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Power Rankings: As Yankees, Cubs rise, we crown a new No. 1

The Dodgers and Astros have been running neck-and-neck, but they're being threatened by rivals with staying power.

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Dodgers' Ryu extends scoreless streak to 31 IP

Hyun-Jin Ryu threw seven shutout innings to extend his major league-leading streak to 31, Cody Bellinger hit his 17th homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Sunday.

Puig flies into the wall to make a nice catch (0:25)

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MLB's 10 most surprising improvements, and whether they will stick

Can the players and teams that have taken the biggest steps forward keep it up? We crunch the numbers to find out.

Winker's HR ends Dodger streak, Reds get 4-0 win over LA

Jesse Winker's homer ended LA's stretch of scoreless pitching, and Yasiel Puig singled home a pair of runs Saturday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-0 victory that snapped the Dodgers' four-game winning streak.

Bellinger homers, Hill fans 10 as Dodgers beat Reds 6-0

Cody Bellinger hit the last of Los Angeles' four homers, Rich Hill stuck out a season-high 10 and the Dodgers won their fourth in a row Friday night, 6-0 over the Cincinnati Reds.

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MLB Weekend Watch: Picks, analysis on the top matchups

The Red Sox try to cool off the Astros, the Yanks and Rays play for first place and the Nats aim to salvage their season. Here's your guide to it all.

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Suarez singles in rain, Reds slow Cubs' surge with 4-2 win

Eugenio Suarez singled home the go-ahead run during a fifth-inning downpour and added another RBI single Thursday night as the Cincinnati Reds pulled away to a 4-2 victory that slowed the Chicago Cubs' momentum.

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Yasiel Puig singles in 10th as Reds rally past Cubs 6-5

Eugenio Suarez hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth inning Wednesday night, and slumping Yasiel Puig singled with the bases loaded in the 10th, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

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Law: Re-drafting the first round of the 2009 MLB draft

Mike Trout to the Nats? Nolan Arenado on the West Coast? Here's how things might look if teams were able to choose again a decade later.

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Hendricks has 2-run 2B, pitches into 9th; Cubs top Reds 3-1

Kyle Hendricks had three hits, including a two-run double, and pitched into the ninth inning to lead the surging Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 Tuesday night.

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Where do baseball's elite starting pitchers come from?

Not every top arm is a can't-miss first-round pick. Here's a look into how MLB teams have drafted, signed, traded for and developed their future aces.

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Power Rankings: Preseason favorites rebound to contend with early surprises

The surging Red Sox and Brewers are among those taking aim at our top-ranked teams.

Sandoval's homer, 3 hits help Giants beat Reds 6-5

Pablo Sandoval homered and doubled in his second three-hit game this season, scoring the go-ahead run on Kevin Pillar's two-out single in the eighth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Sunday.

Dietrich breaks tie, Suarez and Puig homer as Reds top SF

Derek Dietrich singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, Eugenio Suarez and Yasiel Puig homered, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Saturday night.

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Castillo fans 11, bounces back to pitch Reds past Giants 7-0

Luis Castillo struck out a season-high 11 in six innings, Nick Senzel hit a two-run triple and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Friday night.

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MLB Weekend Watch: Opinions, picks on biggest matchups

Cubs vs. Brewers (and Baez vs. Yelich) will be the center of attention, but we've also got intel on the surprising D-backs, Yankees-Rays and more.

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Reds avoid sweep with 3-0 win against A's

Derek Dietrich continued his power surge with another home run, his fifth in six games, and the Cincinnati Reds blanked the Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Thursday to snap a 10-game interleague losing streak.

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Who's hot, who's not and who will stay that way

A look at players who have changed expectations for 2019 based on their sizzling (or slow) starts to the baseball season.

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Piscotty homer in 13th lifts A's past Reds 5-4

Stephen Piscotty homered leading off the bottom of the 13th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Wednesday night.

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BBTN: Fiers' No-Hitter, Angels, Keuchel

Before catching up with Rays P Tyler Glasnow (36:22), Buster & David Schoenfield discuss Mike Fiers' no-hitter, Dallas Keuchel's decision, the future of the Angels & more (11:41). Plus, "Hembo Knows" (29:15) and this week's Power 10 rankings (46:00).

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Athletics' Fiers throws 2nd career no-hitter, beats Reds 2-0

Mike Fiers of the Oakland Athletics pitched his second career no-hitter by shutting down the Cincinnati Reds with help from two spectacular defensive plays in a 2-0 victory Tuesday night.

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Reds-A's game starts after delay for light failure

The start of the game between the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum will be delayed because of a lighting malfunction in left field.