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St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake will duel the guy the San Francisco Giants chose to replace him during the winter when he opposes Jeff Samardzija on Saturday night in a key matchup in the National League wild-card race. Leake was acquired by the Giants from the Cincinnati Reds at the trade deadline. San Francisco paid a hefty price -- outfielder Adam Duvall has turned into a 30-homer player -- but the defending champs were trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West at the time and thought they needed to do something. Continue to Article

September 17, 2016 3:05:am EST

On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are scheduled to play a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park. Pittsburgh expects to get left fielder Starling Marte back for one of the games on Saturday. Marte has missed the past 11 games with low back spasms. Continue to Article

September 17, 2016 12:57:am EST

On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are scheduled to play a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park. Pittsburgh expects to get left fielder Starling Marte back for one of the games on Saturday. Marte has missed the past 11 games with low back spasms. Continue to Article

September 17, 2016 12:57:am EST

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jordy Mercer had an RBI single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, David Freese added a two-run single, and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame some shaky defense to preserve their chances in the NL wild-card race with a 9-7 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Continue to Article

September 16, 2016 11:53:pm EST

CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Cincinnati Reds placed center fielder Billy Hamilton and left-handed pitcher Cody Reed on the 15-day disabled list. Continue to Article

September 16, 2016 5:15:pm EST