Betts had two strikeouts and no hits in his return to Boston's lineup. He pulled a possible grand slam just foul in the ninth before grounding into a game-ending double play. The AL MVP contender sat out Tuesday after injuring his left side two days earlier, but came back to bat leadoff as the designated hitter.The Yankees will try to send Boston packing Thursday with the AL East still undecided. The Red Sox lead the division by 9 1/2 games and entered this three-game series needing one victory to lock up... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge returned to the Yankees for the first time since his right wrist was broken seven weeks ago, taking over in right field for the final two innings of New York's 11-0 romp over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.Judge had not played since July 26, when he was hit by a pitch from Kansas City's Jakob Junis. The Yankees say for now Judge will be limited to defense and pinch running, but they hope he will become a regular at some point in the regular season's final two weeks.Masahiro Tanaka (12-5), bidding to start a likely wild-card game against Oakland on Oct. 3, extended his scoreless streak to 20 innings and won his third straight start. Dominating with a sharp splitter, Tanaka struck out eight in six innings and allowed four hits. Luis Cessa got his second save in New York's largest shutout win margin since a 15-0 victory over the Mets on June 14, 2009.New York improved to 13-4 against Toronto this season. Starting their final homestand, the Yankees remained... [More]

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. wasted no time in showing the San Diego Padres how much talent he has.One of baseball's top prospects and the son of a former major leaguer, Tatis hit a monster opposite-field home run in his second at-bat in the Padres' spring opener against the Seattle Mariners on Friday.Tatis swung and missed at two sliders from right-hander Shawn Armstrong in the eighth inning of the 3-2 loss. After taking a ball and fouling off a pitch, Tatis drove a 1-2 outside fastball off the top of the wall in the back of the Padres' bullpen beyond the right-field fence at Peoria Stadium."It feels awesome, man," said Tatis, who turned 19 last month. "I've been working hard for this, being here now and trying to show off what I've got, and just working."After falling behind, "I made the approach and kind of got him back," Tatis said.Tatis was acquired on June 4, 2016, when the Padres sent James Shields to the Chicago White Sox. The Padres' win-now effort with highly paid veterans... [More]

RHP Shawn Armstrong, 26, was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. It is his ninth stint with the Indians this season. With the Indians he is 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA over 19 outings. At Columbus he was 1-1 with 10 saves in 28 relief outings. Armstrong limited right-handed hitters in Triple-A to .190 average. He tied for sixth in the International League in saves.

RHP Shawn Armstrong, recalled from Triple-A Columbus to serve as the 26th man for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader, was optioned back to the minors on Thursday. Wednesday marked the start of his eighth stint for the Indians. He is 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA in 19 games for Cleveland this year.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to serve as the 26th man for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader. Wednesday marked the start of his eighth stint for the Indians. He did not appear in either game.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was optioned to Triple-A Columbus in order to make room on the roster for LHP Ryan Merritt, who was recalled from Columbus to make a spot start Friday night. Armstrong has been called up and sent down to Columbus seven times this season. In 19 relief appearances with Cleveland, Armstrong is 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to take the roster spot of LHP Andrew Miller, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list. This is Armstrong's seventh stint with the Indians. In 18 relief appearances, he is 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA. In 26 relief appearances with Columbus he is 1-1 with a 2.96 ERA and 10 saves.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was optioned to Triple-A Columbus before Tuesday's game against the Red Sox to make room for recently acquired RHP Joe Smith. Armstrong (1-0, 422 ERA), 26, last pitched Monday, giving up a run on four hits and a walk with a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings of relief against the Red Sox.

RHP Shawn Armstrong has been recalled from Triple-A Columbus. This is Armstrong's sixth stint with the Indians this season. In 16 relief appearances, he is 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA. Armstrong was needed after the Indians used six relievers in their 11-7 victory Tuesday.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday to make room for Carlos Santana, who returned from the paternity list. Armstrong has appeared in 16 games for the Indians this season and is 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA.

RHP Shawn Armstrong, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Monday, was recalled from Columbus on Tuesday. Armstrong assumes the roster spot held by OF Austin Jackson, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list. In 11 relief appearances with the Indians, Armstrong is 1-0 with a 5.02 ERA. In 14 1/3 innings, he has allowed eight earned runs on 12 hits, including three home runs, with 14 strikeouts and six walks.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was optioned to Triple-A Columbus. Armstrong had been recalled Columbus June 18 when the Indians optioned 3B Giovanny Urshela. Armstrong has pitched in 11 games for the Indians this season with a 1-0 mark and a 5.01 ERA.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was recalled from Triple-A Columbus before Sunday's game in Minnesota as the Indians optioned 3B Giovanny Urshela. Cleveland departs for a four-game series in Baltimore, with no break, after four games in three days against the Twins. Armstrong has pitched in nine games for the Indians this season with a 6.00 ERA.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was optioned to Triple-A Columbus to make room on the roster for RHP Corey Kluber, who was activated off the disabled list. In three stints with the Indians this season, Armstrong is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA.

RHP Shawn Armstrong was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday. Armstrong has toggled between Cleveland and Triple-A Columbus for much of the last two seasons. He has a 6.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 12 innings with the Indians this season.

The Cleveland Indians activated Corey Kluber from the disabled list on Thursday and optioned fellow right-hander Shawn Armstrong to Triple-A Columbus.Kluber, who will start Thursday afternoon's game against the Oakland Athletics, has been sidelined since exiting a game due to lower back soreness on May 2."He's not going to pitch all day. I guarantee you that," manager Terry Francona said of Kluber, the 2014 American League Cy Young Award winner. "The key is to win, but also set him up for the rest of the year. We'll keep an eye on him. We'll probably aggravate him a time or two by asking him how he's doing."Kluber owns a 3-2 mark with a 5.06 ERA in six starts this season.The 31-year-old allowed just one hit over five scoreless innings in a rehab start on Friday with Double-A Akron.Armstrong has toggled between Cleveland and Triple-A Columbus for much of the last two seasons. He has a 6.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 12 innings with the Indians this season.