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Phillies look to seal series win in Atlanta (Jun 07, 2017)

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have used the same five starting pitchers all season.

Crumbling Cards hope to get on track vs. Reds (Jun 07, 2017)

CINCINNATI — The St. Louis Cardinals are below .500 at this juncture of the season for the first time since 2007.

Athletics seek sweep of visiting Blue Jays (Jun 07, 2017)

OAKLAND, Calif. — It took Oakland A’s right-hander Jharel Cotton a few days to get over the shock of getting sent down to the minor leagues for the first time in his career on May 11.

Strasburg, Kershaw meet for first time as Dodgers host Nats (Jun 07, 2017)

LOS ANGELES — A matchup of premier pitchers will headline the contest between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.

Indians' Bauer faces Rockies on two days' rest (Jun 07, 2017)

DENVER — Trevor Bauer will start Wednesday for the Cleveland Indians, coming back on two days’ rest to face the Colorado Rockies after his start Sunday at Kansas City was cut short by rain.

Behind potent lineup, O's aim for sweep of Pirates (Jun 07, 2017)

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles will look to continue their power surge and complete a two-game series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday at Camden Yards.

Scooter turns slugger, ties MLB record with 4 homers

CINCINNATI (AP) Kluszewski. Robinson. Bench. Perez. Junior. All of them can just scooter on down the list of great Cincinnati slugfests.

Hahn returns from DL to pitch Athletics past Blue Jays 4-1 (Jun 06, 2017)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Jesse Hahn allowed an unearned run over six innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Gallo's 17th homer puts Rangers ahead in 10-8 win over Mets (Jun 06, 2017)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Joey Gallo hit a towering two-run homer that put the Texas Rangers ahead to stay, and they ended a four-game losing streak with a 10-8 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.

8 things to know about Scooter Gennett after his historic 4-homer game

Gennett was a relatively anonymous major leaguer before Tuesday night, when he made MLB history.

Nola shines as Phillies stay hot, beat Braves 3-1 (Jun 06, 2017)

ATLANTA (AP) Aaron Nola allowed a run over eight innings, Odubel Herrera doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth and the Philadelphia Phillies survived a ninth-inning scare to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Cron and Calhoun homer to lead Angels past Tigers (Jun 06, 2017)

DETROIT (AP) Kole Calhoun and C.J. Cron homered as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Reds' Scooter Gennett homers 3 times, drives in 8 runs

CINCINNATI (AP) Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett hit three homers – including a grand slam – and drove in a career-high eight runs against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Rangers trade struggling reliever Sam Dyson to Giants

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers have traded Sam Dyson to the San Francisco Giants less than a week after the struggling reliever was designated for assignment.

Rockies' Bettis back with team following cancer treatment

DENVER (AP) Chad Bettis has rejoined the Colorado Rockies and begun throwing after finishing treatments for testicular cancer.

Schmidt clarifies remarks about Herrera's language barrier

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Phillies Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt says Philadelphia center fielder Odubel Herrera can be a team leader as he ”becomes more comfortable with the language.”

Pedro Martinez stirs up more speculation about a David Ortiz comeback

Pedro on Papi: ‘I know he is in baseball shape’

Nats-Dodgers pitching matchups excite Baker (Jun 06, 2017)

LOS ANGELES — Nationals manager Dusty Baker sounded like a giddy fan anticipating the top-notch pitching matchups in Washington’s next two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jays' Donaldson still feels at home in Oakland (Jun 06, 2017)

OAKLAND, Calif. — More than three years have passed since the Oakland A’s traded third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays, but he still savors every trip to the Oakland Coliseum.

Astros look to tie franchise mark for longest win streak (Jun 06, 2017)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Houston Astros rank first in the American League in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

Arrieta gets rare nod at home as Cubs host Marlins (Jun 06, 2017)

CHICAGO — Sightings of Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta have been rare at Wrigley Field this season.

Braves' Garcia aims to shut down surging Phillies (Jun 06, 2017)

ATLANTA — Jaime Garcia, who faces the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, has been scheduled for just three previous home starts for the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park, and one of those was rained out in the third inning.

Reds look for second win in row vs. Cardinals (Jun 06, 2017)

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds have enjoyed considerable success against the St. Louis Cardinals for the past two seasons.

Butler, Bryant lead Cubs past Marlins 3-1 for 4th straight (Jun 05, 2017)

CHICAGO (AP) Eddie Butler pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning, Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.

Doubles by Suarez and Gennett lead Reds over Cardinals, 4-2 (Jun 05, 2017)

CINCINNATI (AP) Eugenio Suarez and Scooter Gennett hit consecutive two-run doubles in the seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds came from behind to beat the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday night.

D-backs' Ray takes scoreless streak into start vs. Padres (Jun 06, 2017)

PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray is on the best run of his career.

White Sox, Rays reset after getting day off (Jun 06, 2017)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tuesday’s series opener between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox features two teams grateful to have a long-awaited day off on Monday.

After reaching 600 HRs, Pujols moves on to face Tigers (Jun 06, 2017)

DETROIT — If Miguel Cabrera wants a peek at the future, he might look at Albert Pujols.

LEADING OFF: McCutchen heating up, Robbie Ray on roll

A look at what’s happening all around the majors Tuesday:

Yankees open crucial homestand vs. Red Sox (Jun 06, 2017)

NEW YORK — Nearly nine months ago, Mark Teixeira hit a game-ending grand slam for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox were still able to celebrate winning the American League East Division.