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Clayton Kershaw snapped a three-start losing streak by tossing 6 1/3 solid innings Friday night, and Gavin Lux gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the lead for good by hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning of a 9-2 win over the host New York Mets. The Dodgers (96-53), who clinched their seventh straight National League West title on Tuesday night, have won eight of 11. The loss damaged the playoff hopes for the Mets (76-71), who had their four-game winning streak snapped and fell three games behind the Chicago Cubs in the race for the second NL wild card. Continue to Article

September 14, 2019 12:05:am EST

Clayton Kershaw snapped a three-start losing streak by tossing 6 1/3 solid innings Friday night, when Gavin Lux gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the lead for good by hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning of a 9-2 win over the host New York Mets. The Dodgers (96-53), who clinched their seventh straight National League West title on Tuesday night, have won eight of 11. The loss damaged the playoff hopes for the Mets (76-71), who had their four-game winning streak snapped and fell three games behind the Chicago Cubs in the race for the second NL wild card. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 10:52:pm EST

Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras launched two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Rookie Nico Hoerner hit a two-run shot for his first major league homer and had four RBIs for the Cubs, who entered tied with Milwaukee for the second NL wild card and four games behind NL Central-leading St. Louis. The Cardinals hosted the Brewers on Friday night. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 8:15:pm EST

NBC Sports Chicago is facing a new programming reality — and marketing challenge — come Oct. 1. For the first time in the sports cable channel's history, it will no longer air live telecasts of Chicago Cubs games. Starting Friday, the sports cable channel is launching an aggressive marketing and social media campaign that neatly sidesteps the fact Cubs games will no longer air on the station and instead seeks to position NBC Sports Chicago as “Your Home for Chicago Sports” as the new advertising tagline goes. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 2:06:pm EST

Ryan Braun honored injured teammate Christian Yelich the past two days by wearing his No. 22 jersey underneath his own. Braun then put on a Yelich-like performance Thursday, hitting a two-run homer that helped the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 to complete a four-game sweep that extended their winning streak to seven. "I threw up the double deuces for him," Braun said of his message to Yelich as he crossed home plate. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 10:35:am EST