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Zack Greinke pitched six strong innings to become the 19th pitcher to defeat all 30 major league teams, as the Houston Astros beat the host Kansas City Royals 6-1 Saturday night. Kyle Tucker had four hits, including the go-ahead single in the sixth inning for the Astros. Houston (97-53) saw its magic number to clinch the American League West reduced to six. Continue to Article

September 15, 2019 12:39:am EST

Mark Canha lined a two-run home run off the left field foul pole to break a 5-5 tie and Matt Chapman, Josh Phegley and Matt Olson also homered to lead the Oakland A's to their fifth straight victory, 8-6, over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Tex. Ramon Laureano doubled and had three hits and a run scored and Sheldon Neuse also had two hits for Oakland (89-60). The four home runs gave the A's nine in the first two games of the series with the Rangers and 242 for the season, one off the franchise single-season record. Continue to Article

September 15, 2019 12:29:am EST

Zack Greinke pitched six strong innings to become the 19th pitcher to defeat all 30 major league teams, as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Saturday night. Kyle Tucker had four hits, including the go-ahead single in the sixth inning for the Astros. Houston (97-53) saw its magic number to clinch the American League West reduced to six, pending Oakland's game at Texas later Saturday. Continue to Article

September 14, 2019 10:57:pm EST

Gerrit Cole showed why he is one of the front-runners for the American League Cy Young Award by pitching eight solid innings as the Houston Astros defeated the host Kansas City Royals 4-1 Friday night. George Springer's three-run home run in the ninth inning broke a 1-1 tie. Cole (17-5) allowed one unearned run on four hits in eight innings, with two walks and 11 strikeouts. Continue to Article

September 14, 2019 1:14:am EST

Just over a month ago, the Houston Astros pulled off the biggest move of the season: In a deal reported minutes after the trade deadline had passed, the Astros acquired Cy Young winner Zack Greinke from the Diamondbacks to form baseball's best rotation alongside Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, the two likeliest Cy Young candidates. Greinke, a future Hall of Famer, has been stellar this season — a 2.99 ERA and a sub-1 WHIP. The move already has paid dividends for the 'Stros, who are 5-2 in Greinke's starts and have baseball's best run differential since the trade — by nearly 50 runs. Continue to Article

September 13, 2019 9:00:am EST