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The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles close out their Beltway Series weekend Sunday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET in Baltimore. Washington enters at 42-42 and is trying to stay at .500 after snapping a four-game losing streak, while Baltimore sits at 39-45 and needs to clean up another stretch of

The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates close out their NL Central weekend series Sunday afternoon at PNC Park, with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET in Pittsburgh. Cincinnati enters at 39-42 and is trying to finish off a road sweep, while Pittsburgh sits at 41-42 and needs to stop a rough home series from becoming a bigger division problem.

White Sox look to end homestand with sweep of Royals It was Jacob Gonzalez’s turn Saturday to lead the White Sox to a walk-off win — their seventh of the season — as Chicago edged Kansas City, 2-1. Each final-inning, game-winning hit has been delivered by a different Sox player. The ability to get the big hit to win a

Tigers’ pitcher Jack Flaherty to return from IL in finale vs. Astros Jack Flaherty didn’t expect to stay on the injured list for very long. The Detroit Tigers right-hander correctly assessed the injury that forced him to miss a couple of starts. He’ll be back on the mound at Detroit’s Comerica Park in the finale of a four-game series against

Junior Caminero, Rays aim to continue hot streak vs. D-backs The Tampa Bay Rays find themselves atop the American League East on the strength of a four-game winning streak. The Rays will look to continue their good fortune on Sunday afternoon when they bid for a sweep of their three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in St. Petersburg, Fla. Right-hander

Mets strive to build momentum in series finale vs. Phillies New York Mets interim manager Andy Green was reminded again Saturday that winning is fun. More importantly, so were the Mets. They will look to earn a much-needed series win on Sunday afternoon when they host the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a three-game set. Cionel Perez (3-3, 4.99

Guardians’ Cooper Ingle enjoys ride ahead of finale vs. Mariners High-level prospect Cooper Ingle has been living out every baseball player’s dream for the Cleveland Guardians in their three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners. The catcher-turned-outfielder made his major league debut Friday in a 3-1 loss, then recorded his first career hit with a two-run single in the fourth

Confident Rangers seek series sweep of reeling Blue Jays The visiting Texas Rangers will vie for a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series. The Rangers bolted out to a six-run lead before posting a 7-4 victory on Saturday. It followed a familiar pattern of the first two games when they

Nationals, Orioles hope bats come alive in series finale The visiting Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles are wondering where their offense has gone after splitting two low-scoring games. The decisive game comes Sunday afternoon. The Nationals pulled out a 4-3, 10-inning victory Saturday night despite stranding 13 baserunners and going 3-for-15 with runners in scoring position. “Uncharacteristic with the