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Ronald Acuña Jr. hits long homer on first pitch in his return to Braves after missing 1 year

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Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed his first pitch 467 feet for a home run in his dramatic return to the Atlanta Braves.

Braves rookie AJ Smith-Shawver takes no-hit bid into 8th inning against Reds

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AJ Smith-Shawver was rolling right along when he realized his Atlanta Braves teammates were beginning to avoid him.

Astros send A's to most losses through 53 games to start season since 1900

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Hunter Brown struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings and retired 16 straight hitters during one stretch, Corey Julks drove in three runs on a pair of singles and the Houston Astros bounced back from being shut out the two previous games to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2.

Oakland's Mason Miller holds M's hitless through 6 innings

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Mason Miller of the Oakland Athletics has held the Seattle Mariners hitless through six innings.

Valdez has MLB-record 25th quality start, Astros down A's

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Framber Valdez set a major league record with his 25th straight quality start, and Yordan Alvarez and Martin Maldonado had four RBIs each to help the Houston Astros to an 11-2 rout of the Oakland Athletics.

Alvarez has 3 HRs, Astros down A's to clinch playoff berth

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Yordan Alvarez homered in his first three at-bats, Justin Verlander threw five hitless innings in his return from the injured list and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth with a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics.

Wild MLB debut by Yankees' Weissert; HBPs on 1st 2 pitches

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New York Yankees reliever Greg Weissert had a wild major league debut.

Verlander gets MLB-leading 12th win as Astros beat A's 5-0

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Justin Verlander struck out 10 in six scoreless innings to post his MLB-leading 12th win as the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0.

Lowrie, Puk, Trevino among 6 A's added to COVID-19 IL

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Infielder Jed Lowrie and relievers A.

Kansas State stuns No. 3 Oklahoma 38-35

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Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson (10) passes in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki).

Kansas State stuns No. 3 Oklahoma 38-35

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Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson (10) passes in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). It was Kansas State's first-ever road win against a top-three team in the AP poll. Kansas State upset Oklahoma 48-41 in Manhattan, Kansas, last year. Kansas State said earlier in the week it was struggling to have enough players available at all position groups to play the game because of COVID-19. Kansas State's Jahron McPherson intercepted Rattler in the final minute to help close out the win.