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Starter kit: KC rides rotation back into contention
It’s not just that the Kansas City bullpen may again be the best in baseball, or that the Royals are playing the kind of take-your-breath-away defense that helped get them to the World Series the last two seasons. Been there, done that.
Peterson’s walk-off HR lifts Braves over Nats
The Braves rallied for a 7-6 win over the Nationals on Jace Peterson’s walk-off home run in the 10th inning on Sunday at Turner Field.
Pipeline preview: Alvarez aims to extend hitless streak
Dodgers No. 6 prospect Yadier Alvarez is set to start for Class A Great Lakes against Fort Wayne at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Rookie talent on display in rout of D-backs
Rookie Luis Perdomo allowed just an unearned run and five hits over seven impressive frames, leading the Padres to a 9-1 victory over the D-backs in the series finale on Sunday. A Rule 5 selection during the offseason, Perdomo continues to cement his status as a piece of the Padres’ rotation in 2017 and beyond.
Arenado proving he can hit anywhere, anytime
Nolan Arenado is threatening to break the mold. He is a Rockies player who is forcing others to ignore their Coors Field bias.
To trot or not to trot? HR delayed by pain
Chris Carter loves hitting at Safeco Field, but usually when he hits a home run, he knows it’s gone. Take, for example, the 465-foot blast the Brewers’ slugger slammed in Friday night’s series opener between Milwaukee and the Mariners. That one was the longest long ball in the 17-year history of this ballpark.
Better 8 than never: KC streaks into race
The Royals continue to ride dominating starting pitching with their seventh quality start in their last eight games.
Chacin, Simmons lead way as Halos blank Yanks
Jhoulys Chacin won his first start in over two months as the Angels scrapped their way to a 2-0 shutout of the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium, avoiding a season series sweep.
Sources: Butler out due to Valencia altercation
An altercation between Oakland teammates Billy Butler and Danny Valencia is the cause of Butler’s absence over the team’s past two games, sources confirmed to MLB.com’s Jane Lee.
Beat the Streak leader within 5 of tying all-time mark
The top Beat the Streak players are inching ever-closer to the grand prize. User “csteele12” improved to a 44-game streak on Sunday night with a hit by the Astros’ George Springer, while fellow player “jmd4221” stayed close behind, at 42 games, thanks to the D-backs’ Paul Goldschmidt.
The Giants held a dog parade and costume contest and it was exactly as adorable as it sounds
And the winner is …
Quintana gets win No. 10 behind 3-run first
Unlucky No. 9 became well-deserved No. 10 for Jose Quintana as part of the White Sox 4-2 victory over the A’s Sunday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field.
Cards crank 4 HRs in Leake’s scoreless start
The homer-happy Cardinals belted four balls out of Citizens Bank Park on Sunday and ended their road trip with an offensive outburst in a 9-0 win over the Phillies.
Indians don’t balk at late drama, edge Jays
Everyone in the ballpark knew it was gone as soon as it left his bat. Jose Ramirez’s eighth-inning, two-run blast over the wall in left lifted the Indians past the Blue Jays, 3-2, in Sunday’s series finale at Progressive Field.
Ellsbury’s grab robs Pujols of homer history
Less than 24 hours after Brett Gardner went horizontal to rob the Angels of a homer, Jacoby Ellsbury made a leaping grab of his own over the center-field wall to rob Albert Pujols of a historic home run.
5-run 4th carries Rays to series win over Rangers
Logan Forsythe delivered the big blow for Tampa Bay with a three-run home run in a five-run fourth inning, as the Rays captured the series with an 8-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field.