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Pinch hitter Alex Dickerson lofted a sacrifice fly in the top of the 15th inning to send the San Francisco Giants past the host Boston Red Sox 7-6 Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. Dickerson's fly ball decided a game that featured a major-league-record-tying 24 pitchers used between the two clubs. Dereck Rodriguez (6-9), the 13th pitcher for the Giants (73-78), earned the win, pitching a scoreless 14th inning and then working around a walk and a single in the 15th. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 1:46:am EST

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Cavan Biggio followed in his father's footsteps as he hit for the cycle Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles. Biggio, 24, accomplished the feat in his 89th big league game as he homered in the third inning, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth and tripled in the ninth. The Ward family was the first to reach that milestone as Gary Ward hit for the cycle on Sept. 18, 1980, for the Minnesota Twins and Daryle Ward followed suit on May 26, 2004, for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Continue to Article

September 17, 2019 10:49:pm EST

There is only one early start time Tuesday, leaving us with a ton of options to wade through for the main evening slate on Yahoo. The Astros continue their march towards the playoffs at home against the Rangers with Justin Verlander ($63) set to take the mound. The Rangers got to him for four runs over four innings the first time he faced them this season, but he's held them to five runs over 26 innings since. Continue to Article

September 17, 2019 7:10:am EST

Not only is he the top-projected performer against a Yelich-less Brewers offense, he's also one of the best dollar-for-dollar values at the position. He's likely to perform comparably to Jacob deGrom and Mike Clevinger while costing less. Over his last 12 starts, Flaherty has posted an absurd 0.80 ERA with 10.91 K/9 and an average of 6.5 innings per outing. Continue to Article

September 14, 2019 10:27:am EST