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Los Angeles Angels left-hander Tyler Skaggs died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, the Tarrant County (Texas) Medical Examiner's Office said in a report released Friday. According to the examiner's report, the painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone, as well as alcohol, were in Skaggs' system when he was found dead in his hotel room in Southlake, Texas, on July 1 prior to the Angels' series against the Rangers. Per the report, Skaggs died by choking on his vomit without signs of trauma. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 11:19:pm EST

Amed Rosario keyed a five-run, eighth-inning outburst with a tiebreaking two-run single Friday night, and the visiting New York Mets snapped a six-game losing streak with an 11-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Todd Frazier followed Rosario's hit with a three-run homer for the Mets, who hadn't led for more than a single inning in any of their losses to the Atlanta Braves or Chicago Cubs over the past week. That was the first of two late three-run homers for Frazier, whose second blast capped a five-run ninth. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 10:50:pm EST

Nicholas Castellanos hit a pair of two-run homers, José Quintana took a shutout into the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs cruised to their fourth straight win, 7-1 over Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. Castellanos, who went deep off Chase Anderson in each of his first two at-bats, has 11 homers in 27 games with the Cubs since arriving in a trade at the deadline from Detroit and is batting .357 with Chicago. It was his second multi-homer game this season — both with the Cubs — and sixth of his career. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 5:48:pm EST

Chicago Cubs veteran infielder-outfielder Ben Zobrist will be activated Sunday when rosters expand, manager Joe Maddon said Friday. Zobrist, 38, left the Cubs in May for personal reasons involving his family; he and his wife each filed for divorce. He did not do interviews while on a minor league assignment this month while on the restricted list. Continue to Article

August 30, 2019 3:22:pm EST

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