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Cubs rising, Cardinals fading in NL Central
Two teams trending in different directions will meet when the Chicago Cubs continue a four-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.,Chicago has won four of its last five games and has built a 5 1/2-game lead as the first wild card in the National League.,Seiya Suzuki, Ian...
Rested Joe Ryan returns as Twins chase series win vs. Royals
The Minnesota Twins will need right-hander Joe Ryan at full strength down the stretch in hopes of contending for an American League postseason spot. ,After a brief pause in his routine, Ryan (6-6, 3.38 ERA) will look to get back on track in the second contest of a three-game series against the Kansa...
Brady Singer could make swan-song start for Reds vs. Guardians
A potential trade target as the MLB trade deadline approaches will take the mound for his current team when the Cincinnati Reds host the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night in the rubber game of a three-game series.,Reds right-hander Brady Singer (5-9, 4.53 ERA) is rapidly emerging as one of the ...
Sparked by Joc Pederson, Rangers vie to continue success in clash vs. Rays
The Texas Rangers are at the top of the American League West standings, and manager Skip Schumaker gives much of the credit to Joc Pederson. ,The Rangers will try to win another series when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in the middle contest of a three-game set Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla....
Padres plan to get creative with pitching; rematch vs. Rockies is next
It's back to the TBD portion of the show for the San Diego Padres entering Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,With the Padres' rotation in flux after a spate of injuries and ineffective outings from pitchers not named Michael King, manager Craig Stammen is emp...
Tigers' Tarik Skubal eyes 'cool' milestone ahead of game vs. Orioles
Unless the front office decides against dealing him, Tarik Skubal will make his last start as a member of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,Skubal, 29, has extra motivation to pitch on Wednesday -- he needs one more...
Giants' Logan Webb could set unwanted record vs. Brewers
Personal history could be in the making when San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb faces the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.,The clubs have split the first two games of the set, each getting a solid effort from a starting pitcher, the first by th...
Coming off rainout, Mets focus on keeping bats hot in doubleheader vs. Braves
Amid their worst season in more than two decades, the New York Mets can't even get a break from Mother Nature.,Following an unexpected day off Tuesday, the Mets will host the Atlanta Braves in a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday for the final two contests of a three-game series.,Tuesday's game was...
Nationals aim to continue winning ways in finale vs. Blue Jays
The Washington Nationals will go for their fourth straight series win since the All-Star break when they host the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.,Washington rebounded from a 3-2 setback Monday in the opener of the three-game series vs. Toronto with an 8-6 win on Tuesday.,"Obviously we unde...
Pirates' Jared Jones eager to continue stellar July as D-backs await
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates are back where they started after splitting two extra-inning games this week.,The Diamondbacks lead the Pirates by one game in the race for the final wild-card spot in the National League heading into the decisive contest of their three-game series in ...
Foundering Phillies strive to halt slide in finale vs. Marlins
Miami entered its series with the Philadelphia Phillies searching for answers, as the Marlins had been swept in four straight series.,Now it's the Phillies who are looking to avoid a sweep on Wednesday afternoon, when they conclude their three-game set in Miami.,The Marlins had lost a franchise-reco...
MLB roundup: Gleyber Torres drives in 5 as Tigers pound Orioles
Gleyber Torres homered and drove in five runs and the host Detroit Tigers scored in every inning they batted in a 14-0 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.,Eduardo Valencia, recalled from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the series, hit a pair of homers among four hits and drove in four runs as the T...
Diamondbacks edge Pirates in 12 innings after blowing 6-run lead
James McCann's RBI single in the top of the 12th proved to be the difference in the Arizona Diamondbacks' wild 8-7 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks reclaimed sole possession of the third National League wild-card spot, grabbing a one-game lead over the Pira...
Xander Bogaerts' walk-off sac fly lifts Padres past Rockies
Xander Bogaerts' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night enabled the San Diego Padres to outlast the visiting Colorado Rockies 8-7.,Jackson Merrill started the winning rally with a single off Jimmy Herget (0-4), then stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by Hunter...
Logan Henderson's strong pitching helps Brewers pull away from Giants
Logan Henderson pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Luis Lara drove in three runs and the Milwaukee Brewers gradually pulled away from the San Francisco Giants en route to an 8-2 road victory Tuesday night.,Brice Turang collected three hits while Jackson Chourio and William Contreras added tw...
Mariners sock season-best 5 home runs, outslug Dodgers
Dominic Canzone hit two home runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, as the visiting Seattle Mariners finished off a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday.,Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder also hit home runs to gi...
Yordan Alvarez powers Astros past struggling Angels
Yordan Alvarez homered and singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Christian Walker homered and had two hits and Jose Altuve also had two hits for Houston, which won for the seventh ...
Gage Jump fires 6 shutout innings as Athletics edge Red Sox
Brian Serven smacked a two-run homer and Gage Jump tossed six shutout innings to help the Athletics record a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in West Sacramento, Calif.,Henry Bolte had two hits, including an RBI single, and Tommy White notched his second four-hit outing in just 10 big ...
Diamondbacks hold off Pirates in 12 innings
James McCann's RBI single in the top of the 12th proved to be the difference in the Arizona Diamondbacks' wild 8-7 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,The Diamondbacks reclaimed sole possession of the third wild-card spot in the National League and a one-game lead over the Pir...
Cade Cavalli's quality start steers Nationals past Blue Jays
Luis Garcia Jr. and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers, Cade Cavalli pitched six solid innings and the Washington Nationals evened their three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, prevailing 8-6 on Tuesday.,Garcia and Brady House had two hits apiece for the Nationals, who collected e...