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The newest version of MLB.com’s weekly Power Rankings incorporates a new workforce atop the checklist, a shakeup among the many remaining golf equipment within the prime 5, and a shocking surge from a National League Central membership that continues to lift eyebrows early on this season. Biggest Jump: The Pirates stay essentially the most shocking workforce of the season thus far after successful seven straight video games final week to enhance to 16-7. Pittsburgh jumped seven locations within the rankings, from No. 19 to No. 12. The Bucs opened the week with a three-game sweep of the Rockies in Denver and adopted that up by taking 4 straight from the Reds at PNC Park. With an thrilling mixture of younger, rising stars and veterans together with franchise icon Andrew McCutchen, that is a ...

PITTSBURGH — Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a key triple and Rich Hill acquired by way of 5 innings for the win because the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates prolonged their successful streak to 6 video games Saturday night time with a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates raised their file to 15-7 for his or h...

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BALTIMORE — For the second time in three days, Adam Frazier performed a giant half in a walk-off win for the Baltimore Orioles. Frazier dashed house on Mason Englert’s wild pitch within the backside of the tenth inning to present the Orioles their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers on Sund...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Circle the calendar. Justin Verlander’s return date has lastly turn out to be clear. Verlander threw three innings and 43 pitches in a simulated sport Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Fla., taking a major step ahead in his return from a proper teres main pressure. He is lined as much as make a Minor League rehab begin on Friday and, assuming all the things goes nicely with that, debut for the Mets the next week in Detroit. If Verlander stays on a five-day schedule, as he has all through the latest portion of his rehab, he'll debut May 3 towards the Tigers. That may push to May 4 if the Mets give him an additional day of relaxation. “He went out there and got after it a couple pitches toward the end,” Mets supervisor Buck Showalter stated of Verlander’s simulated sport. “He looked...

MINNEAPOLIS — Jorge Polanco homered and Bailey Ober pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning, serving to the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Sunday. Michael A. Taylor additionally linked for Minnesota, which received for simply the second time in eight video games after a 10-4 begi...

ATLANTA -- Corey Julks got here off the bench and delivered a pinch-hit, two-out single to interrupt a tie within the ninth inning, and Alex Bregman added a two-run single to ship the Astros to their fourth consecutive win, 5-2 over the Braves on Sunday afternoon at Trust Park. The Astros stormed into Atlanta and swept the three-game collection from the Braves in a matchup between the earlier two World Series champs. Houston improved to 5-1 throughout a difficult stretch in its schedule in opposition to the Blue Jays (2-1) and Braves (3-0), and it'll subsequent journey to St. Petersburg to face the 19-3 Rays, who're 13-0 at dwelling this yr. Braves starter Max Fried held the Astros scoreless for six 2/3 innings, permitting three hits, whereas Astros starter Cristian Javier struck out 10 ba...