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The Cleveland Indians' efforts to close the gap in the American League Central were dealt a blow with the news that left-hander Brad Hand might not be available for a key weekend series against the Minnesota Twins. Because of decreased velocity and second-half struggles that saw Hand blow four save opportunities and post a 5.68 ERA since the All-Star break, Hand was sent back to Cleveland for an MRI that did not show any structural issues. "He just hasn't been bouncing back," Indians manager Terry Francona told reporters. Continue to Article

September 12, 2019 11:50:am EST

Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs, Stephen Strasburg won his National League-leading 17th game and Trea Turner also homered as the Washington Nationals cruised to a 6-2 win over the host Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. Howie Kendrick went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored and Zimmerman also had three hits for Washington (80-64), which won for just the second time in seven games. The Nationals maintained a 3 1/2 game lead over Milwaukee for the final wild-card spot. Continue to Article

September 12, 2019 1:07:am EST

Major League Baseball hitters have punctuated a power-packed year by shattering the record for most home runs in a season. Jonathan Villar of the Baltimore Orioles connected Wednesday night for the 6,106th homer. There are plenty more to come, too — the record was broken with 18 days left in the regular season. Continue to Article

September 11, 2019 9:24:pm EST

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