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Pinch hitter Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking home run to spark a four-run seventh inning and Javier Baez homered twice as the Chicago Cubs held on for a 6-5 victory over the visiting Oakland Athletics Monday night at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won their fourth straight and improved to 12-2 in their last 14 home games by hitting three homers and totaling 12 hits. Happ snapped a 2-2 deadlock when he drove a full-count, two-seam fastball from Blake Treinen (6-4) over the right-center field bleachers at an estimated distance of 474 feet. Continue to Article

August 05, 2019 11:46:pm EST

The music was blaring in the clubhouse and Boston utility player Brock Holt was holding a microphone, acting like a DJ. The defending World Series champion Red Sox were clearly ready to relax and have fun again. Rick Porcello pitched six innings of one-run ball, Sam Travis hit a two-run homer and the Red Sox halted their eight-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the struggling Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Continue to Article

August 05, 2019 11:05:pm EST

An MRI revealed a torn hamstring for New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano, according to multiple reports Monday evening. Cano is expected to miss significant time because of the injury but will not need surgery to repair the tear, according to SportsNet New York. The 36-year-old sustained the injury during the Mets' 13-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Continue to Article

August 05, 2019 8:15:pm EST

New leadoff hitter Jason Heyward had a homer, triple and three RBIs, and Yu Darvish fired five sharp innings in the Chicago Cubs' 7-2 win over visiting Milwaukee to complete a three-game sweep of the Brewers on Sunday afternoon. Heyward, who also scored twice, homered and tripled in the first two innings as Chicago raced to a 3-1 lead and never looked back against Milwaukee starter Adrian Houser (4-5), who allowed nine hits and four runs in five innings. Anthony Rizzo went 4-for-5, Kyle Schwarber socked a solo homer and David Bote had two hits and an RBI as Chicago produced 14 hits. Continue to Article

August 04, 2019 5:39:pm EST