AL West tied going into M’s-Astros showdown

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AL West tied going into M’s-Astros showdown

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Brewers earn 19th consecutive victory when Priester takes mound

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Fans 8 of 1st 9 batters, perfect through 4; 10 K’s in 5 2/3

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5 IP, 0 ER, 8 K’s, retires final 8 batters faced

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1 R, 8 K’s in season-high 5th straight start of 6+ IP

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Judge, Kurtz put up monster numbers

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The Home Run Derby X bracket is set

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Friday night baseball on MLB Network

It’s an NL Central battle as the Cubs take on the Reds at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Braves vs. Tigers), followed by the Phillies and D-backs at 9:30 (or Brewers vs. Cardinals in progress).

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CLE 3
DET 1

SD 1
NYM 6

TOR 0
TB 4

ATH 5
BOS 3

SEA 2
KC 0

MIA 9
COL 7

CHC 0
CIN 1

NYY 7
BAL 0

LAA 2
MIL 5

SF 1
LAD 2

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