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Two young right-handed pitchers trying to carve out their niche in the starting rotation face off Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves host the Miami Marlins at Turner Field. The Braves will start Matt Wisler (6-11, 4.76) and the Marlins will use Jake Esch (0-1, 4.82) in the second game of a three-game series that will be Miami's final appearance at Turner Field. The Braves (56-88) won the first game of the series 12-3 on Monday. Continue to Article

September 13, 2016 4:19:am EST

Time is running out for the New York Mets, who fell 10 games behind the first-place Washington Nationals in the National League East following an 8-1 loss Monday night. "That was big for us to win that game," Washington manager Dusty Baker said. New York (76-68) is very much in the NL wild-card hunt, and that is one reason manager Terry Collins didn't have much patience with starting pitcher Rafael Montero, who walked two with the bases loaded in the first inning and gave up six runs overall before he was lifted in the second. Continue to Article

September 13, 2016 3:28:am EST

The most popular grandpa in Chicago these days just might be a 39-year-old with three young children who happens to play for the most dominant team in the majors. While a long-suffering franchise eyes its first World Series championship since 1908, a lifelong backup catcher is being treated like a star on his way out the door. ''Somebody yelled across the restaurant, 'Hey grandpa!' when I walked in. Continue to Article

September 13, 2016 2:09:am EST

The most popular grandpa in Chicago these days just might be a 39-year-old with three young children who happens to play for the most dominant team in the majors. While a long-suffering franchise eyes its first World Series championship since 1908, a lifelong backup catcher is being treated like a star on his way out the door. ''Somebody yelled across the restaurant, 'Hey grandpa!' when I walked in. Continue to Article

September 13, 2016 2:09:am EST