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A’s Denzel Clarke making it ‘look easy’ ahead of rematch vs. Rangers Denzel Clarke’s bat often is quiet, but his glove continues to be a loud winning ingredient. The Athletics’ center fielder excels at robbing homers, with the latest time coming on Tuesday. Now Clarke and the A’s will seek their seventh victory in eight games when they face the

Angels’ Mike Trout aims to continue power surge vs. slumping Yankees Mike Trout was hitting the ball hard but running into tough luck for the past few games before arriving at Yankee Stadium. In the past two nights, he has hit the ball hard and over the wall for the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels hope to see another big

CJ Abrams, Nationals strive to stay hot in clash vs. Pirates CJ Abrams continues to be at the heart of most of the positives thus far for the Washington Nationals. He remains one of the hottest hitters in the majors for the Nationals, who will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third contest of a four-game series on Wednesday night.

Cubs, Phillies vie to settle series after 34 runs in first 2 games Nico Hoerner will look to continue his stellar month on Wednesday night when the Chicago Cubs play the decisive contest of their three-game series against the host Philadelphia Phillies. Hoerner, who has 16 hits and 11 RBIs in April, joined Alex Bregman and Carson Kelly in driving

The Cleveland Guardians head to Busch Stadium for a midday matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals, with first pitch set for 1:15 PM ET on Wednesday. Cleveland enters at 10-8, sitting near the top of the AL Central, while St. Louis is 9-8 and trying to stay competitive in a tight NL Central race. Both teams are hovering around .500

Arizona and Baltimore wrap this three-game set Wednesday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with first pitch set for 12:35 p.m. EDT. The Diamondbacks enter 10-8, while the Orioles are 9-8 and only a half-game off the AL East lead. It is a quick-turnaround rubber match, with Eduardo Rodriguez lined up for Arizona against Kyle Bradish for Baltimore, and

Giants’ Tyler Mahle asked to shut down Reds in return to Cincinnati Tyler Mahle of the San Francisco Giants will return to his old home Wednesday night when he starts on the mound against the Reds in Cincinnati in the second game of a three-game series. Mahle, a right-hander, spent the first five-plus seasons of his career in Cincinnati, and

Tigers turn to Jack Flaherty in bid to win series vs. Royals The Detroit Tigers will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they host their American League Central rival, the Kansas City Royals, in the middle contest of a three-game series on Wednesday night. The Tigers scored twice in the eighth inning to pull out a

Sparked by Byron Buxton, Twins chase sweep of Red Sox The Minnesota Twins will look to continue their torrid play on Wednesday afternoon when they go for a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in Minneapolis. Minnesota, which has won four games in a row and eight of its last nine, posted a 13-6 victory over Boston on Monday