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The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets close out their NL East series Sunday at Citi Field in Queens, with first pitch scheduled for 1:40 p.m. ET on MLB.TV. Atlanta enters at 46-24 and sits first in the NL East, while New York is 31-39 and buried in fifth, 15 games back. The series is tied 1-1 after the Mets

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds close out their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, with first pitch set for 1:40 p.m. ET. Arizona enters at 35-35 and third in the NL West, while Cincinnati is 33-36 and fifth in the NL Central. The series is tied 1-1 after Arizona won Friday 5-2 and

Pirates’ Paul Skenes aims to end winless stretch vs. Marlins A tantalizing pitching matchup headlines the series finale between Miami and host Pittsburgh, as right-handers Max Meyer of the Marlins and Paul Skenes of the Pirates will face off on Sunday afternoon. Both Meyer and Skenes have six wins for their squads, with Meyer sharing top honors on his club

Feeling at home in Las Vegas, A’s eager to put heat on Rockies The Athletics are making themselves at home in Las Vegas and will look to stretch their winning streak to four games when they battle the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night in the middle contest of a three-game series. The A’s are 3-1 during a six-game excursion to

Griffin Jax, Rays aim to subdue suddenly ascending Angels Right-hander Griffin Jax will continue to make the transition from the bullpen to the starting rotation Saturday when the Tampa Bay Rays face the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. It will be the ninth consecutive start for the 31-year-old Jax, who began the season in the bullpen where he has

Astros, Yordan Alvarez hope to continue offensive barrage against Royals Yordan Alvarez is having an MVP-caliber season for the Houston Astros. That includes continued success against the Kansas City Royals. Following a historic first-inning performance in the opener of this three-game set, Alvarez will look to help the Astros secure their first winning series at Kansas City in four years

After masterpiece by Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski, Phillies look to locate offense The Philadelphia Phillies will be glad to face anyone not named Jacob Misiorowski on Saturday night when they continue their road series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Misiorowski, 24, authored one of the greatest starts in Brewers history in Friday’s series opener, striking out a career-high 15 in his first

Mets’ Bo Bichette intent on continuing strong showing vs. Braves Bo Bichette made New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza look clairvoyant on Friday night. On Saturday afternoon, the suddenly injury-wracked Atlanta Braves will begin trying to do the same for manager Walt Weiss. The Mets will look to earn a much-needed series win when they host the Braves in the