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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shota Imanaga returned from the injured list to throw five innings of one-hit ball, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday for a split of a four-game series.

CLEVELAND — Toronto starter Kevin Gausman pitched eight superb innings Thursday in the Blue Jays 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians that saw slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave the game after being hit by a pitch.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shane Baz allowed three hits over a career-best eight innings, Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back homers in the sixth, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Thursday for a three-game sweep.

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield didn’t get the chance to ride in the Pan-Mass Challenge, so former teammate Mike Timlin will do it for him.

DETROIT (AP) — Dietrich Enns pitched five scoreless innings in his return to the majors as the Detroit Tigers beat the Athletics 8-0 on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis will begin a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A St. Paul, two weeks after he strained his left hamstring .

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is going to again play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, and next year certainly will have a bigger role than last time.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have promoted the oldest son of team owner Dick Monfort amid one of the worst starts in baseball history.

Athletics (33-49, fifth in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (50-31, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (6-5, 4.24 ERA, 1.

Los Angeles Dodgers (50-31, first in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (18-62, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Thursday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (3-0, 3.31 ERA, 1.