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St. Louis Cardinals (14-17, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (16-15, second in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Thursday, 12:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (2-2, 3.19 ERA, 0.

Minnesota Twins (13-18, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (17-13, second in the AL Central) Cleveland; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (2-2, 4.07 ERA, 1.

Washington Nationals (13-18, fourth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (17-13, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Thursday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Brad Lord (0-3, 4.67 ERA, 1.

Milwaukee Brewers (16-15, third in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (7-23, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Chad Patrick (1-2, 2.45 ERA, 1.

Detroit Tigers (19-12, first in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (12-17, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Thursday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (4-1, 2.12 ERA, 1.

Athletics (16-15, third in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (16-15, fourth in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 2:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (3-3, 6.04 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Rangers: Tyler Mahle (3-0, 1.

TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 in Lucas Giolito's return on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing str

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk's RBI single in the 10th inning completed the Toronto Blue Jays' comeback for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Waddell's first major league appearance in almost four years was a rousing success.

TORONTO — Some Major League Baseball players would be offended if the opposing team intentionally walked the two hitters ahead of them to load the bases in extra innings. But not Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk.