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Nico Hoerner helps the surging Cubs rally for a 5-3 win over the sloppy Nationals

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Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 for their fifth straight win. Javier Assad pitched six innings of three-run ball as Chicago won for the eighth time in nine games overall. The Cubs, who are trying to make up ground in the race for the last NL wild card, also improved to 18-8 in August. José Tena went 3 … [Read more...] about Nico Hoerner helps the surging Cubs rally for a 5-3 win over the sloppy Nationals

Astros Prospect Report: August 30th

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Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below! Here is the previous day’s recap. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (81-48) won 10-1 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Triple from Hamilton. They … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: August 30th

Matt Chapman’s bases-clearing double in 8th lifts Giants to 3-1 win over Marlins

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Matt Chapman hit a bases-clearing double in the eighth inning, Blake Snell pitched seven strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night. With the Giants trailing 1-0, Chapman ripped a slider on a two-strike count from Marlins reliever George Soriano into the left-center field gap to score all three runners with two outs. The Giants are … [Read more...] about Matt Chapman’s bases-clearing double in 8th lifts Giants to 3-1 win over Marlins

Will Smith hits 3-run homer, Dodgers extend NL West lead to 5 games with 10-9 win over D-backs

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Will Smith hit a late three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added his 43rd of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their NL West lead to five games with a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Freddie Freeman did the early damage with a two-run homer in the first inning after missing three straight games to rest a fractured right middle finger. Smith gave the Dodgers a … [Read more...] about Will Smith hits 3-run homer, Dodgers extend NL West lead to 5 games with 10-9 win over D-backs