Acquired in an Aug. 31 trade, Verlander has won all nine outings with the Astros. And with his new club facing elimination in Game 6 against the Yankees, he delivered again.
The Detroit Tigers have hired Ron Gardenhire as their manager, bringing the longtime Minnesota Twins skipper back to the AL Central to take over a team in the middle of a significant rebuilding process.
The Green Bay Packers have placed Aaron Rodgers on injured reserve after the quarterback had surgery on his broken collarbone.
The All-Star shortstop and brother of Seattle Mariners third-baseman Kyle Seager, missed the NL Championship Series because of back pain.
Baker led the Nationals to the NL East title in each of his two years with the club.
Derek Carr threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree on the final play.
Kike Hernandez homered three times and drove in seven runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers romped past the Chicago Cubs 11-1 on Thursday night
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has declined to speak to reporters for the second consecutive day.
Microsoft and the Packers are each investing $5 million over five years in the project.
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