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Highlights of Major League Baseball games on Tuesday: Cardinals 9, Pirates 7 The St. Louis Cardinals lost an early five-run lead but rallied with three two-out homers in the ninth Tuesday at PNC Park for a 9-7 win over the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates, who lost their eight straight. Brewers 12, Cubs 5 Wily Peralta worked into the eighth inning and Milwaukee collected 15 hits -- including home runs from Jonathan Villar and Ryan Braun -- in a drubbing of National League Central-leading Chicago at Miller Park. Nationals 9, Braves 7 Pinch-runner Michael A. Taylor scored the go-ahead run on an error in the last of the eighth and Washington broke a tie with three runs that inning to beat Atlanta. Continue to Article

September 07, 2016 3:28:am EST

A three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday could go a long way for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they get ready to embark on a 10-game road swing. After an off-day Thursday, Los Angeles opens a three-game set against former manager Don Mattingly and the Miami Marlins, who posted a four-game sweep at Dodger Stadium earlier this season. The Dodgers follow that by visiting the New York Yankees for three games (Sept. 12-14) before capping their trip with a four-game series in Phoenix against the Diamondbacks (Sept. 15-18). Continue to Article

September 07, 2016 3:26:am EST

Brian Dozier will not stop hitting home runs and now he’s taking down records in the process. Dozier launched a leadoff home run Tuesday night off Kansas City Royals starter Dillon Gee to make it five straight games with a homer, tying the Minnesota Twins’ record held by Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew and Marty Cordova. Continue to Article

September 07, 2016 1:55:am EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ross Stripling and four relievers combined on a four-hitter and the rookie helped himself with a go-ahead single in the second inning, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, their fourth straight win. Continue to Article

September 07, 2016 1:07:am EST