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Most of the scoring in Tuesday’s matchup between the Nationals and Astros occurred early, which worked out just fine for Washington.The Nationals scored two runs in the third and fourth innings, leading to a 4-3 win over the American League leaders. The Astros had scored one run in each of the first three innings, but were unable to add another run.Tanner Roark gave up just three runs, two earned,in 5 2/3 innings. He had seven strikeouts to improve to 10-8 with a 4.64 ERA this season.Nationals catcher Matt Wieters hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the fourth inning, which proved to be the game winner. Howie Kendrick drove in two runs in the third inning with a triple. It was his only hit of the game.Josh Reddick led the Astros with Wade Davis Jersey three hits and two RBIs, but Jose Altuve and George Springer failed to provide much of an offensive spark.While the Astros still hold the best record in the American League, they have some serious holes starting to creep up as the postseason draws near. Pitching depth in both their rotation and bullpen could prove to be problematic.The Nationals, on the other hand, have put their depth to good use this season with a number of stars still on the disabled list. They could get healthy just in time for a surprise World Series run.Studs of the NightRed Sox starter Doug Fister allowed a leadoff home run to Francisco Lindor, then recorded outs for27 of thenext 29 batters he faced. Fister to sed a one-hit complete game with six strikeouts while walking https://www.rockiesedges.com/colorado-rockies/chad-bettis-jersey two batters. He improved to 3-6 with a 4.78 ERA after toppling the Indians, 9-1.Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez hadthree hits, including two monster home runs and four RBIs in a 13-4 win over the Tigers. He now has seven home runs in his last 10 games and 25 on the season.Duds of the NightReds bullpen: The Cubs put up zero runs on Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey, whoonly lasted three innings because of an apparent injury, but the Reds bullpen was torched for 13 runs from the fifth through eighth innings, leading to a 13-9 lo s.HighlightIchiro Suzuki is gaining power with age and smashed a 432-foot home run in a 7-4 win over the Phillies.At 432 feet, Ichiro smacks his longest homer in the #Statcast era. https://t.co/CDRfzdGMOO pic.twitter.com/iHeVRlWVUr #Statcast (@statcast) August 23, 2017While Giancarlo Stanton stole the headlines by launching his 46th home run in the first game of a doubleheader against the Phillies,Ichiro’s home https://www.rockiesedges.com/colorado-rockies/jonathan-lucroy-jersey run was even more exciting.What’s NextRed Sox (72-53) at Indians (69-55) 7:10 p.m. ET Indians ace Corey Kluber(12-3, 2.67 ERA) will face off againstDrew Pomeranz (12-4, 3.31 ERA) in a battle of postseason contenders. Cleveland is dealing with myriad of injuries, but they have been hot lately. Kluber, an AL Cy Young candidate, has 196 strikeouts already this season.

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Most of the scoring in Tuesday’s matchup between the Nationals and Astros occurred early, which worked out just fine for Washington.The Nationals scored two runs in the third and fourth innings, leading to a 4-3 win over the American League leaders. The Astros had scored one run in each of the first three innings, but were unable to add another run.Tanner Roark gave up just three runs, two earned,in 5 2/3 innings. He had seven strikeouts to improve to 10-8 with a 4.64 ERA this season.Nationals catcher Matt Wieters hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the fourth inning, which proved to be the game winner. Howie Kendrick drove in two runs in the third inning with a triple. It was his only hit of the game.Josh Reddick led the Astros with Wade Davis Jersey three hits and two RBIs, but Jose Altuve and George Springer failed to provide much of an offensive spark.While the Astros still hold the best record in the American League, they have some serious holes starting to creep up as the postseason draws near. Pitching depth in both their rotation and bullpen could prove to be problematic.The Nationals, on the other hand, have put their depth to good use this season with a number of stars still on the disabled list. They could get healthy just in time for a surprise World Series run.Studs of the NightRed Sox starter Doug Fister allowed a leadoff home run to Francisco Lindor, then recorded outs for27 of thenext 29 batters he faced. Fister to sed a one-hit complete game with six strikeouts while walking https://www.rockiesedges.com/colorado-rockies/chad-bettis-jersey two batters. He improved to 3-6 with a 4.78 ERA after toppling the Indians, 9-1.Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez hadthree hits, including two monster home runs and four RBIs in a 13-4 win over the Tigers. He now has seven home runs in his last 10 games and 25 on the season.Duds of the NightReds bullpen: The Cubs put up zero runs on Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey, whoonly lasted three innings because of an apparent injury, but the Reds bullpen was torched for 13 runs from the fifth through eighth innings, leading to a 13-9 lo s.HighlightIchiro Suzuki is gaining power with age and smashed a 432-foot home run in a 7-4 win over the Phillies.At 432 feet, Ichiro smacks his longest homer in the #Statcast era. https://t.co/CDRfzdGMOO pic.twitter.com/iHeVRlWVUr #Statcast (@statcast) August 23, 2017While Giancarlo Stanton stole the headlines by launching his 46th home run in the first game of a doubleheader against the Phillies,Ichiro’s home https://www.rockiesedges.com/colorado-rockies/jonathan-lucroy-jersey run was even more exciting.What’s NextRed Sox (72-53) at Indians (69-55) 7:10 p.m. ET Indians ace Corey Kluber(12-3, 2.67 ERA) will face off againstDrew Pomeranz (12-4, 3.31 ERA) in a battle of postseason contenders. Cleveland is dealing with myriad of injuries, but they have been hot lately. Kluber, an AL Cy Young candidate, has 196 strikeouts already this season.