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Jake Cave hit two home runs, and C.J. Cron homered, doubled and drove in three runs as the visiting Minnesota Twins jumped out to a 9-0 lead and then cruised to a 10-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon. Cave's home run leading off the third inning was the 139th of the season hit on the road by the Twins, breaking the major league single-season record set by the San Francisco Giants in 2001. Nelson Cruz had two hits and three RBIs, Jonathan Schoop had three hits and a run scored, and Jorge Polanco and Eddie Rosario each had two hits for Minnesota, which completed a three-game series sweep of the White Sox with its fifth straight victory. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 2:28:am EST

The Minnesota Twins entered the MLB's history books following Thursday's 10-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Minnesota belted three homers against Chicago at Guarantee Rate Field to set the record for most road homers in a season. The Twins – who completed a three-game sweep of the White Sox – have 141 home runs away from their home at Target Field in 2019. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 1:35:am EST

Caratini homered twice off Mets ace Jacob deGrom, including a tiebreaking, three-run drive in the seventh inning as Chicago left Citi Field with three straight wins. Jon Lester pitched six effective innings to help Chicago increase its lead for the second NL wild-card spot to 2 1/2 games over Philadelphia. The Mets lost their sixth in a row, all at home. Continue to Article

August 29, 2019 10:58:pm EST

Welcome to the MLB GPP Pivots article, where we'll be looking to uncover some sneaky-good DFS plays away from the popular lifts. These recommendations are usually risk/reward commodities meant to be used in large-field tournaments. Typically, blending these low-owned hidden gems with well-aligned staples contributes to a viable GPP strategy. Continue to Article

August 29, 2019 12:32:pm EST

Kyle Schwarber added an RBI double and Addison Russell followed with a two-run single before Happ homered to left field. The Cubs continued to pile on against Mets starter Noah Syndergaard (9-7) in the second and third, when Schwarber and Castellanos hit two-run homers for a 10-1 lead. But the Mets stormed back and chased Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks during a five-run fifth, when Todd Frazier hit a one-out, pinch-hit double before Jeff McNeil and J.D. Davis hit back-to-back homers to pull New York within 10-4. Continue to Article

August 29, 2019 1:08:am EST