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Cubs manager Joe Maddon says Wrigley Field plays like two different ballparks depending on the elements. Kyle Hendricks pitched seven sharp innings and Chicago won despite getting only two hits, edging the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Thursday for its fifth straight victory. Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI single to help the NL Central leaders complete a three-game sweep. Continue to Article

August 22, 2019 7:02:pm EST

Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber was diagnosed with an oblique strain after leaving a rehab start Sunday during the first inning. The Indians will shut down the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner from pitching while he begins a new rehab program, the team said in a statement Tuesday. Kluber, 33, has been trying to work his way back from a non-displaced fracture in his right forearm that didn't require surgery but forced him onto the injured list in early May after he struggled to a 2-3 record and a 5.80 ERA in seven starts. Continue to Article

August 20, 2019 8:50:pm EST

Nathan Patterson's dream year continued in his debut for the Oakland Athletics organization last week. Patterson, the fan who was signed after hitting 96 mph in a stadium radar gun booth, made his first appearance with the A's in the Rookie-level Arizona League. He struck out all three batters he faced. Continue to Article

August 19, 2019 9:21:am EST

Mark Canha contributed run-scoring hits to five- and three-run uprisings, helping the host Oakland Athletics run away from the Houston Astros for an 8-4 victory on Saturday afternoon. The second-place Athletics won their fourth straight and made it three in a row over the first-place Astros, winning by more than one run for the first time in the series. After Houston had taken a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning, the A's rebounded immediately against Astros right-hander Rogelio Armenteros (1-1) with four straight hits and a bases-loaded walk by Matt Chapman to tie the score. Continue to Article

August 17, 2019 7:32:pm EST

Austin Slater isn't sure if he completely believes what Barry Bonds told him, but he took Bonds' advice anyway. Barry once told us – and who knows if it's true – but he said, 'I never swung at a pitch that I didn't think I could hit out,' “ Slater said. It may be harder to do in practice and in reality, but if you go in there with that mentality, by not swinging at anything that you don't think you can hit hard, you're able to lay off a lot more pitches. Continue to Article

August 16, 2019 2:50:pm EST

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