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The Cubs will start tonight's game against the Brewers needing to score only 8 more runs to become the first team to reach 100,000 since the start of the National League in 1876. Their 99,992 are 1...

MLB Trade Rumors Max Muncy on paternity leave and recalling right-hander Brusdar Graterol to take his roster spot, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter). Muncy shouldn’t be away for overlong, which is a good thing given the monster season he’s having thus far. The All-Star has posted 4.7 rWAR with a triple slash line of .273/.413/.565 over 351 plate appearances. He continues to be, if not the most recognizable Dodger star, one of their most efficient performers. As for Graterol, things have not gone as smoothly since joining the Dodgers as part of the Mookie Betts�...

NL favored as public anticipates high-scoring All-Star Game Field Level Media 14 Jul 2021, 08:05 GMT+10 The National League is the consensus favorite in what the public anticipates to be a high-scoring All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver on Tuesday night. Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer will start for the N.L., which is being backed by 61 percent of the bets and 57 percent of thehandle as a 1.5-run favorite at DraftKings. Meanwhile, the American League will send Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani to the mound. The A.L.'s -105 moneyline is being backed by 56 percen...

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s been a busy week for Dodgers roster moves. The latest is left-hander Victor Gonzalez getting placed on the 10-day injured list with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Fellow southpaw Garrett Cleavinger was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, one day after he was optioned. Gonzalez leads the Dodgers with 36 appearances in the team’s 85 games. That’s not appreciably high, tied for 36th in the majors. But Gonzalez has used heavily of late, pitching eight times in the previous 16 days. During that span, Gonzalez has a 5.06 ERA in 5⅓ innings wit...