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Matthew Pouliot breaks down the May catcher rankings. Continue to Article

May 05, 2016 3:16:am EST

Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games: Cubs 6, Pirates 2 Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer, Anthony Rizzo had a solo shot among his three hits and Jon Lester worked out of a pair of jams while pitching 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Zobrist's home run in the third inning opened the scoring and came immediately after center fielder Andrew McCutchen dropped Rizzo's two-out liner for an error to extend the inning, sending the Cubs on their way to their seventh win in eight games. Chicago improved its major-league-best record to 20-6 while winning its seventh consecutive road game. Continue to Article

May 05, 2016 2:38:am EST

Strong starting pitching has helped the Cleveland Indians enjoy some early success against the Detroit Tigers. Hoping Trevor Bauer can continue that trend by halting his struggles against the visiting Tigers, the Indians try to complete a second three-game sweep of their AL Central foe Thursday night. Corey Kluber tossed a five-hitter and Cleveland (12-12) scored all its runs in the fourth inning of Wednesday's 4-0 victory. Continue to Article

May 04, 2016 10:57:pm EST

Corey Kluber gave the Detroit Tigers two chances. Kluber pitched a five-hit shutout and the Cleveland Indians used a four-run fourth inning to defeat Detroit for the fifth straight time this season, 4-0 on Wednesday night. ''The way he threw the ball bodes well for him moving forward,'' Indians manager Terry Francona said. Continue to Article

May 04, 2016 10:08:pm EST