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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said after Tuesday's game that he might be onto something. Whatever he was trying to do -- whether he was really mad at first base umpire Alan Porter or trying to ignite a team that had lost 12 of 14 -- it worked. The Pirates won when trailing after eight innings for the first time since July 12, 2014 -- a stretch of 140 games. Continue to Article

September 14, 2016 1:20:am EST

Right-handed pitcher Tanner Roark burst upon the major league scene in 2014 as he won 15 games as a member of the Washington Nationals starting rotation. Last year he spent most of the year in the bullpen as the team signed Max Scherzer to a free agent contract prior to the 2015 campaign. Roark returned to the rotation this year and on Wednesday afternoon he will have a chance to tie a career high as he goes for his 15th win of the year against the New York Mets. Continue to Article

September 14, 2016 1:14:am EST

If the Chicago Cubs bought champagne at any point during this nine-game road trip, it's going back to Wrigley Field with them after Wednesday's series finale with the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium. St. Louis' 4-2 victory Tuesday night not only kept it a half-game behind the New York Mets for the National League's second wild-card spot, it kept Chicago's magic number for clinching the NL Central at three. Chicago shoots for its 93rd victory Wednesday behind left-hander Jon Lester, who has been on some roll in the last month. Continue to Article

September 14, 2016 1:08:am EST

T.J. Rivera homered in the top of the 10th inning to lead the New York Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. The Mets pulled within nine games of Washington in the NL East and retained their hold on the second NL wild-card spot. New York has won eight of its last 10 and is 17-6 since Aug. 20, gaining 3 1/2 games on Washington in that stretch. Continue to Article

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