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A's ride strong relief pitching, power surge into rematch vs. MarinersThe Athletics have had the worst bullpen in baseball this season by a wide margin.,Their relievers' 5.54 ERA is nearly a quarter of a run higher than the Washington Nationals (5.30), and one of only three in MLB above 5.00.,But you wouldn't know it judging by the past two nights in Seattle.,On Thurs...

With ailing Shohei Ohtani questionable, Dodgers forge ahead vs. NationalsAs Shohei Ohtani moves closer to a possible turn on the injured list, the Los Angeles Dodgers have found ways to win without their superstar. ,The Dodgers made it two victories in two games without Ohtani on Friday and might be playing a third in a row when they face the Washington Nationals at home...

Cardinals, scrapping for NL wild card, take on Rockies St. Louis was facing a missed opportunity and a tough loss Friday night. The Cardinals' fortunes changed with one swing and they gained ground in the National League wild-card race.,Ivan Herrera's three-run homer in the ninth inning gave St. Louis a 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies. The Cardinals c...

Ascending Blue Jays battle Royals, focus on better wild-card positioning

With three weeks remaining in the regular season, the American League still is taking applications for the third and final wild-card spot.,The Toronto Blue Jays (71-71) continue to assert themselves as a viable candidate heading into the second contest of a three-game set against the host Kansas Cit...

Luis Campusano's heroics put Padres in position to claim series from Yankees

The catcher who many thought played his way out of the San Diego Padres' plans at this time last year put them back in the National League's last wild-card spot on Friday night.,In the strongest game of a bounce-back season, Luis Campusano threw out three would-be base stealers and then belted a gam...

Astros' pitching trending up as series with D-backs continues

Two nights after Hayden Wesneski continued what has been a remarkably smooth return from Tommy John surgery, Cristian Javier matched his season high in strikeouts and gave the Houston Astros more confidence that their rotation is rounding into form.,Javier recorded eight strikeouts over five innings...

Pursuing playoffs, Rangers turn to Jacob deGrom to try to shut down Rays

The Texas Rangers hope the "vintage" Jacob deGrom returns for his next start on Saturday evening against the Tampa Bay Rays.,The 38-year-old deGrom (10-9, 4.00 ERA) is scheduled to start in the third game of a four-game series in Arlington, Texas, five days after the two-time National League Cy Youn...

Konnor Griffin, Pirates chase series win against struggling Angels

It took 10 seconds for rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin to make an impact in his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup on Friday night after missing 49 games because of a torn sagittal band in his left ring finger., ,Make that 10.14 seconds, to be exact., ,That's how long it took Griffin to dash f...