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MLB denies protest by Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Manager Joe Maddon argues with umpire Bob Davidson after a call at first base was reviewed and overturned during a game against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Tampa Bay Manager Joe Maddon argues with umpire Bob Davidson after a call at first base was reviewed and overturned during a game against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

(Fred Thornhill / Associated Press)

Major League Baseball denied a protest filed Saturday by the Tampa Bay Rays, stemming from a play disputed by Rays Manager Joe Maddon in a 5-4, 10-inning loss in Toronto. Tampa Bay’s Wil Myers was ruled out on a replay-review reversal of a pickoff, and Maddon had argued that Toronto Manager John Gibbons was late in challenging the call.

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Detroit right-hander Anibal Sanchez suffered a setback in his recovery from a right pectoral strain and will not return this weekend as expected.

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The Chicago Cubs are expected to call up one of their top prospects, Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler, on Wednesday. The team also reinstated shortstop Starlin Castro from the bereavement list.

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Boston slugger David Ortiz was out of the lineup for a second straight game after fouling a ball off his right foot Sunday.

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The Chicago White Sox activated outfielder Adam Eaton, who missed 17 days because of an oblique strain.

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Yordano Ventura will skip his next turn in Kansas City’s rotation to rest his sore back.

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