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Skid snapped, Pirates pursue another win over Brewers

After snapping a six-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will look for another victory when they host the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday evening in the second game of a four-game series. The Pirates haven’t won consecutive games since taking three in a row from April 6-8, and they are 3-9 since that run. Their 4-2 victory in the series opener on Monday marked only the fifth time through 23 games that Pittsburgh held its opponent

Padres look to ride pitching staff vs. woeful Rockies

Dylan Cease was dominant for the San Diego Padres on Monday night, allowing just one hit and one run in seven innings and striking out eight in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Michael King, who will take the mound Tuesday in Game 2 of the teams’ four-game series at Coors Field, might have been even better the last time he started. Although he absorbed a 1-0 loss Wednesday in Milwaukee, King

Twins, with Max Kepler back, vie for another win vs. hapless White Sox

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler waited and watched for more than two weeks before returning from the injured list this week. Actually, strike that. Kepler waited, but he didn’t watch. “I can’t really watch games because it’s too upsetting not being able to help my team win games,” he said, “or even just battle through whatever is going on.” Kepler can stop avoiding the game now. He returned to action Monday against the Chicago White

Cards look to ride rare offensive breakthrough vs. D-backs

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol figured his slumping offense was ready to break out at any point. That time came Monday night when the Cardinals rallied from a three-run deficit to post a 5-3 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. After snapping a four-game skid, the Cardinals will try to build on that breakthrough when they continue their three-game series against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. “The reality is, you look at the careers in

Orioles’ Jackson Holliday seeks to get untracked vs. Angels

Baltimore Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday will be back in the lineup on Tuesday night after playing in just one of the past three games. The goal is for the Orioles infielder to relax and produce quality plate appearances in the game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. “I want him to take four good at-bats,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Whatever happens, happens. It’s all about being process-oriented, which is hard to

Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays bid to stay hot vs. Royals

Five has been the magic number for the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the second contest of their four-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening. The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 13 games while scoring exactly five runs in eight of the victories. They are 10-1 this season when scoring five or more runs. Daulton Varsho’s team-leading sixth homer on Monday, a two-run shot, gave Toronto

Travis d’Arnaud, Braves bid to flex muscles vs. Marlins

The visiting Miami Marlins will try to slow Travis d’Arnaud and the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night in the second contest of a three-game series. D’Arnaud hit a two-run homer in Atlanta’s 3-0 win in the series opener on Monday. He has five homers in his last three starts after his blast caromed high off the left-field foul pole. On the current homestand, d’Arnaud is 6-for-10 with five homers, 10 RBIs, six runs and two

Rays look to get offense going vs. Tigers

The Detroit Tigers will chase their second consecutive series win on Tuesday, and scheduled starter Kenta Maeda will certainly have a tough act to follow. After routing the Tampa Bay Rays on 7-1 on Monday, manager A.J. Hinch’s club will look for Maeda to keep up the top-shelf pitching that Tarik demonstrated in the series opener at St. Petersburg, Fla. Skubal overpowered the Rays for six scoreless innings, striking out nine without issuing a walk.

Scuffling Yankees offense seeks revival vs. A’s

Even though the New York Yankees are off to a decent start with 15 wins in their first 23 games, their offense is showing some similarities to the version that experienced difficulties last season. After being shut out for the fourth time so far, the Yankees will attempt to get their offense rolling again Tuesday night when they continue a four-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics. New York has been shut out three times

Astros bring sense of urgency into series vs. Cubs

These are unchartered waters for the Houston Astros, who are off to their worst 23-game start since 2016. After losing nine of their past 12 games, the Astros will look to regroup before opening a three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Houston fell to 7-16 after dropping two of three games to the Washington Nationals over the weekend, including a 6-0 defeat on Sunday. The Astros have lost four of the team’s