Will the Mets be able to stay atop the tight NL East while Alonso works his way back from this?Chicago Cubs

The Padres completed the series sweep and extended their winning streak to six. They are right on the tail of the NL West-leading Giants with a 27-17 record.Washington Nationals

The most recent of those CWS berths had been earned just one year earlier, when St. John's had upset Maine in Orono and then stunned top-seeded Arizona in the Series opener 6-1. Viola and his curveball started the game with four walks in the first inning, but then he held the eventual CWS champs to six hits and one run.Pittsburgh Pirates

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Two friends, two former high school teammates, two pitchers. The relationship was strong from the start, and it's stayed strong. Now, it gets to take Major League Baseball's center stage.

Not that this exec or any others I spoke to thinks Cashman’s 23-year run as Yankee GM would be in jeopardy if the gambles don’t pay off in the long run.

Velasquez was coming off a string of three consecutive starts pitching into the sixth inning and allowing one run.St. Louis Cardinals

Lindor looks like a fraction of the player he was when he was with the Indians. The fact that the Mets traded for him and gave him a 10-year $341 million contract hasn’t helped ease the frustration over his miserable debut season.