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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals activated Danny Valencia off the disabled list Sunday and started him at third base against the Seattle Mariners. Valencia went on the disabled list June 1 with a muscle strain in his left hand. He hit .246 with one home run and seven RBIs in 20 games before the injury. He went 3 for 11 with a home run, three walks in three rehab games with Triple-A Omaha. The Royals optioned right-hander Louis Coleman, who was 1-0 with a 6.41 ERA in 18 relief appearances, to Omaha. The Royals are going with a 12-man pitching staff with Colemans demotion. . -- Terry Francona likened the atmosphere at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to a playoff game in October. . The roster changes have been constant and continuous since late last year, but even with their 46-man roster set for the start of the season, the banged-up Bombers will be kicking off Week 1 with a handful of fresh faces and back-ups in the starting lineup. http://www.nflpanthersgearofficial.com/ ... is-jersey/. Louis Cardinals for the National League Wild Card, are in the drivers seat as they open the final series of the regular season, but they face a large task in the form of the Philadelphia Phillies. . -- The NFL cancelled its Hall of Fame game between St. . A better question yet may be this: How many times has the same player been involved in both? Morneau hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and helped the Colorado Rockies turn the third triple play in team history as they beat the San Diego Padres 8-6 on Sunday.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays have reinstated reliever Jesse Crain from the 60-day disabled list. Tampa Bay acquired the injured Crain from the Chicago White Sox on July 29. The right-hander had gone 2-3 with a 1.15 ERA in 38 appearances before being placed on the DL on July 3 because of a right shoulder strainn.dddddddddddd The Rays designated right-hander J.D. Martin for assignment before Mondays game against Baltimore. The Rays say the results of an MRI exam Sunday showed that centre fielder Desmond Jennings has a mild left hamstring strain. Jennings, injured running the bases Sunday, is listed as day to day. ' ' '