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Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven effective innings, and four Yankees hit home runs as New York clinched the American League East title with a 9-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. The Yankees (100-54) won their first division title since 2012, reaching 100 victories in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2002-04. Aaron Boone became the first manager in major league history to win 100 games in each of his first two seasons. Continue to Article

September 20, 2019 2:40:am EST

Lorenzo Cain, Ryan Braun and Trent Grisham drove in runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers earn a 5-1 win against the visiting San Diego Padres in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday afternoon. The Brewers (83-70) won three of four in the series to pull within a game of the idle Washington Nationals for the top National League wild-card spot. Cain hit a solo home run, and Braun had two hits, including an RBI double. Continue to Article

September 19, 2019 10:36:pm EST

Lorenzo Cain, Ryan Braun and Trent Grisham drove in runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers earn a 5-1 win against the visiting San Diego Padres in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday afternoon. The Brewers (83-70) won three of four in the series to pull within a game of the idle Washington Nationals for the top National League wild-card spot. Cain hit a solo home run, and Braun had two hits, including an RBI double. Continue to Article

September 19, 2019 7:27:pm EST

Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his 40th home run, and Freddie Freeman delivered a key two-run single that helped the visiting Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Thursday. The Braves lowered their magic number to win the NL East to one game. Acuna hit a two-run shot in the third inning, and Freeman drove home a pair in the fifth with his first hit of the three-game series. Continue to Article

September 19, 2019 3:52:pm EST

Former Washington utility player Mark DeRosa believes the 2012 Nationals could have won the World Series if they had stuck with the status quo and kept Stephen Strasburg in the rotation. DeRosa joined Tim Shovers and Chase Hughes on the latest edition of the Nationals Talk podcast, where he looked back on the historic 2012 Washington team and season. LISTEN BELOW TO THE INTERVIEW ON THE NATIONALS TALK PODCAST: During spring training, DeRosa knew the Nationals were going to be special that year. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 6:12:pm EST