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Rather than wading into the shallow end of the pool, the likely Hall of Famer went straight for the high dive, eschewing a minor-league rehab assignment in favor of starting Thursday night's game in Pittsburgh. It wasn't vintage Scherzer—not that he needed to be against a Pirates club peering through binoculars to see the rest of the NL Central pulling away from them. But Thursday's showing in the Steel City still went a long way toward calming the collective nerves of Nats' fans, many still skeptical of Scherzer following last month's setback. Continue to Article

August 23, 2019 4:14:am EST

Corey Seager tied the game with a two-run double and Enrique Hernandez capped a second straight walk-off win with an RBI single Thursday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied in the bottom of the ninth to stun the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 and complete a three-game sweep. The comeback occurred after Blue Jays rookie Jacob Waguespack and two relievers had combined on a one-hit shutout through eight innings, with Toronto using just four hits, including a solo home run by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., to claim a 2-0 lead. With closer Ken Giles unavailable because he was put on paternity leave earlier in the day, Derek Law (0-2) walked Max Muncy to open the ninth and, after getting one out, allowed a double to Cody Bellinger. Continue to Article

August 23, 2019 2:10:am EST

Atlanta Braves star and MLB MVP hopeful Ronald Acuna Jr. led the way in a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins. All-Star Acuna delivered a walk-off single as the Braves topped the Marlins on Thursday. Acuna is batting . Continue to Article

August 23, 2019 2:09:am EST

Kyle Hendricks outdueled Jeff Samardzija in a battle of right-handers Thursday afternoon, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 1-0 victory. Anthony Rizzo's two-out single scored Jason Heyward in the fourth inning with the game's only run, sending the Cubs to their fifth straight win. Chicago had two hits in the fourth -- and none the rest of the game. Continue to Article

August 23, 2019 12:01:am EST

Dexter Fowler's two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Thursday night. Marcell Ozuna and Paul DeJong also hit two-run home runs for the Cardinals, who won for the 10th time in 13 games. Cardinals reliever Dominic Leone (1-0), just recalled from Triple-A Memphis, pitched a scoreless seventh inning to earn the victory. Continue to Article

August 22, 2019 11:50:pm EST

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