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With a 14-2 record and a 2.18 ERA, the 29-year-old southpaw certainly looks to be a candidate to win his fourth NL Cy Young, but by his own incredible standards, his ERA and 189 ERA+ would be his worst since 2012, and his 3.01 FIP his worst since 2010. Expect Kershaw to stamp out his gopher problem and overtake Scherzer for the league's ERA and WAR leads, while the Dodgers (64-29) will surpass both their Los Angeles win standard (102, last done in 1974) and their overall franchise record (105 wins in 1953), earning them home field advantage throughout the postseason as they vie for their first World Series championship since 1988. Continue to Article

July 18, 2017 11:42:am EST

Clayton Kershaw's notion that the past five extraordinary weeks are the new norm for the Los Angeles Dodgers seems to be taking hold. Going into the All-Star break, Kershaw suggested the Dodgers' surge might not be a surge at all, but a sustainable pace. If the Dodgers play .879 ball the rest of the year, they would finish with 125 wins. Continue to Article

July 17, 2017 3:35:pm EST

BALTIMORE A media scrum that began with Theo Epsteins classic Ask wetbutt response to what the Cubs do next ended with the team president laughing as he concluded a long answer on the Jose Quintana/Jon Lester comparison: I think Joses got him on throwing to first base. A Cubs team that at times has seemed too quiet came out firing one-liners after the All-Star break, hitting bombs all over the stadium and onto Eutaw Street, sweeping the Orioles and feeling the bounce from that blockbuster trade with the White Sox. There are some similarities in their delivery, their effort levels and how clean their arms work, Epstein said. Continue to Article

July 17, 2017 12:40:pm EST

There are few opposing pitchers who would welcome a fight with Seattle Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz. Chicago White Sox pitcher Derek Holland nearly found that out the hard way Sunday. In the first inning, Holland lost control of an 88 mph fastball and nailed Cruz right in the hip. Continue to Article

July 16, 2017 8:37:pm EST

Very few folks gave the White Sox bad reviews for the Jose Quintana trade. From the standpoint of the White Sox rebuild, it was a stellar move, the latest from Hahn, who also brought huge return packages of prospects back in offseason deals involving Chris Sale and Adam Eaton. As the trade deadline approaches, several veteran White Sox have had their names brought up as trade candidates: third baseman Todd Frazier, relief pitchers David Robertson, Anthony Swarzak and Tommy Kahnle and perhaps even outfielder Melky Cabrera. Continue to Article

July 16, 2017 6:58:pm EST

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