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Anthony Santander and Jonathan Villar each drove in runs in the top of the first inning, and starter Aaron Brooks and the Baltimore bullpen made them stand up as the visiting Orioles defeated the Washington Nationals 2-0 Tuesday night. Baltimore's victory extended its brief winning streak to three games. The Orioles stopped the Nationals' five-game run, which included a three-game sweep over the Cubs in Chicago over the weekend. Continue to Article

August 27, 2019 11:05:pm EST

Sidelined for more than a month with a foot injury, Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was activated for Monday's game in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. Swanson had been on the 10-day injured list since July 24 with a right foot contusion. The 25-year-old played three rehab games at Class-A Rome over the weekend, going 4-for-10 with an RBI and two runs scored. Continue to Article

August 26, 2019 1:59:pm EST

With his victory in the Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy claimed the $15 million FedExCup bonus. The winnings don't count as official PGA Tour earnings, so McIlroy still finished second on the season money list (behind Brooks Koepka - $9,684,006) with $7,785,286. But that distinction won't bother McIlroy. Continue to Article

August 25, 2019 2:07:pm EST

Paul Goldschmidt and Harrison Bader homered, Dakota Hudson pitched six innings of two-hit ball, and the host St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Saturday night. Marcell Ozuna finished with two hits for St. Louis, which has won three straight and six of its last seven. The first-place Cardinals moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central. Continue to Article

August 25, 2019 12:13:am EST

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