Lucas Sims: Cincinnati Reds care more than Atlanta Braves about helping pitchers improve Reds relief pitcher Lucas Sims was a first-round draft pick (21st overall) of the Braves in 2012.

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Pence: Spoiling Cueto's no-no bid 'feels absolutely awful' San Francisco Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers,...

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Baltimore Orioles Get the Win After 8th Inning Dinger Fest Yesterday's Baltimore Orioles game was all about the doubles, and today's game was all about the home run. Three Baltimore Orioles home runs...

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Giants' Samardzija shelved at least 1 week with rotator cuff inflammation San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler announced right-hander Jeff Samardzija will be shut down for at least seven days after an MRI revea...

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What should we make of the Brewers' offensive struggles? It was debatable whether the Brewers added enough offense to help Christian Yelich, but things weren't supposed to be this bad.

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Can MadBum succeed with diminished velo? Madison Bumgarner's fresh start in Arizona hasn’t gone as planned so far. The lefty signed a five-year, $85 million contract with the D-back...

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Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Recap 8/8 | 08/09/2020 Bo Bichette hit an RBI double in the 7th and Rowdy Tellez hit an RBI groundout in the 8th to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 victory | 8/8/20

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Diamondbacks 3, Padres 2: Merrill Kelly Sharp, Starling Marte Sparks offense DBacks win a well played game

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Giants knock around random Dodgers starter Austin Slater had two home runs, Mike Yastrzemski had one, and chaos ensued.

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Margevicius' return to starting role promising The last time Nick Margevicius started a Major League game was 14 months ago for the Padres, when he gave up nine runs on 11 hits in 1 1/3 i...

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Mets' Peterson: With every start, I get more comfortable David Peterson got an opening and has taken it. With Marcus Stroman sidelined by a torn left calf muscle, the rookie lefthander has assumed...

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Dodgers nearly pick up Kershaw on off night No-hit by Johnny Cueto for five innings, the Dodgers parlayed a fly ball lost by Giants left fielder Hunter Pence into a four-run rally, onl...

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2 D-backs hit 1st HRs as Kelly's gem fuels win Merrill Kelly doesn’t get a lot of attention, but the D-backs right-hander continues to crank out good outings. On Saturday night at Petco P...

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Blackmon stays hot, Rockies pitch 1-hitter, top Mariners 5-0 Charlie Blackmon added three more hits to his major league-leading total and drove in three runs, and four Colorado Rockies pitchers combined to one-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 5...

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Castellani's debut sets tone in 1-hit shutout Ryan Castellani, who made his Major League debut on Saturday while subbing for the injured Chi Chi González, made an instant impression by r...

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Marté, Vogt homer to carry Diamondbacks over Padres 3-2 Starling Marté and Stephen Vogt homered off Chris Paddack in the sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 3-2

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Slater homers twice as Giants down Kershaw, Dodgers 5-4 Austin Slater had his first multi-homer game, Johnny Cueto took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4

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Around the Empire: Yankees news - 8/9/20 Giancarlo Stanton likely headed to IL; Yankees starting rotation is a concern, again; The pros and cons of calling Clarke Schmidt up to the...

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7 cool comeback stories from this season This young season has already given us some comeback stories for the ages. Daniel Bard’s return is screenplay worthy. So is Carlos Carrasco’...

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Thoughts on a 2-0 Rangers win Rangers 2, Angels 0

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Phillies’ Jake Arrieta gets a long-awaited win Once derailed by injuries, he looks like the ace that Philadelphia had envisioned in shutting down the Braves.

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Chase Anderson K's Alex Verdugo | 08/09/2020 Chase Anderson strikes out Alex Verdugo swinging for the first out in the bottom of the 1st inning

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Blue Jays turn 2 in the 6th | 08/09/2020 Cavan Biggio snags a sharp grounder by Christian Vázquez and flips it to Bo Bichette to start an inning-ending double play in the 6th

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Anthony Kay nabs Kevin Pillar | 08/09/2020 Anthony Kay runs off the mound to field a slow grounder by Kevin Pillar and makes a strong throw to first in time for the out to end the 4th

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Rowdy Tellez's RBI groundout | 08/09/2020 Rowdy Tellez grounds out to José Peraza and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores, givivng the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead in the top of the 8th inning

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Bo Bichette's RBI double | 08/09/2020 Bo Bichette belts a line-drive double to center field and Randal Grichuk scores, tying the game at 1 in the top of the 7th inning

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Anthony Bass earns the save | 08/09/2020 Anthony Bass gets Jackie Bradley Jr. to fly out to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for the final out of the game to earn the save and secure a 2-1 win

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Anthony Bass earns the save | 08/09/2020 Anthony Bass gets Jackie Bradley Jr. to fly out to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for the final out of the game to earn the save and secure a 2-1 win

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Bo Bichette's RBI double | 08/09/2020 Bo Bichette belts a line-drive double to center field and Randal Grichuk scores, tying the game at 1 in the top of the 7th inning

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Anthony Kay nabs Kevin Pillar | 08/09/2020 Anthony Kay runs off the mound to field a slow grounder by Kevin Pillar and makes a strong throw to first in time for the out to end the 4th

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Stanton likely headed for injured list At least Giancarlo Stanton made it to the 15th game of the season this time. The Yankees’ oft-injured slugger was removed for a pinch hitter...

