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Sean Rodriguez led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a home run to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Rodriguez stroked a 1-2 slider from Michael Feliz (2-4) down the left field line for his fourth homer of the season. The Phillies moved to within one game of the second National League wild-card spot, currently held by the idle Chicago Cubs. Continue to Article

August 27, 2019 12:53:am EST

Yadier Molina, Marcell Ozuna and Paul DeJong drove in three runs each to propel the visiting St. Louis Cardinals past the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2 Monday night. The Cardinals won their fifth straight game and their 14th game in their last 17 tries. Molina hit a two-run single in the first inning to start the Cardinals onslaught. Continue to Article

August 26, 2019 10:57:pm EST

Two months ago, as the New York Mets commemorated the 50th anniversary of a most improbable World Series title, 74-year-old alum Ed Kranepool stood at a Citi Field lectern and tried to encourage a languishing team. You gotta believe in yourself!" Kranepool said that afternoon, addressing both the cheering crowd and current Mets players clapping in the dugout. It was a noble sentiment, even if that optimism felt farfetched with New York nine games under .500. Continue to Article

August 26, 2019 12:15:pm EST

Howie Kendrick scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the 11th inning, Anthony Rendon went 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, and the Washington Nationals held on for a 7-5 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep. Asdrubal Cabrera also drove in a pair of runs for Washington, which has won five games in a row, seven of eight and 12 of 14. The Nationals claimed the season series 4-2 against the Cubs. Continue to Article

August 25, 2019 11:10:pm EST

Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a broken hamate bone in his right hand. Ramirez will be replaced on the roster by Yu Chang, who was pulled from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers roster Saturday night as a provisional big league replacement. Ramirez, a two-time All-Star, bent in pain after he fouled the 2-0 pitch from Royals starter Glenn Sparkman. Continue to Article

August 25, 2019 8:56:pm EST