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Justin Verlander pitched a two-hitter and lost, allowing homers to John Hicks and Ronny Rodriguez as the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 2-1. Hicks led off the ninth with a tiebreaking blast to left-center field off Verlander (15-5), who leads the majors in strikeouts with 239 but ranks second in homers allowed with 33. The veteran right-hander retired the first 14 batters, with six strikeouts, before Rodriguez homered to the seats in right with two outs in the fifth. Continue to Article

August 22, 2019 3:48:am EST

Mike Moustakas blasted a three-run homer to lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a rain-shortened 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The game, which was halted in the middle of the eighth inning, brought Brewers manager Craig Counsell relief on his 49th birthday. Keston Hiura contributed a RBI single and a run-scoring double to support Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser (6-5), who allowed three runs (one earned) in 5 1/3 innings. Continue to Article

August 22, 2019 12:05:am EST

The Chicago Cubs overcame a trio of deficits, clubbed three home runs and tallied 14 hits in a wild 12-11 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Nicholas Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber and Kris Bryant each homered for the Cubs, who won their fourth game in a row. Bryant provided the final turning point with a go-ahead, two-run blast in the eighth inning. Continue to Article

August 21, 2019 11:57:pm EST

Before the Cubs hosted the San Francisco Giants on Day 2 of American Legion Week, Willson Contreras was out in left field running and working out his injured right hamstring. The All-Star catcher hit the injured list earlier this month after hitting a line drive to the gap against the Milwaukee Brewers. That was two-and-a-half weeks ago and the Cubs initially tabbed the Grade-2 hamstring strain as a roughly four-week timeline. Continue to Article

August 21, 2019 9:33:pm EST

He's allowed five runs over his last three innings. The Indians bullpen isn't the sharpest collection of hurlers so his job is pretty safe. Still, there isn't much separating him from Hader as a guy with good skills and poor recent results. Continue to Article

August 21, 2019 5:01:pm EST