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With each passing week, it seems “BIg Papi” reaches another milestone or breaks another record. That continued in Friday’s 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays, as Ortiz’s two-run first-inning home run helped him break a record previously held by Shoeless Joe Jackson. Ortiz now has 124 RBIs on the season, which is the most ever in a player’s final season, topping Jackson’s 1920 season. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 2:28:am EST

It might feel like a do-over Saturday when the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of their three-game series at PNC Park. Thanks to Pittsburgh's 11-inning, 6-5 win Friday, Washington is still trying to clinch the National League East title, and the Pirates are still clinging to long odds that they will get into the postseason. Actually, even if the Nationals had won Friday, they would not have clinched because their magic number was two and the New York Mets won. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 1:50:am EST

It might feel like a do-over Saturday when the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of their three-game series at PNC Park. Thanks to Pittsburgh's 11-inning, 6-5 win Friday, Washington is still trying to clinch the National League East title, and the Pirates are still clinging to long odds that they will get into the postseason. Actually, even if the Nationals had won Friday, they would not have clinched because their magic number was two and the New York Mets won. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 1:50:am EST

Atlanta Braves right-hander Aaron Blair and Miami Marlins left-hander Wei-Yin Chen are looking for redemption for seasons gone terribly wrong. Blair, a 24-year-old from Las Vegas who played his college ball at Marshall, was acquired by the Braves in December in the deal that sent star pitcher Shelby Miller to the Arizona Diamonbacks. The Braves also got shortstop Dansby Swanson and center fielder Ender Inciarte back as part of that deal. Continue to Article

September 24, 2016 12:00:am EST

Adonis Garcia hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, and the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Friday night for their season-high seventh straight win. ''I keep saying it - I feel our team is fighting for a playoff spot,'' Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a sixth-inning double. Continue to Article

September 23, 2016 11:33:pm EST