Opposite dugout: Overhauled Yankees look to gain ground on first-place Birds

Opposite dugout: Overhauled Yankees look to gain ground on first-place Birds
Manager: Joe Girardi, seventh year Record: 61-56 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: LF Brett Gardner (.279/.355/.455, 18 doubles, 6 triples, 15 HR, 50 RBIs, 73 R); 1B Mark Teixeira (.230/.332/.444, 19 HR, 52 RBIs); CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.280/.348/.412, 24 doubles, 10 HR, 52 RBIs, 30 SB); RHP Shane Greene (3-1, 2.89 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 3-6, 25 runs scored, 44 runs against Pitching probables Aug. 11: Chris Capuano vs. Bud Norris, 7 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 12: Shane Greene vs. Wei-Yin...
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Opposite dugout: Braves hope to halt slide with critical home series against Nats

Opposite dugout: Braves hope to halt slide with critical home series against Nats
Manager: Fredi Gonzalez, fourth year Record: 58-56 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: C Evan Gattis (.279/.337/.522, 13 doubles, 17 HR, 43 RBIs); LF Justin Upton (.281/.350/.496, 27 doubles, 19 HR, 64 RBIs); RHP Ervin Santana (10-6, 3.59 ERA, 1.25 WHIP); LHP Alex Wood (7-9, 3.20 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 7-3, 42 runs scored, 27 runs allowed Pitching probables Aug. 8: Ervin Santana vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7:30 p.m., MASN2 HD Aug. 9: Aaron Harang vs. Tanner Roark, 7 p.m., MASN2...
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Opposite dugout: Cardinals out to get upper hand in baseball's tightest division race

Opposite dugout: Cardinals out to get upper hand in baseball's tightest division race
Manager: Mike Matheny, third year Record: 61-52 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Matt Adams (.313/.332/.500, 25 doubles, 12 HR, 49 RBIs); LF Matt Holliday (.265/.365/.419, 26 doubles, 12 HR, 58 RBIs); RHP Lance Lynn (11-8, 2.89 ERA, 1.28 WHIP); RHP John Lackey (12-7, 3.55 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) Season series vs. O's (2013): Did not play Pitching probables Aug. 8: Justin Masterson vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 9: John Lackey vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, 4 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 10: Lance Lynn vs....
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Opposite dugout: Mets challenge Nats with quality young pitching in D.C.

Opposite dugout: Mets challenge Nats with quality young pitching in D.C.
Manager: Terry Collins, fourth year Record: 53-59 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Lucas Duda (.261/.358/.508, 22 doubles, 20 HR, 61 RBIs); 2B Daniel Murphy (.296/.341/.429, 31 doubles, 9 HR, 45 RBIs, 65 R); RHP Jacob deGrom (6-5, 2.77 ERA, 1.22 WHIP); LHP Jon Niese (5-7, 3.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 1-5, 20 runs scored, 35 runs allowed Pitching probables Aug. 5: Zack Wheeler vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD Aug. 6: Jon Niese vs. Doug Fister, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD Aug. 7: Jacob...
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Opposite dugout: Blue Jays welcome O's with chance to close gap on first

Opposite dugout: Blue Jays welcome O's with chance to close gap on first
Manager: John Gibbons, second year Record: 60-53 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: RF Jose Bautista (.293/.412/.515, 21 doubles, 21 HR, 64 RBIs, 69 R); LF Melky Cabrera (.309/.359/.475, 28 doubles, 14 HR, 55 RBIs, 70 R); 3B Juan Francisco (.241/.312/.510, 13 doubles, 16 HR, 42 RBIs); LHP Mark Buehrle (11-7, 3.11 ERA, 1.33 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 5-5, 48 runs scored, 38 runs allowed Pitching probables Aug. 5: Mark Buehrle vs. Bud Norris, 7 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 6: Drew Hutchison vs. Wei-Yin...
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Opposite dugout: Gausman on hill as hot-pitching O's look to take season series from Nats

