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Kansas City Royals (27-23, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (29-20, second in the NL West) San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Daniel Lynch (3-0, 1.29 ERA, 1.

Atlanta Braves (24-24, third in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (22-27, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 2.33 ERA, 1.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts uses the word ace sparingly when it comes to his pitching staff.

MIAMI (AP) — Seiya Suzuki homered, doubled and had four RBIs, Kyle Tucker also went deep and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 14-1 on Tuesday night. In his second game as designated hitter this season, Tucker also had two singles and walked.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Logan O'Hoppe homered and had a tiebreaking RBI single as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Athletics 7-5 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy’s sacrifice fly to center scored Shohei Ohtani with the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 to snap a four-game skid on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to life on the road, the Seattle Mariners are making themselves right at home. Seattle is on top of the AL West, and its 14-9 road record is a big reason.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson left Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels after getting hit by pitch on the left forearm. The 23-year-old Wilson — who is hitting .

CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. isn't thinking about the trade deadline at the moment, not with his play so far for the Chicago White Sox.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Tuesday night.