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The St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates had better sleep quick before they start their four-game series Monday in Busch Stadium. While St. Louis (43-38) survived a 3-hour, 48-minute ordeal, plus 2 hours and 15 minutes of rain delays Sunday to earn a 9-8 win over Milwaukee, Pittsburgh (41-41) polished off a sweep at Oakland with a 6-3 decision. The Pirates then got into town late Sunday night, losing two hours to the clock on their flight from the Bay Area. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 10:22:pm EST

Offense hasn't been a problem for the Red Sox through 81 games, but Boston's struggles on the mound are threatening to undo all the good the team is doing at the plate. At the midway point, the Red Sox (44-37) have scored a league-leading 451 runs, a total they added to handsomely Sunday in a 10-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels. "While this is a strong offensive team, we still have areas of improvement," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 10:11:pm EST

Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was in the clubhouse relaxing when his bullpen put the finishing touches on the team's third come-from-behind win in three days. With their relievers pitching so well lately, the Pirates are ready for a four-game series with NL rival St. Louis beginning Monday. Adam Frazier tripled in the tying run with one out in the sixth, then scored on an infield single to lift the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 9:36:pm EST

Adam Frazier tripled in the tying run with one out in the sixth, then scored on an infield single to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. David Friese hit a two-run homer and Gregory Polanco added two RBIs as the Pirates completed the three-game sweep in their first visit to the Oakland Coliseum since 2010. Francisco Liriano (5-8) pitched five innings to win for the first time since May 24. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 7:55:pm EST

Baltimore Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez was on the ropes two weeks ago, when another short outing in a 13-3 loss to Toronto left him with a 7.34 ERA and a shaky future. Jimenez's spot in the rotation was in jeopardy, and it was going to take a solid start or two for the Orioles to keep relying on him. Jimenez delivered with solid outings in back-to-back outings, so he'll be on the mound again when the Orioles close out the Seattle series on Sunday afternoon. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 4:01:am EST

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