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The streaking A's and struggling Astros are heading in opposite directions By winning 3-1 on Saturday, the A's clinched the first of their three series with the Astros and now enjoy a 4.5-game lead.

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5 Blue Jays pitchers combine on 4-hitter, beat Red Sox 2-1 Five Toronto pitchers combined on a four-hitter and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning on a groundout, lift...

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Blue Jays squeeze out a win over the Red Sox despite Kevin Pillar’s familiar fielding heroics Five pitchers silenced the Boston offence in Chase Anderson’s Blue Jays debut.

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A Blue Jays Win Blue Jays 2 Red Sox 1 Another game we made a ton of mistakes. Just some: Rowdy Tellez thrown out, I guess, stealing in the third inning. Tra...

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Royals 9, Twins 6: Not as Izzi as it looks The offense hung strong, but the pitching unraveled too far too quickly.

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Pence loses ball, Cueto loses no-no A brutal mistake ended Johnny Cueto's no-hit bid against the Dodgers on Saturday night. Cueto did not allow a hit through his first five inn...

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Soler's 2 homers helps to power Royals to 9-6 win over Twins Jorge Soler homered in back-to-back innings, the second blast coming in a go-ahead six-run fourth in which Kansas City went deep three times...

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Soler crushes 2 HRs as offense heats up It took a while for the Royals to get their offense cranking in 2020, but it’s hitting on all cylinders now. Two nights after scoring 13 run...

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Buxton homers, drives in season-high 4 Before Saturday’s game in Kansas City, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that it might take someone in his lineup breaking out with a big ga...

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Soler's 2 homers helps to power Royals to 9-6 win over Twins Jorge Soler homered in back-to-back innings while Nicky Lopez and Salvador Perez also went deep in helping the Royals beat the Twins 9-6

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Kay leads impressive 'pen in Blue Jays' win The Blue Jays left the doors sitting wide open for the Red Sox on Saturday night at Fenway Park, both as a lineup and a defense, but their b...

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Red Sox - 1, Blue Jays - 2 : So Close, Yet So Very Pillar Well darn.

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Strong pitching, defense let down by bats The opener finally worked to perfection for the Red Sox on Saturday night, with Zack Godley firing four shutout innings out of the gate. The...

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Report: Monday's Cardinals-Pirates game canceled Monday's St. Louis Cardinals versus Pittsburgh Pirates game is canceled due to the Cardinals' ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, sources told ESPN's...

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Giants hit 3 home runs against Kershaw for the first time Austin Slater did it twice!

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Mets hit 3 HRs, end makeshift Marlins' 6-game win streak 8-4 J

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N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 4

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N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 4

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DeSclafani , Suarez pace Reds past Brewers, 4-1 Anthony DeSclafani allowed two singles over six scoreless innings and Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run homer to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a...

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Gallo homers and Rangers use 6 pitchers to beat Angels 2-0 Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer, six Texas pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the Rangers have consecutive wins for the first time this s...

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Santander, O's rough up Nats relievers, rally for 5-3 win Pat Valaika, Pedro Severino and Anthony Santander homered during a five-run rally in the eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles roughed up W...

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Gallo returns with HR in Rangers' shutout W Joey Gallo's sore right wrist was good enough to return to the Rangers' lineup, and he provided enough power to support a terrific effort fr...

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Christian Vazquez Offers Travis Shaw Warning About Alex Verdugo’s Arm Alex Verdugo is impressing more than just Red Sox fans with his defensive skills. The 24-year-old made quite an impressive…

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Burnes gives Crew bulk -- and results someday. And so far this season, Burnes been absorbing his share of innings, like a starting pitcher. The only difference

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Doolittle, Hudson labor; Nats stunned by O’s The Nationals had not allowed back-to-back pinch-hit home runs since Aug. 23, 2001, when the franchise was playing in Montreal as the Expos....

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Gallo homers and Rangers use 6 pitchers to beat Angels 2-0 Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer and six Texas pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels

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DeSclafani throws 6 more zeros vs. Crew Anthony DeSclafani came into 2020 as the longest-tenured member of the Reds’ starting rotation -- but also slotted as its fifth starter. Thr...

