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If the New York Mets are going to make a second half surge for the second straight season, outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is going to have to carry them again. The outfielder proved he was once again up for the task during Monday’s 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins. Cespedes was the clear star for the Mets all night, picking up three hits in three at-bats. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 2:43:am EST

Two pitchers enjoying second-half surges hook up for the second time in less than a week when the Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of a three-game series on Tuesday night. Drew Pomeranz, the left-hander the Red Sox acquired from the San Diego Padres in exchange for a top pitching prospect, has turned around a slow start and lost only once in his last five starts. Sometimes I like that, sometimes I don't," Pomeranz said after that game dropped his combined NL/AL record to 10-10. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 1:04:am EST

Two pitchers enjoying second-half surges hook up for the second time in less than a week when the Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of a three-game series on Tuesday night. Drew Pomeranz, the left-hander the Red Sox acquired from the San Diego Padres in exchange for a top pitching prospect, has turned around a slow start and lost only once in his last five starts. Sometimes I like that, sometimes I don't," Pomeranz said after that game dropped his combined NL/AL record to 10-10. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 1:04:am EST

After combining to score one run in 10 innings in the first game of the series Monday night, the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins are both hoping for better results on Tuesday. It took 10 innings for the Indians to score the only run of the game in a victory that extended the Twins' losing streak to 11 games. The Twins had given up eight or more runs in six games in a row, a streak that was halted Monday when they held the Indians to one run. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 1:00:am EST

Rick Porcello had a simple answer to why he can't think about his current success. Porcello became the majors' first 18-game winner and the first Red Sox pitcher in 70 years to open a season 13-0 in Fenway Park, going seven solid innings in Boston's 9-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Mookie Betts hit his 30th homer, a solo shot, and drove in two runs for the Red Sox, who hold the AL's first wild-card spot but had lost four of five. Continue to Article

August 29, 2016 11:28:pm EST