Opposite dugout: Gausman on hill as hot-pitching O's look to take season series from Nats
Manager: Buck Showalter, fifth year Record: 62-48 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: LF Nelson Cruz (.262/.332/.518, 19 doubles, 29 HR, 75 RBIs, 61 R); CF Adam Jones (.284/.311/.480, 21 doubles, 21 HR, 68 RBIs, 63 R); 3B Manny Machado (.276/.320/.432, 13 doubles, 11 HR, 28 RBIs); RHP Kevin Gausman (5-3, 3.70 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 2-1, 14 runs scored, 11 runs allowed Pitching probable Aug. 4: Kevin Gausman vs. Tanner Roark, 7 p.m., MASN HD Series breakdown The Orioles and...
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Opposite dugout: Nationals send Roark to hill for final '14 edition of Battle of the Beltways

Opposite dugout: Nationals send Roark to hill for final '14 edition of Battle of the Beltways
Manager: Matt Williams, first year Record: 60-49 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 3B Anthony Rendon (.280/.338/.470, 29 doubles, 14 HR, 62 RBIs, 78 R); RF Jayson Werth (.278/.365/.433, 26 doubles, 12 HR, 61 RBIs, 62 R); SS Ian Desmond (.249/.301/.425, 18 doubles, 17 HR, 66 RBIs); RHP Tanner Roark (11-6, 2.74 ERA, 1.08 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 1-2, 11 runs scored, 14 runs allowed Pitching probable Aug. 4: Tanner Roark vs. Kevin Gausman, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD Series breakdown Instead of resting...
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Opposite dugout: Seattle's stingy pitching staff looks to stifle O's bats in Baltimore

Opposite dugout: Seattle's stingy pitching staff looks to stifle O's bats in Baltimore
Manager: Lloyd McClendon, first year Record: 56-52 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 2B Robinson Cano (.328/.389/.453, 25 doubles, 7 HR, 59 RBIs); 3B Kyle Seager (.281/.348/.486, 25 doubles, 16 HR, 67 RBIs); RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (9-5, 3.06 ERA, 0.99 WHIP); LHP James Paxton (2-0, 2.25 ERA, 0.67 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 1-3, 7 runs scored, 12 runs allowed Pitching probables Aug. 1: Roenis Elias vs. Wei-Yin Chen, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD Aug. 2: James Paxton vs. Miguel Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD Aug....
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Opposite dugout: Phillies aim to keep Nats on toes with top four starters slated to pitch

Opposite dugout: Phillies aim to keep Nats on toes with top four starters slated to pitch
Manager: Ryne Sandberg, second year Record: 47-61 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: RF Marlon Byrd (.270/.318/.477, 22 doubles, 20 HR, 60 RBIs); 2B Chase Utley (.289/.355/.436, 26 doubles, 9 HR, 54 RBIs); LHP Cole Hamels (6-5, 2.55 ERA, 1.13 WHIP); LHP Cliff Lee (4-5, 3.78 ERA, 1.41 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 3-6, 29 runs scored, 43 runs allowed Pitching probables July 31: Cliff Lee vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD Aug. 1: Roberto Hernandez vs. Doug Fister, 7 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 2: A.J....
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Opposite dugout: Cooled Angels look to return favor against Orioles in Baltimore

Opposite dugout: Cooled Angels look to return favor against Orioles in Baltimore
Manager: Mike Scioscia, 15th year Record: 63-41 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: CF Mike Trout (.302/.390/.592, 30 doubles, 24 HR, 76 RBIs, 72 R); 1B Albert Pujols (.273/.325/.472, 22 doubles, 20 HR, 66 RBIs, 60 R); RF Kole Calhoun (.290/.346/.492, 11 HR, 30 RBIs); RHP Garrett Richards (11-3, 2.62 ERA, 1.05 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 1-2, 7 runs scored, 10 runs allowed Pitching probables July 29: Jered Weaver vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN HD July 30: Garrett Richards vs. Kevin Gausman, 7...
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Opposite dugout: Streaking Marlins look to stay hot on mound with Nats in town

