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For the first time in nearly three months, the Oakland As
have been bumped from top spot in the TSN.ca MLB Power
Rankings, with the Washington Nationals the new
inhabitants of the penthouse suite. The Nationals have
won eight straight, to gain some breathing room in the
National League East, and that comes at a time when the
As have slumped, losing five straight prior to Tuesdays
win against the Mets. Getting pitcher Michael Pineda back
from the DL helped lift the New York Yankees up, from 15
to 12, this week, but the Yankees havent exactly been on
a tear, with two wins in the past eight games. Heading in
the other direction, the Pittsburgh Pirates have lost
seven straight, and staff ace Charlie Morton has hit the
disabled list, resulting in a drop from nine to 14. The
Toronto Blue Jays continue to struggle, posting a 4-12
record in August, and effectively flip spots with the
Yankees, going from 12 to 15. Doing so even while the
roster gets healthier is a bad sign for the Jays. An
abysmal offence is catching up to the New York Mets.
Since the All-Star break, the Mets have a .581 OPS,
easily the worst in baseball over that span. The 29th-
ranked Cincinnati Reds are at .621, so the Mets ranking
slips from 18 to 22. Scott Cullen can be reached at
Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out
TSN Fantasy on Facebook.
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31-year-old journeyman outfielders opposite-field double
snapped a scoreless tie and Nelson Cruz added his major
league-leading 22nd homer, providing all the run support
rookie Kevin Gausman and two relievers needed to shut
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Showalters 1,200th career win on Wednesday. Gausman
pitched six innings and Pearce, who homered during a 7-5
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Not bad for a guy who was out of baseball for two days
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line, drove in Nick Markakis from first base in the fifth
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Gausman (3-1) allowed five hits, walked one and struck
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say that this year?" Pearce is hitting .444 with three
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six RBIs against Tampa Bay this year. Most of the damage
has come at Tropicana Field, where the Orioles have won
five of six meetings between the AL East rivals to build
a 7-1 lead in the season series. Cruz, who also leads the
majors with 58 RBIs, homered for the first time since
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eighth. Tommy Hunter pitched two perfect innings and Zach
Britton worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save in 10
opportunities. The Rays loaded the bases in the first on
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DeJesus to foul out along the left field line to end the
threat. The Rays wasted another opportunity in the sixth
when Evan Longoria had a leadoff double, Loney struck out
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NOTES: Pearce, who grew up in nearby Lakeland, has three
homers in 18 at-bats against the Rays this season. All of
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