The silent protest seen in MLB this weekend. Plus: Aaron Judge is back

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Ronald Acuña Jr., the Braves’ edition of Bryce Harper, is the latest Philly villain. Which is great

He homered, he flapped, he Euro’ed, he curtain called. It was quite the weekend for Ronald Acuña Jr., the Braves’ right ...

Logan Webb goes six, limits Cardinals to one run

Coming off possibly the worst outing of his career, Logan Webb held the Cardinals to one run and three hits over six innings ...

Brewers rookie Luis Lara already has a reputation for making spectacular catches at the wall

Milwaukee Brewers rookie outfielder Luis Lara has made a season’s worth of spectacular plays in two months since getting called up to the big leagues.
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Braves at Phillies series recap: Atlanta holds serve and keeps their nerve

The Braves went in with a four-game lead in the division. The Braves left town with a four-game lead in the division.

Dylan Crews swats two-run homer in loss to Padres

Dylan Crews went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Monday’s loss to the Padres.
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Jesús Luzardo pitched his first career shutout. The Phillies expect more in October

Jesús Luzardo never pitched into the ninth inning over his first 149 career starts and had to block out the exhilaration he ...