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Todd Frazier and Jeff McNeil homered twice while Brandon Nimmo also connected as the New York Mets beat the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 9-0 Wednesday night. The Mets (75-70) won their third straight and improved to 8-4 in their past 12 following a six-game losing streak from Aug. 23-29. The are now two games behind the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers in the race for the second National League wild-card spot. Continue to Article

September 12, 2019 1:57:am EST

Dallas Keuchel threw six strong innings, Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer and the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Wednesday. Keuchel (8-5) allowed three hits and one run while striking out eight and walking three. Ozzie Albies also had a pair of hits for the Braves, who improved to 91-56. Continue to Article

September 12, 2019 1:54:am EST

Mike Moustakas, replacing Christian Yelich in the batting order, homered twice and drove in five runs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. The Brewers, who have won six straight contests, will go for a four-game sweep of the Marlins on Thursday. Yelich, who was bidding for his second straight National League MVP award, was lost for the season on Tuesday when he went out with a fractured right kneecap. Continue to Article

September 11, 2019 10:26:pm EST

Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers didn't need this kind of break. Trying to catch up in the wild-card race, the Brewers instead saw the reigning NL MVP foul a ball off himself and go down with a broken right kneecap Tuesday night. "We don't have a definitive time frame other than we know he will be out the remainder of the season right now," general manager David Stearns said after a 4-3 win over Miami. Continue to Article

September 11, 2019 2:51:am EST

Eight days after sustaining a hairline fracture in his left thumb, Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Javier Baez learned on Monday that he likely will be out for the rest of the regular season, according to several reports. Baez, 26, was examined on Monday by a team hand specialist, who confirmed the diagnosis of a hairline avulsion fracture in his thumb, which should keep him sidelined for the remainder of September. The good news for the Cubs: Baez did not sustain ligament damage to the ulnar collateral ligament of his thumb, which will allow for a rehab plan that may help him return for the postseason -- if Chicago can qualify without him. Continue to Article

September 10, 2019 12:19:am EST