For the first five innings, Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton didn’t allow any hits to the Braves. But then came manager Craig Counsell’s hard stop.
Category: Baseball
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Passan’s early free agency intel: Tucker, Schwarber and the potential $200 million ace you’ve never heard of
MLB front offices are already thinking ahead to the offseason. Here are the storylines that will rule the winter.
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Chapman, appealing ban, hits 2 HRs vs. Rockies
San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman was issued a one-game suspension earlier Wednesday for his role in Tuesday night’s fracas between the Giants and Rockies.
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Ill Ohtani has start skipped; Smith (hand) exits
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Wednesday’s pitching start against the Pirates due to an illness, but went 2-for-5 as designated hitter in a 3-0 loss to the Pirates.
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Which teams will dominate September? Our MLB experts make final-month predictions
With less than a month left to play in the regular season, here’s what our experts think will happen.
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Ohtani has pitching start nixed, gets 2 hits as DH
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Wednesday’s pitching start against the Pirates due to an illness, but went 2-for-5 as designated hitter in a 3-0 loss to the Pirates.
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Cubs’ PCA sits again for ‘physical, mental break’
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who is hitting just .212 since the All-Star break, got his second straight game off Wednesday in order to get a “physical and mental break” amid his second-half slump.
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Brewers’ Miller to 60-day IL, may need TJ surgery
Shelby Miller says he’s facing the possibility of a second Tommy John surgery as the Milwaukee Brewers placed the veteran right-hander on the 60-day injured list with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow.
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Chapman suspended for Giants-Rockies scuffle
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman has been suspended one game for pushing Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland, while Freeland and San Francisco’s Willy Adames and Rafael Devers also were fined.
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D-backs staying put; $500M renovation gets OK
The Arizona Diamondbacks will remain at Chase Field for the next 30 years after Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill appropriating $500 million for renovations.