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Martinez, Guardians slam Royals

CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martinez belted a grand slam and had a career-high four hits, and rookie Chase DeLauter delivered a two-run double to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Martinez launched a 374-foot shot to right off Steven Cruz in the eighth inning, when the Guardians scored five times to blow open what was a 5-2 game. Rhys Hoskins had a career-best three doubles as Cleveland tied its season high with 16 hits. Guardians starter Joey Cantillo (1-0) struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run and one ...

No one has played more games for Cleveland than Ramirez

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Ramirez entered exclusive company Monday night. The Guardians’ all-star third baseman played in his 1,620th game, becoming Cleveland’s franchise leader in games played. Ramirez not only surpassed Terry Turner’s mark, which stood more than 108 years, he became the only active player to lead his team in games played. “Obviously it’s something fun to accomplish, but that’s not my ultimate goal with the team,” Ramirez said after going 0 for 2 with two walks in a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Before the sixth inning, when the game became ...

Skipping school for the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — You can bet that U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell is enjoying every minute of his first Masters. There was the practice round he played Monday with Jacob Bridgeman, a winner on the PGA Tour earlier this year. In the evening, an exclusive dinner for the amateurs playing in the tournament. At night, a climb up the clubhouse stairs to the Crow’s Nest, the sleeping quarters nestled beneath the cupola where only amateurs can stay the week of the Masters. Oh, and the 18-year-old gets to miss some classwork. He’s a high school senior. “Yeah, it’s kind of a ...

BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Pirates plan to keep Griffin around PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are optimistic about reaching a long-term contract with rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, but general manager Ben Cherington cautioned they’re not at the finish line. Cherington said it typically takes a series of items to come together for both sides to strike a deal. While some appear to be in alignment, Cherington didn’t indicate a pact was imminent. “I think about past experience with things like this, when they happen, it’s usually some combination of the player being open and interested, the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Brito’s big league debut CLEVELAND (AP) — Gabriel Arias was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday due to a strained left hamstring. Juan Brito was called up from Triple-A Columbus and made his big league debut Tuesday in a 2-1 win over Kansas City. Brito went 2-for-4 and started at second base. “We’ve been excited about Juan for a really long time. And I feel like last year with his injuries, we would have seen him last year at some point, but we just couldn’t be more excited,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “Juan has historically been ...

US, Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or face a major escalation. Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks on Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Tehran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped during peacetime. He also said Iran has proposed a ...