PHOENIX (AP) — Pitcher Mike Foltynewicz went to salary arbitration with the Atlanta Braves over a difference of $100,000, the smallest gap in a hearing since 1994.The 26-year-old right-hander asked Gary Kendellen, Mark Burstein and Walt De Treux for a raise from $544,000 to $2.3 million in his first year of arbitration eligibility. The Braves argued for $2.2 million during Friday's hearing.Oakland pitcher Kendall Graveman also went to a hearing, asking James Oldham, Margaret Brogan and Jeanne Wood to lift his salary from $545,000 to $2.6 million instead of the Athletics' $2.36 million offer.Players have a 7-4 record with three decisions pending and nine hearings scheduled for next week. The case involving Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer, which was heard Thursday, will not be decided until late next week. That will be after hearings for Baltimore's Kevin Gausman and Toronto's Marcus Stroman, pitchers who also have at least three years of major league service but less than four.Foltynewicz... [More]

PHOENIX (AP) — Pitcher Mike Foltynewicz went to salary arbitration with the Atlanta Braves over a difference of $100,000, the smallest gap in a hearing since 1994.The 26-year-old right-hander asked Gary Kendellen, Mark Burstein and Walt De Treux for a raise from $544,000 to $2.3 million in his first year of arbitration eligibility. The Braves argued for $2.2 million during Friday's hearing.Foltynewicz was selected by Houston with the 19th overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft and was dealt in January 2015 as part of the trade that sent Evan Gattis to the Astros. He was 10-13 with a 4.79 ERA last year in a career-high 28 starts and one relief appearance. He is 23-25 with a 4.87 ERA in parts of four major league seasons.The previous case involving a gap that small was when New York Yankees first baseman Kevin Maas was awarded a raise from $225,000 to $425,000 rather than his $490,000 request.Players have a 7-4 record with two awaiting decisions and 10 scheduled to be heard. The case involving Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer, which was heard Thursday, will not be decided until late next week.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros starter Dallas Keuchel agreed to a $13.2 million, one-year contract after helping lead Houston to its first World Series title, and designated hitter/catcher Evan Gattis got a $6.7 million deal.Pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. ($2.45 million) and Brad Peacock ($2.44 million) also agreed, when players and teams were set to swap proposed salaries in arbitration.World Series MVP George Springer, reliever Ken Giles and pitcher Collin McHugh swapped figures with Houston and remain headed to hearings.Springer asked for a raise from $4,075,000 to $10.5 million and was offered $8.5 million. Giles, who stumbled in the World Series, is eligible for arbitration for the first time and asked for a raise from $555,100 to $4.6 million. The Astros countered at $4.2 million.McHugh requested a raise from $3.85 million to $5 million and was offered $4.55 million.Keuchel, the 2015 AL Young Award winner, went 14-5 with a 2.90 ERA and 125 strikeouts in the regular season and was 2-2 with a... [More]

DH Evan Gattis is batting .333 with two doubles, one home run and seven RBIs in his past five games. Gattis' double in the third inning Sunday against the Angels was the Astros' 327th of the year, setting a single-season franchise record.

C Evan Gattis belted his 12th home run on the season, a three-run shot, in the fifth inning. It marked his first home run since July 29 at Detroit. Gattis has 50 RBIs this season, giving him at least that total in each of his first five big league seasons.

C Evan Gattis recorded his first multi-hit game since July 29 by going 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and an RBI. He was hitless over his first two games off the disabled list. Gattis owns a five-game hitting streak against the Mariners and is batting .467 (7-for-15) with three homer and eight RBIs in that span.

C/DH Evan Gattis (right wrist soreness) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Saturday after a rehab stint with Class-A Quad Cities. "I think he's ready to go," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said before the first game of the doubleheader against Oakland on Saturday. Hinch said Gattis will start at designated hitter Sunday afternoon in the series finale against Oakland. He did not make an appearance in the doubleheader.

C/DH Evan Gattis (right wrist soreness) is expected to rejoin the Astros on Saturday and start at DH on Sunday against Oakland, manager A.J. Hinch said Friday. Gattis played another rehab game Friday for Class A Quad Cities and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts as the designated hitter. "He's caught, he's DHd," Hinch said. "All signs are pointing in the right direction. He feels really good. So that's a good sign." Gattis is batting .269 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs in 71 games for Houston this season.

C Evan Gattis, on the 10-day disabled list due to right wrist soreness, was sent on a rehab assignment to Class A Quad Cities. Gattis is hitting .269 with 11 homers and 45 RBIs.

C Evan Gattis started a rehab assignment at Class A Quad Cities and could be back this weekend against Oakland. Gattis was placed on the disabled list on Aug. 31 with right wrist soreness. He has hit .269 with a 11 home runs and 45 RBIs this season.

C Evan Gattis went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's loss and missed a big opportunity when he grounded into a double play with one out and the bases loaded in the third inning. The Astros didn't score again the rest of the night, stranding nine runners on base for the game.

C Evan Gattis was sent on a rehab assignment to the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. Gattis was placed on the 10-day disabled list Aug. 13 with a concussion. Gattis suffered the injury Aug. 3 when he was hit in the helmet by a backswing from Rays LH Corey Dickerson.

C Evan Gattis was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a concussion. Gattis suffered the injury Aug. 3 when he was hit in the helmet by a backswing from Rays LH Corey Dickerson.

C Evan Gattis (mild concussion) won't rejoin the Astros until the team finishes their road trip on Tuesday. He, along with RHPs Lance McCullers (back discomfort) and Michael Feliz (right shoulder discomfort), and LHP Tony Sipp all remained in Houston to work out and were not in Arlington.

C Evan Gattis (mild concussion) won't rejoin the Astros until the team finishes their road trip on Tuesday. Gattis, along with RHPs Lance McCullers (back discomfort) and Michael Feliz (right shoulder discomfort), and LHP Tony Sipp all remained in Houston to work out and were not in Arlington.

C Evan Gattis was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. Gattis was concussed on Thursday night when he was hit in the helmet by a backswing from Rays LH Corey Dickerson. He initially wasn't symptomatic but experienced concussion-like symptoms on Friday.

C Evan Gattis acknowledged being diagnosed with a concussion, suffering the injury on Thursday night when he took a backswing from Rays LH Corey Dickerson off the side of his helmet. Gattis will be re-evaluated on Saturday, with his immediate status to be determined.

C Evan Gattis hit cleanup Saturday and had a good game doing it, at least on the offensive side of the ball. Gattis hit a two-run home run in the first, lined a single off LHP Matthew Boyd's left leg in the sixth and singled again to open the ninth. On the flip side, Detroit stole twice in the late innings while Gattis was behind the plate. Ian Kinsler stole second in the seventh after hitting an RBI single and Justin Upton stole second after walking to lead off the ninth. Upton later scored.

C Evan Gattis posted his eighth career multi-homer game and first since Sept. 21, 2016 against the Oakland Athletics. Gattis has clubbed five homers in his last seven games since July

C Evan Gattis extended his hitting streak to 11 games on Sunday by going 2-for-5 with his eighth home run of the season, a three-run blast, in the 19-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays. He also matched his career best with four RBIs. The hit streak is his longest since a 20-game streak May 25-June 21, 2014. During the current streak, he is batting .341 (16-for-46) with seven doubles, four homers and 15 RBIs.