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MLB: Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

Ronald Acuña Jr. joins exclusive 40-40 club with 40th home run of the season

Acuña became the fifth player in major league history to have at least 40 homers and 40 steals in the same year.

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Judge hits 3 home runs, becomes first Yankees player to do it twice in one season

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MLB to use neutral pitch clock operators for postseason games

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Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle announces his retirement after more than a decade in the majors

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Tigers hire Jeff Greenberg as GM, adding former Cubs and Blackhawks executive

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Yankees rookie Domínguez has Tommy John surgery

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Angels star Shohei Ohtani’s elbow surgery went well, Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin says

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Adolis Garcia

TEX Right Fielder #53

Adolis García went 2-for-3 and scored both of the Rangers’ runs in Saturday’s critical 2-0 victory over the Mariners.

The 30-year-old outfielder smacked a one-out double off of Logan Gilbert in the second inning, then dashed around to score on a two-out RBI single by Mitch Garver. García then drew a two-out walk in the fourth inning, swiped second base and scored on an RBI single off the bat of Jonah Heim. With his two-hit attack, the 30-year-old slugger is now slashing .244/.326/.496 with 35 homers, 102 RBI and nine stolen bases.
Aroldis Chapman

TEX Relief Pitcher #45

Aroldis Chapman slammed the door on the Mariners in the ninth inning on Saturday, getting the final two outs to protect a two-run advantage.

The Rangers had hinted that Chapman wouldn’t be available on Saturday, but he was called upon with a man on first and one out in the ninth inning. He issued a walk to Jarred Kelenic to put the tying run on base, but battled back to get Sam Haggerty on a fly ball to center and Luis Torrens on a ground out to shortstop to end the game. For the season, the 35-year-old southpaw now sports a 2.83 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and a 102/35 K/BB ratio over his 57 1/3 innings of work to go along with six saves.
Jordan Montgomery

TEX Starting Pitcher #52

Jordan Montgomery delivered a dominant performance in Saturday night’s victory over the Mariners, striking out six batters over seven innings of shutout baseball.

The 30-year-old left-hander scattered five hits and two walks on the evening. Montgomery piled up 15 swings and misses on 102 pitches on the night — seven of those on his changeup — while posting a CSW of 26 percent. With the victory, the Rangers now sit — for the time being — atop the American League West, half a game ahead of the Astros and a full game ahead of the Mariners. Montgomery will look to finish the regular season strong as he totes a 3.25 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and a 161/46 K/BB ratio (182 2/3 innings) into a rematch against Logan Gilbert and the Mariners on Thursday evening in Arlington.
Ty France

SEA First Baseman #23

Ty France went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles as the Mariners were shut out by the Rangers on Saturday evening in Texas.

As a team, the Mariners scratched out just six hits in the contest — with France the only member of their offense to tally more than one. Both of his hits were singles and the M’s were never able to cash him — or anyone else — in during the game. With his two-hit night, the 29-year-old first baseman is slashing .249/.336/.358 with 10 homers and 56 RBI in 634 plate appearances. With the loss, the Mariners now sit a half game out of the Wild Card race — looking up at the Astros.
Logan Gilbert

SEA Starting Pitcher #36

Logan Gilbert pitched well in a losing effort against the Rangers on Saturday night, allowing two runs on five hits over his 5 2/3 frames.

The right-hander struggled a bit with his command in this one, issuing four walks while striking out two. The damage done against him came on run-scoring singles by Mitch Garver in the second inning and Jonah Heim in the fourth. Gilbert generated 13 swings and misses on 94 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of just 21 percent. He’ll carry a 3.75 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and a 184/36 K/BB ratio (184 2/3 innings) into his final start of the regular season on Thursday against these same Rangers in Seattle.
Tyler Stephenson

CIN Catcher #37

Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a homer, double and three RBI on Saturday night as the Reds suffered a franchise-altering loss to the Pirates after jumping out to an early 9-0 lead.

Stephenson helped to stake the Reds to that early advantage — socking a 395-foot solo shot off of Pirates’ left-hander Bailey Falter in the first inning that made it a 3-0 ballgame. The hard-hitting backstop added a two-run double the following frame that extended the Reds’ lead to 8-0. With his two-hit night, Stephenson is now hitting .248/.324/.379 with 12 homers and 53 RBI on the season.
Alexis Diaz

CIN Relief Pitcher #43

Alexis Diaz suffered his sixth loss of the season on Saturday night, giving up four runs on five hits in just 2/3 of an inning against the Pirates.

This one was ugly. The Reds jumped out to an early 9-0 lead in the ballgame, but the Pirates continued to chip away and had tied the score at nine apiece heading to the eighth inning. Trying to pull out all the stops, Reds’ skipper David Bell turned to his All-Star closer, but Diaz delivered his worst outing of the season — allowing four runs on five hits and a hit batsmen, allowing the Pirates to run away with the game. It’s going to take a few days to wash off the bad feeling from this one.
Connor Phillips

CIN Starting Pitcher #93

Connor Phillips racked up nine strikeouts over five-plus innings of three-run baseball in a tough-luck no-decision against the Pirates on Saturday.

