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One pitcher surmounted tremendous odds to reach the major leagues this year at age 28. Both will face each other Tuesday night when the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Angels meet at Angel Stadium. The Reds' Tim Adleman will make his seventh start of the season nearly four months after his major league debut. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 2:41:am EST

Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball games: Cubs 8, Pirates 7 Miguel Montero's 13th-inning pinch hit drove in Kris Bryant with a game-winning run as the Chicago Cubs claimed an 8-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game that stretched into early Tuesday. The score capped a two-run inning as the Cubs rallied from a 7-6 deficit to their fifth walk-off victory of the season. Josh Harrison's sacrifice fly to left drove in David Freese with a go-ahead run and a 7-6 Pirates lead in the 13th inning while Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo responded in the bottom of the inning with a run-scoring single to bring home Fowler and force a 7-7 deadlock. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 2:14:am EST

The 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals are playing in August as they intend to defend their title this fall. The Royals dusted off the New York Yankees 8-5 in the Monday opener of a three-game series. The Royals are 18-4 in their past 22 games. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 2:12:am EST

The Toronto Blue Jays took a big step toward taking more command of the American League East on Monday night with a win over the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto (75-56, a season-best 19 games above .500) holds a two-game lead over Boston and a four-game edge against Baltimore (71-60). The Jays and Orioles meet again in the middle game of the three-game series, and Toronto can't leave town any worse than two games ahead of Baltimore. Continue to Article

August 29, 2016 11:24:pm EST