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The agent for New Orleans Saints leading receiver Michael Thomas says Thomas and the Saints have agreed on a new five-year, $100 million contract. Andrew Kessler of the agency Athletes First, who joined colleague David Mulugheta in negotiating the deal with the Saints, says the contract pays Thomas about $61 million in guaranteed salary and bonuses. The agreement brings to an end Thomas' training camp holdout that spanned five practices. Continue to Article

August 01, 2019 2:41:am EST

Lorenzo Cain hit the second pitch of the game for a home run, and Jordan Lyles threw five strong innings in his Milwaukee debut Wednesday night, sending the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics in the second game of an interleague series. Lyles (6-7), who had been winless in four starts for Pittsburgh in July before being acquired by the Brewers in a trade Monday, checked the A's on three hits before leaving with a 3-1 lead. Lyles was starting in place of left-hander Gio Gonzalez, who had to be scratched because of shoulder soreness. Continue to Article

August 01, 2019 1:19:am EST

Kyle Hendricks pitched seven scoreless innings, Ian Happ drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, and the visiting Chicago Cubs held on for a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Hendricks (8-8) held St. Louis to seven hits while walking none and striking out seven. He threw 75 of 104 pitches for strikes and improved to 3-0 with a sterling 0.39 ERA (one earned run in 23 innings) against the Cardinals this season. Continue to Article

July 31, 2019 11:43:pm EST

Jose Berrios struck out a season-high 11 batters while pitching seven scoreless innings, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 win over the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. The Twins, who lead the American League Central and have won five of their past six games, also got a three-run homer by Mitch Garver, a two-run shot by Eddie Rosario and a solo blast from Max Kepler. Miami, which has the worst record in the National League, will try to avoid a three-game sweep on Thursday. Continue to Article

July 31, 2019 10:24:pm EST

Will Smith and Kristopher Negron homered in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 in Denver on Wednesday. Alex Verdugo tied a career high with four hits and Joe Kelly (5-3) got the win with an inning of relief. Cody Bellinger started the rally with a one-out walk, Corey Seager singled and Smith hit his fourth homer off reliever Wade Davis (1-5). Continue to Article

July 31, 2019 10:06:pm EST