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Mets look to stop 6-game slide, play the Phillies

New York Mets (45-30, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (45-30, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Blade Tidwell (0-0); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (7-2, 2.76 ERA, 0.
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Padres take on the Royals after Bogaerts' 4-hit game

Kansas City Royals (37-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (40-34, third in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.91 ERA, 1.
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Cardinals host the Reds to open 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (39-36, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (40-35, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brady Singer (7-4, 4.34 ERA, 1.
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Dodgers, Padres take NL West rivalry to boiling point

Dodgers, Padres take NL West rivalry to boiling point

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took seven games over 11 days for the simmer to reach full boil.
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Buxton powers Twins past Reds to stop 6-game slide

Buxton powers Twins past Reds to stop 6-game slide

CINCINNATI (AP) — Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including the second of back-to-back shots with Kody Clemens, and Ryan Jeffers had a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5 on Thursday to end a six-game losing strea
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Bogaerts homers among 4 hits as Padres beat Dodgers 5-3 to avoid four-game sweep

Bogaerts homers among 4 hits as Padres beat Dodgers 5-3 to avoid four-game sweep

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered among his four hits and scored three runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep.
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Kurtz does it again with homer off Hader in 10th to lift Athletics over Astros

Kurtz does it again with homer off Hader in 10th to lift Athletics over Astros

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Kurtz hit a two-run homer off closer Josh Hader in the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
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Rays pitcher carted off field and taken to hospital after foul ball into dugout hits him in face

Rays pitcher carted off field and taken to hospital after foul ball into dugout hits him in face

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene and taken to a hospital after getting struck in the face by a foul ball lined into the Tampa Bay dugout Thursday night.
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Mets scrambling for answers as rotation woes are the common thread in 6-game losing streak

Mets scrambling for answers as rotation woes are the common thread in 6-game losing streak

ATLANTA (AP) — Following a 7-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night that left New York with a six-game losing streak, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza pointed to starting pitching as the common problem that has cost his team sole possession of the
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Pirates reliever Dennis Santana: Fan 'crossed a line' prior to confrontation

Pirates reliever Dennis Santana: Fan 'crossed a line' prior to confrontation

DETROIT (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana was involved in an altercation with a fan he said “crossed the line” during the second game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers and at one point was seen leaping and swiping at
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