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Pitchers can't have a cheat sheet — at least for now. Veteran umpire Joe West confiscated a card from Phillies reliever Austin Davis in the eighth inning of Philadelphia's 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Davis and Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said he was using the card merely for information on the Cubs hitters. Continue to Article

September 01, 2018 11:24:pm EST

On more than one occasion, Busch has thrown the first pitch at Wrigley Field. As the Cubs' streak without a World Series title grew to 108 years, Busch suffered. On Aug. 18 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Busch ended a drought of his own when he took the checkered flag in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. Continue to Article

September 01, 2018 8:59:pm EST

The Milwaukee Brewers last made the playoffs seven years ago. Milwaukee brought in three more veterans on Friday, the deadline for traded players to be eligible to postseason play. Milwaukee was active, too, ahead of the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31, acquiring infielders Mike Moustakas and Jonathan Schoop. Continue to Article

September 01, 2018 12:18:am EST

The Phillies pulled off an important win Friday night, beating the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, on the strength of Asdrubal Cabrera's walk-off homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning. Pat Neshek inherited a runner in the top of the 10th and, with some defensive help from first baseman Carlos Santana, pitched out of trouble. The Phillies have won two games in a row for just the second time since Aug. 4-5. Continue to Article

August 31, 2018 10:44:pm EST

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich hit for the cycle at Cincinnati as the visiting Brewers edged the Reds 13-12 in a 10-inning Major League Baseball matchup on Wednesday. Yelich followed his first career multi-home run game on Tuesday by completing the rare cycle -- a single, double, triple and homer in the same game -- with a triple in the seventh inning that drove in Lorenzo Cain from second base to pull Milwaukee level with the Reds at 10-10. It was only the second cycle achieved in the major leagues this season, following one by Boston's Mookie Betts against Toronto on August 9. Continue to Article

August 30, 2018 12:18:am EST