St. Louis Cardinals Joshua Baez Makes Historic Debut with 3 Homers to Beat Cubs  —  Recommended Stories … Not trying to be overdramatic, but Saturday's Cardinals game vs the Cubs was the Major League debut of Joshua Baez and his impact was immediate.  On the mound, it was the Cardinals …

Jacob Misiorowski outduels Justin Wrobleski as Brewers send Dodgers to frustrating loss  — 5 min Click here to listen to this article … - Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski held the Dodgers to five hits and struck out Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded to help lead …

Tommy John, Dodgers pitcher and medical pioneer, dies at 83  —  Recommended Stories … It's right there in the medical books, along with Belsey fundoplication, Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty and Keller's excision arthroplasty: Tommy John surgery.  —  Purists might refer …

Who is Joshua Báez?  Cardinals rookie's three-homer debut years in the making  —  It can take years for players to firmly establish themselves in St. Louis Cardinals lore, given their 145-year history.  —  Joshua Báez did so in one game.  —  By hitting three home runs …

Nightengale's Notebook: MLB managers on hot seat as playoff race heats up  —  It not only is shaping up as a frantic National League wild-card race these final six weeks, with three teams (the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks) fighting for the final two wild-card berths …

Reds bullpen implodes in 8th in loss to Marlins  —  So much for all those wizard wannabes the Cincinnati Reds packed into the ballpark for Harry Potter night.  So much for second-half magic carpet rides like the one that carried them to last year's unlikely playoff berth on the final day of the season.

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Bryce Elder faces Michael Soroka as Braves look to prevent Diamondbacks sweep  —  In order to avoid being swept for just the second time this season, the Atlanta Braves will have to beat one of their homegrown arms.  —  Former Braves first-round draft pick Michael Soroka will return to pitch …

Aaron Judge takes major step toward Yankees return  —  TORONTO — As the clock ticks down on the regular season, Aaron Judge took another step toward beating it.  —  The Yankees slugger played catch Friday for the first time in his comeback from a right rib stress fracture …