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If the Atlanta Braves have any chance to avoid losing 100 games, their best opportunity begins now. The Braves open the second half at home with a three-game series against Colorado. Journeyman right-hander Lucas Harrell (1-0, 1.32) will pitch the series opener on Friday against veteran Colorado right-hander Jorge De La Rosa (5-6, 5.74). Continue to Article

July 14, 2016 8:37:pm EST

The World Series champion Royals are stuck in no-man's land, close enough to contention to keep fighting yet far enough behind the race that going all-in at the trade deadline would be a fool's gambit. The Royals entered the All-Star break at 45-43, seven games out of first place in the AL Central. The Royals' season so far has been one of wild mood swings, soaring through a five-game win streak, then scuffling through eight straight losses, only to reel off five more wins in quick succession. Continue to Article

July 14, 2016 5:47:pm EST

Thanks to an All-Star ace, a solid bullpen and an abundance of .300 hitters, the Miami Marlins can savor their best record at the All-Star break since 1997. First-year Marlins manager Don Mattingly says his job is to make sure his young team isn't satisfied with what it has accomplished so far. ''That's why they brought me in,'' said Mattingly, who led the Los Angeles Dodgers to division titles in 2013-15. Continue to Article

July 14, 2016 2:17:pm EST

Thanks to an All-Star ace, a solid bullpen and an abundance of .300 hitters, the Miami Marlins can savor their best record at the All-Star break since 1997. First-year Marlins manager Don Mattingly says his job is to make sure his young team isn't satisfied with what it has accomplished so far. ''That's why they brought me in,'' said Mattingly, who led the Los Angeles Dodgers to division titles in 2013-15. Continue to Article

July 14, 2016 2:17:pm EST