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Kodai Senga
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Kodai Senga to Rejoin Mets

After a lengthy stint on the IL, righty Kodai Senga will rejoin the New York Mets for Tuesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. The team will need substantial production from the former All-Star following a 12-0 shutout loss. “We’ve been saying that we want to see results. With him it’s not only […]

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Dustin May of the Cardinals gets the water bucket dumped on him in celebration of his complete-game, one-hit, shutout victory over the Padres.
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May Tosses One-Hitter as Cardinals Blank Padres

Cardinals 3, Padres 0 The St. Louis Cardinals received a masterpiece from Dustin May on Monday night at Busch Stadium. May carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and ultimately spun a complete-game one-hitter, striking out nine as the Cardinals shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0. Jimmy Crooks delivered a two-run double and […]

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Rangers Fall to Twins in Series Opener

Twins 4, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (June 15) — The Texas Rangers were greeted to a rude welcome home from their recent six-game road trip Monday with a 4–2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Josh Bell provided most of their offense with a three-run shot in the first inning. The Rangers will aim to even […]

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Bo Bichette
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Mets’ Bo Bichette Remains Effective

Bo Bichette has begun to give the New York Mets some much needed production. Across his last 12 games, the All-Star infielder delivered three home runs, 12 RBI and four extra base hits. He’s slashing .333/.333/.625 on a .958 OPS. In comparison, he was hitting .260 with two home runs and 11 RBI in April. […]

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Kameron Misner of the Royals stealing second against the Astros
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Astros Shut Out by Royals in Series Finale

Royals 4, Astros 0 The Houston Astros fell 4–0 to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium as the offense struggled to generate scoring opportunities throughout the series finale. Maikel Garcia drove in three runs and the Royals received scoreless innings from Stephen Kolek, Steven Cruz, and Daniel Lynch IV to hand […]

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Jose Altuve of the Astros celebrating a home run against the Royals
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Astros Rally Past Royals After Rain Delay

Astros 8, Royals 7 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 8–7 Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium, erasing a four-run deficit and scoring the game’s final five runs to complete the comeback victory. Jose Altuve delivered a game-tying two-run home run after a lengthy rain delay, and the Astros rallied late to secure a […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros running out a home run against the Royals
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Alvarez Powers Astros Past Royals

Astros 10, Royals 8 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10–8, on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium after scoring nine runs in the first inning and surviving a late comeback attempt. Yordan Alvarez homered twice, including a grand slam, as the Astros built an early cushion and held off a late Royals rally. […]

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Phillies Trade for Derek Hill Adds Speed and Defense

The Philadelphia Phillies made a low cost move Thursday that could pay big dividends in their chase for the NL East crown. Philadelphia acquired veteran outfielder Derek Hill from the Chicago White Sox for two prospects, adding a right-handed bat with elite speed and defensive range. Hill’s skill set directly addresses two weaknesses for the 37–31 Phillies, who sit eight games […]

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