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CLEVELAND — Tim Anderson is just not in Chicago‘s starting lineup Sunday and Cleveland‘s José Ramírez is playing as Major League Baseball weighs likely discipline following a fight and wild brawl in Saturday night’s recreation. ...

We’re properly into the month of August now, and meaning postseason races are heating up. With the stakes rising as we get ever nearer to October, there are going to be quite a lot of huge collection to maintain your eye on the remainder of the best way. This week is filled with intriguing matchups between golf equipment within the thick of division and Wild Card races. A pair of shock National League contenders face off, as do American League powers from the East and West. There's additionally an Interleague matchup between two of the most well liked groups in baseball, every surging in the standings after a disappointing first half. Here are 5 of them you need to ensure to not miss this week: Marlins (58-55) at Reds (59-55)3 video games (Monday-Wednesday) Head-to-head: The Reds took two ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was held out of the Texas Rangers’ beginning lineup for Sunday afternoon’s residence recreation in opposition to the Miami Marlins due to lingering results of a right-thumb damage suffered final month. ...

SAN DIEGO -- Over the previous two seasons, Freddie Freeman has amazed his Dodgers teammates and coaches together with his next-level strategy on the plate.  Freeman, as soon as once more, confirmed why he’s among the finest gamers within the Majors, ending off a 10-pitch at-bat with a three-run homer to guide the Dodgers to an 8-2 victory over the Padres on Sunday at Petco Park. The 10 pitches had been essentially the most Freeman has seen in his profession in an at-bat that ended with a house run. "Obviously, with final evening, it simply modified the momentum rapidly proper there,” mentioned Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts. “[We were] able to catch a lead, put together a great at-bat, finish it with a home run. The momentum clearly swayed in our direction.” Padres left-hander Rich Hill ...

CINCINNATI — Washington’s CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas hit Lyon Richardson’s first two main league pitches for dwelling runs within the recreation towards the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. ...

ANAHEIM -- The Mariners pulled off a four-game sweep at Angel Stadium for the primary time since 2005, nevertheless it definitely didn’t come simple. In the sequence finale, a pitchers’ duel between the Mariners’ Bryce Miller (5 IP, 1 R, 10 Ok) and the Angels’ Chase Silseth (7 IP, 2 R, 12 Ok) led to yet one more nail-biter. Thanks to extra-inning heroics by Eugenio Suárez, who laced a game-winning RBI single within the tenth, the Mariners efficiently accomplished their sweep in a 3-2 victory and exited their weekend simply 2 1/2 video games behind the Blue Jays for the third AL Wild Card spot. The Mariners outscored their AL West rivals by a grand complete of six runs within the sequence. Each win was by a margin of two or fewer runs, which was began by the Cade Marlowe sport on Thursday e...

DETROIT — Yandy Díaz homered and scored three runs because the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Sunday, taking two of three within the weekend collection. ...

CHICAGO -- To a person, supervisor David Ross and the Cubs have spent the previous three days insisting their weekend set towards the MLB-best Braves was no extra important than every other collection on the schedule. “I put a script in their lineup every day,” Ross quipped forward of Sunday’s finale, “just so we're all on the same page.” Regardless of their front-facing emotions on it, there’s no getting previous the impression this collection had in capping off a triumphant homestand for the Cubs. Chicago got here from behind twice in a 6-4 win at Wrigley Field to finish a dominant week with a collection victory over the vaunted Braves. “It was a great homestand,” stated Mike Tauchman, who threw out Ronald Acuña Jr. at house to forestall a run within the fifth. “I think it's no secret, t...

CINCINNATI — Washington’s CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas hit Lyon Richardson’s first two main league pitches for residence runs and the last-place Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-3 win on Sunday. ...