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Jon Gray and Stephen Strasburg both will be trying to rebound from two poor starts when they oppose each other Wednesday in the rubber game of a three-game series between the Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals. Gray, who is 8-6 with a 4.55 ERA in 21 starts for the Rockies, will be facing the Nationals for the first time in his career. While losing his past two starts against the Miami Marlins and at Philadelphia, the right-hander pitched a total of eight innings while allowing 16 hits and 15 runs, 14 earned, with five walks and nine strikeouts. Continue to Article

August 17, 2016 3:53:am EST

Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games: Royals 6, Tigers 1 Danny Duffy won his ninth straight decision with the aid of four solo home runs, including the first of Raul Mondesi's career, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Tuesday at Comerica Park. Duffy (10-1) limited the Tigers to one run on three hits while striking out five in 7 2/3 innings. Continue to Article

August 17, 2016 1:55:am EST

Ryan Boyer discusses Chase Utley's triumphant return to Philadelphia, Dansby Swanson's arrival and much more in Wednesday's Daily Dose. Continue to Article

August 17, 2016 1:39:am EST

Braves fans having been anxiously waiting for their first look at shortstop Dansby Swanson, Atlanta's top prospect. The Braves announced Tuesday that they will promote the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft from Double-A Mississippi and have him in the lineup for the finale of a two-game interleague series against the Twins. "We don't expect him to come up here and be the savior, but we feel like this is an opportunity for us to take a good look and get him some experience up here in the big leagues," Braves president of baseball operations John Hart said. Continue to Article

August 17, 2016 12:07:am EST