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Pirates ace Paul Skenes flirts with perfect game, continues dominant stretch since Opening Day disaster

Skenes took a perfect game into the seventh and is in rare air historically for a pitcher of his age

Dodgers vs. Cubs prediction: What to know as Chicago brings MLB's longest winning streak to L.A.

Two of the best teams in baseball square off this weekend at Dodger Stadium

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Yankees players request an alternate jersey, bucking team history

The Bombers famously have only two uniforms: one home, one road

Padres add rotation depth with Lucas Giolito after free agency dragged into 2026 season

San Diego has surged into a tie with the Dodgers for the best record in baseball

Nico Hoerner (now with power!) leading red-hot Cubs amid seven-game winning streak

Hoerner was valuable enough to earn a $141 million extension in the spring. Now he's showing off

Struggling Phillies to get ace Zack Wheeler back in rotation Saturday

Wheeler will be making his 2026 debut after undergoing thoracic outlet decompression surgery in the offseason

Can Red Sox withstand this version of Garrett Crochet? Boston's troubles start, but don't end, with the ace

Last year's Cy Young runner-up has allowed 21 earned runs in just 24 innings so far this season

Snyder's Soapbox: Sore loser is a bad look on a Dodgers player

Dalton Rushing is young, but he needs to learn better than this

Mason Miller has top-five Cy Young odds -- here's what it would take for MLB's best closer to make a real run

Mason Miller hasn't allowed a run all season, and he's struck out more than 70% of the batters he's faced

Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz to undergo elbow surgery, return timeline puts him out through All-Star break

Díaz, who has a 10.50 ERA in seven outings with his new club, likely won't pitch again until July or August

MLB Power Rankings: All hail the NL Central with all five teams in the black

Meanwhile, the Dodgers, Braves and Padres form a scary triumvirate at the top of our rankings

Mets shake up rotation as losing streak drags on: Tobias Myers gets David Peterson's start

It's unclear what the future holds for the struggling Kodai Senga as well

Mets drop ninth straight for their longest losing streak since 2004, and pressure is already mounting

This simply isn't good enough for the team with the highest payroll in baseball

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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