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Dexter Fowler homered to highlight his three-hit, four-RBI performance and Paul Goldschmidt, Paul DeJong and Kolten Wong also went deep as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals cruised to a 13-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Wong collected four hits and scored three runs, and Goldschmidt added an RBI single for the Cardinals, who totaled 18 hits en route to their sixth victory in seven contests. Cincinnati rookie Aristides Aquino launched a two-run shot in the sixth inning to set a major league record with his 10th homer in his first 15 career games. Continue to Article

August 17, 2019 12:41:am EST

Dexter Fowler homered to highlight his three-hit, four-RBI performance and Paul Goldschmidt, Paul DeJong and Kolten Wong also went deep as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals cruised to a 13-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Wong collected four hits and scored three runs, and Goldschmidt added an RBI single for the Cardinals, who totaled 18 hits en route to their sixth victory in seven contests. Cincinnati rookie Aristides Aquino launched a two-run shot in the sixth inning to set a major league record with his 10th homer in his first 15 career games. Continue to Article

August 16, 2019 10:34:pm EST

Sonny Gray allowed one hit and struck out 10 to highlight his third straight scoreless start as the host Cincinnati Reds recorded a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Eugenio Suarez had an RBI single and Jose Iglesias joined him with two hits for Cincinnati, which snapped a four-game losing streak. St. Louis' five-game winning streak ended. Continue to Article

August 15, 2019 10:41:pm EST

With their battle for an American League playoff spot in full force despite a short-handed rotation for much of this season, the Oakland A's agreed on a minor league contract with veteran right-hander Matt Harvey, according to multiple reports Wednesday. The A's have three prominent starting pitchers -- Marco Estrada, Daniel Gossett and Sean Manaea -- on the injured list, with Frankie Montas in the midst of an 80-game suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. Harvey, 30, has been a victim of injury himself this season, having missed seven weeks because of an upper back strain before the Los Angeles Angels designated him for assignment on July 19 shortly after his return. Continue to Article

August 15, 2019 1:46:am EST

It all started with Stephen Strasburg flicking his bat to reach for an outside cutter and loop a flare into right field for a tiebreaking RBI single. With that, the Washington Nationals were on their way Wednesday — to a 10-run fifth inning that also featured homers by Anthony Rendon, Kurt Suzuki and Adam Eaton, followed by a six-run sixth. Added up to a 17-7 victory for Washington over the Cincinnati Reds that completed a three-game sweep and put the Nationals 10 games over .500 for the first time since June 2018. Continue to Article

August 14, 2019 9:16:pm EST