The right-hander scattered five hits on the evening while issuing three walks. He had allowed just one run through the first five innings — an RBI single to Alfonso Rivas in the fourth inning — but ran into some trouble when he returned for the sixth. There, he allowed two singles to start the inning before turning the ball over to the bullpen — and both inherited runners ultimately scored. The 22-year-old right-hander got 13 swings and misses on 99 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 33 percent. He’ll attempt to further improve upon his 5.66 ERA and 1.35 WHIP when he takes on the Cardinals in St. Louis on Friday.
Alfonso Rivas

PIT First Baseman #30

Alfonso Rivas went 3-for-5 with a double and five RBI on Saturday night, leading the Pirates all the way back from a 9-0 deficit to defeat the Reds 13-12 in Cincinnati.

It’s the first time in Pirates’ franchise history that they have come back from a deficit of nine runs or greater to win a ballgame. Rivas started the long road back with an RBI single in the fourth inning that made it 9-1. He then smacked a bases-clearing three-run double in the seventh that tied the game at 9-9. Rivas also added an RBI single in the eighth inning that increased the Bucs’ lead to 11-9. With his three-hit attack, the 27-year-old is now hitting .219/.297/.419 with three homers, 15 RBI and one stolen base across 119 plate appearances on the season. This is a game that he’s never going to forget.
Bryan Reynolds

PIT Center Fielder #10

Bryan Reynolds smacked a three-run homer on Saturday night as the Pirates erased a nine-run deficit to stun the Reds in Cincinnati

The Pirates fell behind 9-0 early in this one and had to try to dig their way out of that massive hole. Reynolds helped that cause with his three-run bomb off of Alex Young in the sixth inning — pulling the Pirates to within three runs at 9-6. He was also hit by a pitch and scored the go-ahead run on an RBI single by Jack Suwinski in the eighth inning. Reynolds drew a walk in the ballgame as well, finishing the night 1-for-4. On the season, he’s slashing .269/.336/.470 to go with 23 homers and 82 RBI.

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Vaughn Dalzell breaks down the three-horse race in the AL West and how he would hedge his Houston Astros bet.

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MLB: Los Angeles Angels at San Diego Padres

Saves and Steals: The Final Stretch

Jorge Montanez highlights the latest in saves and steals, including Josh Hader’s big week, Ryan Helsley performing, and Bo Naylor providing speed at the catcher position.

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MLB: Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros

Pickups of the Day: We Yearn for O’Hearn

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MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers

Pickups of the Day: Perfect Combo with Ryan Yarbrough

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MLB: Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Mixing It Up: Giolito tweaks his slider, Stone leans on sinker

Welcome to Mixing It Up, a weekly column where I look at starting pitchers who are making noteworthy changes to their pitch mix or pitch shape/velocity.

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Arizona Diamondbacks v. New York Mets

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MLB: Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals

Royals push back their self-imposed deadline to decide on location for new ballpark

The stadium and accompanying ballpark village are expected to cost about $2 billion, the largest public-private partnership in Kansas City history.

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Miami Marlins Luis Arraez

Arraez scratched from Marlins’ lineup because of left ankle sprain

Arraez stepped on a baseball before Tuesday’s game in Miami. The Marlins are fighting for an NL Wild Card spot.

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Chicago Cubs Nick Madrigal

Cubs place Madrigal on IL, recall Young from minors

The Cubs are in the middle of a jam-packed NL Wild Card race.

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Matt Moore Cleveland Guardians

Reliever Moore claimed by Marlins off waivers

Matt Moore appeared in just five games after first being claimed off waivers by the Guardians.

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Angels Shohei Ohtani arm fatigue

Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day ’24 and pitching by ’25

Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Aug. 23, ending his pitching season.

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MLB: Tampa Bay Rays-Press Conference

Tampa Bay Rays finalizing new ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a larger urban project

The site is on the same 86-acre (34-hectare) tract of downtown land where Tropicana Field now sits.

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Hunter Renfroe Cincinnati Reds

Reds place Bader on 10-day IL, designate Renfroe for assignment

Hunter Renfroe hit just .128 with a .432 OPS in 14 games for the Reds.

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Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field

Rays, St. Petersburg announce news conference expected to include ballpark details

The franchise has played at Tropicana Field since 1998 and has struggled to draw fans, despite recent success.

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Milwaukee Brewers stadium funding proposal

Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium upgrades

The bill would give the team up to $20 million each fiscal year through 2045-46.

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MLB: Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Guardians place rookie pitcher Tanner Bibee on injured list, ending right-hander’s solid season

Bibee was forced to leave his start on Saturday night against Texas after 5 1/3 innings with what the team called tightness in his hip.

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