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The highly anticipated Major League debut of MLB Pipelines No. 2 overall prospect Ronald Acuna Jr. is in the books. Acuna was in the Braves lineup Wednesday vs. the Reds and left-hander Brandon Finnegan. Batting sixth and playing left field, Acuna went 1-for-5 with a single and a run scored....
The Brewers win streak is at eight thanks to a four-run fourth inning and 3 1/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen. Travis Shaws RBI double sparked the big fourth inning, while Jesus Aguilar added two RBIs. Jhoulys Chacin threw 5 2/3 solid innings for Milwaukee, while Jason Hammel was otherwise solid outside of the fourth inning over 6 2/3. Dan Jennings, Jacob Barnes, Josh Hader and Taylor Williams all pitched in relief for the Brewers....
The Indians keep waiting for their lineup to wake from its April slumber. On Wednesday night, there were signs of life in the form of three home runs, providing just enough support for another strong showing from Trevor Bauer. In a 4-1 victory at Progressive Field, Francisco Lindor, Edwin Encarnacion and Brandon Guyer delivered solo shots off Cubs lefty Jon Lester. With the win, Cleveland and Chicago split the quick two-game series between the 2016 World Series combatants....
Jake Arrieta battled Arizona ace Zack Greinke in a matchup between former Cy Young Award winners, keeping the score close until Aaron Altherrs three-run home run in the sixth inning gave the Phillies the lead in a 5-3 victory....
It was Mookie Betts who got the Red Sox off to a roaring start on this road trip with his big bat. So its only fitting that as the three-city journey starts to wind down, it was Betts who lifted his team off the mat from a three-game losing streak....
Could Didi Gregorius be any hotter The Yankees shortstop homered for the fourth consecutive game on Wednesday, mashing a third-inning solo drive into the right-field seats off Twins right-hander Lance Lynn....