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Adrian Beltre broke a tie with his 440th home run in the eighth, and Yu Darvish pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning of the Texas Rangers' second win in six games, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Mitch Moreland doubled and scored on Elvis Andrus' seventh-inning single to break open a scoreless game for the Rangers, who boosted their AL West lead to 9 1/2 games over Houston. Andrelton Simmons drilled a tying triple in the seventh for the Angels, who have lost three straight. Continue to Article

September 10, 2016 1:47:am EST

The Pittsburgh Pirates will attempt to bounce back from a tough loss to the Cincinnati Reds when they meet again Saturday at PNC Park. The Reds (58-82) ended their five-game losing streak by defeating the Pirates 4-3 on Friday. Pittsburgh (69-70) remains in National League Wild Card contention, but cannot afford to allow many more games to slip away in the fashion they did Friday. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 11:38:pm EST

The Cincinnati Reds haven't had a whole lot to celebrate recently, which is why they took a little extra satisfaction in how they ended their five-game losing streak. Rookie Jose Peraza's sacrifice fly snapped a ninth-inning tie and lifted Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, giving the Reds just their third win in 12 games. Eugenio Suarez hit a leadoff single off closer Tony Watson (2-5), advanced to second on Ramon Cabrera's sacrifice bunt, took third on Tyler Holt's single and scored on Peraza's liner to center field. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 11:34:pm EST

Jose Peraza's sacrifice fly snapped a ninth-inning tie and lifted Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, ending the Reds' five-game losing streak. With the score tied 3-3, Eugenio Suarez hit a leadoff single off closer Tony Watson (2-5), advanced to second on Ramon Cabrera's sacrifice bunt, took third on Tyler Holt's single and scored on Peraza's liner to center field. Andrew McCutchen pulled the Pirates into a tie in the bottom of the eighth with a sacrifice fly off Raisel Iglesias (3-1). Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 10:20:pm EST

The Tim Tebow sweepstakes came to an abrupt end on Thursday when the New York Mets signed the former NCAA and NFL quarterback to a minor-league contract. The fact that Tebow signed was not at all surprising. Given that 28 teams attended his showcase, we knew someone would take the leap fully believing Tebow offered some degree of upside. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 7:25:pm EST