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Pittsburgh Pirates (64-73, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (71-67, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (8-2, 2.23 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Cubs: Justin Steele (5-5, 3.

Cleveland Guardians (79-59, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (75-64, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Tanner Bibee (10-6, 3.65 ERA, 1.

Seattle Mariners (69-69, second in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (60-78, fourth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (11-12, 3.65 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 167 strikeouts); Athletics: J.T.

Washington Nationals (61-76, fourth in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (51-86, fifth in the NL East) Miami; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Patrick Corbin (4-12, 5.50 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Marlins: Max Meyer (3-4, 5.

Boston Red Sox (70-68, third in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (74-64, third in the NL East) New York; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (8-12, 4.12 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 141 strikeouts); Mets: David Peterson (8-1, 2.

Arizona Diamondbacks (77-61, third in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (68-70, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (9-6, 4.22 ERA, 1.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton reached 25 homers for the 10th time in his big league career, Gerrit Cole struck out nine over six innings before his right calf cramped and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 on Monday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino pitched seven crisp innings, Francisco Lindor sparked New York’s lineup again and the surging Mets crept closer to playoff position by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Monday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole said he isn't worried after exiting his start at Texas because of a right calf cramp.

CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh's four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory on Monday night.