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In spring 2014, he was pitching for TCU. The right-hander gave up three runs and five hits.

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday that ace Gerrit Cole will start Wednesday’s wild-card game against the Chicago Cubs. Any team can beat any pitcher in a single game.

After decades of hostility between Castro’s communist regime and the Catholic Church, relations began to slowly improve in the 1980s, culminating in a historic visit to Cuba by pope John Paul II in 1998.

When it comes to lifting the trade embargo, U.S. President Barack Obama sides with Castro and said he is confident the U.S. Congress will lift what he calls “an embargo that should not be in place anymore”.

Cuban President Raul Castro blamed the United States for aggravating his country’s economic turmoil and demanded reparations Monday when he addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York City for the first time as president.

Cuba’s Cardinal Jaime Ortega, right, stands behind Pope Francis in the popemobile as they arrive for Mass at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 20, 2015.

The 84-year-old Castro met on Saturday with former President Bill Clinton in New York, Cuban state television reported.

The Chicago Cubs looked to complete a three-game series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, but missed opportunities prevented that from happening.

The Cubs also lost a game to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the race for the top N.L. Wild Card position as Pittsburgh defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in Los Angeles.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro.

Francis will travel to Holguin today as part of his historic visit to Cuba.

Holguin – On Monday, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Eastern Cuba city of Holguin becoming the first Pope to visit the city where the Castro brothers and leaders of Cuba, Fidel and Raul, grew up.

Catcher Yadier Molina will have an MRI scan taken of his left thumb and wrist to determine the extent of an injury sustained while making a game-saving tag.

Pope Francis has faced criticism for refusing to meet with human rights activists in Cuba, and has been accused of largely ignoring the issue of human rights during his visit. Although he telephoned some dissidents on Sunday to give a “passing greeting”, they were...

NOTES: Cardinals C Yadier Molina returned to the starting lineup after sitting out the previous two games for rest…. I haven’t seen the replay.