Opposite dugout: Streaking Marlins look to stay hot on mound with Nats in town
Manager: Mike Redmond, second year Record: 51-53 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: RF Giancarlo Stanton (.292/.391/.536, 24 doubles, 23 HR, 69 RBIs, 66 R); CF Marcell Ozuna (.270/.318/.456, 15 doubles, 16 HR, 55 RBIs); 3B Casey McGehee (.310/.376/.383, 24 XBH, 59 RBIs); RHP Henderson Alvarez (7-5, 2.62 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 3-5, 35 runs scored, 46 runs allowed Pitching probables July 28: Nathan Eovaldi vs. Jordan Zimmermann, 7 p.m., MASN HD July 29: Henderson Alvarez vs....
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Opposite dugout: Winless since the break, Reds look to get back on track

Opposite dugout: Winless since the break, Reds look to get back on track
Manager: Bryan Price, first year Record: 51-50 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: 3B Todd Frazier (.283/.344/.488, 17 doubles, 20 HR, 54 RBIs, 15 SB); C Devin Mesoraco (.288/.359/.572, 15 doubles, 16 HR, 46 RBIs); RHP Johnny Cueto (10-6, 2.18 ERA, 0.92 WHIP); RHP Alfredo Simon (12-4, 2.74 ERA, 1.05 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 2-1, 10 runs scored, 13 runs allowed Pitching probables July 25: Alfredo Simon vs. Tanner Roark, 7 p.m., MASN HD July 26: Johnny Cueto vs. Gio Gonzalez, 4 p.m., MASN...
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Opposite dugout: Mariners take majors' best pitching staff into series with O's

Opposite dugout: Mariners take majors' best pitching staff into series with O's
Manager: Lloyd McClendon, first year Record: 53-48 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 2B Robinson Cano (.332/.389/.455, 23 doubles, 7 HR, 57 RBIs); 3B Kyle Seager (.277/.346/.486, 23 doubles, 16 HR, 66 RBIs); RHP Felix Hernandez (11-2, 2.02 ERA, 0.90 WHIP); RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (8-4, 2.95 ERA, 0.99 WHIP) Season series vs. O's (2013): 4-2, 35 runs scored, 29 runs allowed Pitching probables July 24: Hisashi Iwakuma vs. Wei-Yin Chen, 10 p.m., MASN HD July 25: Felix Hernandez vs. Kevin Gausman, 10...
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Opposite dugout: Struggling Rockies always dangerous because of potent lineup

Opposite dugout: Struggling Rockies always dangerous because of potent lineup
Manager: Walt Weiss, second year Record: 40-58 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: SS Troy Tulowitzki (.340/.432/.603, 18 doubles, 21 HR, 52 RBIs, 71 R); 1B Justin Morneau (.312/.345/.502, 20 doubles, 13 HR, 60 RBIs); RF Charlie Blackmon (.305/.351/.477, 17 doubles, 14 HR, 52 RBIs, 18 SB); LHP Jorge De La Rosa (10-6, 4.39 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 0-3, 7 runs scored, 18 runs allowed Pitching probables July 21: Franklin Morales vs. Doug Fister, 8:30 p.m., MASN HD July 22: TBA vs....
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Opposite dugout: Red-hot Angels match big bats with O's

Opposite dugout: Red-hot Angels match big bats with O's
Manager: Mike Scioscia, 15th year Record: 59-38 Last 10 games: 8-2 Who to watch: CF Mike Trout (.313/.400/.612, 29 doubles, 23 HR, 74 RBIs, 69 R); 1B Albert Pujols (.276/.326/.483, 20 doubles, 20 HR, 65 RBIs, 59 R); LF Josh Hamilton (.293/.372/.440, 18 XBH, 27 RBIs); RHP Jered Weaver (10-6, 3.43 ERA, 1.14 WHIP) Season series vs. O's (2013): 2-5, 27 runs scored, 30 runs allowed Pitching probables July 21: Matt Shoemaker vs. Bud Norris, 10 p.m., MASN2 HD July 22: Hector Santiago vs. Miguel...
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Opposite dugout: Brewers look to fend off division challengers coming out of break

