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Less than eight months after finishing third in voting for the AL Cy Young award, Athletics ace Sonny Gray is mired in the longest slump of his career. Gray lost his sixth consecutive decision after blowing an early three-run lead and the Athletics offense was held to one hit over the final seven innings of a 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. ''This hasn't been his best year and he'll figure it out and he'll get better as the year goes on,'' A's manager Bob Melvin said. Continue to Article

July 02, 2016 2:02:am EST

Less than eight months after finishing third in voting for the AL Cy Young award, Athletics ace Sonny Gray is mired in the longest slump of his career. Gray lost his sixth consecutive decision after blowing an early three-run lead and the Athletics offense was held to one hit over the final seven innings of a 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. ''This hasn't been his best year and he'll figure it out and he'll get better as the year goes on,'' A's manager Bob Melvin said. Continue to Article

July 02, 2016 2:02:am EST

It was clear going into this season that starting pitching would be a strength for the Washington Nationals, who won the National League East division in 2012 and 2014. In the midst of an even-numbered year, what may be a surprise is that the Nationals have become a Murderer's Row of sorts on the offensive side of the equation. The Nationals enter Saturday night's game with the last-place Cincinnati Reds -- who have a 5.45 team ERA and a battered bullpen -- with an NL-most 107 home runs this season. Continue to Article

July 02, 2016 1:55:am EST