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DeSclafani , Suarez pace Reds past Brewers, 4-1 Anthony DeSclafani allowed two singles over six scoreless innings and Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run homer to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers

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5-8 - Gallo blast launches Rangers to season’s first winning streak Streakin’!

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Anthony DeSclafani, Eugenio Suarez lead Reds past Brewers 4-1 That’s a series victory, I believe.

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Patrick Sandoval went deep, but so did Joey Gallo Patrick Sandoval was very good, but the Angels offense was silent in their second loss to the Rangers in as many nights.

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Another night, another leadoff HR by Tatis Call him the human 1-0 lead. Fernando Tatis Jr. sure knows how to start a ballgame. For the second consecutive night, the Padres’ shortstop...

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Nationals’ bullpen collapses in the eighth inning as the Orioles rally to a 5-3 win Sean Doolittle was dinged for two homers, and Daniel Hudson allowed a go-ahead three-run shot as Washington fell to 4-7.

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O’s homer from depths in 8th to stun Nats Over the first 13 games of the Orioles’ schedule, a trend developed. In the nine games they hit at least one home run, they’ve averaged near...

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Late homers, including back-to-back pinch-hit solo shots, lift Orioles to 5-3 comeback win over Nationals The Orioles had just two hits in the first seven innings Saturday, but three home runs, including a go-ahead blast from Anthony Santander, g...

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Padres activate Hosmer from injured list, option Almonte San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer has been activated from the injured list after missing 11 of the first 14 games with gastritis

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Pirates Pitching Drop Double Digit Runs Again In Second Straight Loss Despite the bats showing up for a third straight day, The Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching imploded yet again, leaving the Pirates with an 11-5...

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Anatomy behind the Oakland A’s eight-game win streak Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros: Marcus Semien homers, Frankie Montas deals and A’s win eight straight.

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Huascar Ynoa will start Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader Ynoa will make his third major league appearance and his first career start.

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In one day, Hampson changed swing, career The Rockies’ Garrett Hampson, whose home run and two-RBI Friday night earned him another start Saturday against the Mariners, doesn’t know h...

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WATCH: Royals go deep three times in fourth inning

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Wright impresses, left to wonder 'What if?' Kyle Wright might not have garnered the results he was seeking, or arguably deserved, on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park. But the young...

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Arrieta Tosses 6 Scoreless in Phillies' 5-0 Win Over Braves Jake Arrieta tossed six shutout innings for his first win in more than a year and Jay Bruce and J.T. Realmuto each homered to lead the Phila...

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Stanton (tight left hamstring) will have MRI Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton exited in the sixth inning of New York's 5-3 loss to the Rays in the second game of Saturday's doubleheade...

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Arrieta tosses 6 scoreless in Phillies' 5-0 win over Braves Jake Arrieta tossed six shutout innings for his first win in more than a year and Jay Bruce and J.T. Realmuto each homered to lead the Phila...

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Pending FAs Realmuto, Arrieta carry Phillies It might seem like J.T. Realmuto is the only Phillies’ player ticketed for free agency this offseason, if you have heard the steady “Sign J....

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Yankees' Boone: Stanton likely headed to IL The New York Yankees are going to be without Giancarlo Stanton for at least a little while as Aaron Boone said the slugger is likely heading...

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August 8: Phillies 5, Braves 0 Jake Arrieta tossed six shutout innings and the Phillies bullpen did the rest holding the Braves to just four hits in a 5-0 loss.

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Arrieta tosses 6 scoreless in Phillies' 5-0 win over Braves Jay Bruce and J

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Mariners' Nola 'very lucky' wrist OK The Mariners have been walking a tightrope with their thin catching crew all season, but they appear to have avoided further serious issues...

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Yankees' 9 walks prove costly in nightcap The Yankees’ tempers were hot on Saturday afternoon, prompting the ejections of manager Aaron Boone and hitting coach Marcus Thames, but the...

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Feisty Rays win battle of bullpens vs. Yanks After Tyler Glasnow went just 2 2/3 innings in the 8-4 loss to the Yankees in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Rays entered th...

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Yankees lose Giancarlo Stanton and the game to the Rays, 5-3 This sucked.

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Jayce Tinger comments on Padres 3-2 loss to DBacks

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Giancarlo Stanton Leaves Yankees vs. Rays After Suffering Hamstring Injury New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton left his team's road game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday with a tight left hamstring, per Me...

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WATCH: Tatis Jr. hits 2 HRs including lead off blast against DBacks

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Notes: Unique lineups; Stroman progressing One byproduct of the universal designated hitter? Mets manager Luis Rojas never uses the same lineup twice. Ever. Rojas wrote out a unique l...

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