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Blue Jays look to sweep series against the Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals (74-74, third in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (71-78, fifth in the AL East) Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (8-11, 5.55 ERA, 1.

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Randy Arozarena drives in winning run in 9th, Mariners beat Rangers 5-4

SEATTLE (AP) — Randy Arozarena had a one-out bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

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Verlander gets 1st win since May as Astros beat Angels 5-3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Justin Verlander picked up his first win since returning from a neck injury and Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Saturday night.

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Sam Hilliard's tying pinch homer for the Rockies came with memories of his late father

DENVER (AP) — As Colorado Rockies pinch hitter Sam Hilliard rounded the bases after hitting a tying two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning on Saturday night against the Cubs, his thoughts centered on his late father, Jim, who died two yea

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Chris Sale stymies Dodgers and Ohtani on his way to 17th win as Braves beat LA 10-1

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale allowed one run and struck out six over six innings, shutting down Shohei Ohtani in the process, for his major league-leading 17th win of the season as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-1 on Saturday night.

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Bobby Witt Jr. passes 100 RBIs and Royals beat the Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Saturday.

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Musgrove goes 6 innings as Padres hand Giants their 3rd straight shutout in 8-0 win

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joe Musgrove struck out eight in six innings, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill both drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 8-0 on Saturday night to hand the Giants their third straight shutout.

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Hilliard ties it with pinch-hit HR in 9th and Doyle's single in 10th lifts Rockies over Cubs 6-5

DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard tied the score with a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Brenton Doyle delivered a game-winning single in the 10th as the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Saturday night.

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Adames hits grand slam as part of a 2-homer night, Brewers overpower D-backs 15-8

PHOENIX (AP) — Willy Adames hit a grand slam as part of a two-homer night, Garrett Mitchell added a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 15-8 on Saturday. Milwaukee's magic number to win the NL Central is down to 3.

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Benintendi hits a game-ending homer as the White Sox stop their home slide with 7-6 win over A's

CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Benintendi hit a leadoff homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox stopped a 16-game home losing streak by edging the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Saturday night. Benintendi, Luis Robert Jr.

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