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Ivan Herrera of the Cardinals stealing second against the Padres
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Padres Avoid Sweep against Cardinals

Padres 6, Cardinals 1 The St. Louis Cardinals could not complete the series sweep Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium, falling 6-1 to the San Diego Padres in the series finale. Kyle Leahy struck out seven over six innings but took the loss. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill each drove in two runs to pace […]

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Bounce Back
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Mets Bounce Back Against Reds

After losing their last two and in need of a bounce back, the New York Mets responded by downing the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. On Wednesday afternoon at Great America Ballpark, righty Nolan McLean tossed nine strikeouts in seven innings. In a much improved performance, he only gave up three hits and one run. Juan Soto […]

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Samad Taylor of the Padres stealing a base against the Cardinals
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Cardinals Edge Padres

Cardinals 3, Padres 2 The St. Louis Cardinals edged the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium to clinch the series with a game to spare. Andre Pallante turned in seven strong innings without issuing a walk, and the relief corps made a one-run lead stand up. JJ Wetherholt reached base four […]

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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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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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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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Cristopher Sánchez Gives Phillies a True Ace

The Philadelphia Phillies entered June with a 34–29 record, sitting second in the NL East. The rotation’s anchor has been Cristopher Sánchez. Through 14 starts, Sánchez is 8–2 with a 1.54 ERA and 113 strikeouts across 93 1/3 innings. His 5.0 bWAR leads the majors, and he became the first pitcher to hit that mark this […]

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