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Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer, and Jose Berrios pitched seven strong innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. Garver became the third Twins player to reach the 30-homer mark this season, joining Max Kepler (36) and Nelson Cruz (35). It's the first time since 1987 that Minnesota has had three players hit 30 home runs in a season and the fifth time in franchise history. Continue to Article

September 10, 2019 10:32:pm EST

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton's left shoulder injury is likely a season-ending ailment, manager Rocco Baldelli said Tuesday. "We're bracing for the realization that this could be season ending," Baldelli told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM. "We know we might not have him going forward this year, and hopefully we have him at full strength and ready to go next year." Continue to Article

September 10, 2019 3:23:pm EST

The Atlanta Braves got home runs from Ozzie Albies and Josh Donaldson for the second straight night and received another strong effort from starting pitcher Julio Teheran in a 5-4 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday. Atlanta used solo homers from Albies, Donaldson and Matt Joyce and a two-run homer from Brian McCann in winning its season-best ninth straight game, the third straight against the Nationals. The Braves set a modern-era franchise record with its 13th consecutive home win. Continue to Article

September 07, 2019 11:15:pm EST

Minnesota Twins pitcher Michael Pineda was suspended for 60 games on Saturday for taking a diuretic, a big blow to the rotation of a first-place team heading toward the postseason. Major League Baseball said Pineda tested positive for the banned substance and the penalty takes effect immediately. Pineda, 6-foot-7 and 280 pounds, said in a statement he took an over-the-counter medication given to him by an acquaintance to help manage his weight. Continue to Article

September 07, 2019 6:27:pm EST

RFK Stadium, the former home of the NFL's Washington Redskins, Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals and Senators, and Major League Soccer's D.C. United, will be demolished by 2021, local officials in Washington said. Events DC, the city agency that manages the stadium, began soliciting bids on Thursday for the demolition of the vacant, deteriorating structure, which opened in 1961 as D.C. Stadium and was renamed in 1969 for Robert F. Kennedy the year after he was assassinated. RFK was among the first of a wave of multi-purpose stadiums built in the 1960s but was most closely associated with the Redskins, where fans created a raucous, intimidating atmosphere to support teams that won three Super Bowls in the 1980s and '90s. Continue to Article

September 05, 2019 9:30:pm EST

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