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Jordan Walker, Cardinals eager to add to Reds’ woes Jordan Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals will look to continue their offensive dominance of the visiting Cincinnati Reds when the teams meet Saturday afternoon in the second contest of a three-game series. The Cardinals took advantage of three Reds errors on Friday night to score three unearned runs in a

Twins’ Byron Buxton in question ahead of rematch vs. Royals The Minnesota Twins will give Byron Buxton T-shirts to the first 10,000 fans who arrive for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Kansas City Royals in Minneapolis. Whether any of those fans will see Buxton on the field is a question mark. Buxton injured his right shoulder in the Twins’ 5-3

Mariners set to turn RHP Bryce Miller loose for start vs. Tigers Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller finally can focus on going deep in an outing when he starts the middle game of a three-game series against the host Detroit Tigers on Saturday. In his previous four starts this year since coming back from an oblique strain, Miller (1-0, 1.71

Hoping to get a lift from LaMonte Wade Jr., Astros launch series against A’s The Houston Astros are looking for a spark and hope veteran LaMonte Wade Jr. can provide it. Released Monday by the Chicago White Sox, Wade was in the starting lineup Thursday night when the Astros lost the finale of a three-game interleague series against the Pittsburgh

The Seattle Mariners visit the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET. Seattle enters at 33-30 and first in the AL West after a strong recent run. The Mariners had their long winning streak snapped by the Mets, but they still come in at 8-2 over their last ten games. Detroit

The Baltimore Orioles visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night at Rogers Centre, with first pitch set for 7:07 PM ET on SN1. Baltimore enters at 30-33 and fourth in the AL East after an 8-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Orioles have won four of their last five and are starting to stabilize after an uneven

The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Miami Marlins on Friday night at loanDepot park, with first pitch set for 8:10 PM ET. Tampa Bay enters at 36-23 and first in the AL East, but the Rays are trying to stop a three-game losing streak after being swept by the Detroit Tigers. Miami comes in at 29-34 and fourth in the

The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Truist Park, with first pitch set for 7:15 PM ET. Pittsburgh enters at 34-29 and second in the NL Central after taking a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros. The Pirates have won seven of their last ten and continue to look like one of the hotter underdog teams

The Athletics visit the Houston Astros on Friday night at Daikin Park, with first pitch set for 8:10 PM ET. The Athletics enter at 30-32 and third in the AL West after dropping a 7-6 game to the Chicago Cubs. They still took two of three at Wrigley Field, and their road form remains better than their overall record. Houston