Community Picks: NY Mets 0% vs Cincinnati 0%

J.P. Crawford – SS – Seattle Mariners (at Dario Agrazal) More often than not, we've hunted cheap home runs in this column. Crawford doesn't offer much power upside tonight – perhaps a one-in-ten chance for a big fly. He's interesting because he offers multi-hit potential against a Triple-A quality pitcher and a suddenly depleted bullpen. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 10:36:am EST

Mike Moustakas hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning Tuesday night for the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers, who continued to apply pressure to their rivals in the National League playoff race with a 3-1 win over the visiting San Diego Padres. The Brewers (82-69) have won the first two games of the four-game series while improving to 11-1 in their past 12 games. After the Cubs lost 4-2 to the Cincinnati Reds later Tuesday, Milwaukee is now tied with Chicago in the race for the NL's second wild-card spot with both teams two games back of the first-place St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 12:00:am EST

Marcell Ozuna drove home all four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-2 Monday night. Ozuna provided the offense a two-run homer and a two-run double. The Cardinals (84-66) maintained their two-game lead in the National League Central, as the second-place Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 later Monday. Continue to Article

September 16, 2019 11:35:pm EST

Nationals manager Dave Martinez underwent a heart procedure Monday in Washington, and it was uncertain when he will be able to rejoin the team. The news about Martinez came from general manager Mike Rizzo, who spoke to the media in St. Louis on Monday before the Nationals opened a key series against the Cardinals. The team previously announced that Martinez, 54, did not join the club on its trip to St. Louis, opting to remain in the nation's capital for precautionary medical testing. Continue to Article

September 16, 2019 8:17:pm EST

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo must wear a boot five to seven days to immobilize a moderate-lateral right ankle sprain and then be re-evaluated, the team said Monday. "I have every intention of doing everything I can, with the training staff, to be back on the field with the boys," Rizzo told reporters before the Cubs played a home game against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Rizzo, who also underwent an MRI, suffered the injury in the top of the third inning of Sunday's victory over the Pirates. Continue to Article

September 16, 2019 5:53:pm EST