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Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in his return to Chase Field, Yadier Molina also had a two-run shot, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 Monday night for their sixth straight win. The Cardinals have a 3 1/2-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. St. Louis has five games remaining in the regular season while Milwaukee has six. Continue to Article

September 24, 2019 1:19:am EST

Steven Matz allowed two homers to Jorge Alfaro, including a grand slam, and the Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 8-4 Monday night to dim their fading postseason hopes. Amed Rosario cut into Miami's big lead with his own slam, but the Mets dropped five games behind idle Milwaukee for the final NL playoff spot with six games remaining. They also trail Washington by 5 1/2 games for the top wild card. Continue to Article

September 23, 2019 11:51:pm EST

The Kansas City Royals clubhouse will have a different feel in 2020 as manager Ned Yost announced his retirement on Monday after 10 seasons with the club. After back-to-back World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015 (which Yost and the Royals won the second time), Kansas City have steadily declined with 81 wins in 2016, 80 in 2017, 58 in 2018 and 57 so far in 2019 with five games left in the season. "With the development of our young players and our returning veterans, I feel and hope the worst is behind us in this rebuilding phase of our organisation," Yost said in a release. Continue to Article

September 23, 2019 11:43:pm EST

Eric Thames drove in three runs with a pair of homers and Orlando Arcia added a solo shot as Milwaukee continued its torrid September with a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Brewers' regular-season home finale on Sunday afternoon. The win by the Brewers (86-70), coupled with Washington's 5-3 loss in Miami, pulled them into a tie with the Nationals (85-69) for the National League's top wild card spot. Milwaukee's Brandon Woodruff, an 11-game winner, made his second start since returning from the injured list and worked two perfect innings with three strikeouts and three groundouts. Continue to Article

September 22, 2019 5:33:pm EST

Also Consider: Dallas Keuchel, Reynaldo Lopez (tournaments) CATCHER / FIRST BASE Ford is one of those bargain candidates that will make it easier to afford Verlander at pitcher. The NYY left-handed slugger will look to pounce on the hitter-friendly dimension of Yankee Stadium (short right-field porch) against Toronto RHP Trent Thornton's vulnerable . wOBA split to lefty hitters. Continue to Article

September 22, 2019 10:08:am EST