By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- Mike Tauchman's impressive first season with the New York Yankees might have come to an abrupt end.

The outfielder is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks after sustaining a Grade 2 strain in his left calf while fielding a ball in Sunday night's 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox.

The injury-plagued Yankees hold a big lead in the AL East. The AL playoffs begin Oct. 2 and it's uncertain whether Tauchman would be able to recover, rehab and be ready to play in the postseason.

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The post-Antonio Brown era is off to a bad start for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pittsburgh struggled to generate offense in a 33-3 loss at New England on Sunday night in its first game since parting with the four-time All-Pro wide receiver. Without Brown to throw to, Ben Roethlisberger finished 27 of 47 for 276 yards and an interception.

This time, unlike last when he publicly criticized Brown's performance after a Week 12 loss at Denver, the Steelers quarterback shouldered the blame.

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- Brock Holt helped the Red Sox make quick work of the Kansas City Royals in a victory that was two weeks in the making.

Holt hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as Boston beat Kansas City 5-4 on Thursday to complete the weather-suspended game that began Aug. 7.

​"We wanted to end it as quick as possible," said Holt, who hopped on a flight to San Diego with his teammates after the game. "It was probably the best outcome we could have had today."

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- The hits never stopped coming for the defending champion Red Sox.

Now the pitching might be falling in line, too.

Rick Porcello held the Orioles to one run over six innings for his sixth win in eight starts and received plenty of support as Boston topped Baltimore 9-1 on Friday night.

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- Red Sox ace Chris Sale and assistant pitching coach Brian bannister logged long hours in the video room after Sale was lit up twice by the rival Yankees recently.

With a few tweaks, the lanky left-hander was picture perfect Thursday night.

Sale righted himself an struck out 13 over eight innings of two-hit ball to lift Boston over the Los Angeles Angels 3-0. He had allowed 14 runs over nine innings during his previous two starts, both against New York, but he bounced back with his 13th double-digit strikeout game this season.

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday after an MRI revealed a cyst on his left wrist.

The team announced that the 33-year-old Price was treated with a shot of cortisone in the wrist on Wednesday. Price is 7-5 with a 4.36 ERA over 21 starts this season.

"The hope is for him to come (back) sooner rather than later, but we don't have a timetable," manager Alex Cora said about Price, who was not made available to address his injury. "We'll make sure he's OK, and we'll go from there."

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

(BOSTON) -- Steven Wright knows that postseason baseball will not be in his future this year. 

The veteran knuckleballer still remains focused on helping put his Boston Red Sox teammates in the best position possible for another World Series run.

Wright is ineligible to pitch in the playoffs after testing positive for Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide 2 (GHRP-2) last offseason and serving an 80-game suspension. The 34-year-old right-hander was activated before Tuesday's game against the White Sox despite not seeing any game action since last September.