Wednesday, August 27

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De La Cruz (4 hits, HR), Votto (HR, 3 RBIs) lead Reds again into 1st
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De La Cruz (4 hits, HR), Votto (HR, 3 RBIs) lead Reds again into 1st

LOS ANGELES -- On the day they noticed each their youngest hitter (Elly De La Cruz) and their oldest hitter (Joey Votto) emerge from their offensive funks, a variety of good issues occurred for the Reds. It was a crucial win for Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon because it cruised to a 9-0 victory over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. It gave the Reds two of three video games within the collection and lifted them again into first place within the National League Central by a half-game over the Brewers, who have been swept by the Braves in a three-game weekend set. "Everyone contributed. When you have your leadoff guy [getting on], and then the next guy up driving him in, that sets the tone for the day," Votto mentioned. "We did the very best we could to stay on the attack and move toward a win....
Cooper smacks go-ahead HR, Robertson shuts door in win
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Cooper smacks go-ahead HR, Robertson shuts door in win

MIAMI -- Manager Skip Schumaker hated to name the series-ending recreation in opposition to the Tigers a ‘must-win’ on Sunday afternoon. Yet along with his Marlins within the Wild Card battle and the Phillies coming to city for a four-game set beginning Monday, his squad actually wanted a victory.  It didn't look good early -- or late for that matter -- however Garrett Cooper’s two-run homer within the seventh helped the Marlins draw back in an 8-6 victory over the Tigers at loanDepot park. “With a long homestand,” Schumaker mentioned, “winning the first series was important.” Cooper’s shot with two outs within the backside of the seventh gave the Marlins the lead again for good after Detroit had reclaimed it within the high of the body. Jean Segura’s blast to middle with one out within th...
Monitoring each Trade Deadline deal
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Monitoring each Trade Deadline deal

MLB.com is monitoring each deal made main as much as the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline. July 30: Rangers purchase LHP Jordan Montgomery and RHP Chris Stratton from Cardinals for SS Thomas Saggese, RHP Tekoah Roby and LHP John King (supply) About half-hour after the Cardinals traded reliever Jordan Hicks, they struck once more by agreeing to deal Montgomery and Stratton to the Rangers, who're within the technique of remaking their rotation on the fly. Montgomery, whom the Cardinals acquired on the Deadline final yr, will present further reinforcements to a Texas group that positioned starter Nathan Eovaldi on the injured record earlier within the day with a forearm harm. Both Roby (No. 11) and Saggese (No. 14) have been among the many Rangers' Top 30 prospects, whereas King has a 4.27 ERA in 126 1/...
Marlins show to be in purchase mode on the Deadline
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Marlins show to be in purchase mode on the Deadline

This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola’s Marlins Beat e-newsletter. To learn the total e-newsletter, click on right here. And subscribe to get it often in your inbox. Over the previous few weeks, the Marlins have popped up in numerous commerce rumors. In a welcome change for the group and its followers, Miami is in purchase mode for the primary time in seven years. Despite dropping seven of its previous 10 video games, the ballclub entered Sunday a half-game again in the National League Wild Card standings. Complicating issues, nevertheless, are the streaking Cubs and Padres, who're inside placing distance of a playoff spot and maybe unlikely to promote main as much as Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline. "You see a few falling," Ng mentioned Friday. "I think there's a lot of ada...
MLB sees highest common Saturday attendance in 10 years
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MLB sees highest common Saturday attendance in 10 years

MLB's common Saturday attendance highest since 2013 n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"That contains the 42,829 followers who watched the Orioles tackle the Yankees at Camden Yards, marking Baltimore’s second sellout this season. The D-backs had 44,472 followers readily available for his or her victory over the Mariners -- Arizona’s largest crowd at Chase Field since Opening Day.nnA crowd of 45,085 took within the matchup between the A’s and Rockies at Coors Field, whereas the Marlins (32,936) drew their largest crowd at loanDepot Park since April 29, 2017.nnIn complete, 11 of Saturday’s video games introduced at t...