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Since the calendar turned to August, the St. Louis Cardinals have been on a tear. St. Louis improved to 15-4 this month, the most wins in the majors. The Cardinals have won six straight away from home and are 35-29 on the road. Continue to Article

August 21, 2018 3:30:am EST

All-Star closer Kenley Jansen has been activated off the disabled list for the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier than expected after being cleared by a cardiologist. Manager Dave Roberts says Jansen is available for Monday night's series opener against St. Louis. Jansen hasn't pitched since Aug. 7 and was on the 10-day DL after being hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat on Aug. 9 when the team was in Denver to play the Rockies. Continue to Article

August 20, 2018 8:24:pm EST

The Oakland A's, for whom cheating gravity is merely pregame stretching, stole game one of this very playoff-y series with the Houston Astros, 4-3, on Matt Olson's 10th-inning home run – and when we say stole, we mean swindled. Laureano, pinch-running for Chad Pinder (who had drawn a particularly diabolical walk to start the ninth inning), raced home from first on Nick Martini's one-out double down the right field line – except that he was called out at home by umpire Alfonso Marquez because of shortstop Carlos Correa's brilliant cutoff and throw home. Continue to Article

August 18, 2018 2:51:am EST

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen hopes doctors will clear him to return to pitching sometime next week. Jansen said he feels good and is hopeful his physicians will clear him to return to the Dodgers bullpen when they meet Monday. The 30-year-old Jansen said earlier this week it's likely he'll need another ablation procedure on his heart after the season - the right-hander had a similar operation in 2012. Continue to Article

August 17, 2018 9:11:pm EST