Tyler Skaggs' autopsy: Fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol led to death by choking on vomit  —  Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in his system when he was found dead in his Texas hotel room July 1, according to a toxicology report released Friday …

Odor snaps out of slump as Rangers beat Mariners 6-3  —  Rougned Odor snapped an 0-for-28 slump with an early game-tying RBI double,  —  Danny Santana hit his 24th homer and the  —  Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Friday night.  —  Lefty  —  Kolby Allard (3-) worked 5 2/3 innings in his fifth start …

Cron's three-run homer helps Twins beat Tigers 13-5  —  Detroit Tigers 13-5 on Friday night.  —  The Twins have won five straight, including the first four of a 10-game road trip, and lead the  —  Cleveland Indians by 4 1/2 games in the AL Central.  —  Cron hit Minnesota's 262nd homer …

Latest On CC Sabathia  —  C.C. Sabathia's longstanding right knee problems reared their head again Friday, when the southpaw exited after just three innings in a loss to the Athletics.  The Yankees announced that Sabathia departed with knee discomfort, and the 39-year-old was “dejected” afterward, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.

Profar offsets blown double play, lifts A's over Yankees 8-2  —  Jurickson Profar delivered two tiebreaking hits to atone for his role in the double-reversal of a double play, and the  —  New York Yankees 8-2 Friday night.  —  Profar connected in the second for a 1-0 lead and added a two-run double in the sixth for a 4-2 edge.

Yankees Activate Luke Voit, Place Gio Urshela On IL  —  The Yankees announced Friday that they've reinstated first baseman Luke Voit from the injured list and placed third baseman Gio Urshela on the 10-day IL due to a left groin injury.  —  Voit, 28, hasn't played in a month thanks …

Castellanos homers twice, Cubs cruise past Brewers 7-1  —  Nicholas Castellanos hit a pair of two-run homers,  —  Jose Quintana took a shutout into the sixth inning, and the  —  Chicago Cubs cruised to their fourth straight win, 7-1 over  —  Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.  —  Castellanos, who went deep off

Owner David Glass agrees to sell Kansas City Royals to local businessman for $1 billion  —  Kansas City businessman John Sherman has finalized an agreement with David Glass to purchase the Royals for $1 billion, which is expected to be officially approved in November at the Major League Baseball owners meetings.

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles' brother charged in Cleveland triple homicide  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio— The brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is charged in a New Year's Eve shooting that left three dead at an Airbnb party.  —  Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, is charged with murder …

Jon Jay To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery  —  White Sox outfielder Jon Jay will undergo surgery on his hip, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times was among those to report on Twitter.  Jay will not be able to return this year.  —  This news wraps up a less-than-productive tenure on the South Side for Jay.

A's vs. Yankees lineups: Sheldon Neuse hitting eighth in MLB debut  —  The A's will try to continue their mastery of the  —  Yankees this weekend as the two clubs meet for the second time in just over a week.  —  Last week in Oakland, the A's completed a three-game sweep of the Bronx Bombers.