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CHICAGO (AP) Chicago starter John Lackey left the Cubs' game Sunday night against the St. Louis Cardinals with two outs in the seventh inning because of an apparent injury.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Blaine Gabbert overcame a shaky start to throw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Vance McDonald before the Houston Texans rallied in the second half against San Francisco's reserves to beat the 49ers 24-13 on Sunday in the exhibition opener for both teams.

If there were any doubts, it took less than 10 seconds — 9.81, to be exact — for Usain Bolt to erase them.

Bolt overcame a shaky start to make history.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers suddenly can't score any runs despite fielding a lineup that is among the most potent in baseball.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Vogelsong will make his first start against the San Francisco Giants in 12 years Monday when the Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series against the National League West leaders.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Matt Forte made a cameo appearance on the practice field for the New York Jets on Sunday and later got cheered by the fans as he walked past the crowd.

He's not in denial.

NEW YORK -- A little over a year ago, the Toronto Blue Jays were chasing the New York Yankees when the teams met for a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Kyle Seager doubled twice and drove in four runs as the Seattle Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games, beating the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Sunday.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians are in an odd segment of their schedule in which they will play three different teams on three consecutive days at Progressive Field.

Andy Murray is making a habit of accomplishing things that hadn't been done in a while.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Josh Harrison and Adam Frazier each had four hits, Sean Rodriguez homered and had four RBIs and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled Brett Anderson's return with a five-run first inning in an 11-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands figures she'll retire the stars and stripes socks and frame them with her gold medal.

BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox are going to put knuckleballer Steven Wright on the 15-day disabled list and first baseman Hanley Ramirez on the bereavement list.

PHOENIX -- The New York Mets picked things up after manager Terry Collins lit into them Thursday afternoon.

Setting the bar high

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will sit out the San Francisco 49ers exhibition opener with tightness in his throwing shoulder.

A Guns N'Roses concert forced the team outside for morning practices on Sunday and Monday.

Ryan Moore won the John Deere Classic on Sunday for his fifth PGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Ben Martin.