Opposite dugout: Brewers look to fend off division challengers coming out of break
Manager: Ron Roenicke, fourth year Record: 53-43 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: CF Carlos Gomez (.304/.370/.510, 24 doubles, 14 HR, 48 RBIs); C Jonathan Lucroy (.315/.385/.494, 32 doubles, 9 HR, 44 RBIs); RF Ryan Braun (.298/.348/.515, 19 doubles, 11 HR, 52 RBIs); RHP Kyle Lohse (9-4, 3.26 ERA, 1.09 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 1-2, 11 runs scored, 9 runs allowed Pitching probables July 18: Kyle Lohse vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m., MASN HD July 19: Matt Garza vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN...
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Opposite dugout: Major league-leading A's give O's plenty to handle coming out of break

Opposite dugout: Major league-leading A's give O's plenty to handle coming out of break
Manager: Bob Melvin, fourth year Record: 59-36 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 1B Brandon Moss (.268/.349/.530, 17 doubles, 21 HR, 66 RBIs); 3B Josh Donaldson (.238/.317/.449, 20 HR, 65 RBIs, 61 R); RHP Jeff Samardzija (3-8, 2.78 ERA, 1.14 WHIP); RHP Sonny Gray (10-3, 2.79 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 2-1, 18 runs scored, 10 runs allowed Pitching probables July 18: Jeff Samardzija vs. Chris Tillman, 10 p.m., MASN2 HD July 19: Jason Hammel vs. Wei-Yin Chen, 9 p.m., MASN2 HD July 20:...
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Opposite dugout: Phillies aim to build on sweep of Brewers with Nats in town

Opposite dugout: Phillies aim to build on sweep of Brewers with Nats in town
Manager: Ryne Sandberg, second year Record: 41-51 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 2B Chase Utley (.294/.352/.452, 24 doubles, 8 HR, 46 RBIs, 50 R); RF Marlon Byrd (.261/.313/.481, 19 doubles, 18 HR, 52 RBIs); LHP Cole Hamels (3-5, 2.87 ERA, 1.23 WHIP); RHP A.J. Burnett (5-8, 3.92 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 2-4, 17 runs scored, 26 runs allowed Pitching probables July 11: A.J. Burnett vs. Jordan Zimmermann, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD July 12: Cole Hamels vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m.,...
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Opposite dugout: Tanaka-less Yankees look to close in on first-place O's

Opposite dugout: Tanaka-less Yankees look to close in on first-place O's
Manager: Joe Girardi, eighth year Record: 46-45 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Mark Teixeira (.241/.339/.466, 17 HR, 47 RBIs); LF Brett Gardner (.285/.359/.426, 25 XBH, 36 RBIs, 54 R, 15 SB); CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.284/.348/.403, 27 XBH, 41 RBIs, 24 SB); RHP Hiroki Kuroda (6-6, 4.20 ERA, 1.26 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 2-4, 19 runs scored, 38 runs allowed Pitching probables July 11: Hiroki Kuroda vs. Miguel Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN HD July 12: Shane Greene vs. Chris Tillman, 4 p.m., MASN...
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Opposite dugout: Nats bring majors' top pitching staff into Battle of the Beltways

Opposite dugout: Nats bring majors' top pitching staff into Battle of the Beltways
Manager: Matt Williams, first year Record: 48-39 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 1B Adam LaRoche (.294/.401/.482, 12 HR, 45 RBIs); 2B/3B Anthony Rendon (.282/.340/.483, 21 doubles, 12 HR, 50 RBIs); RHP Doug Fister (7-2, 2.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP); RHP Tanner Roark (7-6, 3.12 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) Season series vs. O's (2013): 1-3, 17 runs scored, 20 runs allowed Pitching probables July 7: Stephen Strasburg vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD July 8: Doug Fister vs. Bud Norris, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD July 9:...
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